At the moment, the North Node is in Cancer, and the South Node is in Capricorn. The overall flavor of this astrological transit is one of turning within for comfort. We’ve been there and done that with our careers; seeking and experiencing success on the public stage – but it has come at a cost to our personal lives, and perhaps to our own sense of self, too.

The astrology of the North Node in Cancer urges each of us to go within ourselves to find comfort and reassurance. We cannot expect others to provide it for us, and we certainly can’t expect our careers and our self-forged public identity to be much of source of comfort. This transit is about finding the strength within; it’s also about trust and acceptance, knowing that even when the road gets bumpy – and the South Node Capricorn route to power is never straightforward – we’ve done the best we can.

The best way to look at the North Node in Cancer transit is to think of the South Node position in Capricorn as a challenge to your destiny. What price have you paid for your current success? Even if you feel that you’re not successful, what has it cost you to try? How can you recover some of that lost effort, lost time, lost hope? Find ways to nurture yourself which don’t depend on approval from others. By overcoming the karmic issues caused by your public status, you can find peace of mind once more.

Between now and May 5, 2020, when the Nodes will change signs, each zodiac sign should look out for ways to find this inner comfort. The way this astrological energy affects each Sun sign is subtly different, depending on where exactly in the natal chart the Cancer North Node is transiting.