Everything About Relocation Astrology

Introduction

So in this article I'm going to share a broad starting method for relocation astrology. I am going to take the example of Albert Einstein through two selected relocation periods in his life. So we are going to cross-check the theory we are going to learn in the first half against his life to see if it checks out.

The Jupiter astrocartography line

So one of the key terms you'll come across when you search relocation astrology is an astrocartography map. This astrocartography map is based on the details of Albert Einstein. The Jupiter–AC line crossing over eastern North America and Canada corresponds to the planet Jupiter.

The map legend shows which planet represents each line; colours vary by tool.

AC as the ascendant

If you see the symbol AC, that's the Ascendant. Along a Jupiter–AC line, Jupiter is rising. If Albert Einstein relocated to the eastern coast of the US, Jupiter would fall in the relocated first whole-sign house.

Now this is the birth chart of Albert Einstein based on the details where he was born in Germany. Jupiter is not in the first house; it falls in the ninth house. Upon relocation, you can decipher that Jupiter will fall in the first whole-sign house. Princeton is east of the exact line.

I know the astrocartography map is a bit of a learning curve, so if you're unfamiliar with the lines, the colours, the symbols etc, it can be a bit overwhelming.

Recalculating the destination chart

So in practice what I do is that I recalculate the chart. So if, for example, a person reaches out to me who was born in Bangalore and wants to relocate to London, I recalculate the birth chart placing the destination as London and not Bangalore, without changing the birth instant. Let's apply it in the birth chart of Albert Einstein.

He was born with these recorded details: 14 March 1879 at 11:30 a.m. local mean time in Ulm. The time along GMT was approximately 10:50 a.m., not 10:37, and no DST applied at the time of his birth. I've gone back into the history of time zones: Berlin gives the wrong result for Ulm. That's a different conversation, but approximately 10:50 UT is the correct information.

If you keep the same instant and recalculate his chart from New Jersey, Princeton, where he relocated to, you'd find Jupiter has shifted to the first whole-sign house. What we discovered from the astrocartography map, you have also cross-checked by recalculating the chart.

The Jupiter–MC midheaven theme

What astrocartography does is it simplifies your analysis. If, for example, you're looking for a place in the world which might present excellent learning opportunities, you probably would like to have Jupiter placed either in the 9th or the 10th house. So you'll be searching for the Jupiter–MC line.

If you do that for Albert Einstein, the corrected Jupiter–MC line runs through western Great Britain. MC translates to the Midheaven; it is not always the 10th house in practice. I read the Jupiter–MC position as a possible learning or professional opportunity.

Nearby moves and whole-sign patterns

He relocated earlier too in 1895–96, but not as one move from Germany to Zürich: Aarau came in 1895, then Zürich Polytechnic in October 1896.

Given the proximity of those regions, his chart didn't change enough at whole-sign level to alter the reading, although angles and degrees did. Relocation astrology is especially helpful if you're moving far, far away from where you were born; distance alone is not decisive.

The main and relocated charts

Now how do you use the new chart, like for example Albert Einstein's New Jersey-based chart? The main chart you cannot ignore; that's always going to be part of your life.

But the new chart upon relocation can be used to consider better or worse circumstances for you.

Jupiter in Dhanishtha and Moon in Jyeshtha

So Jupiter in the relocated 1st whole-sign house, particularly in the constellation of Dhanishtha, I believe is a sign of fame. As soon as he moved to the United States, although he was quite popular, he gained more visibility. His fame predated relocation.

Moon Jyeshtha is read as a sign of leadership, particularly in the field of research. I'm not reverse engineering this. If you go through the mythology linked to Jyeshtha and the sign of Scorpio, you arrive at the same conclusion in my method.

Moon, Saturn–Mercury and Mars themes

And there's another combination. Moon is not having anyone's company. So on either side of Moon you don't find any planets in the adjacent signs. That's a sign, in this reading, that the individual can manage to find focus if one is inspired.

And I also find Saturn and Mercury in his chart together, which is a sign that he was a patient problem solver. A saying which I found on the internet uses the words I'm not a genius, I'm just a patient problem solver, but it is not reliably Einstein's.

Moon in the sign of Scorpio is ruled by Mars. Mars in Uttara Ashadha is interpreted as determination, not proof of combativeness. In one of the quotes credited to him, he'd mentioned in a January 1931 interview, “I am not only a pacifist, but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace.” So you can get a sense of who he was as a person, without treating it as proof. So you can see this chart is suggesting career growth as Jupiter is in the first and Moon is in a strong position in Jyeshtha.

Dashas stay unchanged after relocation

But let's come back to relocation astrology. Now has the Dasha changed upon relocation? This is an important lesson. The Dasha is never going to change no matter where you move.

At the time he moved in the year 1932—specifically, when he left Germany in December—he was going through Mars and Rahu's chapter in the source: Mars Mahadasha and Rahu Antardasha. I've recently mentioned Rahu's chapter, particularly the Antardasha, can lead to relocation. And in his case, his relocation was born out of Nazi persecution and threats, not Rahu. During Rahu, your life can be a bit chaotic, including you going through a phase of fear, in my interpretation. He left for California; permanent Princeton settlement began in October 1933 under Mars/Jupiter.

And if we go back to the year 1895–96 in the Dasha table, you'll see from Ketu to Venus, the Mahadasha changed on 13 December 1895. Aarau came before it; Zürich Polytechnic in October 1896 came after it.

What I'm trying to say here is if you are going through Rahu or Jupiter's chapter in your life, there's every chance of you relocating, not a guarantee. Or if you're going through a Mahadasha change, that also can lead to relocation.

Angular houses, ninth and twelfth

And lastly, does he have combinations suggesting he is going to settle down in a place foreign? Yes, he does in this method. How do I arrive at that? I always look at the 1st, 4th, 7th and the 10th house. If these four houses have a relationship with the 9th and the 12th house, there's every chance of the person relocating, not a guarantee.

In the main chart itself, I find that relationship. The ruler of the 10th house, which is heavily packed by all these planets and sort of explains his career-orientedness, is Jupiter. The ruler is Jupiter, which is 12 houses away from the 10th, in the natal 9th house. So he has a relationship both with the 9th and the 12th house in relative terms, not the natal 12th.

It also explains that he might end up building a huge name for himself in a place foreign. Jupiter in Dhanishtha is read as a sign of fame.

Combining maps, charts, combinations and Dashas

This is all I wanted to share on relocation astrology, including a section on astrocartography, which is extremely helpful if you don't have any fixed plans and don't really know where exactly you would like to relocate to.

If, however, you already know that you're either going to relocate to Sydney or London from Bangalore, for example, you can actually recalculate your chart and compare the charts at the same birth instant. And when would be the best time? The Dashas would be very helpful.

And maybe the starting point should be identifying combinations in your main chart and the relevant divisional charts which link the 1st, 4th, 7th and the 10th house to the 9th or the 12th house. If you have many of those combinations, relocation is likely. If the Dasha favours it and if the astrocartography map has identified certain regions for you, all of this can be helpful in your relocation plans.

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