- Locational astrology
Locational astrology (sometimes referred to as Astrogeography or Locality astrology) is an umbrella term used to describe various types of
astrology which analyze the effects and correlations of planetary energies at specific locations on the Earth. As a result, various texts may differ on its precise definition and range of techniques.Astrogeography / Astrocartography
Among the most popular are "
Astrogeography ," developed byDon Neroman in Europe in the 1930s, and later elaborated on by Jim Lewis in the United States. Lewis called his maps "Astrocartography " maps, and they were widely publicized in the 1970s and 1980s. Astrogeography/Astrocartography maps are highly dependent on accurate birthtimes, with 10 minutes of inaccuracy causing incorrect indication of supposed locational influences.Geodetic / Fixed Locality astrology
A second type of locational astrology is sometimes called "fixed locality astrology," "locality astrology," or "astrological geodetics," and its primary early recognized proponents were
Sepharial (Walter Gorn Old) in England, andA.M. Grimm in Germany. Both these systems assume that theGreenwich Meridian in metropolitanLondon has a 0° Aries fixed local MC, leaving the various regions of the globe to correspond with the 12 signs of thezodiac . There are subtle differences between the system of Sepharial and Grimm which are not noticeable in many classical astrology methods, but may be noticeable in precision methods such as those ofUranian astrology orCosmobiology . The Sepharial system was later popularized by Canadian astrologerChris McRae , and American astrologerJoyce Wehrman . The Canadian astrologerL. Edward Johndro also worked with this method at various points throughout the 1930s and later years, and vacillated between the starting reference point at Greenwich and one near the greaterpyramids of Egypt ; there is controversy over which system he actually decided upon in later years.Geodetic/Fixed Locality astrology is not fully dependent on an accurate birthtime, and substantial objective locational information can be derived even if the time of day of a birth or event is unknown.Other locational astrology methods
Other locational astrology systems include "local space astrology," developed by German astrologer
Friedrich Sieggrün and later popularized in the United States by astrological software developerMichael Erlewine .See also
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Astrocartography References and further reading
*Baigent, Michael, and Campion, Nicholas, and Harvey, Charles: "Mundane Astrology". Aquarian Press, Wellingborough England, 1984.
*Brau, Jean-Louis: "Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology". McGraw Hill, New York, 1977.
*Brummund, Ruth: "Ortsmeridiane und Ortsaszendenten". Rudolph Verlag, Hamburg, 1979.
*Johndro, L Edward: "The Earth in the Heavens". Samuel Weiser, New York, 1929.
*Lewis, Jim, and Irving, Kenneth and Sullivan, Erin: "The Psychology of Astrocartography", Penguin, London, 1997.
*McRae, Chris: "The Geodetic World Map". American Federation of Astrologers, Tempe AZ USA, 1988.
*Sepharial: "Geodetic Equivalents". Foulsham, Slough England, 1925.
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