The Swindon Magic Roundabout in Astrogeography

The Swindon Magic Roundabout in Astrogeography. Analyzing one of the “most confusing” roundabouts in the UK.

The Magic Roundabout at Swindon marks a place of central importance in the landscape because it is located on several cardinal divides for multiple field levels of morphogenetic fields.

It was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anti-clockwise roundabout. It was designed by a British traffic engineer named Frank Blackmore  born on 16 February 1916 at Fort National, Algeria.

Field level 4 (exact position, appr. 80 m x 100 m fields): the function of PISCES and ARIES sub-divisions as the border & buffer fields between 2 morphic fields of the next higher level.

• The whole area of the roundabout is some 80 to 90 m in diameter.
• Astrogeographical position for field level 4 which describes the atmosphere of the site itself:  a 0°Aries separation line divides the area of the Swindon Roundabout into 2 halves which at the same time represent 2 different zodiac fields for the next larger filed level 3 (surrounding area, appr. 1 km x 1.2 km fields)
• The West half of the roundabout is located in relaxed, smooth, spiritual water sign Pisces sign of imagination, letting go, dreaming and transcendence.it is part The Eastern half is in dynamic male fire sign Aries sign of action, ignition, speed and mobilization for further movement.
• This makes it plausible to drive slowly when you are heading towards the centre of Swindon in the west and speed up when moving in the opposite direction when heading out of town.
• The second coordinate lies in the center of relaxed, smooth water sign Pisces, which in astrology has been compared to lubricating oil or vaseline referring to it`s potential to smoothen and help in passing gateways, energetic barriers, resistance and obstacles.
• The Pisces element supports driving by intuition, night vision, acting in a dream-like state, letting go and can be seen as a highly positive aspect and influence for the drivers who pass the intersection.

Field Level 3 (surrounding area, appr. 1 km x 1.2 km fields):

• Coordinate 1 (longitude) extends from Virgo (west half) into Libra (east half) — a road crossing on the energetical separation line between the town center field in the West and the Eastern suburb field to the East
• Astrogeographical position for field level 3 which describes how the site is embedded in the town of Swindon:  the cardinal divde that runs through the center of the roundabout divides it into. A — a  west half in self-protective, careful earth sign Virgo sign of reason which extends in the direction of the town center of Swindon and further from here & B — an east half in service-orientated, peaceful air sign Libra sign of angels, openness, relationship which stretches out to the east from here.
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• Coordinate 2 (latitude): the wolöe of the Magic roundabout is located in the last degrees of relaxed, smooth, spiritual water sign Pisces the sign of lubricating oil, driving by intuition, moving with the flow and avoiding obstacles.
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• This morphogenetic field terminates right at the south end of the roundabout where the Wiltshire Fire Department buildings lie,  This is good because the Fire brigade building so lies in highly alert, energetic fire sign Aries the sign of speed and ignition which is a stimulating aspect for vigilance, alertness and quick action as it strongly supports the motivation for immediate reaction by the fire brigade employees.

Field level 2 (town, appr. 12 km x 15 km) which describes how the town of Swindon is embedded in the region of Wiltshire:

The Magic Roundabout extends in the last degrees of SAGITTARIUS sign of travelling, euphoria, thinking, orientation and searching for aims and the way get to get there & in the center of CANCER sign of fertility, gender, sexual organs, conception, parents & ancestors, individual emotionality and modernity of culture, architecture and art.

• One coordinate of the Magic Roundabout is located on the last degrees of fire sign Sagittarius sign of arcs, bows, arrows and of round forms and curves as such. See my collection of examples in “Sagittarius in Astrogeography”
• Sagittarius is THE astrological indicator for the round form of roundabouts and for moving in circles.too.
• When leaving Swindon`s Magic Roundabout in southern direction drivers cross the cardinal divide between Sagittarius and Capricorn where 0° Capricorn indicates a landscape border check post between two worlds.
• In systemical astrology these 2 worlds or spheres that meet here represent the mental plane (sensual perception, subjective imagination, autumn) and the spiritual plane (effective factual reality, extra-subjective aspects of reality, winter)
• While fire sign Sagittarius stimulates speed and personal aims earth sign Capricorn triggers brakes, control, government institutions and long – term extra- subjective concerns..
• Therefore the astrogeographical quality of the position of the Wiltshire Fire Department to the south of the roundabout and on the first degree of Capricorn represents a highly auspicious and favourable location for the purposes it serves. 
• Since the first degrees of Capricorn are remarkable for their quality of supporting efforts to stop uncontrolled, unhindered spreading of the unintended, problematic, dangerous and harmful effects of fires (and other types of activities too)
• The 2nd coordinate of the “Magic Roundabout System” is located in Cancer the sign of feritility, emotional individuality, the uterus, the ovaries´ and fallopian tubes system.
• Seeing the apparent similarities of the design with the fallopian tubes and uterus may be due to my personal imagination…..
• But from an astrological point of view this is such a strong correspondence that I recommend exploring important archetypical dimensions of the combination of Sagittarius with Cancer through this strong example of “common everyday” insights delivered by astrogeographical field study. Compare my collection of examples in: “Cancer in Astrogeography”

Frank Blackmore

The astrological birth chart of Frank Blackmore the man who designed the Magic Roundabout reveals  a stunningly intense constellation  in resonance with the eastern half of the roundabout (for FL4) in the first degrees of fire sign Aries the sign of speed.  Frank Blackmore was born with the Sun and Mercury in Aquarius the sign of inspiration, innovation, abstraction, self-finding, rebellion and solutions. He led the development of the offside priority rule at roundabouts – which overcame capacity and safety issues at such installations, greatly increasing their usefulness and popularity around the world – and subsequently also invented the mini roundabout.

• Frank Blackmore was born with a highly auspiscious conjunction of Venus the planet of relationship and decoration as well as of income, financial gains and controling territory with Jupiter the planet of success, luxury and expansion in the first degrees of Aries (speed, mobilization, warfare), right on the east half of the MagicSwindon Roundabout.  
• In regard to the deeper psychological issues within Blackmore`s birth chart this constellation is best understood through its square with Pluto the planet of dogma, traumatic issues, social impediments, blocks of development, habitual perception and social role conduct.
• For the 4 planetary factors (Sun, Uranus, Mercury, North Node) in in Aquarius) rebellion, self-finding, flying, mutation, inventions) the Venus – Jupiter conjunction in Aries the sign of mobilization indicates the desire for fighting limitations of perception and development in society.