Astrocartography: An Astrologer’s Guide to Where You’ll Thrive

Can an astrological birth chart determine where to venture for an ideal vacation, develop a promising career, and build a home? Absolutely, according to astrologer Monahan in this breezily entertaining debut primer on astrocartography. Originating in the 1970s, astrocartography helps individuals find their “power places”: “personally auspicious or challenging locations.” The author introduces the basics of birth charts—personalized “cosmic portraits” of longitudinal “planetary lines” (aka the Sun line or the Venus line) at the time of one’s birth. She then serves up a “Tinder for places,” guiding readers toward their ideal geographic matches for success. When it comes to career goals, for instance, Monahan notes that start-ups are ideal on one’s Sun line, while brand strategy excels in cities with “image-oriented... Venus energy,” and she cites specific star chart success stories, including Salvador Dalí’s “Moon career line running through Paris” and Kim Kardashian’s Jupiter line intersecting with Los Angeles. For those who don’t have the funds for astrology-based jet-setting, the author helpfully suggests “remote activation” (“like a cosmic Zoom call”), which means meditating on or perusing maps of a power place “to bring its influence into your life.” Most perplexing yet amusing are the packing list suggestions (i.e., bring “a silver dream journal” to the Moon line; bring “rose pink clothes” to the Venus line). This New Age travel guide possesses an earnest charm. (Oct.)