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The sun, the moon, and all the planets (seem to) move around the earth in a belt that is at most 18 degrees wide. This belt is known as the zodiac (see  in Group 35). The middle of the belt is known as the ecliptic, or the "way of the sun." The movement of the moon around the earth follows an orbit that is slightly slanting in relation to the ecliptic. On each of its revolutions around the earth the moon cuts the ecliptic at two places. The point where the moon cuts the ecliptic from south to north is known as the moon's north node or caput draconis, the dragon's head. These signs for the north node have different forms but are, nevertheless, similar to one another. These nodes take 1819 years to move one full revolution through the zodiac. The 18-year cycles are important both in astronomy, as they make eclipses possible to predict, and in human life, as they correspond to the age when individuals are allowed to marry, manage their own bank accounts, drive cars, etc.
The sign in the middle of those shown here is the graph for the north node as it was drawn in a Greek natal chart more than 2,000 years ago.
According to astrology  in a natal chart is a symbol for gifts and resources made available to the individual without them having been consciously sought. It is also associated with blood relations and sexual contacts that lead to childbirth.
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