Guide to geomancy
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GeomancyGeomancy: PopulusPopulus, “the people”: the figure of eight points, passive and neutral, that speaks of the group, the crowd and what endures. Traditional meanings, correspondences and practice.GeomancyGeomancy: ViaVia, “the way”: four single points in a column, the figure of the road, the journey and change. Traditional meanings, attributions, houses and practice.GeomancyGeomancy: AlbusAlbus, “the white”: the figure of peace, cautious wisdom and clarity, but also of fragility. Traditional meanings, Mercury, houses and combinations.GeomancyGeomancy: ConiunctioConiunctio, “the conjunction”: two points at the ends, two single lines at the centre. A figure of encounter, of bonds and of the return of what was lost.GeomancyGeomancy: PuellaPuella, “the girl”: a feminine, gentle and receptive figure, linked to Venus and Libra. Traditional meanings, nuances, houses, combinations and an exercise.GeomancyGeomancy: AmissioAmissio, “the loss”: what slips through one's fingers, what one spends or leaves behind. A figure that looks difficult, linked to Venus and Taurus.GeomancyGeomancy: Fortuna MajorFortuna Major, “the great fortune”: the figure of slow but solid success, of outside support and protection. Meaning, the Sun and Leo, houses and combinations.GeomancyGeomancy: Fortuna MinorFortuna Minor, “the small fortune”: a quick chance, a helping hand that passes. A mobile figure of the Sun and Leo, with its nuances, its houses and an exercise.GeomancyGeomancy: PuerPuer, “the boy”: a figure of Mars and Aries, impulsive and combative. Traditional meanings, nuances, houses, combinations and an exercise for taming drive.GeomancyGeomancy: RubeusRubeus, “the red”: the figure of Mars and Scorpio, associated with passion, anger and excess. Traditional meanings, nuances, houses, combinations and an exercise.GeomancyGeomancy: AcquisitioAcquisitio, “gain”: the receiving hand, a figure of Jupiter and Sagittarius. Traditional meanings, divergences over signs, houses, combinations and an exercise.GeomancyGeomancy: LaetitiaLaetitia, “joy”: one point at the top, double lines beneath, like an arrow pointing to the sky. A figure of Jupiter and Pisces, with its nuances.GeomancyGeomancy: CarcerCarcer, “the prison”: two double points enclosed between two single points. A figure of Saturn and Capricorn: limit and delay, but also shelter. Meaning, houses, exercise.GeomancyGeomancy: TristitiaTristitia, “sadness”: three double lines and a single point at the bottom, like a point sinking downward. A figure of Saturn and Aquarius: grief, depth, foundations.GeomancyGeomancy: Cauda DraconisCauda Draconis, the dragon's tail, is a geomantic figure linked to the Moon's south node: exit, ending, letting go. Form, traditional meanings, divergences and reading.GeomancyGeomancy: Caput DraconisCaput Draconis, the dragon's head, is a geomantic figure linked to the Moon's north node: threshold, entry, beginning. Form, traditional meanings, divergences and reading.GeomancyGeomancy: history and methodGeomancy draws 16 figures from random dots. Born in the Arab world (ʿilm al-raml), it reached Europe in the 12th century and is read across 12 houses. History and method.
The meanings mentioned belong to tradition and symbolism. They are neither promises of results nor medical advice.