What is Astrocartography?

What is all the hoopla about astrocartography, you might be asking?

Well, you know how people often advise those who are unhappy with their lives to “get out of town” or to move or travel to a different location?

Or people that don’t “click” with where they live, they do not feel they belong.

“I’m sick of this place. Nothing good has happened to me here, apart from stress”

Simply put, Astrocartography locates the best places to go depending on the time of day, month, year, am or pm, and location of your birth.

One-Eyed Willy’s Map

Remember One-Eyed Willy’s map in the Goonies?

The map that took seven kids on an adventure to find Willy’s treasure. Growing up, I dreamed of one day discovering such a map in the attic I never had.

It wasn’t until I was in adulthood that I discovered my own One-eyed Willy’s map where a simple glance helped me locate where I will be most productive, relocate, and potentially have financial success (allegedly).

But everyone has the own person map where they to can find all the above and more. Like wheres best to find a soul mate? Find the perfect career? Where will I be blocked and restricted?

The map I speak of is called Astrocartography.

Astrocartography is associated with where you want to travel and where you want to live.

“The best country to travel”

“The best city to live!”

In light of the widespread uncertainty caused by the pandemic, relocation astrology has gained popularity. Furthermore, the surge in living costs has many people hunting for the ideal spot to call home. Whereas, they once might have simply looked for a “good” area to vacation.

How does Astrocartography work?

Are you familiar with your horoscope? Which is Sun sign in astrology.

Sun sign astrologers follow the movement of the sun as it enters a new sign once a month, whereas astromapping/astromartography/relocation astrology focuses solely on the planet.

Each planet represents a different energy force and particular themes.

It is said that if you go to any planetary line in your chart you should feel that energy and you will experience the themes of said planet.

It sounds like New Age, unrealistic hype, but it’s worth paying attention to if you can’t seem to escape the feeling that everything where you live or where you have visited “isn’t your place” or is your favourite country.

Other Benefits

However, if you are a student of astrology, visiting each line and planet in zenith is like learning astrology through action rather than words. Learning astrology through astro*carto*graphy becomes more personable. You’ll understand the symbols in the sky more because you are experiencing the interpretations in your everyday life.

You will need to be within about a 12-hour drive to feel the energy of a planetary line. However, the energy of a MC Zenith line is much stronger, so if you don’t want to be affected by it, you’ll need to put more distance between yourself and the line..

Barefoot Astrologer

Who invented Astro*Carto*Graphy?

A native New Yorker, Jim Lewis invented and trademarked astro*carto*graphy in the late 1970s. Using detailed maps and modern software, Lewis expanded an old niche field of location astrology, which had been around since the 1st century.

Lewis projected lines onto the map of the world and believed that the position of planets location had an influence on people’s lives.

His system of mapping these energies onto a map, was called astro*carto*graphy. Lewis did not visit all of the places he wrote about in his astro*carto*graphy book, but he did travel extensively after he wrote the book up until his death in his 50s.

His research included studying the Queen’s A*C*G lines.

“In the mid ‘80s [Lewis] was struck by a vehicle while crossing Military Road, in Sydney, Australia on his Mars Ascending line.”

Robert Currey

Nevertheless, he was an avid traveler and explorer who visited many countries around the world, including Australia; living on a small Caribbean island; but mainly Jim lived in California.

Before contracting H.I.V and then A.I.D.S he also traveled extensively in Europe and North America. His travels helped him gain insight into different cultures and beliefs, which he incorporated into his astrocartography work.

How do I find my best Countries and Cities?

You can find them for free. But, first you have to create a natal chart. If you do not already have one. Although there are astrologers who will charge if you don’t have the patience. To get your natal chart you should go to astro.com if you do not that your own natal or locational astrology software.

How do I read my Astrocartography Map?

Reading your chart is complex. However, lets start with the basics.

Do you have access to your natal chart? No, so you have your natal chart now to see your astromap.

At first the may look confusing because you won’t know what it means. Thus, you must get to know the key themes associated with each planet and the four axis’ of any astrology chart.

The Points

AC The ascendant is the most important or one of three important positions in astrology. The AC, along with the sun and moon sign, set a chart in motion.

IC The IC (The Imum Coeli) can be found at the bottom of the chart wheel (“bottom of the sky”).  It is typically ruled by the moon and marks the start of the 4th house. A house filled with family, tradition, childhood memories, and national identity. Visiting your IC is said to manifest as yearning for a place to call home, you can move, become obsessed with properties or wanting to have a child.

DC The DC stands for the Descendent, marking the location on an astrological chart where the sun sets. The DC is the starting point of the 7th house of one-to-one partnerships and opposes the AC. A trip involving your DC line is where you discover the qualities that you long for or even admire in someone else. Learn how to have a work-life balance. Focus on being more social (one-on-one).

MC The MC ( Medium Coeli) means, in Latin, the middle of the sky. Located at the top of the chart, it marks the start of the 10th house. Fame and infamy are seen here.The dizzy heights of fame and recognition. The MC opposes the IC. Therefore, themes pertaining to the IC will also intertwine with MC matters.

The Personal Planets

• The Sun is a luminary, tied to one’s energy, fame (or recognition.)
• Moon is another luminary. Here you want to belong. Get insights into your ancestry. Interactions with women. Find a home and want to start a family.
• Mercury is the planet of communication. You will want to write, read, speak more or less depending on if you Mercury is debilitated of not. Mercury is also the planet of the infamous retrograde.
• Venus is the planet of love, jealousy, and money. Here you might find things that you will value and cherish in life forever.

• Mars activities are very dependent on which sign it’s in your chart. But you gain more confidence. Get a bit angry or and frustrated. Masculine youthful energy is here.

The Social Planets

• Jupiter is a planet of expansion, growth, opportunities. Teaching and enjoyment.
• Saturn coincides with restriction, delay, and concentration. A time for building new structures. And lets not forget hard work and responsibilities. You might get an opportunity to complete a long term project.

The Outer Planet

• Neptune brings about confusion, afflictions, and spirituality. Get a chance to explore aspects of your subconscious mind and emotions. Immersing yourself in a totally different landscape or and culture. Have more compassion for others. This can be a place that brings you great inspiration.
• Uranus can entail rebelling against some situation. Having an original idea. Meeting people you would not normal like or spend time with or spending time alone. Something surprising and shocking could occur.
• Pluto like Saturn and Mars can be challenging. However, this depends on the condition of Pluto in your chart. Nevertheless, Pluto rules power, regeneration, intensity, secrets, and endings and beginnings. As well as, Other peoples money, sex (or lack off), taboo subjects and the occult. Lastly, like Saturn you may deal with themes of karma.

The Non Planets

Lewis’s work does not include the the nodes or Chiron. However, you can find your lines and meanings on most software programmes and online sites.

• North Node is where you learn about what you must develop in this lifetime.The North Node is a point on the moon.
• Chiron is not a planet rather is an asteroid. However, Chiron is connected with healing or helping to heal others.

What is Next?

What do you want to experience? Do you want to go on a short trip or look for somewhere to relocate? To get married? To finish a project? Is there a country or city highlighted that you always wanted to go to or have never heard of but intrigued?

The next thing to do is do some research about the places that are near your line or zenith parameter.

“Learn about Aspects in Astrology”

Lastly and most importantly, planets in your natal chart involved in a trine (harmonious), Square (challenge), T-square (challenge), and conjunctions. It gets complex for here on. Nevertheless, you must learn about aspects in astrology or see an astrologer.

Your astrologer resets your chart to your new region be it country or world by recalculate it for that city.

In any case, by looking at whatever planetary line is near to or even overlapping a harmonious or disharmonic line, you may determine whether you should move, visit, or stay away.