An interpretation of Oprah Winfrey's nodal story

 South node in Cancer 7th house

Oprah's past life/ early life lessons to overcome is a tendency towards being ruled by emotions to seek out habitual comforts as a form of self-protection, also clinging to the past and being too needy with others.

This shows up in her the part of life of one to one partnerships, including romantic relationships and close friendships.

In summary Oprah has to overcome using her close relationships as a security blanket and the desire to be taken care of, these relationships can hold her back, keep her living in the past and constantly clinging on to what was and what could have been.

North node in Capricorn 1st house

Oprah needs to learn and develop in this life in order to obtain fulfillment is to be ambitious, determined, patient and resilient.  This is building her skill set and expertise; by showing she is committed and not afraid of responsibility and stoic in the face of adversity.

This lesson shows up in her part of life pertaining to self-expression, personality, appearance and how others initially perceive you.

In summary Oprah needs to learn to develop her hardworking and ambitious persona in her everyday interface with the world, by cultivating this approach her presence will immediately garner honour, respect and admiration from others.

South Node Cancer 7th house (ruler Moon in Sagittarius 11th house)

In the past life/ early life  the instincts, emotional life and feelings tended to be judgmental and dogmatic, there would have been a tendency towards righteousness, this also could have manifested as the mother figure being this way with her.

This showed up in the area of life involving future direction, groups and friends.

In a past life this could have played out as being part of a religious congregation and feeling morally superior to others.

North Node Capricorn 1st house (ruler Saturn in Scorpio 10th house)

Oprah has the support of Saturn the planet of responsibility, duty, and integrity in the sign of Scorpio (ruled by Pluto) is coloured by depth, obsession, passion, transformation, and merging.

Saturn in Scorpio is a particularly strong placement as you have the combination of powerful energies, Saturn rules: discipline, duty, structure and Scorpio: transformation, depth and merging.This combination ruling the North Node has given Oprah a lot which is evident in what she has achieved in this life time.

This shows up in Saturn's natural home which makes for a more powerful placement, the 10th house being about career, public standing, contributing to society as a whole and public reputation. This lesson shows up in Oprah's life in needing to be disciplined, responsible in a passionate and obsessive way towards her career. This approach has resulted in constant evolution, transformation and a lot of achievements in her career.

Aspects to the South Node

Uranus in Cancer (7th house) conjunct South Node in Cancer (7th house)

Uranus the planet of rebellion, chaos, change and being different could have added a dimension of erratic, unpredictable emotional behaviour or there could have been a lot of emotional instability with the mother figure.

Chiron in Capricorn (1st house) Opposition South Node in Cancer (7th house)

Chiron the wound, inadequacies and sensitive point of the chart could have added a dimension of poor self-esteem and unworthiness which impacted her impression on others. This could manifest as seesawing between being serious & self-conscious to emotional & needy.

Neptune in Libra (10th house) square South Node in Cancer (7th house)

Neptune the planet of dreams, and transcendence was coloured by the indecisiveness, requirement for balance and people pleasing.

This showed up in her part of life pertaining to career and dealings with authority figures. 

There could have been a lot of tension and conflict between her dreams and aspirations in life and authority figures, her imagination could have been thwarted by her dependent relationships, she may have needed around the home to serve her life partner and children.

Mercury in Aquarius (2nd house) quincunx South Node in Cancer (7th house)

Mercury the planet that rules communication, thinking and ideas were rebellious, outspoken and unpredictable.  This would have been at odds with the Cancer energy of being emotional, clingy and safe - the way she spoke and thought would shock her and others - this would have created awkwardness and alienation at times.

This shows up in the house of values and talents, sometimes her thoughts and words were considered taboo or too progressive for the time and would have caused friction in her relationships with others.

Mars in Scorpio (11th house) trine South Node in Cancer (7th house)

Mars the planet that rules combativeness, masculine energy and drive is deep, secretive and controlling; this shows up in the area of friends and groups. There could have been friendships or groups she was a part of that enabled her dependencies on others and supported her to remain in the status quo, to make her feel she was comfortably treading water. The relationships to these groups were controlling and at times manipulative but made her feel safe.

Aspects to the North Node

Chiron in Capricorn (1st house) conjunct North Node in Capricorn (1st house)

Chiron which represents the wound, sensitive point and how we can heal others is determined, serious and structured and shows up in the persona identity and interface with others.

In Oprah's life she has shared her wound which was sexual abuse as a child; she has overcome this wound by being vulnerable in public, and has been able to use that empathy to interview other people about their wounds, in a very serious and respectful way.

Oprah has assisted in the healing of those people as well as her viewers that can empathise.  Oprah is very much the wounded healer archetype, which contributes to her soul's mission on earth in this lifetime.

Uranus in Cancer (7th house) opposite North Node in Capricorn (1st house)

Uranus which represents non conformity, individuality and evolution is in the sign that rules nurture, emotion, sentimentality and family, this shows up in the relationship and partnership sector of life.

This energy requires to be balanced out by duty, hard work, integrity and structure in the part of life that is the persona and how she is perceived by others.  These energies are teaching Oprah that she must approach her relationships in a non-conventional way, and nurture and protect her, she may attract people in her life that represent that for her, and give her the power and control she needs.

Stedman, Oprah's long term loyal and devoted partner is happy to live in Oprah's 'shadow' and obviously has accepted that their relationship has never resulted in the traditional marriage and children.

Neptune in Libra (10th house) Square North Node in Capricorn (1st house)

Neptune which represents dreams and transcendence is expressed through the sign that is about beauty, balance, fairness and justice. This shows up in her career, public standing, dealings with authority figures and reputation sector of life. This energy is very soft, romantic and creative and can assist Oprah with visualisation and manifestation in her career.

In her past life/ early life she may have been challenged by authority figures, or someone in a close relationships (Cancer SN in 7th house), but what she has mastered is to utilise this creative flair in her dealings with authority figures, and has a self-belief because she no doubt dared to dream big.

This has supported her North node lesson; she is able to back up her hard work, integrity and professionalism persona with delivering dreams. HARPO her production company is an example of that, another example is giving away free cars to her audience members - this placement has made her into the archetype Fairy Godmother.

Pluto in Leo (9th house) Quincunx North Node in Capricorn (1st house)

Pluto which represents deep power, transformation and regeneration is expressed through the sign that is about natural leadership, creativity and being dramatic. That combination creates a powerful and creative natural leader shows up in the house that is about higher learning, faith and ideals.

Oprah has publically embraced and promoted new age spiritual teachers such as Eckhart Tolle and Deepak Chopra, she is a leader of the new age spiritual movement which philosophies are mainly borrowed from Buddhism and other eastern religions.

These teachings are very much at odds with her structured, serious and materialistic persona she has forged for herself - but she has been able to build her platform to promote these philosophies to the public. Oprah has been a huge contributor to making the meditation practice mainstream, which is known to be very beneficial to many people.

Mars in Scorpio (11th house) sextile North Node in Capricorn (1st house)

Mars which represents energy, drive, will and courage is expressed through the sign of transformation, merging and passion. That combination creates an energy that is so deeply determined, powerful in a covert way, this shows up in the sector life pertaining to group consciousness and future direction.

Oprah has always put her mars in Scorpio intense energy towards topics, subjects and interests that really tap into the group consciousness and able to  influence a lot of people, this evidently has supported her career and persona as someone who is very well respected.

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