“I went to Naxos in Greece, where my Jupiter descendent line is, which for me, is about increase and money. It also crosses Neptune, which is mystical, and my business is mystical. These two lines were coming down where I was, and I was just making money. I was there on holiday, but I’d do a [social media] post and literally sales were just flooding in.”
Relocation astrologer Amanda Voss has taken the idea even further. After discovering astrocartography five years ago, she now lives nomadically so she has the freedom to tap into the energy of the lines on her astrocartography chart.
“I live out of two bags and travel up and down the west coast of the US, primarily LA, San Francisco Bay Area, Portland and Seattle,” she says. “I’m constantly experiencing new energy across these places. Since last summer, I have been spending as much time as possible in the San Francisco Bay Area. My Mercury and Jupiter lines literally cross right over the bay, so I have access to three really supportive lines that help my career, support growth, visibility, abundance and client work.”
The sense of cosmic support may itself be part of the draw. As subconscious pattern specialist Paula Fearn puts it: “When people feel uncertain, their nervous system looks for something to anchor to. From a behavioural perspective, astrocartography can act as that anchor – it gives people a sense that their decision is supported, rather than something they’re navigating alone.”
Speaking to Jackson and Voss left me wondering: where next? Woods had identified Mercury-influenced Nova Scotia as a place I could go to write, or Venus-influenced New York as a place for making powerful new connections.
I decide to let the tarots chime in, too, and pull a single card from the pack. Eight of Pentacles – Deloraine, Tasmania. Cross-referencing the location with my astrocartography map on astro.com, I find a Sun rising line shooting straight through the location, representing vitality, fun and happiness. Perhaps it’s time for another Australian adventure.
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