Would you like to know in advance how certain parts of the world might feel before booking your flight ticket? Believe it or not, there’s an entire branch of astrology that can give you all the answers.
In the 70s, astrologer Jim Lewis developed Astro*Carto*Graphy, which is also known as locational astrology. According to experts, beginners can learn and benefit from this astrological practice by looking up their personal Astro*Carto*Graphy map online (for example, Astrodienst’s map generator.)
To look up your own map, all you need to do is input your birthplace, time, and date. However, get ready to be overwhelmed by the number of lines that’ll streak across the map. These lines show the parts of the world that planets have influenced the most at the time of your birth.
To have a better understanding, you should better have a general idea about the planets and what each one of them represents, yet, you can still explore your map on your own to find out where you should book your next trip. The area appearing on your map is likely to feel more charming and beautiful, plus, people may pay more attention to you there.
Keep in mind that locational astrology is a very personal type of planetary interpretation and you may want to consult an astrologer to have a clearer idea of how different places on earth will affect you.
Although you can get inspired by locational astrology to plan your next trip, don’t forget to take other factors into consideration before booking a flight.
Know your birth chart
Remember the lines we talked about earlier? They’ll be much more confusing if you don’t already have your birth chart drawn up and read before diving into Astro*Carto*Graphy.
What is a birth chart? It’s a snapshot of the planets’ pattern on the Zodiac Wheel at the time when you were born. It shows how the planets impact your daily life and personality.
But first, you should have enough knowledge about your relationship with the planets so when you consult your map, you’ll have a better understanding of how you’ll feel about traveling near a certain planet’s lines. You may discover that those places can be very exciting, or you could find that you’re more predisposed to conflicts there.
Also, according to experts, certain planets will have a greater impact than others, and finding out which planets have that immense influence is your first step to properly reading your map.
Know your angles
On your map, you’ll find that some of the planetary lines run from north to south, while others move from east to west, reflecting the main astrological angles. These four angles represent different aspects of your life, as well as the way they’re influenced by the planets.
For the 4 angles on your map, every planet has four lines:
– Ascendant (AC): reflects yourself.
– Descendant (DC): reflects other people and your relationships with them.
– Imum Coeli (IC): represents your past (your ancestry and where you come from)
– Midheaven (MC): represents your career and your path in life.
Know how the angles influence the planets
The angles can be described as channels through which the energy of the planets is emitted. This means that traveling along a planet’s line will feel quite different from visiting a place that’s located next to a different line from the same planet. So a plant’s energy can change depending on which angle it appears.
All of this will affect the way you’ll feel about yourself and others, as well as your level of enjoyment, interest, creativity, and fulfillment while visiting a certain line of the planet. That’s one of your planet’s line talking.
Know what type of trip you want to have
Now that you have a relatively clear idea about the way the planets and the angles connect to influence your travel experience in specific parts of the world, you may be able to decide where you want to travel.
For example, if you want to have a passionate summer vacation, it might be quite helpful to go somewhere along your Venus ascendant line. Or if you’re looking for a long, enriching journey to reflect on your future plans, you may want to travel along your north node’s midheaven line.
However, experts say that it can take time to detect any significant influences, and your expectations might very simply be subtle.
Know when you should rather follow your gut
You need to know that locational astrology has its own limits, even if you are consulting a trusted astrologer. Of course, following your Mars or Venus line may lead you to the best vacation ever, yet, it’s also possible that it may not!
In some cases, the outcome of traveling to the lines won’t be extraordinary, but they can be cheerful. Also, you could also end up seeing mundane allusions of the planets when you arrive at your travel destination, which was based on your map, for instance, is a water bed if you went along your Neptune line or a restaurant named Luna if you traveled along your moon line.
In the end, this can be a fun way to travel while engaging all our solar system’s planets in choosing a meaningful destination.