by Elizabeth Smith, Astrocartographer I recently got an email from someone who was advised by a clairvoyant that “Spirit” said her life was hard because she was not supposed to stay where she was. Her heart told her otherwise and she was spooked, wishing she’d never had the reading. She was now confused and looking for clarity and peace of mind through the objective lens of astrocartography. Wise choice I said. We did a reading and she felt 100% better. The maps help solidify what subjective personal opinions can make vague. It helped her trust herself again. In addition to the reading, I shar ..read more

By Elizabeth Smith, Astrocartographer In this powerful Solstice season when we honor and celebrate the return of the light .. Remembering my ancestors, I attune to the celestial bodies. I rejoin the flow. I disallow the complexities of the modern world to distract me from feeling my connection to the Celestial Royals and Star Beings as is my human birth right. For I know that when that connection is weak, I feel uneasy. I become uncertain of our place in the cosmos and begin to wonder who I am. I take time to visit places where one can clearly see the stars in all their glory, knowing that fro ..read more

By Elizabeth Smith This past spring I began a search for temporary housing from which to do some permanent home hunting in one of my favorite US states, Vermont. Some of my best astrocartography in the world is there and I decided it was time to brave the winters. But every time I found an Air BnB that looked like it might work, an obstacle would come up, preventing my follow through. I booked several places only to be bombarded by relentless discouraging intuitions. When I decided to chalk them up to fear and tried to ignore them, foreboding dreams replaced them, leading me to cancel again a ..read more

By Elizabeth Smith PARADISE, LOST? Have you ever planned a trip, waiting with great anticipation for the date to arrive, only to have the actual experience turn out very differently from how you imagined it? Maybe the place is as gorgeous as it was in the photos. But interactions with your travel companions or the strangers you meet feel unexpectedly tense. Maybe you’re surprised to discover that your accommodations are not as nice as the impression you got when you found them online. Maybe everything is great in your environment but you feel unusually heavy, anxious or irritable despite the ..read more

By Elizabeth Smith, master astrocartographer Planetary influences are invisible to the eye and unregistered by our other physical senses. Yet they exist as any skilled astrology reading will make quite clear. We define that physically unperceived presence as existing within the realm of energy. Being energy, they have no boundaries to contain them. Because of this boundless state, when you live with someone, you share and are continually interfacing with their energy, including the energetic forces they are attracting from the planets and stars. This energy exchange becomes vividly, and fasci ..read more

by Elizabeth Smith On May 5, 2023 we will experience the second event of the current eclipse season, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Scorpio. Events involving Pluto ruled Scorpio always release transformative energy. But no matter which sign is involved, eclipses bring Change. In fact the origin of the word ‘eclipse’ is ‘to abandon, to leave a usual place, to encounter the unfamiliar’. Eclipses always come in pairs within an approximate two week period, one solar and the other lunar. The time between these intimately connected celestial events acts as a sort of holding tank. Things get stirred ..read more

The Astrocartography Audio Learning Library The learning tool for the Aquarian mind By Elizabeth Smith, master astrocartographer Anyone who has used astrocartography location astrology to learn more about a place they are interested in knows that it offers one of the most insightful ‘insider’s’ views of a place that is available to humankind. It’s growing in popularity every day. Why? Because humans are becoming more and more mobile as a global society. Because more and more people are interacting with people in far off places both for professional and personal reasons. But mostly because, yo ..read more

By Elizabeth Smith, Master Astrologer Astrocartographer A client recently wrote me asking what she could do to align herself better with her great astrocartography in the foreign land she had just arrived in with the intention of exploring her excelllent influences there on the map. I share my response here to benefit the many who find themselves in that situation after getting a reading and embarking on a trip to check out the place that looked best. Dear S, I have been exactly in your situation waiting for the magic to happen after positioning myself advantageously. Here are some of the thi ..read more

Elizabeth Smith, Master Astrocartographer People often come to me who’ve been deeply affected by something they read or were told about a detail in their personal astrology chart or astrocartography map that left them feeling uneasy or troubled. Some feel depressed, limited or even doomed in some way like they have no choice but to live in the shadow of whatever influence they’ve been informed is destined to restrict their future success or well-being. Here are some suggestions if you’ve ever found yourself in that position: An astrological interpretation, even by the most reputable astrologer ..read more

Elizabeth Smith, Master Astrologer Astrocartographer Astrology, in its many cultural forms, has been around for thousands of years and has been used in various ways throughout history. While it has its roots in ancient beliefs and traditions, it has stood the test of time by virtue of the fact that it is still relevant in modern life and can be used in many practical and beneficial ways. Here are just some of the ways astrology can be useful today as we navigate the new Aquarian age which brings us new and unique challenges as well as those humans have encountered since time immemorial: ASTRO ..read more