Have you ever felt a deep yearning for your birthday to be more than just a celebration? A true turning point, a portal to a new beginning? If you were born in October and you’re feeling that call, the answer may not lie in an external change, but in an energetic realignment. Today, I want to reveal one of the most powerful tools in modern astrology: the astrocartography of your Solar Return, the map for consciously designing the next twelve months of your life.
Your Birthday: The “Big Bang” of Your Personal Year
Every year on your birthday, the Sun returns to the exact degree and minute it was at when you were born. This moment is your Solar Return, your true astrological new year. This cosmic event generates an astrological chart that acts as an energetic map for your next life cycle, highlighting the themes, challenges, and opportunities that await you.
But here lies the secret that can change everything: the geographic location where you are at that precise moment completely modifies that annual chart. Moving your body to a different point on the planet alters the structure of your map, placing emphasis on different areas of your life. And the tool to navigate this is locational astrology.
Astrocartography and Cyclocartography: Your Spiritual GPS
To understand this process, it’s key to differentiate two terms:
- Natal Astrocartography: This is the map of your entire life. It projects the planets of your birth chart onto the world, showing the places where those energies are potent for you permanently.
- Cyclocartography (or Transit Astrocartography): This is a temporary map. It focuses on a specific cycle, like the year that opens on your birthday. This is the one we will use. It’s a dynamic technique that allows you to influence the energy of a specific period.
Using the cyclocartography of your Solar Return is like having a spiritual GPS. Instead of wandering blindly, you can choose an energetic “route” for your year, traveling to a place that activates the planetary lines aligned with your deepest desires.
October 2025: A Powerful Portal for Libra and Scorpio
If your birthday is in October, you belong to the harmonious sign of Libra or the profound sign of Scorpio. In 2025, your Solar Return is no ordinary event. The planetary configurations of this period offer a unique opportunity for personal recalibration.
If you are a Libra (birthdays until Oct 22/23):
Your annual theme centers on harmony, relationships, and justice. This year, with your ruler Venus transiting the expansive sign of Sagittarius during your season, you are invited to seek more authentic, free relationships with a shared vision for the future. It is a year to grow through others and find beauty in the truth. A birthday trip could help you activate a new partnership, find a more conscious love, or launch a creative project successfully.
If you are a Scorpio (birthdays from Oct 23/24):
Your essence is transformation, depth, and emotional power. This year, with your ruler Mars in the sensitive sign of Cancer, your rebirth is linked to healing your roots, emotional security, and the concept of “home.” It is a powerful time to release past burdens and build a solid inner foundation. A birthday trip could catalyze a healing process, facilitate a move, or strengthen your most important family ties.
The Menu of Energies: Which Planetary Line Will You Activate?
When planning your Solar Return journey, you get to choose which planetary energy will take center stage in your year. Here is a menu of possibilities:
- Venus Line: For a year of love, romance, creativity, pleasure, and financial attraction. Ideal if you are looking for a partner, want to revitalize your current relationship, launch an artistic project, or improve your finances.
- Jupiter Line: The line of expansion and luck. It activates a year of growth, opportunities, higher education, travel, and optimism. Perfect if you want to broaden your horizons and attract abundance.
- Sun Line: For a year of radiance, self-confidence, leadership, and vitality. If your goal is to be seen, recognized, and feel empowered, this is your line.
- Mercury Line: Choose this line if your focus is on communication, writing, learning, business, or commerce. Ideal for launching a book, a podcast, or closing important deals.
- Pluto Line: The line of deep transformation. Especially potent for Scorpios, it activates a year of empowerment, healing, releasing old patterns, and personal rebirth.
From Theory to Practice: Your Intentional Journey in 4 Steps
- Step 1: Define Your Intention. What do you desire most for your next year of life? Be specific. More love? A new job? Emotional healing? Your clear intention is your compass.
- Step 2: Get Your Map. The next step is to have a custom astrocartography reading. In this session, your Solar Return chart for 2025 is calculated, and the world map with your personal planetary lines for that cycle is generated.
- Step 3: Choose the Destination. Together, we analyze the map to find an accessible location that aligns with your intention. Sometimes, the perfect spot is in a nearby city you never considered.
- Step 4: The Activation Ritual. It’s not enough just to be there. Ideally, at the exact moment of your Solar Return, you should perform a small ritual: a meditation, writing down your intentions, or simply a moment of conscious gratitude to anchor the energy.
It’s Not Just a Trip, It’s an Alignment with Your Soul
You don’t need to move or spend a fortune. Sometimes, spending just a few hours in the right place at the right time is enough to plant the seed for a completely different year. Just as you choose what to eat, what to wear, or with whom to share your time, you can choose where and how to activate the energy for your year ahead.
If you feel the call to begin your new cycle with intention, clarity, and power, this is the moment. The map of your soul for October 2025 is waiting to be discovered.
Would you like to discover your power place for your Solar Return?
Book your custom astrocartography reading here or write to me directly via WhatsApp to schedule your appointment. This could be the most transformative trip of the year, even if it only lasts for a weekend.
Your soul already knows the way. Astrocartography just gives you the map.
Warmly,
Alejandro Herryman
Frequently Asked Questions (SEO FAQ)
Do I have to move to that place for it to work?
Not at all. The relocated Solar Return technique is based on being present in the chosen location at the exact moment of the Sun’s return. Being there on your birthday is enough to activate the energy for the entire year.
How long do I need to stay in the chosen location?
Ideally, you should stay for at least 24 hours, ensuring that the exact moment of your Solar Return (which is calculated precisely) finds you there. Many people take the opportunity to make a short weekend trip out of it.
What if I can’t travel far?
The map shows lines that cross the entire globe, including places close to where you live. Sometimes, a short drive to a neighboring city can place you on a very beneficial planetary line. The perfect spot might be closer than you think!