At some point on our spiritual path, we start to wonder:

“Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing with my life? What is my soul’s purpose?”

These questions are not just passing thoughts — they are deep soul callings. They are invitations to look within, to remember who you really are beyond your job title, your family role, or your personality.

The beautiful truth is this: your purpose is already written inside you. It is not something you need to invent or chase. It is something you uncover layer by layer, by getting to know yourself and by listening to the wisdom of your soul.

Astrology and Human Design are two powerful tools that can guide this discovery. They work like a map and a compass, helping you decode your past life themes, your karmic lessons, the wounds you came here to heal, and the unique role you play in the collective.

Let’s explore, step by step, how you can use your South Node, North Node, Lilith, Chiron, and Human Design (Incarnation Cross and Type) to not only discover your purpose — but to live it fully.

Step 1: Understanding Your South Node — Your Past Life Patterns

Your South Node represents the qualities, habits, and skills you’ve carried over from past lives. It’s the part of your chart that feels familiar — your comfort zone.

But if you stay too long in its energy, life can start to feel repetitive or stuck. The South Node is meant to be honored but not clung to.

How to Work With Your South Node:

1. Locate it: Find the upside-down horseshoe on your chart.

2. Study the sign: This shows your karmic tendencies.

3. Check the house: This reveals which life area these patterns play out in.

Example: South Node in Virgo — you’ve mastered service, structure, and attention to detail. The gift is competence and discernment. The challenge is perfectionism, over-analysis, and criticism of yourself or others.

Practice: Write three strengths from your South Node and three patterns you are ready to release. This awareness lets you keep the wisdom but avoid repeating old cycles.

Step 2: Following Your North Node — Your Soul’s Growth Path

Opposite your South Node lies your North Node, your cosmic compass pointing to where your soul wants to grow.

The North Node can feel scary because it asks you to stretch into new ways of being. But this is where your deepest fulfillment lives.

How to Work With Your North Node:

1. Locate it: Look for the right-side-up horseshoe on your chart.

2. Understand the sign: It reveals the qualities to develop.

3. Check the house: It shows where in life to lean into this growth.

Example: North Node in Pisces — you’re meant to trust your intuition, embrace flow, and connect with the divine. Let go of over-control (Virgo South Node) and practice surrender.

Action Step: Choose one small action each month that aligns with your North Node energy — meditation, creative expression, or emotional openness — and watch your life open up.

Step 3: Meeting Lilith — Reclaiming Your Shadow

Black Moon Lilith represents the raw, instinctual, and often suppressed part of your soul. She is your power, your truth, your wildness.

When you ignore Lilith, you may feel powerless or ashamed of your true desires. When you embrace her, you reclaim the energy you need to fully step into your mission.

How to Work With Lilith:

1. Locate her: Add Black Moon Lilith to your chart.

2. Notice the sign: This shows what part of you has been suppressed.

3. Check the house: This tells you where to reclaim this energy.

Example: Lilith in Aries — your wild side is about independence and courage. You may have been shamed for being “too much.” Your healing is about taking bold action, following your desires, and letting yourself be seen.

Journal Prompt: When have you felt you had to hide who you are to stay safe? What would it look like to safely express that energy now?

Step 4: Healing with Chiron — Turning Wounds into Wisdom

Chiron, the Wounded Healer, shows where you feel most tender and vulnerable — but also where you can grow the most.

This wound is not a punishment. It’s a doorway. By healing it, you gain empathy and wisdom that you can use to guide others.

How to Work With Chiron:

1. Locate it: Find the key-shaped glyph in your chart.

2. Understand the sign: It reveals the nature of the wound.

3. Check the house: This shows where in life the wound plays out.

Example: Chiron in Gemini — you may have felt unheard or silenced. Healing involves using your voice, sharing your thoughts, and becoming a messenger for others.

Reflection: Ask, “If I could turn my pain into a gift, what would I offer the world?”

Step 5: Exploring Your Human Design — Your Incarnation Cross

Human Design reveals your energetic blueprint. Your Incarnation Cross is the theme your soul came here to live — the role you play in the greater cosmic story.

How to Work With Your Incarnation Cross:

1. Generate your chart: Use sites like Jovian Archive or Genetic Matrix.

2. Find your Cross name: Note it down and research its meaning.

3. Embody it: The more you live according to your design (following your Strategy and Authority), the more natural your Cross feels.

Example: The Right Angle Cross of Service calls you to make life better for others — through practical solutions, support, and problem-solving.

Step 6: Living Your Energy Type — Embodying Your Mission

Your Human Design Type shows you how your energy is designed to move through life. When you live according to your type, you stop fighting against yourself and start living in flow. This alignment allows you to fully step into your purpose and express your Incarnation Cross with ease.

The Five Energy Types & How to Live Them

Generator
Generators are the life force of the planet. You are here to build, create, and master what you love. Your sacral center generates consistent energy when you do work that excites you.

• Mission: To respond to life and follow what lights you up.

• How to Live It: Wait for opportunities to show up, then check in with your gut response (“yes” or “no”). When you commit to what excites you, you create satisfaction and flow — and become a magnet for more aligned opportunities.

• Shadow to Watch: Frustration when forcing yourself into things that don’t light you up.

Manifesting Generator
Manifesting Generators are fast-moving, multi-passionate beings who combine Generator energy with a Manifestor’s ability to initiate. You are here to experiment, skip steps, and show others faster ways of doing things.

• Mission: To respond to life while also allowing yourself to initiate when your sacral says “yes.”

• How to Live It: Give yourself permission to change your mind and pivot often — you are designed to be multi-dimensional. When something no longer lights you up, release it and move toward what does.

• Shadow to Watch: Frustration when you feel slowed down or forced into a rigid path. Impatience can make you quit too soon — give yourself space to experiment before deciding.

Projector
Projectors are the guides and seers of the collective. You are here to direct energy, not to work like everyone else. Your wisdom shines when you are recognized and invited to share your perspective.

• Mission: To guide others to use their energy wisely.

• How to Live It: Wait for recognition and invitations before sharing big insights or taking on major roles. Rest and recharge often — your energy works in cycles.

• Shadow to Watch: Bitterness when you aren’t seen or valued — focus on self-care and honing your skills while waiting for recognition.

Manifestor
Manifestors are the initiators. You are here to start movements, spark ideas, and catalyze change. Your energy is powerful and often impacts others deeply.

• Mission: To begin things that others will carry forward.

• How to Live It: Follow your inner urges and inform others before taking action — this reduces resistance and helps you move freely.

• Shadow to Watch: Anger when you feel controlled or blocked — remember that your gift is independence and initiation.

Reflector
Reflectors are the mirrors of society. You are deeply sensitive to your environment and reflect back the health of your community.

• Mission: To show the world what needs to be seen and healed.

• How to Live It: Take your time making big decisions — ideally wait a full lunar cycle (about 28 days) before committing. Surround yourself with environments and people who feel good, because you amplify what’s around you.

• Shadow to Watch: Disappointment when life doesn’t meet your expectations — focus on creating supportive spaces that let you thrive.

Bringing It All Together — Living Your Chart and Your Type

When you put all of these pieces together — your South Node, North Node, Lilith, Chiron, Incarnation Cross, and Energy Type — you discover that your life is not random. It’s a carefully designed curriculum for your soul’s growth.

• Your South Node shows what you’ve already mastered — gifts you can use, but patterns you don’t need to repeat.

• Your North Node points you toward your next level — the soul expansion that will bring fulfillment.

• Lilith invites you to reclaim the wild, raw power you once hid or were shamed for.

• Chiron asks you to transform pain into medicine and share it with the world.

• Your Incarnation Cross reveals the theme of your life — the unique flavor of your soul’s contribution to the collective.

• And your Human Design Type gives you the practical guide for how to live all of this in real time.

Following your energy type is what unlocks the rest of your chart. When you respond as a Generator, pivot as a Manifesting Generator, wait for recognition as a Projector, initiate as a Manifestor, or flow with the moon as a Reflector, you naturally step into your nodes, integrate Lilith, and heal Chiron.

For example:

• A Generator following their sacral “yes” will find themselves naturally drawn toward their North Node path — because what lights them up always aligns with their growth direction.

• A Manifestor who informs and trusts their creative urges will find that their Chiron wound becomes fuel for the movements they initiate.

• A Projector who waits for the right invitations will attract opportunities that allow them to express their Incarnation Cross in the most impactful way.

• A Reflector who honors their cycles will be a mirror for the collective’s wounds (Chiron) and shadows (Lilith) — and help guide others toward healing.

When you combine self-awareness (your chart) with self-honoring (your type), you step out of resistance and into flow. Life becomes less about forcing and more about aligning.

Your soul didn’t come here by accident. It chose this chart, this body, and this moment in history.

Your purpose is not something you have to chase — it’s something you allow to unfold. The map is already within you. Astrology and Human Design simply give you the language to read it.

When you understand your nodes, Lilith, Chiron, and Incarnation Cross — and then live according to your energy type — you unlock the path your soul has been longing to walk. You heal what has been wounded. You reclaim what has been hidden. You embody the mission you came here to fulfill.

And when you do that, you don’t just live a meaningful life — you become a living, breathing expression of purpose itself.

Love,

Laura