Astrocartography: I Entered Inside the Earth’s Vagina—But I wanted to Pull Out
Powerlines: Travel with Astrology/Astrocartography
What a headline, right? I know it’s bold, maybe even crude, but let me explain.
As a woman, I cringe when men use “pull out” jokes to talk about sex.
Yet here I am, using it myself—because no other phrase captured how I felt that day in Iceland when I stepped inside a volcano.
Originally, I was going to title this post “Iceland: Mind Blown, Pockets Blown”, because that trip emptied my bank account.
I didn’t realise how expensive Iceland was.
But entering a volcano—or, as I jokingly called it, “the Earth’s vagina” – deserves its own story.
When the Icelandic tour guide asked us to share our experience after the descent, I blurted out:
“It was like entering the Earth’s vagina… But I didn’t feel like I belonged there. Also, it was very expensive for a natural resource.”
Note to anyone who meets me: don’t expect me to say what everyone else says.
Iceland: Land of Fire, Ice, and… Astrocartography?
Did you know Iceland is (or was) experiencing a travel boom?
Budget airlines like Norwegian and WOW have made it more accessible, with jaw-dropping prices luring first-time travellers from the US, Canada, and beyond. When I visited, Americans outnumbered Iceland’s 330,000 residents, and Game of Thrones fans flocked there to see filming locations.
But my trip wasn’t just another tourist pilgrimage.
I arrived during a significant astrological transit: Jupiter crossing my Ascendant, alongside my Jupiter Return, and my natal Pluto conjunct my Ascendant. For astrocartography enthusiasts, my Jupiter and Pluto AC astrocartography lines run directly through Iceland. Wild, right?
If you’re new to locational astrology, these lines show where planetary energies are strongest for you around the world. Jupiter brings expansion, opportunity, and exploration. Pluto, however, is about elimination, crisis, and deep transformation.
It also rules volcanoes – which Iceland is famous for.
Like Landing on Another Planet
Iceland felt otherworldly the moment I landed.
The taxi driver claimed NASA even used its lunar-like landscapes to train astronauts for moon exploration (or for filming the moon landing – depending on your conspiracy theories).
After stepping off the plane – ignoring the sulphuric rotten egg scent – I felt like I’d arrived on a distant planet. Bare, blackened lava fields stretched for miles, punctuated by steaming vents and jagged rocks.
At my guesthouse, a receptionist told me:
“What I love most about England is the trees.”
I was stunned. Um…Trees? In England?
She went on to describe visiting London and the South East as if she’d stepped into Technicolor:
“The grass and trees were colossal, emerald green, voluptuous, and bushy.”
Her words felt surreal. As a Londoner used to grey streets, pollution, and small city parks, I never saw my home that way. But in Iceland, there are barely any native trees. Their landscape is minimal, vast, and open – adding to that lunar vibe.
Inside the Volcano
So what about entering the Earth’s vagina?
In my eagerness (and probably under the influence of Jupiter’s “say yes to everything” energy), I booked the Inside the Volcano tour. It’s marketed as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to descend into a dormant magma chamber.
Once strapped into our lift (elevator), we descended into the dark, icy cavity. I felt like a trespasser, intruding where I had no business to be.
Instead of fiery warmth, it was freezing cold, misty, and damp.
The walls sparkled with mineral deposits, glimmering like silver and gold dust in the dim light. Rainwater trickled down from above, creating a mirage of glycerine stars. It was beautiful, haunting, and unsettling all at once.
As new groups arrived and departed, people burst into cheers and songs, echoing through the cavern. Meanwhile, I stood in silence, staring at the red-black rock speckled with glittering particles, thinking:
“This is stunning. But I really don’t belong here.”
Pluto, Jupiter, and My Power Lines
Looking back, it made perfect astrological sense. Pluto’s themes of descent, depth, and transformation played out quite literally. Jupiter expanded the experience and made it grander – and much more expensive than planned (too long to go into the expense of visiting Iceland lol).
Together, they brought me into a place of raw natural power but also showed me the limits of human presence.
My trip reminded me why I love astrocartography. Locational astrology doesn’t just tell you where to find love, money, or opportunity. It shows you where you’ll face your deepest initiations, your greatest growth, and where your soul feels expanded or challenged.
Final Thoughts
Iceland was beautiful, surreal, and alien. Entering a volcano felt like violating something sacred. Yet the symbolism was clear: sometimes Pluto asks us to go deep, to enter the underworld, to surrender to forces greater than ourselves – even if we want to pull out halfway.
Would I recommend it? Only if you’re ready to face your shadows… and the cost of the ticket.
Although I actually think New Zealand is cheaper than Iceland (Or go to the Isle of Skye in Scotland) – no word of a lie. Yes, a ticket to the South Pacific is more expensive and longer to get to, but trust me, visiting New Zealand was somehow cheaper than going to Iceland.
Plus, New Zealand has everything Iceland has times 1,000, and it’s better organized for the bucketload of travellers visiting each year.
But New Zealand pertaining to astrocartography is a story for another day.
If you’re curious about how your astrocartography lines shape your experiences abroad, stay tuned for my upcoming guide to reading your power lines and planning transformational travels.
