10 11 9 12 8 LW RW 1 J 7 2 6 3 51 4 Figure 1-1 Pietro di Abano’s Chart In this chart the first house stands for the young man, and the seventh house for the woman he loves. The figure in the second and eighth house, Laetitia (happiness), makes a connection between them, and promises a successful result. This is confirmed by the Judge (the figure marked J in the diagram), which is Conjunctio (conjunction), the symbol of marriage. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 16 12/17/08 3:41:09 PM 10 11 9 12 8 LW RW 1 J 7 2 6 3 51 4 Figure 1-2 Christopher Cattan’s Chart In this chart the first house stands for the lord of Tays and the twelfth for the horse he hopes to buy. The figure in the twelfth house, Amissio (loss), is unfavorable, and so is the Judge, Carcer (prison). No positive factor intervenes in the chart, giving a definite negative answer. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 18 12/17/08 3:41:11 PM Puer Amissio Albus Populus Fortuna Major Conjunctio Puella Rubeus Acquisitio Carcer Tristitia Laetitia Cauda Caput Fortuna Via Draconis Draconis Minor Figure 1-3 The Geomantic Figures These sixteen figures form the basic symbolic alphabet of geomancy. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 21 12/17/08 3:41:14 PM Fire Warm Dry Air Earth Moist Cold The elements have Wathete followingr qualities: Figure 2-1 The Four Elements This classic cosmological diagram shows the four elements as expressions of the four qualities of warmth, cold, moisture, and dryness. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 31 12/17/08 3:41:19 PM Zazel corresponds to the planet Saturn, and governs time, death, agriculture and building, abstract thought, and philosophy, as well as all things relating to the past. His intelligence is Agiel. Hismael corresponds to the planet Jupiter, and governs good fortune, growth and expansion, formal ceremonies and rites of passage, charity, feasting, and advancement in one’s profession or in any organization. His intelligence is Yophiel. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 79 12/17/08 3:41:39 PM Table 4-1 The Geomantic Intelligences and Spirits Planet Intelligence Spirit Figures Saturn Agiel Zazel Carcer, Tristitia (Cauda Draconis) Jupiter Yophiel Hismael Acquisitio, Laetitia (Caput Draconis) Mars Graphiel Bartzabel Puer, Rubeus Sun Nakhiel Sorath Fortuna Major, Fortuna Minor Venus Hagiel Kedemel Amissio, Puella Mercury Tiriel Taphthartharath Albus, Conjunctio Moon (see note) Chashmodai Populus, Via Note: Instead of a single governing intelligence, the Moon has an Intelligence of Intelligences named Malkah be-Tarshishim ve-ad Ruachoth Shechalim, and a Spirit of Spirits named Shad Barshemoth ha-Shartathan. Bartzabel corresponds to the planet Mars, and governs com- petition, war, destruction, surgery, male sexuality, and matters connected with livestock. His intelligence is Graphiel. Sorath corresponds to the Sun, and governs power, leader- ship, positions of authority, success, balance and reconciliation, and sports and games involving physical effort. His intelligence is Nakhiel. Kedemel corresponds to the planet Venus, and governs art, music and dance, social occasions and enjoyments, pleasures, love, the emotions generally, and female sexuality. Her intelli- gence is Hagiel. Taphthartharath corresponds to the planet Mercury, and gov- erns learning, messages, communication, all intellectual pur- suits, gambling, medicine and healing, trade, economic matters, trickery, deception, and theft. Its intelligence is Tiriel. Chashmodai corresponds to the Moon, and governs journeys, the sea, hunting and fishing, biological cycles, reproduction and Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 80 12/17/08 3:41:47 PM childbirth, psychic phenomena, dreams, the unconscious, and the unknown. Unlike the other planetary spirits, she has two higher patterns of consciousness above her: an Intelligence of Intelli- gences, Malkah be-Tarshishim ve-ad Ruachoth Shechalim, and a Spirit of Spirits, Shad Barshemoth ha-Shartathan. Figure 4-1 Invoking the Spirit Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 81 12/17/08 3:41:48 PM 444 3 2 1 Mothers Figure 4-2 The Four Mothers Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 82 12/17/08 3:41:50 PM Daughters Mothers 443 2 1 3 21 Figure 4-3 Making the Daughters 4 3 2 1 Daughters Figure 4-4 The Four Daughters Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 83 12/17/08 3:41:52 PM + = 2 dots + 2 dots = even number = 2 dots + = 1 dot + 2 dots = odd number = 1 dot + = 2 dots + 1 dot = odd number = 1 dot + = 1 dot + 1 dot = even number = 2 dots Figure 4-5 Making the Nieces Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 84 12/17/08 3:41:54 PM 4 3 2 1 Nieces Figure 4-6 The Four Nieces Left Witness Right Witness Figure 4-7 The Left and Right Witnesses Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 85 12/17/08 3:41:56 PM Judge Figure 4-8 The Judge Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 86 12/17/08 3:41:58 PM Figure 5-1 Sample Reading 1 Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 92 12/17/08 3:42:00 PM is the Right Witness and Albus is the Left, with Carcer as the Judge. Carcer is a profoundly unfavorable figure in mat- ters of the heart; the effect of two favorable Witnesses makes it less negative, but its basic meaning of limitation and restriction does not change, and it suggests that the relationship will never be anything more than it is at the time of the reading. Puella represents the emotions and romantic ideas that led the querent into this relationship, while Albus, a figure of wisdom and self-knowledge, suggests that the querent needs to take a hard look at her own motives and needs before she invests more Figure 5-2 Sample Reading 2 time an d emotion in the current situation. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 93 12/17/08 3:42:01 PM Figure 5-3 Sample Reading 3 Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 94 12/17/08 3:42:02 PM 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Figure 5-4 The Four Triplicities Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 97 12/17/08 3:42:05 PM Figure 5-5 Sample Reading 4 Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 98 12/17/08 3:42:06 PM 11th 9th 10th 12th 8th 1st 7th 2nd 6th 4th 3rd 5th Figure 6-1 The Twelve Houses Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 102 12/17/08 3:42:08 PM Figure 6-2 Sample Reading 5 Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 113 12/17/08 3:42:12 PM Figure 6-3 Sample Reading 6 Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 114 12/17/08 3:42:13 PM Figure 6-4 Occupation Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 115 12/17/08 3:42:14 PM Figure 6-5 Conjunction Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 116 12/17/08 3:42:15 PM Figure 6-6 Mutation Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 117 12/17/08 3:42:16 PM Figure 6-7 Translation Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 118 12/17/08 3:42:17 PM Table 6-1: Aspects to Geomantic Houses House Dexter Aspects Sinister Aspects Sextile Square Trine Oppo- Trine Square Sextile sition 1 11 10 9 7 5 4 3 2 12 11 10 8 6 5 4 3 1 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 2 1 12 10 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 11 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 12 10 9 8 7 5 4 3 1 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 2 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 3 1 12 11 10 8 7 6 4 2 1 12 11 9 8 7 5 3 2 1 12 10 9 8 6 4 3 2 Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 120 12/17/08 3:42:18 PM Table 6-2 Figures in Company Company demi-simple exists between: Figures of Saturn: Carcer, Tristitia, and Cauda Draconis Figures of Jupiter: Acquisitio, Laetitia, and Caput Draconis Figures of Mars: Puer, Rubeus, and Cauda Draconis Figures of the Sun: Fortuna Major and Fortuna Minor Figures of Venus: Amissio, Puella, and Caput Draconis Figures of Mercury: Albus and Conjunctio Figures of the Moon: Populus and Via Company compound exists between: Puer and Puella Amissio and Acquisitio Albus and Rubeus Populus and Via Fortuna Major and Fortuna Minor Conjunctio and Carcer Tristitia and Laetitia Cauda Draconis and Caput Draconis Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 122 12/17/08 3:42:19 PM Figure 6-8 Impedition Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 123 12/17/08 3:42:20 PM Table 6-3 Calculating the Indications Favorable Indications Unfavorable Indications Occupation: +5 Impedition: -5 Conjunction: +4 Opposite aspect: -4 per opposition Mutation: +4 Square aspect: -3 per square Translation: +4 Trine aspect: +3 per trine Sextile aspect: +3 per sextile Company of Houses: Subtract 1 from any relationship or aspect made by a figure in company. Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 130 12/17/08 3:42:22 PM Figure 7-1 Third-Party Question Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 132 12/17/08 3:42:25 PM Figure 7-2 Multiple Significators Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 137 12/17/08 3:42:27 PM LW RW J Figure 7-3 Daily Divinations Art and Practice of Geomancy mechs.indd 140 12/17/08 3:42:29 PM Table 8-1 Geomantic Hours of the Day Day: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Planet: Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 1 F.