Jim Lewis (astrologer)
Jim Lewis | |
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| Born | James Lewis Slayden June 5, 1941 Yonkers, NY |
| Died | February 21, 1995 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Astrologer |
| Known for | Astro*Carto*Graphy |
| Awards | Marc Edmund Jones Award (1978) Regulus Award (1992) |
Jim Lewis (born James Lewis Slayden; June 5, 1941 in Yonkers, New York) was an American astrologer, writer and entrepreneur. He is best known for pioneering the technique of astrocartography, a form of locational astrology.
Astro*Carto*Graphy[edit]
Locational astrology[1] is an old concept, but Lewis expanded a little-known field, using detailed maps and modern software. In 1979, Lewis published his first edition of his annual Sourcebook of Mundane Maps.[2] His theories were subsequently developed by other authors.[3]
Lewis eventually patented his system[4] and trademarked the term 'Astro*Carto*Graphy® (A*C*G)'. This registration is still maintained by the Astro*Carto*Graphy Living Trust.[5] A non-profit division of the Astro*Carto*Graphy Trust—Continuum: the Jim Slayden Lewis Foundation—lists over 20 book titles including those by Lewis that are either devoted to Astro*Carto*Graphy or where the technique features extensively.[6]
For his original work in developing and promoting the technique of Astrocartography, Lewis received the Marc Edmund Jones award in 1978[7] and the "Regulus Award for Discovery, Innovation, and Research" at the United Astrology Congress in Washington, DC 1992.[8]
Lecturer and teacher[edit]
Lewis regularly conducted seminars in which he trained students in Astro*Carto*Graphy techniques. He later went on to administer a certification exam. Candidates who passed his stringent qualifications were given a certificate as a professional Astro*Carto*Grapher. As of February 2008, Continuum listed 88 certified practitioners around the world.[9]
Lewis lectured throughout the world. However, in his travels he was not immune to the negative potential of A*C*G's ‘planetary power lines’. In the mid 1980s he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Military Road in Sydney, Australia, which is on his Mars Ascending line.[10]
Personal[edit]
Lewis lived in San Francisco for most of his life. At age 53, he died from an aggressive brain cancer; his ashes were spread at Big Sur.[11]
Selected publications[edit]
- Lewis, Jim; Guttman, Gail (1981). The Astro*Carto*Graphy Book of Maps: The Astrology of Relocation (1st ed.). Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 978-0875424347.
- Lewis, Jim (2004) [1985]. "And the future will be nothing less than the flowering of our inwardness". In Mann, A. T. (ed.). The Future of Astrology (Revised ed.). Paraview Press. pp. 115–130. ISBN 978-1616406448.
- Lewis, Jim; Irving, Kenneth (2012) [1997]. The Psychology of Astro*Carto*Graphy (Revised ed.). Words and Things. ISBN 978-0984428007.
References[edit]
- ^ Davis, Martin, From Here to There, An Astrologer’s Guide to Astromapping, (Wessex Astrologer, England, 2008) Ch1. History, p.2 ISBN 978-1-902405-27-8
- ^ Michael Baigent, Nicholas Campion & Charles Harvey (1984). Mundane Astrology. The Aquarian Press. ISBN 0-85030-302-8.
...the advent of the computer and the ingenuity of Jim Lewis's AstroCartography has now made it a relatively simple matter to plot out on a map of the world exactly where each planet is on an angle for any moment.
- ^ Damian Ruth; Graham Ibell (February 11–12, 2010). A Sense of Place: a contribution from astro-cartography (PDF). Organisation, Identity and Locality (OIL) Conference 1. Aotearoa/New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington.
Astro-Cartography is a relatively technical branch of astrology that is described in detail by Lewis & Irving (1997), Cozzi (1988) and Davis (1999)
- ^ US 4304554
- ^ "US Serial No: 75667982 USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)". August 5, 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Angel Continuum Astro*Carto*Graphy® Literature and Distributors. Retrieved November 2012
- ^ "Marc Edmund Jones". Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
List of Winners
- ^ "United Astrology Conference Marion D. March Regulus Award Categories and Nominees". Archived from the original on January 12, 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Angel Continuum - the Jim Slayden Lewis Foundation List of Certified Practitioners. Retrieved November 2012
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Currey, Robert (May–June 1995). "Jim Lewis 1941 - 1995 (Obituary)". The Astrological Journal. London: Astrological Association of Great Britain. ISSN 0144-6754.
Also published in Astrolocality Astrology by Martin Davis (2000) Wessex Astrologer, Dorset, UK. Appendix 7. Jim Lewis pp.225-226 ISBN 978-1902405056
- ^ Biography of Jim Lewis by Robert Currey Part 1: Reprinted from the Astrological Journal May/June 1995:
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