Name of the Figure: Caput Draconis (Dragon’s Head), sometimes called Inner Threshold
Element: Earth
Planet: None; North Node (some say also the benefics, Venus and Juputer)
Sign: Virgo
Quality: Entering
Fortune: Good

Caput Draconis, like its counterpart Cauda, is a special figure in the geomantic family. These are the only two that are not canonically assigned to any traditional planet. Instead, they are given to the nodes of the Moon, i.e. the points where the Moon intersects the Sun’s ecliptic. These were held in exceptionally high regard in traditional astrology, at least from Arab astrology moving forward (but apparently also in Hellenistic astrology, though their function there is debated.) Caput Draconis, the North Node, is usually said to be expansive and broadly positive, or at least augmenting. The symbol of the geomantic figure is usually likened to a series of steps leading toward a threshold.

Some say that Caput is associated with the two benefics of traditional astrology, Venus and Jupiter. More specifically, though, Caput is not automatically a good figure. It often represents an onrush of new energy, indicating everything new or everything that starts afresh.

More generally, it is associated with everything that develops, grows, becomes more stable and certain. This, of course, is a double-edged sword, as not everything that is stable is good for us. Often, Caput shows the impossibility to get rid of something, even if it is bad for us. It shows long illnesses, for instance.

Often, however, Caput is in fact a positive figure. It represents things coming to us, and as most questions get a positive answer when something comes to us, Caput is mostly a welcome figure.

Common Keywords: Arrival of new situations, beginning, fresh air, new enterprises, dynamic energy, development, deepening, stabilizing, long-lasting

Caput Draconis in the Geomantic Houses (these are only examples. Use context to guide your interpretation)

House	Possible Meanings
First	Positive, taking initiative, going, doing, starting something, good luck
Second	Income, new income stream
Third	News, important information, help from siblings
Fourth	Buying real estate, help from the father
Fifth	Fun, pregnancy, conception
Sixth	Long illness, good servants
Seventh	New relationship, lasting bond
Eighth	Being shielded from danger, gain from other people
Ninth	Conversion, signing up for a course, good at learning, spiritual evolution
Tenth	New job, lasting stability in one’s career
Eleventh	New friends, realization of hopes
Twelfth	Long prison sentence, safety from occult enemies
Thirteenth	Querent has initiative, something has already started
Fourteenth	Querent lacks initiative or needs to exert it more, there will be a new beginning
Fifteenth	Caput cannot be Judge

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