The
principles behind astrological relocation
and the Astro*Carto*Graphy System
About
Relocational Astrology
A birth
chart or horoscope is, quite simply, a diagram
of the sky as seen from your birth place
at the exact moment you were born. It reveals
which planets were visible in the sky above the horizon,
which were invisible beneath it, and which
planets were in the eastern or western half of the
sky. Classic relocation
astrology creates
a new, imaginary "birth chart" showing how the sky
would have appeared had you been born in a different location,
at exactly the same moment of time. The idea behind
this is that your experience of any location is
colored by the planetary imprint found there
at the moment of your birth, no matter where you
were actually born.
Think of it this way:
If you are born in San Francisco at
9:00 AM in December, the Sun would
appear relatively low in the East.
At that same moment, in New York City,
it would be noon, and the Sun would
appear overhead. And, of course, along
with the Sun, all of
the planets change position relative
to the horizon.
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Diagram
of a birth chart showing the
four power points—the rising
(Ascendant), setting (Descendant),
noon (Midheaven), and midnight
(IC— sometimes called Nadir)
points of the Sun. |
There are four key power
points in each birth chart (See
diagram). These power points
are: the eastern horizon,
where the Sun rises (the Ascendant),
the western horizon, where
the Sun sets (the Descendant), the
Sun's noon point where,
it culminates (Midheaven) and the
Sun's midnight point—the
anti-culmination point (IC—sometimes
referred to as the Nadir).
They
are considered power points because
the Sun's motion across these
areas of the sky each day, defines
shifts in the
day/night cycle. They differentiate
morning from afternoon (Sun crossing
Midheaven), afternoon from night
(Sun crossing Descendant), one
day from the next (Sun crossing
IC), and night from day (Sun crossing
Ascendant).
If, in your birth chart,
a planet is found very close to one
of these power points,or angles,
then the part of your nature that planet
represents is more pronounced than
if it were located elsewhere.
Astro*Carto*Graphy:
brings Relocational Astrology into
the 21st Century
The astrological principles behind the Astro*Carto*Graphy system
are those of classic relocation astrology. The idea
behind relocational astrology, is that, at each moment,
somewhere on Earth each planet is rising, setting,
culminating, and anti-culminating. By discovering where each
of the planets were angular (at a power point)
at the moment of your birth,
we can identify locations that hold more promise
for you, as well as locations that you might wish
to avoid.
And you don't
even have to actually visit a location
in order to take advantage of positive
planetary energies there! For instance,
a location where the planet Venus is
angular is considered more advantageous
for attracting love relationships.
There are many couples in the Astro*Carto*Graphy true
life stories files, that highlight
couples who were born at each other's Venus
lines, even if they met and live in
another location entirely. The same
principle applies to potential business
locations. You may do very well attempting
to gain clients from an area that is
highlighted as a potentially good one
for business, without actually having
to live or work there.
In the past, in order
to understand how the astrology of
a location would impact an individual,
an astrologer would need to do complex,
time consuming and tedious calculations
for each and every location of
interest. However, the combination
of computers and the innovative thinking
of Jim Lewis (Astro*Carto*Graphy's inventor)
allows us to easily scan an A*C*G map
to know each of our best places on
Earth.
Since there are 10 planets
(including the Sun and Moon), multiplied
by 4 power points (rising, setting,
culminating, anti-culminating), there
are 40 planetary lines spanning each Astro*Carto*Graphy map.
While the maps simplify
the process of relocation astrology
greatly, and while each map comes with
it's own interpretation booklet, the
system is still a complex one. It's
recommended that you choose a Certified
Astro*Carto*Grapher to interpret your
map. Read about Jim Lewis, Astro*Carto*Graphy's
creator, and how I became a Master
Astro*Carto*Grapher (see sidebar)—then
check out my Relocation
Consultations.
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