I’m sure you know the basics of your astrology sign. If you're a Leo, then you love attention; if you’re a Pieces, you’re a daydreamer; if you’re a Capricorn, you’re all about chasing the bag, etc. Astrology offers insight into our personalities, goals, challenges, but it can also tell you where you're most likely to achieve those goals or in what place you'll feel the most challenged. If you’ve ever traveled somewhere and it immediately felt like home, or if you’ve been somewhere and the vibes felt way off, then astrology, or more specifically, astrocartography, can tell you why.
To put it simply, astrocartography combines the study of stars with the study of maps. It uses your natal chart—a map of the cosmic sky at the exact moment you were born—to find the places that resonate with you. Astrologer Clarisse Monahan, who’s been practicing astrology for seven years, breaks down astrocartography in a way that we millennials and Gen-Zers can understand: “I like to think of it as like a cosmic Tinder,” she tells Marie Claire. “It’s matching you up with places that you're compatible with and then showing you where you're maybe not so compatible with, as well.”
