At this point, the big leap occurred in the development of astromapping

techniques. Jim Lewis recognised and seized upon the potential of

astromapping as the best tool to use in his consultations. He began offering
natal A*C*G maps to his clients, arduously drawing each one by hand.
Along with this, and as a necessity of his consulting service, Lewis
developed a complete interpretive system, using both the natures of
planetary energies themselves and feedback from his clients on their
relocating experiences.
Though Lewis was not the inventor of the mapping approach, he
was certainly the first to develop a complete system of interpretation for
it, transforming a natal chart into a world map of rising, setting culminating
and anti-culminating lines. This had not been done before in natal
astrology. It was a true first.
In my book, Astrolocality Astrology *, 9 I note that his work brings
space into our usual time-oriented astrological perspective, thereby better
matching the modern view of existence as a space-time continuum. I
also point out that his system strengthens astrology itself, emphatically
showing us the connection of planetary energies and influences directly
upon the earth, where we live and roam.
A*C*G Introduced to the Public
In 1 975 , Lewis approached Gregg Howe of Astro Numeric Service
(ANS) ,0 "to automate the production of A*C*G maps". ANS
successfully employed a breakthrough combination of hardware
and software (especially for the computers of the time) to create
plotted A*C*G maps. With this setup there was now a precise map,
at an affordable price, ready to offer to the wider public.
In 1976 Lewis published a 44-page booklet entitled
Astro *Carto *Graphy. The booklet was "dedicated to the astrologers
who pioneered understanding of planetary influence, and
particularly to the late Donald A. Bradley". It introduced the
Astro*Carto*Graphy name itself, suggested how to use the map,
defined the planetary symbols used, gave the general meanings
for each of the four angular positions, and most importantly, it

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contained interpretations for each planet at its angular positions.
The booklet finished up with interpretive text for planetary
crossings - which he later referred to as Parans." The interpretative
texts were written with such insight that even today, decades later,
they remain among the best available. It was this package of map
and booklet that Lewis offered to the astrological community. 12 It
was, and still may be, the single most revolutionary development
in modern astrology.
In 1978, Jim Lewis received the Mark Edmund Jones award for
his work on A*C*G.
In 1979, at the suggestion of the late, eminent British astrologer,
Charles Harvey, Lewis published his first Sourcebook of Mundane
Maps. This was to become an annual publication for the year ahead,
which included the coming year's four ingresses, New and Full

Moons and solar and lunar eclipses. Harvey called it a "totally

indispensable publication". 13
The Stage is Set: Michael Erlewine
In the early 1970's another astrologer, Michael Erlewine, began to
investigate the spatial side of things to see how it could be brought into
astrological practice. Erlewine, who is also a musician, computer
programmer and businessman, was influenced by the 'whole system'
writing of Edward Johndro and by his mentor, Charles Jayne. Together,
their view was that the three great co-ordinate systems comprising our
natal charts, i.e., Ecliptic, Horizon and Equatorial, be studied separately
as different reality views. 14 Jayne also felt the Horizon system was so