Should You Avoid Malefic Lines in Astrocartography?

Hello, I’m Alejandro Herryman, and in this blog, I want to speak to you from personal and professional experience about a topic that often sparks curiosity—and sometimes fear—when people start exploring Astrocartography: malefic lines.

If you’ve been looking at your astrocartographic map and notice planetary lines like Saturn, Pluto, or Mars, you’ve probably asked yourself: “Should I avoid living or traveling there?” The answer isn’t always a simple yes or no. Over the years, I’ve learned that these lines aren’t enemies—they’re powerful teachers.

What Are Malefic Lines in Astrocartography?

In Astrocartography, each planet projects a line across the world map that shows where its energy will be most intense for you. Lines from planets like Saturn, Pluto, or Mars are commonly labeled as “malefic” because they tend to represent challenges, tension, or intense transformation.

Mars Line

Challenges:

• Tendency toward conflict or confrontation.
• Impulsiveness, accidents, or rushed decisions.
• Irritability or a constant sense of pressure.

Gifts:

• Increased physical energy and motivation to take action.
• Strength, courage, and the ability to defend yourself or lead with determination.
• Ideal for launching projects that require bravery or willpower.
• Great location to develop a fitness practice or work on your physical body.

Saturn Line

Challenges:

• A sense of heaviness or slow progress.
• Loneliness or the need to face inner fears.
• Requires effort, discipline, and commitment to move forward.

Gifts:

• Emotional maturity and deep personal growth.
• Development of structure, focus, and responsibility.
• Great for consolidating a project, working on long-term goals, or building something solid—literally or symbolically.
• Ideal for serious study, deep meditation, or karmic healing.

Pluto Line

Challenges:

• Symbolic death, loss, or letting go.
• Confrontation with personal shadows, trauma, or control issues.
• A constant push toward deep transformation.

Gifts:

• Inner power, profound transformation, and regeneration.
• Ability to cut ties with the past and be reborn more authentically.
• Ideal for therapy, emotional healing, breaking patterns, or writing from deep within.
• Places where you can activate your psychic power, personal magnetism, or truest life purpose.

Yes, these lines can be intense—but if approached with awareness and purpose, they become laboratories for spiritual, emotional, and professional evolution. They’re not meant to be avoided, but rather honored and used strategically depending on your current life chapter.

My Personal Experience with Malefic Lines

During my years of traveling and exploring places through astrology, I’ve spent time in regions where my Saturn line was active. They were challenging moments—but also the ones that shaped me the most.

I remember a time when I visited a city where my Pluto line ran through. Although I was there for only a few weeks, the intensity was undeniable. During that trip, I faced memories I had buried for years and began writing about them as a form of release. That experience led me to outline a new book focused on emotional healing. It was a brief period, but it marked a turning point in my creative journey.

Should You Avoid Them Completely?

The most honest answer is: it depends on what you’re seeking at this point in your life.

• Seeking healing or personal reconstruction? Pluto lines can help you release the old and be reborn.
• Need discipline, focus, and structure? Saturn can provide that push—if you’re ready to take full responsibility.
• Looking for energy, action, or physical drive? Mars can be helpful, but be mindful of stress or irritability.

To completely avoid these lines might mean missing opportunities for growth. What matters most is knowing when and why to be in these places.

How to Interpret Malefic Lines Consciously

One of the key goals in my personalized sessions is helping people interpret these lines with clarity and confidence. Here are some tips:

1. Understand your life phase: If you’re emotionally fragile, it may not be the time to visit a Pluto or Mars line. But if you’re ready for change, they can be powerful allies.
2. Check the aspects with your natal chart: Not all malefic transits are “bad.” Some may be making harmonious aspects, softening their impact.
3. Don’t go alone: Visiting a Saturn line, for example, with a guide or therapist can help you process lessons more healthily.

Powerful Places Aren’t Always Comfortable

We often want to travel only to places where everything flows easily, but in my experience, the uncomfortable places also serve a purpose. The times when I grew the most were also the times I was most challenged. And many of those lessons came from lines that others might have avoided.

It’s not the same to visit a Saturn line during a relaxing vacation as it is to move there for a year. It all depends on context, timing, and your intention.

Can These Energies Be Harmonized?

A common question is whether we can “soften” the effects of these lines. My answer: it’s not about eliminating them, but about integrating them. You can work with therapeutic astrology, rituals, or even plan your time in these locations around positive transits.

In my sessions, I’ve seen people reconcile with places where they once felt nothing but tension. Once you understand a place’s role in your growth, your perspective shifts completely.

Conclusion

Malefic lines in Astrocartography aren’t punishments. They are energetic challenges that, when understood, can become catalysts for profound transformation.

If you feel that a part of your life is ready for deep change, maybe that line you fear the most is the very place that can help you evolve. It’s all about awareness, intention, and preparation.

Would you like to discover how these lines are activated in your chart and which locations truly empower your purpose?

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With love,