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An Introduction to Astrocartography by Robert Couteau

Ed. N.: La relocalisation et l'astrocartographie sont des techniques encore

relativement peu connues en France malgré la récente traduction, aux éditions

du Rocher (1994), de l'ouvrage de Jim Lewis. Que signifie la relocalisation du

thème natal ? Tout simplement la possibilité de choisir son thème. Comment

est-ce possible ? En allant vivre ailleurs. Partir ! Jung écrit dans L'homme à

la découverte de son âme : "Un fin connaisseur en vins pourra préciser l'année,

le cru et la cave de tel ou tel échantillon. (...) Il en va de même des hommes :

nous sommes nés à un moment donné, en un lieu donné, et nous avons, comme les

crus célèbres, les qualités de l'an et de la saison qui nous ont vus naître."

Mais qu'advient-il à celui qui ne vit plus dans sa région natale ? Je crois que

l'idée de relocalisation, ou plus exactement la prise de conscience par les

astrologues contemporains de la possibilité de transformer le thème natal, en

donnant à l'intégration des rythmes planétaires un nouveau point d'ancrage, est

la principale invention astrologique du XXè siècle. Il se peut que les

astrologues du passé aient exceptionnellement utilisé ces techniques. Cependant

les traces sont extrêmement minces. Quoi qu'il en soit, l'idée d'un thème qui ne

serait pas celui imposé par la naissance, est essentielle, compte tenu du fait

que le thème natal est généralement considéré comme un invariant. L'empreinte

natale! Ainsi le thème "natal" n'est pas plus permanent que les autres facteurs

de conditionnement : l'hérédité, le climat, et le milieu socio-culturel. Les

astres peuvent être contournés, comme le sont aujourd'hui les gènes. En

dressant le thème de relocalisation, on conserve la date et l'heure de

naissance, mais le thème est établi pour un nouveau lieu, c'est-à-dire pour une

autre latitude. Il convient de vivre assez longtemps (une année au minimum) pour

sentir les "effets" de la relocalisation et pour "vivre" son nouveau thème.

Qu'est-ce qui change dans le thème renouvelé ? Les angles, et par suite les

Maisons, dans une moindre mesure les planètes dominantes (puisque les aspects

planétaires restent les mêmes), et dans une mesure beaucoup plus faible les

signes zodiacaux (puisqu'un Cancer par le Soleil ou par la Lune le reste sous

toutes les latitudes). L'astrocartographie (Astro*Carto*Graphy), mise au point

par James Slayden, alias Jim Lewis (1941-1995), est une technique particulière

de relocalisation, permettant de retrouver sur une carte terrestre les "lieux

de puissance" de certaines planètes, d'après leur proximité aux angles du

thème. Par exemple, si l'on souhaite "devenir" jupitérien ou neptunien, la

carte indique qu'il faut s'installer à Santiago ou en un autre lieu situé sur

la même latitude. Robert Couteau est l'un des grands spécialistes de

l'astrocartographie. Le texte qu'il m'autorise à reproduire, est extrait de son

ouvrage, The Role of the Least-aspected Planet in Astrocartography ; il est

disponible avec de nombreuses autres analyses, sur son site Astrocartography.

An Introduction to Astrocartography

What is Transcendental Astrology? Why have so many of those responsible for

cultural, historical or creative contributions lived near the line of their

Primary Transcendental Planet? What is the significance of a Transcendental

Midpoint-Field? How is a Transcendental Planet defined, and why is its

significance so crucial in the life of the native? How does the Transcendental

Energy manifest in psychological functions or in temperamental traits? What

role do Transcendental Planets play in precisely-timed historical events, and

why has their function never been noticed by astrologers in the past? Can

anyone benefit by relocating to the vicinity of their Primary or Secondary

Transcendental Planet?

Pablo Picasso relocated directly under the line of his least-aspected planet

Primary Transcendental Sun positioned precisely above Paris in its

Transcendental imum coeli position where he became the most celebrated painter

in modern history.

Meaningful planetary placements: A brief history "Fame is a measure of outwardly

realizing a great inner potential for success." To the extent that this

statement is true, we are left to wonder why some realize their potential for

achievement -- and attain the fame or notoriety which sometimes accompanies it

-- while others do not, even though they may endure just as noteworthy a

struggle to accomplish their goals. The thesis put forward in The Role of the

Least-aspected Planet in Astrocartography attempts to answer this question, at

least from one unique perspective. Relocation astrology -- the art of casting a

horoscope not for the true place of birth, but rather, for a desired location --

is probably almost as old as astrology itself. Yet two events in very recent

history have significantly altered this method of inquiry. With the

statistically verifiable researches of Michel Gauquelin, astrology gained a

secure foothold on the path to recognition as a scientifically meaningful

pursuit. By studying planetary positions as they occurred during the births of

high-achievers culled from the Who's Who?, Gauquelin found a higher than

average placement of certain planets consistently placed in certain positions.

These positions were the compass-like "four points" of the traditional zodiac:

the Ascendant or the degree of the zodiac rising at the eastern horizon at the

moment of birth; the Midheaven or degree of local apparent noon; the Descendant

or point opposite the Ascendant, where the setting Sun appears; and the Imum

Coeli or "bottom of the sky"; the point directly opposite the Midheaven and

corresponding to the position of the Sun at local apparent midnight. At the

moment of a person's birth the planets are positioned somewhere between these

four points, as visualized from our location on the earth. What Gauquelin

discovered is that the points signified by these four compass-like demarcations

are actually meaningful; that high-achievers are born when certain planets are

in close proximity to one or more of these points. His work (originally

undertaken to disprove astrology) thus reaffirmed the significance that

traditional astrology has placed upon these four fundamental "portals" of the

human psyche.

Georges Braque, co-originator (along with Picasso) of Cubism, was born near

Paris in Argenteuil, France, in the vicinity of his Primary Transcendental

Venus line. Braque studied at the academy of fine arts in Le Havre (49N30;

0E08) and in a private academy in Paris (1902-1904). After viewing the Paris

Salon d'Automne in 1905, he came under the heavy sway of the Fauves, an

influence which led to his temporary relocation to the South of France, to

sites directly under his Primary Venus line: first to Antwerp; then along the

Mediterranean coast, near Marseille, L'Estaque (43N22; 5E20) and La Ciotat

(43N10; 5E36). Braque's later relocation to the south during the summer of 1908

resulted in a series of paintings that led to "significant transformations / in

art" (Secondary Pluto / Primary Venus); in particular, "Houses at L'Estaque,"

in which the key elements of what would later be dubbed "Cubism" -- fractured,

multiple perspective; simplified dimensionality; and toned-down palette --

already play a prominent part. Honored with international recognition, awards

and retrospectives during his final years, Braque became the first living

artist to exhibit in the Louvre, in December 1961. [birth data: Rodden, ADIV,

p. 26.]

In the late 1970s computer-programmer Gregg Howe,1 working in collaboration with

astrocartographer Jim Lewis, designed a software program that uniquely combined

a person's birth data with the image of a world map. Superimposed on the map

were a series of curving and vertical lines, representing the planets in their

rising, setting, Midheaven an Imum Coeli positions. Thus, a "bell curve"-like

line might represent Venus, seen in its rising or Ascendant position, curving

over Western Europe. A vertical line drawn over the U.S. might show the same

planet in a noontime or Midheaven position, illustrating how, at that moment,

Venus was simultaneously in its apparent noon position over several midwestern

states. With Howe's software, Jim Lewis was able to accomplish in minutes what

before would have taken many months to calculate with any great degree of

accuracy. Lewis theorized that the traditional symbolism assigned to a

particular planet would somehow manifest in the native's life when he or she

travelled to places touched by these planetary lines. A location with Venus

rising at the moment of a native's birth might, years later, have a significant

effect on the native's romantic life if he were to travel through that locale or

meet someone who was born there; while a country crossed by a Mercury line might

enhance his or her "everyday interactions" with the "common people" -- qualities

traditionally ruled by each respective planet. Lewis's book, Astro*Carto*Graphy,

published in 1980, contains the "astrocartography" or mundane maps of over 100

famous people. Along with author Ariel Guttman, Lewis briefly discusses the

patterns of the planetary lines of each person in question, citing the

traditional symbolism associated with the planets to show how such planetary

lines may have affected their lives. Over ten years later, in the early 1990s,

while living in Paris and researching the lives of people who had made

significant artistic or cultural contributions, I began using astrocartography

maps in my own biographical studies. I found that Lewis's A*C*G software

provided an important pioneering tool, and in many ways it seemed the logical,

visual follow-up to Gauquelin's revolutionary breakthrough in biographical

research. But there remained one rather large, puzzling question raised by

these astrolocality maps: why so many successful people had achieved success in

one particular location and not in another. Where was the unifying principle

differentiating locations of "success" from locales of "disaster"? In the

astrolocality map of the paleontologist Teilhard de Chardin, for example,

Teilhard's research near his Pluto Midheaven line in China led to the discovery

of Peking Man. Yet in another map, we see that Amelia Earhart's Pluto was

setting precisely above the locale where she disappeared -- north of Lae, New

Guinea -- and where she was reportedly held prisoner, in Saipan. Why was

Teilhard's Pluto such an important, positive indicator; and why was Earhart's

Pluto location so negative and destructive?

Charlie Chaplin's relocation to Hollywood placed him precisely under the line of

his Primary Sun, which runs straight through Hollywood in its potent

Transcendental Midheaven position. Instead of using the maps to "explain" the

subjects, I began by searching for key transformative locations in the

biographies of such famous or noteworthy personalities. Beginning with

biographies with which I had already gained some familiarity, I soon discovered

a principle linking astrolocality patterns in the lives of significant "culture

bearers." Michelangelo's Venus over Florence; F. Scott Fitzgerald's Pluto over

France; Princess Grace's Mercury over Monaco; Arthur Rimbaud's Pluto over

Charleville; Madame Blavatsky's Neptune over Tibet; Charlie Chaplin's Sun over

Hollywood; -- I found that all shared a singular astrological principal in

common. Transcendental Planets In each of the above we have well-known

examples of locations which proved to be crucial regarding the achievements,

discoveries, development or recognition of the person in question. Knowing this

in advance, I calculated maps for each of these subjects to see which planetary

lines would be found above the locations in question. Finding the planets was

the easy part -- in each case there was at least one planet in the "key"

location. The next, more difficult question was, why this particular planet?

The answer involved such a basic tenet of astrology that I might have easily

overlooked it: the planet corresponding to a key location in the life of the

person in question was the least-aspected planet in that native's birth chart.

For those uninitiated in the fundamentals of astrology, all this means is that

the planet involved had few of the significant "mathematical relationships" or

special positions in stellar degrees traditionally deemed meaningful in

relation to the other planets. In astrology, we call these meaningful

relationships of degree aspects. Thus, this "least-aspected" planet had few of

the major aspects, minor aspects, or aspects to the Ascendant or Midheaven

routinely analyzed in natal chart interpretation. In traditional astrology, the

less aspected a planet, the less "tied-in" are the life-energies represented by

that planet to the other planetary energies. An underaspected planet is thought

to represent a sort of free-floating, unintegrated aspect of the psyche. Bearing

this in mind, I have referred to this especial planet as the Transcendental

Planet, as in astrolocality it forms a vital link between the more consciously

developed energies, represented by the most-aspected planets, and the more

unconscious, inaccessible, or mysterious elements of the self represented by

the underaspected planet or planets. Thus, the Transcendental Planet forms a

bridge between the customary mode of psychic functioning -- which we learn to

rely upon but which often becomes stale because of this reliable, predictable

nature -- and the vital springs of the dormant, potential personality, which

lie untapped and yet remain fecund, possessing enormous unconscious potential.

Emily Dickinson was born precisely under the line of her Primary Transcendental,

Saturn, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she lived for most of her "reclusive"

and "solitary" (Primary Saturn) life. The Primary Transcendental Planet Using

astrolocality maps similar to those created by Jim Lewis's A*C*G software,

then, we see that this least-aspected planet -- what we have coined for our

purpose the Primary Transcendental Planet -- reveals global locations of

special importance to the native. In my initial study, using only clean,

reliable birth data -- rated "AA", "A," or "B"2 and provided by the renowned

data-researcher Lois M. Rodden in her book, Astro-Data II -- I discovered a

reoccurring phenomenon in the astrolocality of my subjects. Many were born in

close proximity to their Primary Transcendental Planet, while those who were

not born in this Primary Location often travelled or relocated to the vicinity

of their Primary Transcendental Planet and there had a "Transcendental

experience." They either underwent a crucial developmental experience (John F.

Kennedy's PT-109 adventure in the Solomon Islands, under his Primary

Transcendental Sun; Victor Hugo's childhood travels to Elba and Naples, near

the line of his Primary Neptune); made a crucial contact (Grace Kelly in

Monaco, under Primary Transcendental Mercury; John Lennon's introduction to

Paul McCartney in Liverpool, under Primary Transcendental Sun; Liv Ullmann's

chance encounter with Ingmar Bergman on a street in Stockholm, under Primary

Transcendental Saturn); created a significant body of work or achieved great

fame and recognition for their efforts (Pablo Picasso in Paris, under Primary

Transcendental Sun; Michelangelo in Florence, under Primary Transcendental

Venus; Simone de Beauvoir in France, under Primary Transcendental Saturn;

Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood, under Primary Transcendental Sun; Catherine the

Great in Moscow and St. Petersburg, under Primary Transcendental Mercury;

Auguste Rodin in Paris, under Primary Transcendental Jupiter).

Madame Blavatsky's legendary travels through Tibet -- where she studied and

attained "mystical wisdom" with Hindu spiritual masters -- transpired directly

under the line of her Primary Transcendental, Neptune. Co-founder of the

Theosophical Society, she had amassed a worldwide following of over 100,000

people by the time of her death in 1891. The difference between the

underaspected planet and the Transcendental Planet As the following studies

will illustrate, by combining Gauquelin's findings with astrolocality and

in-depth biographical research with an analysis of the Primary Transcendental

Planet, a new understanding emerges. The "underaspected" planet is not merely

an unintegrated, or "on-off" toggle-like expression of energy (as it is

traditionally described). Instead, when experienced through relocation as a

Transcendental Energy, it may become a primary motivational factor in the lives

of highly accomplished people. When thus Transcendental, the traditional

qualities associated with the rulership of the planet in question manifest in

the forefront of the personality and professional life. Again, birth, travel or

relocation under the line of the Primary Transcendental Planet, the Secondary

Transcendental, or the Transcendental Midpoint-Field formed between the two

seems to be an essential factor in "turning on" or "triggering" the

underaspected planetary energy. As we shall see, the Primary Location often

points the way to "fated" encounters yielding larger social, cultural or

historical dimensions. Indeed, the transpersonal nature of the Transcendental

planetary energy signifies a collective psychic participation or origination of

the energies in question (in a manner somewhat similar to the "archetypal" or

collective unconscious spoken about by the Swiss psychologist, Carl Jung). For

all these reasons then, the Transcendental Planet is qualitatively different

than the underaspected planet, which is in effect merely a mechanical gauge

that measures the Transcendental potential of the planetary energy. The

Transcendental Planet is by its nature "underaspected" or more "highly

concentrated" than the other planetary energies, but on the other hand the

underaspected planet is not necessarily considered Transcendental. While the

underaspected planet signifies the potential for a Transcendental experience,

such an experience is not guaranteed: only physical relocation to the

Transcendental Location will determine whether the underaspected planet will

emerge into consciousness as a Transcendental factor. The least-aspected planet

thus becomes psychically activated when, through birth or relocation, the native

is placed within the path of its geographic proximity. Once activated, the

underaspected planet is no longer merely a symbol for dormant energies but it

is now considered Transcendental and is experienced as a singular guiding

principle within the life of the native. This, then, is the essential

difference between the underaspected planet and the Transcendental Planet. The

dormant state of planetary energy found in the merely underaspected planet,

once triggered by relocation, is activated and experienced as an extra-mundane

or Transcendental energy, one capable of lifting the native out of the confines

of his or her ordinary state of being and into a new awareness of

life-potentials and desires. The Transcendental planetary energy could be

considered as a function linking unconscious psychic dispositions and

potentials with a conscious awareness and means of fulfilling them -- a

function that enables us to transcend the limiting parameters of ordinary

ego-consciousness by linking the ego-function with a higher source of cosmic

energy. The Transcendental Midpoint-Field Another significant finding of this

study is the occurrence of what I have coined the Transcendental Midpoint-Field.

While famous people are often born or relocate to the vicinity of the least

aspected, or Primary Transcendental Planet, the second least-aspected planet,

the Secondary Transcendental Planet, is also often found in close proximity to

the birthplace or area of relocation. When the lines of the Primary and

Secondary Transcendentals run in close parallel or proximity to each other, the

area between them is highly charged and is considered to be of particular

geographic significance to the native. Here, then, we can speak of a

Transcendental Midpoint-Field. Within the center of this field runs a

theoretical line representing the midpoint between the Primary and Secondary

Transcendental Planet. When a person is born or relocates to an area within

this field, the effect upon the native is considered to be especially powerful,

perhaps endowing him or her with special skills, perceptions or vocational

ambitions. The visionary French poet Arthur Rimbaud is one example of a famous

birth in a Transcendental Midpoint-Field; the evil dictator Adolf Hitler, born

between his Primary Uranus and Secondary Mercury, is another. Occasionally, the

third least-aspected planet will also be in close proximity to the Primary and

Secondary Transcendentals; the combined force of all three planets in a

Transcendental Midpoint-Field often leads to events of great consequence.

Richard Nixon's famed "China Opening" is an example of all three key

Transcendentals forming a tight, close-knit Transcendental Midpoint-Field over

the significant location of the Chinese mainland. (For the purposes of our

study, however, the third or Tertiary Transcendental is usually considered only

after the other key Transcendentals and only if it is notably underaspected; is

in close proximity to the Primary or Secondary Transcendental; or if the native

in question has had an exceptionally meaningful experience under the Tertiary

Transcendental line.)

Marlon Brando has permanently relocated to the South Pacific, the location of a

powerful Transcendental Midpoint-Field involving the lines of his Primary,

Secondary and Tertiary Transcendental Planets. Transcendental Intersections

Occasionally, rather than running in close parallel or proximity to each other,

the lines of the Primary and Secondary Transcendentals intersect over habitable

regions of the globe. I have referred to these points as Transcendental

Intersections.3 (Not to be confused with Jim Lewis's "crossings," which denote

the point of intersection between any two planetary lines on the map, and which

are theorized to sometimes have an effect on the entire latitude where they

"cross.") Examples of Transcendental Intersections may be found in several of

the studies which follow, including those of Sigmund Freud; the bombing of

Nagasaki; and the U.S. Declaration of War against Germany. Transcendental

Intersections seem to have an enhancing effect on the Transcendental Energies

in question; they also point rather specifically to geographic locations of

prime importance in the native's life. Such intersections also seem to have a

"rippling effect" upon the entire radius surrounding the point of intersection,

creating a "power circle" with a diagonal length of about ten longitudinal

degrees.

When the United States Congress passed war resolutions against Nazi Germany,

Primary Transcendental Neptune was passing precisely above the very center of

the German nation. Secondary Transcendental, Pluto, was also located above

Germany, curving along the eastern border and forming a Transcendental

Intersection with Primary Neptune in the north. For the Third Reich, this

combination of Transcendental Planets would manifest in the classic Neptune /

Pluto "dissolution / and destruction" theme, resulting, by the war's end, in a

German landscape reduced to a nearly apocalyptic rubble. Leading Planets

Lastly, while the bulk of this study concerns itself with the Transcendental

Planet, both in its significant appearance over the birthplaces of notable

personalities and over relocations of obvious significance in their

well-documented biographies, additional mention should be made here concerning

the role of the most-aspected planet in our studies. The most aspected or

Leading Planet seems to play an often pernicious role in relocation. Signifying

in the natal chart a psychological area or theme that may in some way be

overdeveloped or overemphasized, in astrolocality the line of the Leading

Planet is often found above geographic areas where we may lose our focus in

life. In the Leading Planet we may find the key symbols of how we

psychologically overestimate ourselves; our hubris or "inflation"; or simply an

inner-area or concern where "too much is going on" for anything to be

accomplished. The Leading Planet is akin to an overcharged circuit; and

relocation to such an area will often short-circuit this abundance of a

particular form of psychic energy. In the case of Adolf Hitler, his Secondary

Leader, Saturn, was found at the geographic locale where he most overreached

himself: the Russian front. Leading Planet Intersections When the line of the

most aspected or Leading Planet intersects the line of either the Secondary

Leader or Tertiary Leader, a Leading Planet Intersection is created. Unlike

Transcendental Intersections, the Leading Planet Intersection points to an area

that it is best to avoid. An example of a Leading Planet Intersection is found

in the biography of Amelia Earhart, whose plane disappeared in the vicinity of

her Leading Moon / Secondary Leader Pluto Intersection. While approaching

Howland Island, Earhart passed directly under the lines of her Leading Moon and

Secondary Leader, Pluto, which intersect in the center of the Pacific Rim area,

south of Japan near the Japanese headquarters in Saipan. It was in the vicinity

of this Leading Planet Intersection that she was conjectured to have either

crashed or landed; biographers have also conjectured that she was held captive

in Saipan, where a "white woman flier" was reportedly imprisoned. Indeed, the

presence of these Leading Planets, particularly in forming a Leading Planet

Intersection, indicate that she had here "overreached" herself or had in some

way "overestimated" her own abilities (the nature of the Leading Planet) in a

manner resulting in "emotional turmoil / and death" (Moon / Pluto).

While approaching Howland Island, Amelia Earhart passed directly under the lines

of her most-aspected or Leading Planets -- Leading Moon and Secondary Leader,

Pluto -- which intersect south of Japan, near the Japanese headquarters in

Saipan. It was in the vicinity of this Leading Planer Intersection that Earhart

either crashed or was captured; biographers have conjectured that she was held

captive in Saipan, where "a white woman flier" was reportedly imprisoned. The

presence of these Leading Planets, particularly in forming a Leading Planet

Intesection, indicate that she had here "overreached" herself or had in some

way "overestimated" her own abilities in a manner resulting in "emotional

turmoil / and death" (Leading Moon / Secondary Leader Pluto). The creative

function of the Transcendental Planet While the core of this study concerns

itself with the notable geographic location of the Primary Transcendental line

in the lives of people who have played a significant part in our culture and

history, the purpose of isolating such a group is certainly, in part, to learn

from such well-documented lives how the Transcendental planet may be utilized

as a creative function in our own lives as well. Relocation to an area under

the influence of a Transcendental line can have far-reaching effects, even if

such a relocation is not a permanent one. By positioning ourselves under a

Transcendental location, the previously untapped planetary energies, which

before were experienced merely as an unconscious yearning or as an unfulfilled

potential, may now become manifest. In gaining access to our Transcendental

force we come into the full focus of our selves. "Signifiers of greatness":

The Transcendental Planet as a "pure form" of planetary energy Another

surprising result of our study was that attributes which are traditionally

ascribed to certain planets -- e.g., Mars as a planetary symbol of military

wiles or "martial" skills; Pluto as the classic ruler of those possessing a

manipulative, willful control over others -- play an especially dominant role

when focused through the powerful lens of the Primary Transcendental Planet.

Benito Mussolini, with his Primary Pluto, and General George Washington, with

his Primary Mars, are two excellent examples. Besides confirming Michel

Gauquelin's conclusion that certain planets are found near the four cardinal

directions during the births of high-achievers,4 the discovery that such

planets frequently are underaspected (and are "triggered" at birth and

relocation sites) further refines the notion of a planetary "signifier of

greatness."5 Because it is relatively unaffected by other planetary aspects,6

the underaspected condition of the Primary Transcendental Planet creates a sort

of "pure" form, an unsullied archetypal resonance. When the Transcendental,

"pure form" planet is found near one of these four cardinal points, this effect

of untainted psychic resonance becomes particularly intensified. While Gauquelin

concluded that only five of the astronomical planets are found in such

statistically-meaningful cardinal placements,7 in our study the geographic

significance of the Primary Transcendental Planet includes all the planets,

including the Sun and Moon, with their astrolocality lines appearing either

above the birthplace or over areas of notable geographical relocation. The

latter factor is of great significance because Gauquelin's initial findings

preceded the advent of astrocartography and therefore sophisticated relocation

techniques remained beyond the scope of his studies. The significant appearance

of "non-Gauquelin" planets such as Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Mercury and Sun as

Transcendental Planets found in significant geographical areas of relocation

included such notable examples as the dictator Benito Mussolini, with his

Primary Transcendental Pluto setting above his headquarters in Rome; Madame

Helena Blavatsky, whose legendary travels through Tibet transpired directly

under the line of her Primary Transcendental, Neptune; author Jack London,

whose numerous Klondike tales were inspired by his temporary relocation to that

locale, which falls directly under the influence of his Primary Transcendental,

Mercury; and many others. Again, the classic astrological symbolism associated

with the Transcendental Planet in question expressed itself in a singular

fashion with each of these people. The "massive social and political upheaval

and intrigue" noted in Pluto symbolism is an apt characterization of the life

and temperament of dictator Mussolini, born with a Primary Transcendental

Pluto; the Neptunian quest for a mystic, occult wisdom clearly finds singular

expression in the life of Madame Blavatsky; as does the planet Mercury's

traditional rulership of writing in the life of the prolific novelist Jack

London. Transcendental Events Perhaps the most controversial and intriguing

result of this study was the finding that precisely-timed historical events

often yield a Primary Transcendental Planet positioned above the locale of the

event as it transpires or running over a location which will be greatly

affected by the event sometime in the future. The Primary Transcendental Planet

for the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, for example, is Primary

Transcendental Mars, which runs precisely over southern Japan -- the location

of the only two cities to ever suffer the results of a nuclear holocaust.

Another startling example is the murder of President John F. Kennedy: at the

precise moment of his assassination, the Primary Transcendental Planet was the

Sun, which was passing directly over Texas, the location of his fatal wounding.

The turning point in the American war in Vietnam came as a result of the Tet

Offensive, a widespread assault upon American forces conducted in the early

hours of the Vietnamese New Year, or Tet holiday, on January 31, 1968. At the

moment the Tet Offensive began, Primary Transcendental Mars and Secondary

Transcendental Pluto formed a narrow Transcendental Midpoint-Field directly

over the Southeast Asian peninsula, vertically "framing" Vietnam in its

entirety. "Military aggression, / widespread social upheaval and far-reaching

social transformation" are keynote phrases describing this potent Mars / Pluto

Transcendental pairing.Transcendental Astrology The Role of the Least-aspected

Planet in Astrocartography should be viewed as a preliminary investigation into

the influence of the Primary Transcendental Planet, especially concerning the

geographic role it plays in the birth of notable personalities or in their

relocation to the site of a Primary Transcendental line. Although the focus of

this book concerns itself with the historical and biographical significance of

the Primary and Secondary Transcendental Planets -- and especially their

combined influence in the Transcendental Midpoint-Field -- it also can be read

in conjunction with the basic principles of traditional astrocartography, as

the two approaches do work together in exploring the influence of planetary

placements on births and events, as is revealed in the studies which follow.

To cite this page:

Robert Couteau: An Introduction to Astrocartography

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