It is safe to say that astrology is all about people, but in saying that we have to keep in mind that not only do people come in all sizes, but they also come in all kinds of groups, from single individuals, to couples, families, and cities filled with an assortment of individuals, couples, and families, and then finally there are whole states and countries. It is on the far end of those different assortments, where we are dealing with whole countries, that we enter the realm of what is traditionally known as “mundane” astrology, the astrology of the world’s people, their interactions with each other, and the events that occur among and between them. Some astrologers who specialize in mundane astrology also focus their attention on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and disasters, but we will stick to events involving people and countries.
The main tools of the trade for the mundane astrologer are charts that mark particular
