AA CONFERENCE FRIDAY EVENING Wade Caves: Carter Memorial Lecture: Making Heaven on Earth.

Humanity has attempted to mirror the celestial sphere onto the terrestrial in the construction of monuments, the design of ancient cities, and the organizing of geographical regions. Exactly how one might do this has been the subject of debate for millennia. Astrological chorography - the mapping of earthly regions to the planets or zodiacal signs - explores the rich history of the associations that were passed down to us, and reveals the orientation and beliefs of the cultures that originated them.