Cyclo*Carto*Graphy® Kit

by Jim Lewis

Astrologers, after having established the basic  personality traits from a birth chart, typically analyze current trends, developmental phases, and life bending events through transits and progressions.  These tools represent the unending movement and changing configuration of the cosmos... and also our life’s.

So naturally, once one has used and  recognized the power of AstroCartoGraphy natal maps, the next question is:  what about transits and progressions? Jim Lewis was as curious about this as  anyone, and he developed a tool for them: Cyclo*Carto*Graphy overlays. The Cyclo map shows where the transiting (outer planets) and progressed (inner planets) are angular for a particular date in the life of the individual. Originally the Cyclo lines were drawn on a plastic overlay that could be placed on top of the natal map. It was one of the few astrological tools to receive a US patent.

Frankly, these overlays are not for the neophyte.  The information shown on the maps (two sets of forty lines) is intimidating  enough, but any meaningful interpretation has also to consider the fact that the lines are moving - and each of them at a different rate. Today, instead of a separate overlay, ANS prints the cyclo lines directly on a new map which also shows the natal lines. Thus both ACG and CCG lines are permanently and exactly registered on the map.

The explanatory book for the Cyclo kit is larger than the ACG kit. It covers not only the meaning of each transiting planet, but also how natal lines are affected by transits and progressions. The book also contains discussion of a number of more advanced locational techniques made possible by AstroCartoGraphy.