These are great points! Thank you for sharing your experience and perspective.

Hi! I’m new too, but I do know I’m in the 11th house as well.
I do think it necessary to realize who you REALLY are…not what anybody or anything says of you except your TRUE DIVINE SELF.
I too was confused at how much UNLIKE me this was, and the same for all my immediate family members when I checked their Node description. There must be something missing here.
So, I plan to do more research. Maybe this is just one interpretation. (?)
Anything that makes you feel badly about yourself is off. Always remember the Universe is loving and supporting you in every way!

Hi! I’m new too, but I do know I’m in the 11th house as well.
I do think it necessary to realize who you REALLY are…not what anybody or anything says of you except your TRUE DIVINE SELF.
I too was confused at how much UNLIKE me this was, and the same for all my immediate family members when I checked their Node description. There must be something missing here.
So, I plan to do more research. Maybe this is just one interpretation. (?)
Anything that makes you feel badly about yourself is off. Always remember the Universe is loving and supporting you in every way!

I do think interpretations vary from astrologer to astrologer, and you may end up picking and choosing from a few to put together a systematic viewpoint that works for you. I’m not sure how interpreting things can be influenced by how much money it will make you; perhaps I’ve missed a great opportunity there to enhance my income 🙂

I just want to learn astro the right way. It seems like every astrologer has their own opinion and way of doing things, beaucse its easier or makes them more money.

I plan on doing this for free, so I’m not worried about starting a business.

I think most people who go into astrology professionally start by offering readings to friends and family. You will definitely learn a lot by doing this. Listen very carefully to what the people say to you, how the world looks from their perspective, and match that up with their natal charts and transits. There’s no substitute for talking to people about their charts, and by talking I mostly mean listen. They’ll ask you a lot of questions and you do your best to answer, but also remember to listen as this is how you learn.

It would probably take several years to build up a practice to the point where it could be your sole source of income, so there’s a transition period in the beginning. It’s just like any other business. It might take 2-5 years to really get off the ground. Maybe more. If people like you, they’ll refer others and then you grow that way. You may start marketing yourself, sending out emails around transits or when you have other new information to share, things that will encourage people to come back and talk to you more.

I’m not aware of any professional training necessary, though there are probably professional and business regulations you need to be aware of depending on where you live and practice. There is formal training available for different types of astrology and you can just google about that. (I just googled astrological training and saw a lot of certificates and programs. I cannot recommend any one, but I’m sure as you continue your search you’ll know when one resonates with you. Just don’t expect people to respect this in the same way as a bachelor’s degree or licensure by a government. It’s something you would complete for yourself, not for others.)

A lot of people study with a mentor for a few years in a formal or informal way. My mother took on mentees from time to time. She would have them pull charts and help organize her emails and in exchange they got to see how she did her interpretations. I think this was positive for both parties.

I’m not surprised with the North Node in Aquarius that you would feel drawn to astrology and that it would give you a lot of energy. Even if you don’t end up doing it professionally, it may be something in which you have a life-long interest. Many people who would not consider themselves full-time professional astrologers nonetheless know a great deal about astrology. There are many fields one can explore, such as horary, elective, natal chart interpretation, progressions and transits, etc. One could easily spend a lifetime studying it and never exhaust the knowledge that’s been accumulated over thousands of years. You would always be learning something new.

I did notice you said you are 26. Most people undergo a great initiation at their Saturn Return around 28, so I would expect your life to change drastically at that time, change in terms of your internal world or your outer. So my guess would be that is a time when you would either commit fully to being an astrologer as a career or decide it’s something to keep as a hobby. You might come up with something blended, like a mainstream counseling career supplemented with your astrological knowledge.Good luck!