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Astro-Geography
Astro-Geography
This particular technique, AstroGeography, was discovered by astrologers Donald Bradley and Gary Duncan, but later popularized under the name “AstroCartoGraphy” by astrologer Jim Lewis in the latter part of the 20th Century. It is still very much used today and many astrological programs include it. You can also buy “AstroCartoGraphy” maps from various online services.
This is not a book about ACG, but since it is one of the three leading methods of astrological relocation, let’s go over it briefly to make clear what it is. There are a number of articles and books on AstroCartoGraphy available, so look there for further information.
ACG using a standard geographic map such as you might find in a road atlas or state map. On this geographic map are draw curved lines that represent where the nine planets, the Sun and Moon are rising at the moment of a birth. In other words, these lines represent all the places in the world where if you were born at this moment, you would have a particular planet rising, that is on the exact cusp of the First House.
A similar line is also calculated for each planet that marks the point the planet where the planet is setting (on the Descendant) or in other words is on the Seventh House cusp. Additionally, lines for the Midheaven (MC) and Imum Coeli (I.C.) are also given. The lines for the MC and IC are always vertical lines running North and South on the map, while the rising and setting lines are always curved lines creating great circles. Thus for the ten most bodies in astrology (nine planets, the Sun and Moon), there would be a total of 40 lines plotted, for each body a rising, setting, and MC and I.C. line.
What Are ACG lines?
ACG lines (as pointed out above) show all the places in the world you might travel or relocate to, where you would have a First House (or Seventh House) emphasis. In other words, when you are at that location, it is as if you were born there with the particular planet rising (on the cusp of the First House) or setting (cusp of the SeventhHouse), directly above (Midheaven) or directly below (Imum Coeli). Only these four points (for each body) are represented in AstroCarto*Graphy. The rest of the local horizon is ignored using this method. Here is an example:
