Cosmopolitan USA – September 2019

Oh, also, we figured out your destiny

By RACHEL TORGERSON

You, person who’s interested in yourself and your future, might want to learn about your north and south nodes. They’re these little

astrological details (the symbol on your birth chart that looks kinda like a pair of headphones) that map out the entire trajectory of

your life and show you your major flaws. Pay attention to which sign and house your north node is in—it’s your key to success. Any-

time you act in agreement with it, you excel at whatever you’re doing. Sounds great...except most people are stubbornly hardwired to

follow their south node, which always lies directly opposite the north one and means (sorry) you’ll probably fuck up important things,

like relationships and career decisions. So: Find your north node and go hard on those qualities, because that’s how you’ll win.

6TH HOUSE

It rules the

things you

do every day

(even granular

stuff like

brushing your

teeth and

petting your

pup). This is

also where you

can see your

physical health

and habits.

7 TH HOUSE

Call up your

crew. Here,

you’ll find part-

nerships—who

you like and

how you relate

to others—your

BFF, your life

partner, your

frenemies, and

your straight-up

enemies.

8 TH HOUSE

Another one

with A Lot

going on: big-

ger money

stuff like inheri-

tances, taxes,

and debt. Fun!

Also, com-

pletely unre-

lated, orgasms.

And how you

feel about

death. Casual.

9 TH HOUSE

Welcome to

higher learn-

ing, ethics,

and vision.

Here’s where

your view of

the world is

shaped. For

this reason, it’s

also all about

international

travel.

11TH HOUSE

Your less emo

social con-

nections live

here alongside

humanitarian

concerns. Look

to the 11th for

revolution,

evolution, and

the organizing

it takes to get

there.

10TH HOUSE

NBD, just

your life call-

ing—your pur-

pose and your

career are

based here. It’s

also the high-

est point in the

chart, where

you’ll want

to be recog-

nized for your

achievements.

12 TH HOUSE

PSA: So much

of the stuff that

gets caught in

your blind spots

stems from this

house, which

governs mental

and spiritual

health and

your earliest

developmental

experiences.

astrologer studies all your major life events

and behavioral habits and tries to reverse-

engineer your birth chart. It can be pricey

(often around $200), but it’s way less than a

round-trip ticket to your birthplace and you

get to keep your vacation days. Sold.

I consulted rectification expert Leisa

Schaim, who talked me through the neces-

sary steps—she requires her clients to have a

ballpark idea of their birth time, so our chat

would be speculative. First: I drafted a list

of my life milestones and when exactly they

occurred. Then she asked me some super-

personal questions (e.g., “Did your family

struggle with money when you were growing

up?”) to see if she could zone in on my rising

sign based on how I deal with things.

She could: Once she rotated my

speculative chart to Sagittarius rising,

everything started clicking. She wondered if

communication and storytelling played a big

role in my life. (Hello, it me, Cosmo’s Snap -

chat editor, communicating this tale to you

right now.) She even quizzed me on if I ever

ran for student council. (Um, twice. Freaky!)

In the end, Schaim wasn’t able to nail

down my exact birth time, but her process

did let me try on new astrological identities

that may be a big part of the one I already

own. Total Sag move, no?

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