Recently, someone pointed out something in geomancy that no one else seems to have noticed, not even the heavyweights like Christopher Cattan or Thomas Heydon. It turns out that, mathematically, some geomantic First Mothers cannot become certain Daughters. Which also means they can’t go on to occupy certain houses through movement. This is not a […]
In Christopher Cattan’s Geomancy book, he used the ideas of aspects to strengthen and flavour the power of Querent’s figure. He would look at the 9th and fifth house for a trine. The 10th and fourth house for squares and the third and 11th for a sextile. The seventh house is an opposition. The opposition […]
My series on the Arabic meanings of the Geomantic figures continues with Cauda and Caput Draconis. I already had a look at these two figures in this blog suggesting that the might have something more to do with material and spiritual views, but in this case I am looking at them in terms of their Arabic […]
My series on the Arabic meanings of the Geomantic figures continues with Tristitia and Laetitia. In my book Stars and Stones, I listed the Medieval Arabic names but didn’t explain their meanings. I was more focused on highlighting the work of Christopher Cattan, a Medieval geomancer who was more interested in astrological and elemental attributions. As I pointed […]
My series on the Arabic meanings of the Geomantic figures continues with Conjunctio. In my book Stars and Stones, I listed the Medieval Arabic names but didn’t explain their meanings. I was more focused on highlighting the work of Christopher Cattan, a Medieval geomancer who was more interested in astrological and elemental attributions. As I pointed out […]
My series on the Arabic meanings of the Geomantic figures continues with Albus. In my book Stars and Stones, I listed the Medieval Arabic names but didn’t explain their meanings. I was more focused on highlighting the work of Christopher Cattan, a Medieval geomancer who was more interested in astrological and elemental attributions. As I pointed out […]
My reluctant series on the Arabic meanings of the Geomantic figures continues with Fortuna Major and Fortuna Minor, considered the most positive figures. In my work Stars and Stones, I listed the Medieval Arabic names but didn’t explain their meanings. I was more focused on highlighting the work of Christopher Cattan, a Medieval geomancer who […]
When looking at the original Arabic word for Populus jamāʕa (جماعة) we end up with some additional useful meanings which might have been left on the cutting room floor when Geomancy arrived in Europe, While my book Stars and Stones referenced the Arabic names for various geomantic figures, I am beginning to appreciate just how […]
The Importance of Aspects in Geomancy Modern geomancers often see aspects as secondary considerations, but aspects were crucial in early geomancy, where “perfection” did not exist. Understanding aspects requires examining how figures interact with one another. It’s not sufficient to determine whether a figure forms a sextile, trine, or opposition; figures must be closely analysed […]
In European geomancy, Cauda and Caput Draconis have been an enigma. Traditionally associated with the nodes of the moon, they are seen as representing a beginning (Caput) or and Ending (Cauda). Cauda was a bad figure while Caput was good. This simple attribution made a mess of some readings were beginnings and endings were not […]