So one side describes comfort, ease, and stagnation, while the other side denotes risk, danger, and possibly growth. Well, that's one way to describe it anyway.
Like all astrological symbols, the nodes are multivalent and can be spoken of on many different levels....
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Planets in this half would describe familiar energies and ways, but also lay the trap of voluntary self-imprisonment if the native/planets get TOO comfortable.
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