For feng shui enthusiasts who understand that location profoundly affects our wellbeing, astrocartography offers a complementary perspective on environmental influences. This practice, also known as AstroCartoGraphy, maps planetary energies across the Earth’s surface, providing insights into how different locations might affect our lives when relocating.
When clients are considering moving home, particularly internationally, astrocartography can supplement traditional feng shui analysis by identifying areas where specific planetary energies may be more pronounced. However, it’s important to understand that while both systems deal with location-based influences, they operate on different foundational principles.
Why Do Certain Places Feel Instantly Right?
Have you ever found yourself feeling especially energised and uplifted in one city, yet strangely stuck or out of sorts in another? Maybe you’ve noticed that your relationships blossomed while living overseas, or that your professional life surged ahead after making a move. These experiences aren’t as random as they might seem.
Astrocartography provides insight into why some locations align beautifully with your personal energy, while others present more challenges. Every spot on the globe offers its own unique energetic landscape for you, reflected through your birth chart. By uncovering these subtle forces, you can make more informed choices about where you’re most likely to experience ease, opportunity, and fulfilment.
Harnessing Astrocartography for Life Decisions
When you’re thinking about relocating – whether it’s across your neighbourhood or to a different continent – astrocartography can be a powerful ally. It reveals which places nurture your growth, support harmonious relationships, and encourage professional or personal success, all by tracing the planetary influences present at the moment you were born.
Understanding your astrocartography map lets you:
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Pinpoint locations that amplify your strengths and potential
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Avoid areas that may feel draining or challenging
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Make strategic, empowered decisions about where to live, work, or conduct business
Unlocking these insights means every move is more likely to align with your natural rhythm, helping you thrive at every stage of life.
What Is a Horoscope?
To understand astrocartography, we must first grasp what a horoscope represents. A horoscope is essentially “a map of the sky at the moment and place of birth,” with planetary positions relative to the local horizon. The planets appear in different positions depending on both time and location – if you were born at noon in Chicago versus London, the Sun would appear in different parts of the chart altogether, carrying different symbolic meanings.
This principle forms the foundation of astrocartography: “within certain limits, you can change your chart by travel away from your place of birth”. The technique allows you to adjust your energetic environment by moving to locations where planets occupy more powerful positions.
How Astrocartography Works
Astrocartography projects your birth chart onto a world map, creating lines where planets were “angular” (rising, setting, or culminating) at the moment of your birth. These lines show where planetary energies are strongest and most likely to manifest in your life.
The process involves:
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Birth Chart Calculation: Using exact birth time, date, and location
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Planetary Projection: Mapping planetary positions onto world geography
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Line Creation: Identifying where planets were at powerful angular positions
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Interpretation: Understanding how these energies might manifest in different locations
General Meanings of the Four Angular Positions
Astrocartography recognises four zones of power, called the “angles” of the chart:
The Ascendant (ASC)
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Interior Reality: Personal expression through direct, outward manifestation
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Influence: “Your personality focusses the force of the planet as a lens does light”
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Application: Where you are identified by the planet’s nature
The Descendant (DSC)
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Exterior Reality: Attracting circumstances and people through subconscious projection
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Influence: Drawing situations that challenge you to respond
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Application: Where you attract experiences matching the planet’s energy
The Midheaven (MH)
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Social Expression: Career, status, and public image
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Influence: “The social milieu and environment…resembles the nature of the planet”
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Application: Where you are socially classified by the planet’s force
The Imum Coeli (IC)
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Inner Foundation: Home, family, and personal security
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Influence: What becomes central to your sense of belonging
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Application: Where you are centred through the planet’s nature
Key Planetary Lines for Relocation
The Sun Lines – Vitality and Self-Expression
Under any Sun line, you experience enhanced personal power and vitality. These are “very positive places” where “pride, vanity and an urge to action demand that you become master of your own fate”. Key benefits include:
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Leadership Development: Authority comes naturally and others look to you for guidance
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Health Improvement: Physical vitality and energy increase significantly
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Creative Expression: Artistic abilities flourish and recognition follows
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Self-Actualisation: Strong drive toward autonomous, outer-directed growth
Sun on Ascendant: You “project pride, vanity, regality, dignity” and become “a radiant, self-made, joyful person”
Sun on Midheaven: Career advancement through “social climbing” and you “rise and advance socially”
The Moon Lines – Emotional Connections and Intuition
Moon lines emphasise emotional sensitivity and deep connections. Under these influences, you “become the centre of attention, and are buffeted about by desires and needs”. Key characteristics include:
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Emotional Sensitivity: Deeper connection to feelings and intuitive abilities
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Nurturing Instincts: Strong maternal/paternal energies emerge
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Home Focus: Domestic concerns and family matters become central
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Psychic Development: Enhanced sensitivity to environmental influences
Moon on Ascendant: You “tend to yield to any temptation” and “identify with your mother”
Moon on IC: “Family matters, concerns of home and property tend to take up all of your time and energy”
The Venus Lines – Love, Beauty, and Harmony
Venus areas are “among the most desirable for many people” where “mercy, friendship, benevolence, conviviality, marriage, romance…enter the life”. Benefits include:
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Romantic Opportunities: Enhanced prospects for love and partnership
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Aesthetic Appreciation: Increased sensitivity to beauty and artistic expression
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Social Connections: Improved friendships and social networking
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Material Comfort: Attraction of beautiful possessions and financial stability
Venus on Ascendant: “Here is where you go to become beautiful and to recreate yourself in your own image of beauty”
Venus on Descendant: “This is probably the best place to get married, especially for women”
Planetary Crossings and Their Significance
Where two or more planetary lines intersect, their combined energies create particularly powerful zones. As the manual states: “to reside somewhere where two or more planets are angular is double assurance of a singular and intense life experience”.
These crossings operate with about one-third the strength of major lines but can significantly enhance or modify the primary planetary influence. They’re particularly important when the same planet appears in both a major line and a crossing, creating amplified effects.
Practical Applications for International Relocation
Before Moving Country
When considering international relocation, astrocartography suggests examining:
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Life Goals Assessment: What aspects of life do you want to enhance?
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Planetary Line Analysis: Which energies support these objectives?
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Crossing Evaluation: Are there beneficial combinations in your target area?
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Timing Considerations: Allow approximately one year for adjustment to new energies
Integration with Feng Shui Practice
While astrocartography and feng shui operate on different principles, they can complement each other:
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Macro Selection: Astrocartography for regional/country selection
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Micro Analysis: Feng shui for specific property assessment
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Holistic Approach: Multiple perspectives on environmental influences
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Cultural Integration: Both systems acknowledge location’s impact on wellbeing
Important Considerations and Limitations
Realistic Expectations
Astrocartography doesn’t guarantee specific outcomes but highlights potential influences. As the manual notes: “If you have never been very lucky, or if you have had life-long problems in love, a move to an astrological power zone won’t change you overnight”.
Practical Factors
Location selection must consider:
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Cultural Compatibility: How local customs align with personal values
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Economic Viability: Cost of living and employment opportunities
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Legal Requirements: Visa, residency, and property ownership laws
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Personal Readiness: Emotional and practical preparation for change
Gradual Manifestation
Effects typically develop over time, with “residence of one year” generally sufficient for adjustment, though “many people have experienced definite and exciting evidence of the power of their planets within a few days or weeks of arrival”.
Professional Consultation and Expertise
For feng shui enthusiasts interested in incorporating astrocartography into their location assessment services, working with experienced consultants provides deeper insights into complex chart interactions and crossing interpretations.
Jan Cisek brings unique qualifications to this field, combining over 40 years of feng shui expertise with formal training in Environmental Psychology (MSc from University of Surrey). As a Fellow of the Feng Shui Society and current PhD researcher in feng shui at Liverpool John Moores University, he offers evidence-based approaches to location assessment.
His research focuses on “feng shui as both a personal and transpersonal discipline” with “practical implications for wellness, sleep quality at home, and productivity in the workplace”. This combination of traditional feng shui knowledge and scientific methodology provides a comprehensive framework for understanding environmental influences on human wellbeing.
When to Seek Professional Analysis
Consider professional consultation for:
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Complex Planetary Combinations: Multiple line intersections requiring detailed interpretation
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Specific Life Objectives: Tailored analysis for career, relationships, or personal development goals
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Integration Planning: Combining astrocartography with feng shui assessment
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International Moves: Understanding cultural and practical factors alongside energetic influences
Conclusion
Astrocartography offers feng shui an additional tool for understanding how location influences human experience. While it shouldn’t replace traditional feng shui analysis or practical considerations, it can provide valuable insights into the energetic landscape of potential new homes.
The key is approaching relocation decisions holistically, considering both the subtle energetic influences suggested by astrocartography and the practical realities of international moving. When used thoughtfully alongside established feng shui principles, this ancient practice can contribute to more informed location choices.
Ready to explore how astrocartography might inform your next move? Jan Cisek offers complimentary initial discussions about integrating astrocartography with feng shui assessment for international relocation. With his unique combination of feng shui expertise and environmental psychology training, he can help you understand how planetary influences might complement traditional location analysis.
Call 07956 288574 for a free 15min initial consultation or visit www.fengshuilondon.net to learn more about evidence-based approaches to location assessment.