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Astrocartography →
Also: astro-cartography
A map showing locations where selected bodies occupy chart angles at a specified instant; interpretation is a separate astrological step.
Word origin, evidence & sources
Astro- means star; cartography means mapmaking. Jim Lewis developed the distinctive name Astro*Carto*Graphy for his locational-map system.
At a fixed instant, spherical astronomy identifies where bodies are rising, setting or on a meridian. The map establishes those alignments; assigning success, conflict or belonging to a location adds an astrological interpretation.
Local-space astrology →
Also: local space
A locational method mapping the horizon directions of bodies from a chosen place, rather than only zodiac longitudes.
Word origin, evidence & sources
Michael Erlewine called his birthplace-centered map the astrology of local space. The wording emphasizes the surrounding horizon and directions.
A body's azimuth at a specified place and instant provides a direction projected onto a map. That direction depends on the observer and projection convention; it is not evidence of a physical influence traveling along the drawn route.
Paran →
Also: parans
A locally timed relationship in which two bodies reach named horizon or meridian events together or within a declared tolerance; it is not a zodiacal longitude aspect or a map-line crossing.
Word origin, evidence & sources
Skyscript glosses paranatellonta as “rising together.” This supports the word history and older co-rising idea. The claim that a modern paran may pair rise, upper transit, set, or lower transit is a practitioner convention, not an etymological consequence.
A topocentric geometric event search can reproduce declared horizon and meridian timestamps when location, time scale, ephemeris, body point, event kinds, and tolerance are retained. Traditional symbolic meaning is separately attributed; correct event arithmetic does not validate a personal claim. Geometric 0° horizon events with no refraction are not observations of visibility through weather, terrain, twilight, or atmospheric refraction.
Relocated chart →
Also: relocation chart
A natal chart recalculated for another location while preserving the same birth instant; the local angles and houses change.
Word origin, evidence & sources
Relocated means placed at a new location. The name describes recomputing local chart geometry for another place while retaining the reference instant.
Keeping the birth instant fixed while changing coordinates recalculates local geometry. Geocentric planetary longitudes remain the same; a different house placement supports the relocation method's symbolic reading, not a prediction that moving will produce a specific outcome.