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Astrological coordinates
Node-relative frame →
Also: node-relative zodiac · nodal-reference frame
A longitude frame measured from a chosen lunar node. In the usual draconic convention, the North Node becomes 0° Aries.
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Word origin · etymology
Descriptive mathematical compound.Node names the orbital crossing and relative means referenced to it; frame names the coordinate convention used for the comparison.
How we know · epistemology
Coordinate convention with symbolic interpretationSubtracting the same node longitude preserves angular separations. Mean and true nodes give different offsets. Claims about underlying motivations belong to the interpretive method; the rotation does not measure a soul or past life.