The Role of the Least Aspected Planet in Astrocartography.
Planetary Symbolism in Astrocartography and Transcendental Astrology,
by Robert Couteau.
All text © Copyright 2005 Rob Couteau
| Emily Dickinson was born almost precisely under the vertical, Midheaven line of Primary Saturn in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she lived for most of her “reclusive and solitary” (Primary Saturn) life. One of the most important poets of the modern era, she is renowned for exploring subjects such as “affliction, ultimate patience, and the solitary self”: all classic Saturnian themes. |
The Primary Transcendental Planet
Using astrocartography software, we see that the least aspected planet (what we have coined for our purposes the Primary Transcendental) reveals global locations of special importance. In my initial study, using only “clean” or reliable birth data (rated AA, A, or B and provided by the data-researcher Lois M. Rodden in her book, Astro-Data II), I discovered a recurring phenomenon in the astrocartography of my subjects. Many were born in close proximity to their Primary Transcendental, while those who were not born in this Primary Location often traveled or relocated to the vicinity of the Primary Transcendental line and there had a “Transcendental experience.” They underwent a crucial developmental experience (e.g., Victor Hugo’s childhood travels to Elba and Naples, near his Primary Transcendental Neptune); made a significant contact (e.g., Grace Kelly in Monaco, under her Primary Transcendental Mercury; John Lennon’s introduction to Paul McCartney in Liverpool, under his Primary Transcendental Sun); or created a significant body of work or achieved great fame and recognition for their efforts (e.g., Pablo Picasso in Paris, under Primary Transcendental Sun; Michelangelo in Florence, under Primary Transcendental Venus; Simone de Beauvoir in France, under Primary Transcendental Saturn; Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood, under Primary Transcendental Sun; Catherine the Great in Moscow and St. Petersburg, under Primary Transcendental Mercury; Auguste Rodin in Paris, under Primary Transcendental Jupiter).
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updated:
5 August 2005
II. Transcendental Biographies
| III. Transcendental Events
IV. Psychic inflation
- Summary of Planetary Symbolism
- Transcendental
Planets
V. Nodes / the Triple-zero Transcendental | Appendices: Orbs / References / Data
Additional Maps | Notes | Bibliography | FAQ
Postscript:
I. Interview in Astrolore | II. Transcendental Nations
| III. American Presidents
& LAP Saturn
IV. World Events | V. Numinous Consciousness
VI. The LAP as a metaphor of the soul | VII. Zones of Intensity |
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