While Astrocartography and Astro*Locality (Local Space Astrology) both map planetary influences geographically, they differ in methodology, focus, and practical application. Understanding the distinction allows astrology students to use both techniques effectively.
1. Astrocartography: Overview
- Focus: Maps where planets were angular (ASC, DSC, MC, IC) at your birth across the globe.
- Purpose: Highlights locations where planetary energies are emphasized, helping with travel, relocation, career, relationships, and personal growth.
- Visualization: Uses lines on a world map, showing planetary influence in specific regions.
- Use: Identifies zones of opportunity, challenge, and destiny for long-term and short-term planning.
2. Astro*Locality (Local Space Astrology): Overview
- Focus: Maps planetary directions relative to your current location, creating a “local space map” that shows where planetary energies project in all directions around you.
- Purpose: Reveals how planetary influences affect your immediate surroundings and directional choices.
- Visualization: Uses radial or compass-like maps centered on your location, rather than global world maps.
- Use: Ideal for choosing where to sit, work, travel, or orient a home to optimize energy flow; more micro-level than astrocartography.
3. Key Differences
Feature | Astrocartography | Local Space Astrology |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Global | Local / directional |
| Map Type | Lines across world map | Radial projections from a point |
| Focus | Locations for relocation, travel, career, relationships | Directions and placement in immediate environment |
| Application | Long-term or strategic life planning | Short-term decisions, positioning, directional optimization |
4. Complementary Use
- Combine astrocartography for broad life planning and local space astrology for fine-tuning placement in a city or home.
- Both systems help you align your environment with planetary energies, but at different scales: macro vs. micro.
- Example: A Venus line on your astrocartography map shows cities that enhance love and beauty, while local space astrology tells you which direction in your home or office maximizes Venus energy.
Astro*Locality and astrocartography together provide a holistic approach to navigating life through planetary energies — from the global to the immediate, personal environment.
