Astrocartography is a branch of astrology that shows the exact positioning of the planets at the moment you were born. The premise is that the earth holds a resonant memory of this celestial alignment; knowing your map can help you understand why you feel happier in some places than others. Anyone can produce a free astrocartography map online, but you’ll need a professional like astrocartographer Maya White to actually decode it.
‘I first got into astrocartography because I needed help understanding my own life,’ says White, who purchased her first astro map in 1976 after spotting an advert in a horoscope magazine. She became a certified practitioner in the late 80s; now she offers private readings, online learning programmes, and astrology retreats.
‘If you have an accurate time and place of birth, it’s just amazing what information comes out,’ she says, noting that it helped her understand where she should live (currently Florida) and also where to travel (she went to India, for example, because her Sun and Uranus lines crossed there).
Climate preferences, work, social environment, and family always factor into her readings. ‘There is no value in me telling somebody to move to South Dakota if there’s no way they’d do that,’ she says. She also pinpoints so-called ‘train-wreck zones,’ areas of the world where certain planetary lines might make for a less-than-stellar experience. Though nothing beats a personalised reading, your star sign alone can offer insight into the types of trips you enjoy most. We asked White to share destination suggestions for where to go next based on the 12 zodiac signs – because it’s never too soon to start planning.
