The Starry Bodies field guide
Learn the language
of your sky.
Begin with a line, a question or a place. These guides connect what the map calculates with the symbolism you can explore.
Make your astrocartography mapFree guides. A free chart to explore alongside them.
Begin with the map
How to Read an Astrocartography Map
Learn to read planetary lines, AC/DC/MC/IC angles and nearby places on an astrocartography map, with a clear path into your own interactive chart.
Planetary lines
Venus Lines in Astrocartography
Understand Venus AC, DC, MC and IC lines through connection, pleasure, values and creative life, with context for reading your own map.
Planetary lines
Jupiter Lines in Astrocartography
Read Jupiter AC, DC, MC and IC lines through learning, opportunity, belief and scale, including the tradeoffs behind expansive symbolism.
Planetary lines
Saturn Lines in Astrocartography
Explore Saturn AC, DC, MC and IC lines through responsibility, boundaries, apprenticeship and sustained work, without treating a line as a verdict.
Planetary lines
Sun Lines in Astrocartography
Read Sun AC, DC, MC and IC lines through identity, creative direction, visibility and a sense of centre.
Planetary lines
Moon Lines in Astrocartography
Understand Moon AC, DC, MC and IC lines through belonging, emotional rhythms, care and home, with attention to birth-time sensitivity.
Know the calculation
Birth Time and Astrocartography Accuracy
Why birth-time uncertainty moves astrocartography lines, how historical time zones matter, and what a chart can show when the time is unknown.
Know the calculation
Tropical vs Sidereal Astrocartography
Why changing the zodiac reference changes sign labels and readings while geographic angular lines remain the same for the same birth instant and coordinate model.
Inspect the instrument
How the calculation is checked.
Reference calculations, reproducible checks and the limits of what those checks establish.
A practice of paying attention