Locational astrology
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Locational astrology is an umbrella term used to describe various types of astrology
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...

 at specific locations on the Earth. As a result, various texts may differ on its precise definition and range of techniques.

Astrogeography and astro*carto*graphy

Among the most popular are "astrogeography," developed by Don Neroman
Don Neroman
Don Néroman was born June 18, 1884 in Gramat, Lot department, France, and died in 1953....

 in Europe in the 1930s, and later elaborated on by Jim Lewis
Jim Lewis (astrologer)
Jim Lewis was the developer of modern Astrocartography. For his work in this field, he received the Marc Edmund Jones award in 1978, and the Regulus Award for Discovery, Innovation, and Research at the United Astrology Congress in 1992.Locational astrology is an old concept, but Lewis developed...

 in the United States. Lewis called his maps "Astro*Carto*Graphy
Astrocartography
Astrocartography is one of several methods of locational astrology, which purports to identify varying life conditions through differences in location.-Technique:...

" maps, and they were widely publicized in the 1970s and 1980s. Astrogeography and Astro*Carto*Graphy maps are highly dependent on accurate birthtimes
Natal chart
In astrology, a natal chart is a stylized map of the universe with the "native" at the center. It is calculated for the exact time and location of the native's birth for the purposes of gaining insight into the native's personality and potential...

, with 10 minutes of inaccuracy causing incorrect indication of supposed locational influences.

Geodetic or fixed locality astrology

A second type of locational astrology is sometimes called "fixed locality astrology," "locality astrology," or "astrological geodetics," and its primary early recognized proponents were Sepharial
Sepharial
Dr Walter Gorn Old was a notable 19th century astrologer, better known as Sepharial....

 (Walter Gorn Old) in England, and A.M. Grimm in Germany. Both these systems assume that the Greenwich Meridian in metropolitan London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 has a 0° Aries
Aries (astrology)
Aries is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac, which spans the zodiac between the zero degree and the 29th degree of celestial longitude. The Sun enters Aries when it reaches the northern vernal equinox, which is usually on March 21 each year, and remains in this sign until around April 20...

 fixed local MC
Midheaven
The midheaven is a point of definition in the ecliptic coordinate system. It aims to find the part of the ecliptic that corresponds to the highest point in a celestial object's apparent daily traverse of the visible sky, midway between its ascension on the eastern horizon and descension on the...

, leaving the various regions of the globe to correspond with the 12 signs of the zodiac
Zodiac
In astronomy, the zodiac is a circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude which are centred upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year...

. There are subtle differences between the system of Sepharial and Grimm which are not noticeable in many classical astrology
Western astrology
Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. Western astrology is historically based on Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos , which in turn was a continuation of Hellenistic and ultimately Babylonian traditions....

 methods, but may be noticeable in precision methods such as those of Uranian astrology
Uranian astrology
Uranian astrology is a relatively recent methodological approach to astrology based on teachings of German surveyor/astrologer Alfred Witte , founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of mathematical midpoints...

 or cosmobiology
Cosmobiology
Historically, the term 'Kosmobiologie' was used by the German medical astrologer Friedrich Feerhow and Swiss statistician Karl Krafft in a more general sense "to designate that branch of astrology working on scientific foundations and keyed to the natural sciences"....

. The Sepharial system was later popularized by Canadian astrologer Chris McRae
Chris McRae
Chris McRae is a professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings.- References :...

, and American astrologer Joyce Wehrman. The Canadian astrologer L. Edward Johndro also worked with this method at various points throughout the 1930s and later years, and vacillated between the starting reference point at Greenwich and one near the greater pyramids of Egypt; there is controversy over which system he actually decided upon in later years.
Fixed locality astrology is not fully dependent on an accurate birth time, and substantial locational information can be derived even if the time of day of a birth or event is unknown.

Other locational astrology methods

Other locational astrology systems include "local space astrology," developed by German astrologer Friedrich Sieggrün and later popularized in the United States by astrological software developer Michael Erlewine
Michael Erlewine
Michael Erlewine is an American musician, astrologer, and Internet entrepreneur who founded All Music Guide in 1991.- Background :...

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