The North Node shifting into Pisces will make or break your zodiac sign

The winds of change are blowing, and the lunar nodes are shifting signs, my friends.

On January 11, 2025, the North Node of the Moon transitions from Aries to Pisces, while the South Node transitions from Libra into Virgo.

We will be under the heady influence of the axis of practical magic until July 26, 2026, making this a serious season of karmic lessons and profound transformation.

The lunar nodes are not planets or celestial bodies but two calculated points between the sun’s ecliptic and the moon’s orbit. Their position changes signs every 18 months. The karmic axis, or zodiac polarity, in which the nodes fall, corresponds to the annual phases of solar and lunar eclipses.

In almost all schools of astrology, from Vedic to Hellenistic, the lunar nodes are described as a dragon. The North Node is the mouth, and the South Node is the tail.

While the South Node indicates past life patterns, the North Node provides the framework for our soul’s work in this time-space reality.

Helping us better understand the power of the nodes as they set up shop in a different pair of polarities is brilliant astrologer and tarot reader Letao Wang.

Wang told The Post, “The North Node points to your life purpose and the lessons you’re here in this lifetime to learn, urging growth and NEW experiences. In contrast, the South Node reflects past life karma, innate talents, and comfort zones you’re meant to release in this incarnation.”

He conceives of the nodes as the gateway of destiny.

“The North Node pushes you toward spiritual evolution, while the South Node highlights karmic patterns to transcend and let go of. Together, they guide you toward balance, integrating the wisdom of the past with the growth of the future, reminding us that life is a journey of soul evolution and transformation.”

The nodes and eclipse season

When the nodes change signs, eclipse season follows suit.

Eclipses, which Wang describes as “cosmic catalysts for change,” only occur when the sun, moon, and either the North or South node are in alignment.

“With the North Node in Pisces and the South Node in Virgo in 2025, eclipses will emphasize themes of spiritual growth, compassion, and releasing perfectionism. These celestial events will push us to let go of rigid control (Virgo) and embrace intuition, faith, and collective healing (Pisces).”

2025 Eclipse cycle

Mark your calendars and gird your loins for these 2025 eclipse dates.

March 29, 2025 – Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries.

Wang shared, “This is the final eclipse in Aries before we move to the Pisces-Virgo axis. This is a North Node eclipse, symbolizing breakthroughs, courage, new beginnings, and rebirth.” 

September 21, 2025 – Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo

“This is a South Node eclipse, symbolizing the release of our ego, old identity, and outdated patterns that no longer serve our growth,” said Wang.

March 14, 2025 – Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo

“This is a South Node eclipse, symbolizing letting go of the past emotional wound, family drama and entanglement, and all types of unhealthy emotional attachment.” 

September 7, 2025 – Total Lunar Eclipse in Pisces

“This is a North Node eclipse, symbolizing emotional refreshment, support from women, heightened intuition, and spiritual awakening,” said Wang.   

From the battlefield to the bathtub

As the North Node leaves Aries, the ID-drunk, fire-blessed, firstborn child of the zodiac, we will move from the energy of initiation and individuation and step into the enmeshed, empathetic bathwaters of Pisces.

We’ll all feel called from the trenches toward transcendence.

Wang shares, “Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, while Pisces is the last, so this is particularly symbolic. This shift reflects the ending of a cycle and the beginning of a new one. It mirrors a spiritual completion, urging humanity to move from “me” to “we,” from ego to soul.”

North Node in Pisces and South Node in Virgo

In keeping with the aforementioned themes of unity and boundlessness.

“The North Node in Pisces invites humanity to embrace spiritual awakening, unconditional love, and creative imagination. It’s a call to dissolve boundaries, connect with the divine, and trust in the flow of life. Pisces teaches us to surrender to what we cannot control and find beauty in the intangible,” said Wang.

Conversely, the South Node’s residency in Virgo is a summons to cut loose criticism, punishing perfectionism and anxious analysis.

Wang shared, “Over the next 18 months, we’ll be learning karmic lessons tied to Virgo’s shadow side: tendencies to overanalyze or “fix” others. While Virgo’s meticulous energy has its place, this transit urges us to let go of excessive self-criticism and the illusion that we can control every outcome. The South Node reminds us that true growth comes from embracing imperfection, trusting the process, and releasing the urge to micromanage life’s details.”

Back to the future

As a reflective exercise, Wang urges folks to harken back to the last time the North Node was in Pisces and the South Node fell in Virgo, the period from June 20, 2006, to January 7, 2008.

Ask yourself what gifts and shadows befell you during that cycle.

Wang shares, “What did you release, and what did you embrace? By revisiting those moments, we may uncover wisdom to guide us through the next 18 months. After all, the cycles of the nodes remind us that growth is not linear but spiral — a journey of returning to familiar themes with deeper understanding and renewed purpose.”

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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.