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The Move to Ann Arbor does a number of things using this technique. Perhaps most important, it brings the planet Uranus directly to the Descendant, the 7th House cusp, thus emphasizing “astrology,” computers, and inventions in general. It was here that I became a professional astrology, was the first person to program astrology on a home computer and make those programs available to my fellow astrologers, and also develop a number of innovative techniques, like this one: Local Space.

It brings Mercury to the 8th House cusp, emphasizing esoteric thinking and theory. It also places Venus in the 9th House, rather than the 8th House, making for an interest in things that last, such as religion, in this case it was Buddhist mind training that was undertaken.