An Introduction to Astrocartography with The Cosmic Latte

An Introduction To Astrocartography With The Cosmic Latte

In spiritual practices, the make-up of birth charts are often used to understand more about a person’s character and traits, including personal habits and behaviours, as well as how they interact with the external world - but that’s not the only way of using them. Enter astrocartography.

By Grace Freeman / May 23, 2023

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For anyone who’s into astrology, the significance of a person’s birth chart is renowned: it’s their own personal spoked wheel of how the planets were placed during the time and place of their birth.

Whichever zodiac constellation each planet is shown to have been sitting under at this time determines their sign. So, for example, if the Sun was sitting in the constellation of Gemini at your birth (like me), then that means Gemini is your sun-sign - more widely known as your star-sign - and so on.

so what is astrocartography?

The concept of astrocartography was first pioneered by astrologer Jim Lewis in the 1940s. It’s a type of locational astrology that takes a birth chart and then lays it over a map of the world - in essence, it’s your cosmic footprint, set against Earth’s geography.

Once all lined up and read correctly, it gives you a new kind of map that shows you all the places that will be most meaningful or transformative for you across different aspects of your life. Cool, right? I thought so, too.