• Carcer, Prison, Saturn
  
• Tristitia, Sadness, Saturn
  
• Acquisitio, Gain, Jupiter
  
• Laetitia, Joy, Jupiter
  
• Puer, Boy, Mars
  
• Rubeus, Red, Mars
  
• Fortuna Major, Greater Fortune, Sun
  
• Fortuna Minor, Lesser Fortune, Sun
  
• Puella, Girl, Venus
  
• Amissio, Loss, Venus
  
• Conjunctio, Union, Mercury
  
• Albus, White, Mercury
  
• Via, Way, Moon
  
• Populus, People, Moon

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Geomantic Shield

he first thing to do is to formulate the question that you wish to answer by geomancy. The best type of question is one that can be answered yes or no, these questions will result in a more precise answer. The vaguer and more abstract the question, the vaguer and more abstract the answer. The question needs to be one that you or the person asking the question, known as the querent, is personally involved with. The more serious the question, the more accurate the answer. Asking frivolous questions or questions like, "Will Madonna get divorced?" unless you are Madonna, will result in inaccurate predictions.
Once you have formulated the question, then it is time to generate the initial geomantic figures, known as the Mothers and then to calculate the rest of the figures. This process can done manually or you can get a copy of Geomanticon, the astrological geomancy software, which comes free with the Astrological Geomancy Mini-Course, and have the process done easily and instantaneously for you.

The Geomantic Shield & 12 Houses

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The 12 Houses

Once the geomantic figures are generated they are placed in the geomantic shield and in the 12 astrological houses. The figures are placed in the houses by putting the 1st Mother in the 1st house, 2nd Mother in the 2nd house and so on.
The houses are derived from traditional astrology. Their basic meaning is as follows:

1. Querent (person asking the question)
   
2. Money, moveable property
   
3. Siblings, neighbors, short trips
   
4. Father, home, real estate
   
5. Children, pleasure, gambling
   
6. Illness, servants, small animals
   
7. Marriage, romance, partners, open enemies
   
8. Death, inheritance
   
9. Higher education, long trips, spirituality
   
10. Career, government, reputation
    
11. Friends
    
12. Curses, secret enemies, imprisonment
    

You can find more detailed explanation by the master traditional astrologer William Lilly at the houses in Renaissance astrology and by the Arabic astrologer Al-Biruni at Al-Biruni on the houses.

Delineation & Traditional Geomancy Texts

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Having placed the figures for our question in the geomantic shield and houses we are ready to begin the process of delineation. One useful method is to look at the meaning of the figures in the house that signifies the querent (person asking the question) which is always the first house and then look at the meaning of the figure in the house that signifies the quesited (the thing or person asked about).
At this point, in order to master the delineation of geomantic charts it is necessary to consult our traditional sources. You can take a look at what the 16th century mage and geomancer Cornelius Agrippa says about the meaning of the figures in particular house in his On Geomancy. Here is a portion of the very interesting Hermetic text Lectura Geomantiae "Geomantic Lecture".
The Astrological Geomancy Mini-Course includes four traditional texts of geomancy: Cornelius Agrippa's On Geomancy, John Heydon's Theomagia, John Case's Angelic Guide and Christopher Cattan's Geomancy.

Astrological Geomancy Mini-Course & Geomancy Software

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Another extremely useful resource for delineation is the Astrological Geomancy Mini-Course. The Mini-Course is a complete introduction to astrological geomancy, a quick, easy and accurate method of answering questions. The mini-course explains how to ask questions, generate the figures, and most importantly, how to interpret the figures for a particular question. A variety of techniques, including the aspects, and modes of perfection are fully explicated.
The Astrological Geomancy Mini Course includes four traditional geomancy texts, Cornelius Agrippa's On Geomancy, John Heydon's Theomagia, John Case's Angelic Guide and Christopher Cattan's Geomancy.
The Astrological Geomancy Mini Course also includes Geomanticon, easy to use geomancy software for Windows 95, 98, Me and XP, that quickly calculates the geomantic figures, places them in the geomantic shield and astrological house charts and gives aspects, interpretations and a wealth of useful information for divination.

John Michael Greer-Books

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I also highly recommend the Geomancer's Handbook by John Michael Greer. A student of the Hermetic arts and the leading contemporary geomancer, Greer has a wealth of knowledge and insight on geomancy that he lays out clearly and succintly in the Geomancer's Handbook. A great introduction and complete guide to this ancient divinatory art, the book allows the practitioner to quickly and easily being making accurate and precision geomantic readings.
Also excellent Greer's Art and Practice of Geomancy, The: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance which gives a full explanation of the theory and practice of geomancy, including the geomantic figures, casting a geomantic chart, interpreting the geomantic shield and house chart as well as geomantic meditation and magic.

Further Geomancy Resources

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There are number of useful websites on geomancy, including:

• Geomance, a French site with some English material, but a wide variety of traditional texts.
  
• Handbook of Geomancy by Aleister Crowley, the main resource used by the Golden Dawn modern geomancers.
  
• Elizabeth Bennett's Geomancy site, a look at traditional geomancy by an academic.

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