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I'm studying very hard, trying to make sense ov everything involved in astrology, but there are a few elemental points that I can't seem to discern.
If the 'true' node is the northern moon node, does that make the southern node exactly opposite in position on the natal chart?
The degrees ov zodiac elude me as well. For instance: if I had, say, Mercury at 22° into Libra; does that mean Mercury is 22° past the beginning ov Libra, reading counterclockwise? And does that sign being on the cusp ov a house have any effect on the measurement?
Also, are there specific parameters for a conjunction? How far away is too far? And in the wake ov such, would it be non-influential (in terms ov aspecting another entity) until it reaches an aspecting angle, e.g., semi-square or sextile?
Last question: to do a transit divination, I take the current transiting chart and draw correlations to my natal chart, correct?
I apologize if I merely overlooked any ov this info, but there's a lot to go through in the Azazel's Astrology section on JoS. Thanks for the help!
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The south node is exactly opposite the north node.

If Mercury is 22 degrees into Libra, Mercury is 22 degrees past the beginning of Libra by 22 degrees. The sign on the cusp of a house does not have any effect on the measurement.

Here is a post from High Priestess Maxine Dietrich regarding orb degrees: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JoS ... sages/1729  A conjunction is when planets are within 8-9 degrees of each other.

Transits are the current positions of the planets. For interpreting transits, you look at aspects between the current positions of the planets and your natal planets.

 

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Thank you so much!