Astrology and Relocation

We've traveled - a lot - and studied our relocated charts (and the Astro*Carto*Graphy computer maps) and we've yet to see much relationship between astrologically-based locations and experience. We think local environments overwhelm the relocated energies projected on them. (If you're a New Yorker, think how different life is in Harlem vs: Greenwich Village.) But then, we've been shouted down repeatedly by friends who "found it" (whatever it was) at Glastonbury Tor with their Venus culminating. Yet, some things do happen that only relocation can explain. You should relocate your chart to the birthplace of all the significant people in your life. You should relocate yourself to the site of origin of any interesting objects you may own. The ability to find greener pastures astrologically must always be limited. Move from one side of the States to the other (the biggest move most Americans will ever make) and your planets will shift by only one house. Permanent relocation elsewhere in the world is subject to the whims of nearly 200 sovereign states. So our feelings about relocation are mixed.

March, 2006: I've had an interesting email exchange. You can read it here.

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	PLANETS IN LOCALITY: Local Space Astrology - Steve Cozzi, $22.00 Contents: 1. The horizon system; 2. The local space chart in the home & community; 3. Relocation & long distance travel; 4. The Geomantic circle; 5. The local space chart & physical health; 6. Relocation techniques; 7. Grid systems; 8. Horoscope examples; Appendix A: Three articles by Michael & Margaret Erlewine: The celestial sphere, The astrology of local space, Local space; Appendix B: The Holonomic Model of Knowledge, by Jose Arguelles; Appendix C: Three banishing rituals by Steve Cozzi (all rather weak, in our view); Appendix D: Geographical Harmonics, by Bruce Cathie; Appendix E: Software for local space charts; Appendix F: Secrets of the Pyramids, by Peter Tompkins; Appendix G: Formula for calculating milage distance on planetary lines, by Steve Cozzi. Comment: Steve's classic book from the 1980's, reprinted by the AFA. Local Space - an astrological technique - is centuries older than Astro*Carto*Graphy. (It was used by William Lilly, among others.) The local space technique is to draw vertical lines from the planets in the sky down to the horizon, and then plot the direction of these points using a standard magnetic compass. This can be done using a natal chart & the original birth location, it can also be done with a relocated chart. (If you've moved from your place of birth, you should do both.) Moving in the compass direction of a given planet reinforces that planet's energies. Move towards Jupiter & get abundance, towards Venus & get love & harmony, towards Mars for action, towards Saturn for restrictions. The size of your operating theater is not important. There are distinct lines in your home, in your community, in your state/country of residence, in the world as a whole. Cozzi explains the rules for all this & more, then expands his book to consider the magical properties of space in general, including Feng Shui, Geomancy & other spatial systems. A fascinating book. AFA, 284 pages, paper.

	ASTROLOCALITY ASTROLOGY: A Guide to What It Is & How to Use It - Martin Davis, $20.00 Contents: Time & Space in Astrology, by Nicholas Campion; Foreword; Preface; List of figures; 1. An introduction, Astro*Carto*Graphy basics, Advanced Astro*Carto*Graphy; 2. Local space, Using local space charts, chart maps & maps; 3. Local space maps, Destiny points: Combining ACG & LS information; 4. The local space chart in the home, community & beyond, Special studies in local space; 5. Geodetics: the geodetic world map, The geodetic chart: what it is & what it tells us. Afterword. Appendices: 1. Astro*Carto*Graphy Interpretations, by Jeff Jawer; 2. Local Space Angular Locations, by Martin Davis; 3. Planetary Lines in Your House, by Angel Thompson; 4. The Astrology of Local Space, and, Local Space, by Michael Erlewine; 5. The Local Space Chart, by Sean Lovatt; 6. Pluto's Position on ACG Maps, by Martin Davis; 7. Memorial to Jim Lewis (1941-1995). Bibliography. The Dimensions of Astrology, an additional article by Martin Davis. Comment: One of two new books (1999) written by astrologers who have spent the bulk of their lives traveling (the other new book follows immediately below). Because of this, their techniques are more complex & sophisticated than earlier writers. Wessex Astrologer, 228 pages, paper.

	WHERE IN THE WORLD WITH ASTRO*CARTO*GRAPHY - David Meadows, $41.00 Contents: Introduction; Basic Techniques: What is Astro*Carto*Graphy?; The Astro*Carto*Graphy map; Interpretation of the Astro*Carto*Graphy map; Astro*Carto*Graphy in action; Cyclo*Carto*Graphy; Advanced Techniques: Astro*Carto*Graphy solar return map; Astro*Carto*Graphy solar arc progressions; Astro*Carto*Graphy & synastry; Astro*Carto*Graphy & mundane astrology; Astro*Carto*Graphy & rectification; Personal Experiences; Appendix; Index. Comment: More massive than Davis's excellent text & a perfect companion to it. This is a detailed, technical analysis of almost every imaginable ACG & CCG technique. Meadows is a British astrologer who lives in Munich. We are fortunate to have these two very good books in so short a span of time. Contents in detail: The advantage of Astro*Carto*Graphy over the normal natal horoscope; What is/not used with ACG ; Differences between ACG and relocation astrology; The importance of celestial latitude; Declination of planets; Right ascension natal horoscope; Drawing and interpreting the ACG map - natal chart, orbs for angular planets and latitude crossings, planets, angles; Astro*Carto*Graphy tells you where, Cyclo*Carto*Graphy tells you when; Progressions, transits and aspects; Interpretation of CCG planets; ACG solar return map, with/out precession; Solar arc progressions; ACG and synastry, mundane astrology, and rectification; ACG for clients; Examples throughout using same persons/places. Appendices: How to calculate lines for ACG; How to calculate parans; Computer software for ACG; Data sources; recommended reading. With some 262 illustrations, charts, maps & diagrams, many full-page. AFA, 365 pages, oversize.

	FROM HERE TO THERE: An Astrologer's Guide to Astromapping - edited by Martin Davis, $40.00 Contents: Preface Introduction 1. History, by Martin Davis 2. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Book of Maps, by Jim Lewis & Ariel Guttman 3. The uses of astromapping in astrology, by Martin Davis 4. Relocation can be a career move, by Robert Currey 5. My summer vacation, by Maya White 6. Between heaven & earth: The influence of astrology on earth, by Angel Z. Thompson 7. Reincarnation in local space & A*G*C maps, by AT Mann 8. Looking at the world Geodetically, by Chris McRae 9. Would relocation change your life?, by Donna Cunningham 10. Jyotish locality, by Dennis Flaherty 11. A locality tale, by Kathryn Cassidy 12. The stars & stripes, by Bernadette Brady 13. The solar return Astro*Carto*Graphy map, by David Meadows 14. The business of place & The place of business, by Faye Cossar 15. Locality & the question of the USA birth chart, by Dale O'Brien & Martin Davis 16. A history lesson: The A*C*G, Geodetics & local space of the George W Bush presidency, by Ariel Guttman Index Comment: Sixteen essays on Astrocartography & relocation, intended for the hard core. The first, History, tells the story of Jim Lewis & Michael Erlewine & what they spawned. The future will merge ACG maps with Google Earth. The second essay is the history & background of The AstroCartoGraphy Book of Maps, an epochal book of 1989, and long out of print. (Dear Margaret, Why don't you reprint it?) Davis's Uses of Astrocartography combines ACG with Local Space, in both natal & mundane maps & has some interesting ideas about maps & rectification. Relocation as a career move is a hagiography of GW Bush written by an Scotsman who gets all the details right but misunderstands the meaning. The Summer Vacation is the sad story of a trip cut short by a drunk driver & the power of a Sun/Uranus crossing. Between Heaven & Earth is philosophical. Thompson suggests that if you want the benefits of a Venus line in Siberia but don't want to live there, you could take up Russian music & art. AT Mann's ideas in Reincarnation in local space, featuring Napoleon & Thor Heyerdahl & others, suffer from too much exposure to pop ideas & not enough hard study. Chris McRae introduces Sepharial's Geodetic mundane earth mapping system, which she has written about elsewhere. (See her book here.) Donna Cunningham is always a breath of fresh air. (Would Relocation Change Your Life?) What transits are going on, why do you want to move now, what to you expect to find when you get there, etc., etc. I have more than once given much the same lecture. Donna is also the only author in this book who understands the critical importance of rural vs: urban. In Jyotish locality, Dennis Flaherty suggests that during the period of a favorable dasa, you should move to one of that planet's planetary lines, and, conversely, if the current dasa is unfavorable, moving away from that planet's lines, an interesting idea. Kathryn Cassidy was once a flight attendant for British Airways. She tells of her experiences in the brief Locality Tale. In Stars & Stripes Bernadette Brady tells us of fixed stars, precession & ACG. The subject of David Meadows's essay, on AstroCartoGraphy & Solar Returns is self-explanatory. In The Business of Place, we learn that Faye Cossar has some high-powered clients. (Should I take the job in France, or the one in Poland? I am thinking of expanding our international group, which countries should I look at?) The next essay is in two parts. The first, by Martin Davis, proposes a July 4, 1776 chart set for 11:00 am, as the Saturn line that springs from this seems to fit a number of recent disasters. (Though, as a friend of mine says, much of the US is soaked in blood, one way or another.) The second, by Dale O'Brien, proposes the date of November 15, 1777, the day the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, in York, PA. He says this was the day the elite took over from the common masses. His essay is extensive & will repay study. The final essay is by Ariel Guttman, Jim Lewis's long-time associate, and is self-explanatory. Wessex Astrologer, 271 pages.

	ASTROLOCALITY MAGIC - Advanced AstroMap features of Kepler - David Cochrane, $8.95 Contents: Introduction: Assumptions & presumptions; 1. Minor aspects & the emperor's clothes; 2. Big surprises come in small packages; 3. 'tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free; 4. Another key to romantic compatibility; 5. To move or not to move; 6. In mundo or in longitude; 7. A small research study; 8. The zodiac sign map; 9. Local space & horizon maps & parans; 10. The geodetic map & charts of cities & countries. Comment: Ostensibly this is a plug for the author's sophisticated Kepler software (see at Cosmic Patterns). Cochrane's done a lot of work with astro mapping & the results are in this small book. He includes aspects & midpoints to planets, as well as harmonic astro maps. He's also developed specialized maps for Career and Romance, maps that prominently feature one or two factors (in Romance, all aspects to Venus, for example). Kepler is not the only astro mapping program available. If you've got it, or any of the others, get this book & get the most from it. Cosmic Patterns Software, 66 pages.

	X MARKS MY PLACE - Paul Councel, $9.95 Originally published in Los Angeles in 1938 by the Astro-Guidance Education Society. Reprinted by Clara Darr in 1975, who is often mistaken for the author. Contents: Our latitude and longitude; Seasons of birth; Astro-planning and management; Career and vocation; The law of place; Finding our best locality; Practical examples; Comparative nativities in the constellations; Astro-geographic birth tables and location tables; Astro-geographic map of the US and application to the US possessions; Illustrative charts; ABC's of astro-locality charting; Application to foreign countries. 78 pages. Paper.

	PLANETS ON THE MOVE - Maritha Pottenger & Zip Dobyns, $15.95 The 1st comprehensive book on relocation since Cozzi's. Includes aspects to relocated angles, house rulers aspecting angles, rulers (planets) changing houses, signs changing on the angles, case studies & more. 291 pages. ACS, paper.

	BON VOYAGE: An Astrological Study of Relocation - Marc Penfield, $16.00 Much of the book is a listing of aspects & the people who had them where they spent most of their lives. In some cases, it's because they moved, in others, not. How to calculate & read a relocated chart, chapters on local space, geodetic charts, declination charts & more. Contents: What is relocation?; The relocation chart; Aspects to the ascendant and midheaven; The local space chart; The geodetic chart; The declination chart; Planetary longitudes; Chart comparison or synastry; The composite chart; Numerology and relocation; Biorhythms and relocation; The final choice. 135 pages including bibliography, data sources, abbreviations. AFA, oversize paper.

	WHAT'S A RELOCATED CHART? - Maxine Taylor, $8.00 Contents: What's a relocated chart?; How do you relocate your birth chart?; Example charts; Math work on example charts. 11 pages. AFA, small paper.

Dear Dave, And what do you think about individual astrocartography charts? Sincerely C. Dear C, Personally, I've not seen the simple ones have any use at all, BUT I have Moon & Pluto in the 4th & they are opposite the Sun & Mercury on the MC. I haven't spent more than four years at the same address in my entire life. My average is about two years. I have lived several years abroad. All of this combines to make me a bit more fussy, a bit more skeptical of the astrocartography premise, which I think simplistic. I have more than once observed Americans having a perfectly miserable time abroad, which, as soon as they got home, magically became the time of their life. I have also seen people go to predetermined places, find what their astrocartography said they would find, and then come home fulfilled. Neither of these cases are travel, but rather, projection. I would also mention that any native American relocating anywhere in the US (with a few exceptions: Alaska, Hawaii, New York City) is merely moving about inside his own culture & that therefore his natal chart remains his natal chart. When you change cultures you experience something called "culture shock", which is an ongoing series of nine-month experiences. The first 9 months is the worst & is universally dreaded by those who move about, but I have also experienced two further nine-month cycles. There is, in other words, a lot more to travel than astrocartography can describe. A better premise is astrolocality, which is ancient. You convert the positions of the planets in your chart to directions, find the most favorable planet in the chart, and go in its direction until you come to a place which is ruled by a sign favorable to it, or to your chart generally. In this you should be guided by the traditional astrological rulers of cities & countries. (Regrettably, most of the places & cities are European. There isn't a lot known about the rest of the world.) Steve Cozzi has a nice book on that, William Lilly in Christian Astrology (I forget if in book 2 or 3) has a nice treatment of it. Robert Couteau added an interesting wrinkle to astrocartography. That transformational experiences come to those who move to their least aspected planet. Unfortunately, he did not further observe that the time when the move is made is critical. Move too soon or too late, and nothing much happens. This I have also experienced. Once this experience has occurred, you are liberated from the location & may take the benefits (if any) with you. This Couteau also seems to be unaware of, but it might be that I have not read him closely enough. Martin Davis & David Meadows both have their own sophisticated ideas about astrocartography. I still think the premise is an uphill struggle, but I'm willing to hear more about it. All of which means you should move where you want to move, when it is right for you to do so. You should go to your library & do basic research about where you want to go & how you're going to get there. You should make at least one (preferably more) extended visits to see how you get on with the place. Various magazines have annual articles about "The Best Places to Live". Combine them with traditional guide books (Fromer's, etc.) and you have a lot of useful material. If you're planning a move, my best wishes - Dave Back to the top.

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