I have been working with the Arabic meanings of the geomantic symbols since I wrote my book Stars and Stones. In that book I used a mixed approach taking the earlier Arabic meanings and mixing them with the Latin terms which most people are familiar. In this article, I will look at the pure Arabic […]
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 […]