Monahan has seen a definite increase in those looking to understand their astrocartography map, with 80% of her clients now booking astrocartography readings. She travels around the world giving talks on the practice for Soho House members as their in-house astrologer.
“I think the reason it’s only becoming popular now is the accessibility of air travel today,” she explains. “With remote working post-Covid, the world has really opened up. It feels so accessible now, but with that, deciding where to go becomes overwhelming, so people are turning to astrocartography. It’s helpful to narrow it down a little.”
“I’ve definitely noticed an increase in demand over the last year,” agrees fellow astrocartographer Helena Woods. “More and more of us are working from home with our laptops, and so we want to know if there’s somewhere where it’s just easier to base ourselves from or travel to. There are a lot of people that feel stuck where they live right now.”
As with other practices, such as tarot, Monahan finds that a lot of the time, she simply confirms what people already know and offers a little guidance on it. “More often than not, my clients already intuitively feel things about certain places,” she says. “They’ll have always had a connection with Miami, or Bali, or wherever it is, and not know why until they understand their map. It’s a way of confirming that somewhere is a good place for them.”
Such was the case for 42-year-old Lori Kresse, Vice President at Virtuoso, a collection of luxury travel advisors and hotels. “I was looking for deeper meaning about why I am drawn to certain places or why certain cities or trips bring up different moods,” she says. “While it was helpful to understand how my astrocartography chart mapped to various destinations and energy for future travel planning, I actually found it most helpful reflecting on the past. For example, where I live, where I got engaged, where I get that special feeling of belonging each time I visit—it all started to make sense!”
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