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  Astrological Geomancy
The word geomancy derives from the Greek roots geo, referring to the earth, and mantikos, meaning "of a soothsayer" or prophetic." Geomancy is any system of divination (an attempt to get in touch with the divine) related to manipulation of the earth.
In this latter sense geomancy is akin to horary astrology.
In common geomancy one combines mothers one and two to form nephew one, mothers three and four to make nephew two, daughters one and two to form nephew three, and daughters three and four to make nephew four.
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 Geomancy | Encyclopedia of Religion
Among the Chinese, in particular, this practice of geomancy is rooted in traditional philosophic conceptions of the relationship that exists between human beings and the vital forces of their environment and the need to achieve a harmonious balance between the two to ensure well-being.
Geomancy of this kind is likely to have originated in the ancient Near East and may also have been developed further by Greek mathematical speculations.
Geomancers may claim that these causes lie in the negative influences on people of badly placed residences or of the unfortunate positioning of the tombs of ancestors, who consequently send illness and misfortune to their descendants as expressions of anger.
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 Geomancy Divination
Strictly speaking, the term geomancy refers to an ancient form of divination in which, simply put, handfuls of soil or other materials were scattered on the ground, or markings made in the earth or sand, to generate a range of dot configurations which could then be "read" by a seer.
Geomancy is a system of divination that employs the scattering of pebbles, grains of sand, or seeds on the earth and then the interpretation of their shape and position.
In the 19th century, however, geomancy came to be applied to the Chinese practice of feng shui by which the location and orientation of houses and tombs was determined with close regard to the topography of the local landscape.
www.bewitchingways.com /wicca/divination/geomancy.htm   (283 words)

  
 Geomancy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Geomancy is defined as the study of Earth's spirits.
In Geomancy one studies the relationship of the Earth's landscape and rock formations with the celestial bodies and the spiritual dimensions.
Geomancy recognizes the importance of the interaction between the universal human spirit and the Earth's cosmic energy.
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  Geomancy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
"Geomancy" is derived from the Latin "geomantia," which in turn is derived from the Greek roots geo, referring to the earth, and mantikos, meaning "of a soothsayer" or prophetic." The Arabic name for geomancy, "'ilm al-raml," means "the science of the sand.".
The term "Geomancy" is also applied to the Chinese practice of feng-shui (wind and water), and was employed by 19th century writers to translate feng-shui.
Modern geomancers only need to generate 16 even and odd numbers, be that with marks on a paper with a pencil, flip a coin, cast a die or dice, or drawing cards from a deck.
www.adula.com /geomancy.htm   (236 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions
Old books on geomancy include information on how to use the art to divine the best way to attack a castle, how to predict the weather, how to anticipate which crops are going to be in demand next year, and much more.
Back when geomancy was part of everyday life, most people used it simply as a convenient way to seek information about the future, and hidden things in the past and present.
This is why, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the one place geomancy was taught was in magical lodges such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
www.collegeofgeomancy.com /FAQ.htm   (1165 words)

  
 Geomancy - Crystalinks
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "geomancy" appeared in vernacular English in 1362 (vernacular English at this time was the language of the lowest classes; Latin and French were the common languages of the middle class, gentry, and nobles).
Geomancy's first mention in print was Langland's Piers Plowman where it is unfavorably compared to the level of expertise a person needs for astronomy ("gemensye [geomesye] is gynful of speche").
Pearl S. Buck refers to geomancy in her novel "The Good Earth", in which a character is seeking a suitable date for a funeral.
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The word geomancy means earth divination and is believed to have come from the use of sand to generate the geomantic figures, the basis of prediction in geomancy.
Astrological geomancy is a particularly appropriate term as much of the divinatory methodology used in geomancy comes from traditional astrology.
Thus geomancy is similar to the Chinese divinatory system of the I Ching with its 64 hexagrams as well as Ifa divination with its 256 odu or parts, as each of these is a a binary system based on the powers of 2.
www.renaissanceastrology.com /astrologicalgeomancy.html   (1226 words)

  
 EARTH MYSTERIES: Geomancy
Strictly speaking, the term geomancy refers to an ancient form of divination in which, simply put, handfuls of soil or other materials were scattered on the ground, or markings made in the earth or sand, to generate a range of dot configurations which could then be "read" by a seer.
In the 19th century, however, geomancy came to be applied to the Chinese practice of feng shui by which the location and orientation of houses and tombs was determined with close regard to the topography of the local landscape.
It was the aim of the geomancer to place every structure precisely within the landscape in accordance with a magic system by which the laws of music and mathematics were expressed in the geometry of the earth's surface.
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 Geomancy (Fengshui 風水) (www.chinaknowledge.de)
Geomancy is as old as Chinese culture: we can find the influence of geomancy in neolithic tombs.
The influence of mountains, hills, plains, and rivers or rather their animating "energy" (qi æ°£; fengshui is therefore also translated as "qimancy") is able to benefit or to harm the inhabitants of a house or the descendants of a deceased laying in a tomb.
Another important influence to consider by geomancy (also called kanyu 堪輿 "adequate land") was the constellation of the stars with the Great Dipper (beidou 北旗) as object of orientation; for the Chinese as a farming people, the observation of the stars and celestial appearances was an important matter.
www.chinaknowledge.de /Literature/Religion/fengshui.html   (481 words)

  
 Medieval Geomancy
Geomancy is a medieval Islamic form of divination that, like many other medieval Islamic sciences, became popular in the West in the thirteenth century.
Geomancy was popular in Europe in the later Middle Ages and on into the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Unlike astrology and chiromancy (palm-reading), however, geomancy is little known today in the West (although geomancy is still practiced in Islamic areas and feng shui, a related Asian predictive art, also called "geomancy" in English, is currently fashionable).
www.princeton.edu /~ezb/geomancy/geohome.html   (0 words)

  
 Geomancy
Geomancy is a way of living in harmony with one's given region and locality.
By extension, geomancy is concerned with the smooth flow of qi through places and structures, with qi having similar movement patterns as wind and water.
Expressed simply, geomancy is concerned with the free circulation of qi through places, through both external and internal landscapes.
www.daoistcenter.org /Contours/Geomancy.html   (212 words)

  
 Angelic Mind   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A Geomancy is a specific pattern of internal light (electricity) and sound (vibration/frequency) used in the mental direction of energy through the human morphogenetic field.
Geomancy Control Codes are wave-guides that direct the focus and manifestation of wave spectra within each dimensional field in the 15-dimensional Spectrum.
Geomancies and Fire letters are the building blocks the God Mind uses as the processor of creation.
www.keylonticdictionary.org /Words/G/Geomancy.htm   (280 words)

  
 Geomancy
Geomancy : is an ancient form of divination which involves either, the scattering of handfuls of soil, earth or other materials on the ground, or markings made in the earth or sand, in order to make 'a range of dot configurations which can then be "read" by a seer'.
Geomancy, however in the 19th century began to be applied to the Chinese practice of feng shui, which literally means "wind and water".
It was therefore, the task of the geomancer to locate these and 'interpret their influences on the land through which they passed'.
www.paranormality.com /geomancy.shtml   (616 words)

  
 Western Geomancy
Geomancy is a mantic art accomplished by constructing a geomantic symbol while focusing on a question or problem.
Geomancy is similar to the art of sortilege in many ways.
Traditionally western geomancy was accomplished by tapping the ground with a stick to create dots in the ground.
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 Korea - Geomancy
In Korea, geomancy is a method of divination for locating favorable sites for cities, residences and burial grounds.
The basic theory of geomancy stems from the belief that the earth, being the mother, is the producer of all things, and the fever or energy of the earth in each site exercises a decisive influence over those who utilize the land.
Geomancy uses landmarks to determine when the earth's energy is stored and flows.
www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/korea/cel/geomancy.htm   (450 words)

  
 Feng Shui Living - Geomancy
Geomancy is the relationship between human beings and the subtle energies of nature which can affect our health and well-being.
Geomancy can bring harmony between the people and the space they occupy.
Geomancy mainly deals with electromagnetic fields and negative energies known as Geopathic Stress.
www.fengshuiliving.com.au /geomancy.asp   (0 words)

  
 Geomancy and Feng shui information
Geomancy is a form of divination utilizing lines and figures of signs from the earth itself.
Geomancy, the art of divining the properties of geographical area, so that one can maximize the potential of that area for living.
Geomancy has more of a geographical quality the feng shui as they are currently practiced.
www.angelfire.com /biz2/metaphysician/geomancy.html   (1033 words)

  
 Religion Explorer : Divination Geomancy
Medieval and western geomancy with on-line simulation using oracles from the astronomical geomancy ascribed to Gerard de Cremone.
Geomancy refers to an ancient form of divination in which, simply put, handfuls of soil or other materials were scattered on the ground.
Geomancy is the art of placement of both secular and spiritual structures.
www.religionexplorer.com /top/Divination/Geomancy   (179 words)

  
 Geomancy
The term "Geomancy" is also applied to the Chinese practice of
Often bodies were not buried until the proper burial site was determined; sometimes bodies were unearthed and reburied.
It seems apparent that the Western form of geomancy originates from feng-shui since the position of pebbles, sand, or seeds has something in common with the acupuncture pressure points on the "body" of nature and its energies.
www.themystica.com /mystica/articles/g/geomancy.html   (296 words)

  
 Geomancy 963
Geomancy uses four rows of marks vs. the I Ching's three/six.
The original method of casting the lot was to whale away on the ground with a stick for a while, and then count the number or dots you've made.
As it happened, around the time I was trying to figure out what in hell to do with geomancy, I was also trying to figure out how in hell to use Liber 963.
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 digitalanarchy.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The word 'Geomancy' is actually a term related to Feng Shui, the Chinese art of arrangement.
In the 19th century, a geomancer would detect the powerful currents that run through the earth surface and determine where houses should be placed.
Geomancy was the art of finding a perfect, magical balance in land shapes.
www.digitalanarchy.com /geomancy/geomancy_main.html   (250 words)

  
 geomancy | Feng Shui Ultimate Resource
Geomancy is unfavorably compared to the level of expertise a person needs for astronomy.
In 1386 Chaucer used the Parson's Tale to poke fun at geomancy in "Canterbury Tales." You have the sense that two of the most popular books in English history made fun of geomancy because there was a good reason.
Geomancy has always been a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when you toss them.
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 MAG - Home
Geomancy explores the realm where human consciousness meets and dialogues with the Spirit of the Earth.
Through the art of appropriate placement of both secular and spiritual structures, places where we pray, work and play, geomancers locate and shape spaces in harmony with both the physical and the spiritual environment of the place.
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 Definition of geomancy - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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A form of divination by throwing dirt on the ground and interpreting the result.
Other forms of geomancy use geographic features or lines.
This type of divination seems to be a form of pareidolia, and, like all divination, involves magical thinking.
www.skepdic.com /geomancy.html   (41 words)

  
 GEOMANCY
In Geomancy there are three points which may tend a little to confuse the Practicus: (a) Why the Names and Seals of the SPIRITS of the Planets are employed instead of those of the INTELLIGENCES, the former being said to be more Evil in nature, and the latter More Good.
(a) Geomancy being a form of Divination especially attributed to the Element of Earth, and therefore more purely Terrestrial in operation, the Spirits and their Characters are more naturally appropriate hereto than the Intelligences, as representing the more weighty and automatic force of the Planetary Ray in its action upon the Earth.
Also the Sigils employed in Geomancy are different from those of the same Spirits when taken from the Kameas of the Planets, and this to affirm their more specialized action in this Art.
www.angelfire.com /ab6/imuhtuk/gdmans/geo.htm   (4121 words)

  
 Geomantica - What is dowsing & geomancy?
Geomancy, also known as feng shui (the Chinese version) is a science which analyses the subtle energies of nature that ebb and flow throughout the landscape, influencing health and wealth; home, garden and office alike.
Geomancers use their dowsing faculty to analyse Earth energy flows where buildings are to be sited, or to troubleshoot existing buildings affected by geopathic stress.
Well it certainly wasn't in the genes/ family, we were city folk (in Sydney) and I was raised as a rationalist by Communist minded parents.
www.geomantica.com /aboutgeo.htm   (2373 words)

  
 Geomancy
Geomancy is not known to work with Elastic Gasket
Geomancy is a three plug-in set that creates and animates lines and shapes.
From rapid worm-like lines, to flowing electricity or water, to basic squares, stars, and X’s, Geomancy is flexible and dynamic for creating patterns and texture, shapes and lines.
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