Jim Lewis (born James Lewis Slayden; 5 June 1941 in Yonkers, NY) was an astrologer, writer and entrepreneur. He is best known for pioneering the technique of

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AstroCartoGraphy

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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''. His theories were subsequently developed by other authors. Lewis eventually trademarked the term Astro*Carto*Graphy® (A*C*G). This registration is still maintained by the Astro*Carto*Graphy Living Trust. 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. For his original work in developing and promoting the technique of Astrocartography, Lewis received the

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award in 1978 and the Regulus Award for discovery, innovation, and research at the United Astrology Congress in Washington, DC 1992.

Lecturer and teacher

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.Thompson, Ange
Continuum - the Jim Slayden Lewis Foundation
List of Certified Practitioners. Retrieved November 2012 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

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, which is on his

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Ascending line.

Personal

Jim 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.Biography of Jim Lewis
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Selected publications

* ''The Astro*Carto*Graphy Book of Maps- The Astrology of Relocation'' (1981) with Ariel Guttman. Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition
Out of print
* ''The Psychology of Astro*Carto*Graphy (Contemporary Astrology)'', (posthumous)(1997) with Kenneth Irving. Penguin Arkana . Revised edition (Words and Things, 2012) . * ''The Future of Astrology'' (1985) Edited by A T Mann; A T Mann, Karen Hamaker-Zondag,

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, John Addey, Jim Lewis, Roger Elliot, Bruno & Louise Huber,

Michel Gauquelin The Mars effect is a purported statistical correlation between athletic eminence and the position of the planet Mars relative to the horizon at time and place of birth. This controversial finding was first reported by the French psychologist and ...

, Dennis Elwell, Layla Rael, Alan Oken. Allen & Unwin: London. (Revised edition Cosimo, Inc. 2004) Chapter 9 by Jim Lewis. ''And the future will be nothing less than the flowering of our inwardness.'' pp. 115–130

References

External links

Astro*Carto*Graphy main pageThe Jim Lewis Slayden Foundation
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