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Welcome to the revised and updated version of Astrolocality Astrology. In the 15 years since the original version was published, the world has shrunk and computer software has dramatically improved. It is now easier than ever to access astro-mapping software and so quite literally seek out the best places for holiday, work, relationships - you name it.This revised edition includes the fascinating case histories of Edward Snowden and Ronnie Biggs, and it is also organised in a more reader-friendly format.

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Publié par	The Wessex Astrologer Ltd
Date de parution	10 juillet 2014
Nombre de lectures	3
EAN13	9781910531143
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	7 Mo

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ASTROLOCALITY ASTROLOGY
In the course of his work as an engineer, business consultant and sportsman, Martin Davis has travelled widely and lived in many different countries. He is a well known lecturer and practitioner in this area of astrology and his energy and enthusiasm for it have encouraged many others to investigate the subject further. Martin is currently the European representative for Matrix and Cosmic Patterns computer software. He currently resides in the Netherlands.
Martin Davis may be contacted via his websites:
www.matrixastrology.com and www.astrologymapping.com
or via email:
martin@matrixastrology.com or martin@astrologymapping.com
ASTROLOCALITY ASTROLOGY
A Guide to What it is and How to use it
Martin Davis
First published in 1999 by The Wessex Astrologer Ltd, 4A Woodside Road Bournemouth BH5 2AZ www.wessexastrologer.com
Martin Davis 2014
Martin Davis asserts the moral right to be recognised as the author of this work.
Cover Design by Jonathan Taylor Back cover photograph by Iris A. de Leeuw
A catalogue record for this book is available at The British Library
ISBN 9781902405056 First edition ISBN 9781902405933 Second edition
Astro*Carto*Graphy (A*C*G) and Cyclo*Carto*Graphy (C*C*G) are registered trademarks of Jim Lewis. Local Space (LS) is a registered trademark of Matrix Software.
Maps and wheels courtesy of: Sirius Cosmic Patterns Horizons Matrix Software Solar Maps Esoteric Technologies Pty. Ltd and Astrolabe Inc. Janus Astrology House
All the information kindly submitted by other authors remains their copyright.
No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. A reviewer may quote brief passages.
TIME AND SPACE IN ASTROLOGY
An Introductory Comment by Nicholas Campion, former President of The Astrological Association of Great Britain
Jung s oft-quoted dictum that whatever is born or done at this moment of time, has the quality of this moment of time 1 is, perhaps, the presiding manifesto of modern astrology. But, we may ask, whatever happened to space? Jung had nothing to say about the quality of the place at which an event happens, at least not in relation to astrology.
Students of astrology are taught that the three items of data required for the calculation of any horoscope are time, date and place, and those concerned with astrology s advanced technicalities argue the pros and cons of different house systems, yet for these purposes space is treated as neutral, as a means merely of working out the ascendant and midheaven. But apart from this, spatial questions scarcely ever make an appearance in contemporary astrology. Yet it was not always so. The placing and construction of sacred sites from Megalithic circles to Egyptian, Greek, Mesoamerican and Hindu temples, reflect a concern with both the universe s metaphysical structure and observations of horizon phenomena. The beliefs of the architects and builders responsible for these monuments indicate a concern with space that equals that with time. And that this concern was once widespread is demonstrated in the evidence provided by the modern historical disciplines of archaeo-astronomy and ethno-astronomy. When we turn to astrology itself, we find that the Babylonian astrologers were deeply concerned with such questions as the direction in which a celestial omen was observed, the part of the sky in which it took place, or the quadrant of the Moon which was obscured during an eclipse. The Babylonians, armed with this knowledge, believed that it was possible to ascertain the region in which an omen s significance would be experienced. Ptolemy rationalised and simplified the Babylonian model, inventing a crude system in which the twelve zodiac signs corresponded to twelve regions and peoples. Medieval horoscopy retained the allocation of houses to different places, and horary astrology has preserved the link between the four angles and the cardinal directions. Yet ninety-nine percent of twentieth century western astrology has focused on the inner journey rather than the outer experience. The question that psychological, natal astrology has failed to answer, for all its perceived advantages, is why an individual might have an inner experience in one place rather than another. It has tended to ignore the ancient notion that place, space and direction might possess quality, reveal symbolic significance or indicate divine intent.
Astrocartography, so ably developed and popularised by the late and sorely missed Jim Lewis represents a major innovation in the field, and offers a substantial aid to answering the question of why, within the terms set by astrology, people experience diverse cultures and places in different ways. And in this respect Roy Firebrace, the first AA President, deserves an honourable mention for featuring ACG maps in Spica, his magazine, in the 1950s. Local Space is less known than Astrocartography, but equally capable of providing insights into the question of where? rather than when? Together these two additions to the astrologers tool kit restore the divinatory link between space and time. Martin Davis eloquent exposition of both techniques provides a comprehensive and welcome account of one of the most significant developments in modern astrology.
Notes
1 . C.G. Jung, In Memory of Richard Wilhelm , memorial address delivered in Munich 1930.
FOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION
In the years since Astrolocality Astrology was first published we can see that locality astrology is now generally recognised as a distinct field and that A*C*G and Local Space have become mainstream tools available to all in full-featured astrology programs. I look back with satisfaction at these developments. I believe this ground-breaking textbook on the subject, first published in 1999, was one key to this.
For me personally I have come to see the map lines as Aboriginal-style, personal song lines. Though we may never walk on them all, we should acknowledge their power in pointing us to our connections with Mother Earth.
In this revised edition I have added new material prompted by the deeper knowledge that time and experience bestow. I have reorganised and rearranged some of the text to make for a more comprehensive flow of ideas from simple to complex and I have added an index which should help readers locate specific topics of this field.
FOREWORD
The material in this book was developed from the Astrolocality lectures and workshops I have been giving over the past years, mostly in Great Britain but also in places farther afield such as Athens, Dublin, Johannesburg, and Moscow. I have tried to present it in a way that addresses the many questions asked by students and to directly cover areas they felt needed clarification. Among other things, the reader will find a unique and detailed presentation of Astro*Carto*Graphy maps, Local Space maps and charts, and Geodetic maps and charts as well as examples of bi-parans: an outcome of combining the perspectives of both Astro*Carto*Graphy and Local Space into one system 1 .
My explorations with these techniques began over a decade ago when I purchased my first A*C*G map from the late Jim Lewis. In 1989 I was one of the first to receive Matrix Software s DOS program Astro Maps Hi Res, 2 which allowed me to begin my own in-depth research and then to pass my insights on to others in articles, workshops and lectures.
Since I have lived and travelled in many locations around the world, the influences described by the maps were immediately apparent to me. With my natal Moon near its zenith position over Sao Paulo Brazil, for example, I could now understand why I had been greeted so enthusiastically there. Although I was only a minor figure participating in the 1963 Pan American games in that city, I had been begged for autographs and carried off triumphantly on the shoulders of a Brazilian sporting crowd.
I was fascinated by Astrolocality astrology at first sight and an interest in it has never left me. At first, just having the information about global locations was justification enough, but after the Uranus-Neptune conjunctions of 1993 my life landscape began to change. A new awareness emerged heightening my sensitivity to the past and to the earth itself. To my surprise, Astrolocality astrology became more than just a tool for locational information. Through it I was able to focus on Mother Earth in a fresh way, thereby revitalising my connection with her.
The language of Astrolocality astrology not only revealed new earth connections but it also inspired me to reconsider its ancient roots. Again to my surprise, I saw current Astrolocality astrology was one of the so-called archaic revivals 3 that we see today. As with all archaic revivals, we reach back to the past to see what we had of substance years ago and then determine how it might be reinvented to make it useful today. Contemporary Astrolocality astrology fits right in with this revival. With it, we re bringing back a form of geomancy, 4 the art and craft of determining appropriate, meaningful earth direction and earth location in our lives. Geomancy was practised by shamans and priest-astrologers of past ages who employed such things as omens and astronomical markers to gain their knowledge. Nowadays we re using modern tools such as computers and computer software 5 for specific and personalised information about these locations and directions, be it in our homes, our communities, or the wider world at large.
I would like to express my appreciation to those who have been important in the creation of this book and the field itself. Firstly to the late Jim Lewis and to Michael Erlewine, both of whom contributed the original and inspired work which remains the backbone of Astrolocality astrology today. Michael s important original articles on Local Space are reprinted in Appendix 4 . His definitive Local Space interpretations are in Appendi