Astrocartography, The Medium's Veil

Astrocartography is the latest buzzword in the never-ending search for destiny shortcuts. The concept is simple: certain planetary lines supposedly influence your success, love life, and personal growth, depending on where you live.

A few clicks on an online tool, a consultation with a “certified expert,” and suddenly, your fate is determined by cosmic highways that only a select few can decipher—for a fee, of course.

It’s a brilliant scam, really. It taps into the universal desire for control in an unpredictable world. Feeling stuck? Maybe it’s because you’re living in the wrong place.

A well-placed Pluto line could be sabotaging your career, and the cure? A relocation to your Jupiter line, conveniently suggested by the same person who sold you the reading. Never mind that millions of people live under these lines, all with vastly different lives.

The illusion works because it makes the problem external. It makes you believe that you aren’t failing because of bad decisions or circumstances; the planets are simply misaligned, and you need an “expert” to show you the way out.

This isn’t new. Conmen have always known that people will pay for the promise of a better life. My father, a man with a knack for making money appear out of thin air, once found himself stranded in a town with no cash.

Instead of despairing, he spent his last few shillings on hydrogen peroxide, repackaged it in old medicine bottles, and sold it as a miracle tooth remedy. A willing volunteer swished it in her mouth, spat out foam, and the crowd gasped at the sight of “worms” escaping her aching tooth.

Sales soared. He knew one truth that conmen have always exploited—people are desperate for hope, and a well-placed illusion can be more powerful than reality.

Another time, he donned the identity of a mystical healer. With nothing but a few posters and a fabricated coastal accent, he convinced a desperate man that his ancestors demanded a rare he-goat for his vitality to return.

The demands escalated—rituals, sacrifices, secrecy. Finally, a grand ceremony involving an alcohol bath and a white chicken sealed the deal.

Imagine slaughtering a white chicken while nude to the bone, eating it whole and burrying its feathers in the backyard. Well, it seemed to work.

For two nights, the man believed he was restored, and my father walked away with a hefty reward. It was never about the actual solution—it was about crafting a story that people wanted to believe.

Astrocartography operates on the same principle. It takes something intangible, something that cannot be proven or disproven, and wraps it in just enough mysticism to make it believable.

It borrows credibility from astrology, adds a scientific-sounding term, and gives people something external to blame for their struggles. And just like my father’s hustles, it offers a quick fix—one that always costs money but rarely delivers more than a temporary sense of control.

If planetary lines truly dictated success, then billionaires would all relocate to their ideal zones. Instead, they thrive because of strategy, timing, and sheer effort—not because Mars happened to be in a favorable position when they set up their company.

The reality is, success is rarely about location and almost always about mindset, effort, and the opportunities you create.

It's not about some imaginary lines crossing. For your information, the planets re in constant motion, so, if this were a legit science, we'd all need to be nomads, chasing after those lines.

It’s easy to scoff at those who fall for such scams, but the truth is, everyone wants to believe in something greater. We all look for signs, for meaning, for proof that we’re on the right path.

The real trick isn’t in the stars or some arbitrary map. Rather it’s in understanding that the only real change comes from within. Because at the end of the day, whether it's a tooth remedy, a mystical ritual, or a planetary reading, the real magic is not in the product. It's in the story you choose to believe.