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Mothers: Caput Draconis, Rubeus, Acquisitio, Amissio

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Another truly awesome method of divination for a Witch to specialize in is Geomancy. It is like horary astrology, but without the need for calculations. It can often give an astounding amount of information, and can be used for real-world needs, like finding lost objects, checking if a missing person is dead or alive, and so on. There are almost no reliable books on Geomancy. John Michael Greer wrote a couple, but they are filled with errors. Still, it is a place to start to learn basic vocabulary. After that, however, you will have to find a Geomancy Master to teach you.

Here is an example chart.
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The Querent's question is: Will I be able to travel to London to meet my sister?

Q: House 1: CAPUT DRACONIS
Sister: House 3: ACQUISITIO

We have no perfection between these two houses, so the answer is no, the Q will not see his sister.

CAPUT in House 1 is in CAPITAL COMPANY with RUBEUS in House 2, giving a reception of FORTUNA MAJOR. And that is also the Figure in House 9 that subradiates House 3 by opposition. FORTUNA MAJOR also jumps to House 12, showing that Q, himself has done something that will prevent the perfection.

ACQUISITIO, the sister, in House 3, is in REVERSE COMPANY with AMISSIO, giving a reception of VIA. Hmmmm....might the sister, herself, be traveling away from her London home at the time when Q expected to visit? Let's see. The sister's turned House 9 is radical House 11. What's in House 11? VIA. My conclusion is that Q will not see his sister in London because she, herself, will be away from London at the time. FORTUNA MAJOR jumping from House 9 to House 12 says to me that Q had settled on a certain plan in his mind---perhaps with respect to dates of a visit to London---before checking with his sister that she would be available.

He can still travel to London if he wants (FORTUNA MAJOR in HOUSE 9 jumps to PERFECT with HOUSE by CONJUNCTION), but his sister won't be there when he gets there (Acquisitio + Amission = Via, and Via is in the sister's turned House 9).

Two Witnesses, both Fortuna Minor: Q will have missed the window of opportunity to visit.
Judge: Populus: the outcome is owing to other people -- his sister, for one. Via also jumps the sister's turned house 8: she is worried about someone, and that is why she is travelling to go see that person.

Of course, if you are reading for someone, you can avoid all that technical verbiage. Say, instead: "No, you will not see your sister. You can travel to London, if you wish, but she will not be there. She is worried or anxious about someone, and she herself will be traveling away from London to visit that person. You will have missed your window of opportunity. This is partly your own fault, as it seems that you made some plan in your mind with respect to dates of travel without first consulting your sister to see if she would be available. She won't be."

FACTS: The Querent, a student of mine from Ghana, asked this question by way of Geomancy, and he cast the chart, himself. He asked whether Ghana would win its match against Portugal in the World Cup yesterday.

The Querent's Analysis: Ghana in House 1 had a CONJUNCTION with the figure of House 10, PUER, since PUER jumped to House 2. Portugal, in House 7, had perfection only by TRANSLATION with House 10 (ACQUISITIO in HOUSES 8 and 9). Ghana also had better reception than Portugal with House 10. Because CONJUNCTION is stronger than TRANSLATION, the Geomancer thought it was very clear from the chart that Ghana would win, and was very surprised when Ghana did not.

He wrote to me asking for an explanation inasmuch as, according to my instruction of him, Ghana should have won.

I respectfully dissented, and explained to him his errors. This is an extremely easy chart to judge if you have had a geomancy master and if you pay attention to him.

The Querent ignored two important rules: (1) The Rule of Benefaction: Portugal's House 7 is bounded by benefics and in company with one of them. (2) The Rule of Combustion: a single Fortuna Major in the chart will destroy whatever house it opposes. Here, Fortuna Major, Portugal itself!, opposes House 1. Ghana will definitely lose the match. There is no stronger affliction than combustion. It outweighs everything else in the chart. Even without the benefaction to House 7, Portugal would win because of the combustion.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

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A geomancer in Africa asked me to take a look at this missing person chart. I am going to talk him through it by the Socratic method so he can learn from the chart, but I thought I would point out a couple of things.

FACTS: The Querent's wife went on a business trip to Dubai. After a couple of weeks, her telephone stopped working, and the husband has not heard from her since. Is the Wife alive? Where is she? Is she coming home?

If these questions were asked of me, I would want to know more information before I decided whether I would give the Q the correct answers. The geomancer himself cast the chart on behalf of the client. That makes the Geomancer HOUSE 1. The client is HOUSE 7. The client's wife is HOUSE 1 again. So, Ms. Wife is HOUSE 1, ACQUISITIO. ACQUISITIO jumps from HOUSE 1 to HOUSE 3. Do dead people jump? No, they do not. :D Therefore, at the time the chart was cast, Ms. Wife was alive. That is confirmed by both HOUSE 1 and HOUSE 3 being inconjunct to HOUSE 8 (Death). CAUDA, the figure of HOUSE 8, jumps to HOUSE 11 and makes aspects with ACQUISITIO in HOUSES 1 and 3, but their reception figure, PUELLA, is not persuasive testimony of death.

Whether I would tell the Q where the Wife is, I am not sure. I looked at their relationship. HOUSE 1/Wife (ACQUISITIO) + HOUSE 7/Husband (TRISTITIA) = RUBEUS, a violent, passionate Mars figure. Well, that's kind of horrible, innit? So, I would answer the "is she coming home?" question with this: "I don't know, Mr. Querent. Were you nice to her? Or were your horrible to her? Were you violent to her? Have you hit her? Would you want to come back home to you if you were she?"

If he was an abusive husband, I might not answer the other questions. In all likelihood, I probably would not answer any of the questions, including whether she were alive.

VIA is the natural ruler of fugitives. Another relevant testimony: VIA in HOUSE 12: someone fleeing and in hiding.

When teaching divination, the Witch under whom you study will cover such touchy questions as this. There are several classes of question which I will not answer, or will not answer without the greatest justification. The Witch will also teach you to reject questions with false logic built into them. They must be rejected inasmuch as even the most expert diviner cannot answer them. False logic in questions is a huge problem in published divination material. When a Witch teaches divination, the most important thing she is teaching you is HOW TO THINK IN ACCORDANCE WITH REALITY. Everything else pales in comparison.

You might think: "How can I get the job I just applied for?" might be a reasonable question. It is not. It actually has an assumption built into it, and there is not a single person on Earth or in the Otherworld that could answer it as stated.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

* Copyright to Coven Rochester

This chart was sent to me by a Geomancy student from abroad. I tend to get a lot of divination questions along the lines of "Have I been cursed?" or "Am I bewitched?" In the last 15 years of divinatory practice, I have seen only three positive cases of bewitchment in America (and yes, I broke all three of the curses). The number goes up quite a bit, though, when I consider questions I have had from Italy and countries in Africa and South America. Knowledge of cursing may be more common in those places, hence the greater number. Charts that are positive for bewitchment, whether in astrology or geomancy, are usually exceptionally clear. We do not have to peck around for affirmative testimonies. The Queen of Heaven speaks loudly here.

FACTS: A woman disclosed to the Geomancy Student that she had put a curse on a man who had treated the woman very, very badly, altering the woman's life severely and permanently for the worse. Out of curiosity, the Geomancer asked whether the woman's curse would have any effect on the Man. Although the Geomancy Student stated that she was not sure of the analysis, I think she did a remarkably fine job. My analysis that the Man was indeed bewitched agreed with her assessment, and I added only a couple of finer points.

( If You Want to Read the Technicalities )

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

* Copyright to Coven Rochester

Geomancy Chart, 1946

Witches have little patience with modern fortune-telling fakery, in which the holy art of divination is reduced to nebulous life-coaching, counseling, or unlicensed psychological therapy. The goal for those of the Wicca who specialize in divination should be to answer questions clearly and accurately, with specific and verifiable predictions of events. Leave counseling, therapy, and psychology to those who have earned degrees in them through education.

Here is a chart that I was assigned when I was learning geomancy. The geomancy master of my own geomancy master cast this chart in 1946. This is one of the great benefits to having a lineage in any art or tradition -- thousands of verified examples are available to train people. I still use this chart for training purposes. I will spare the reader the complete technical judgment, but you are welcome to email and ask for it.

FACTS: 19-year-old woman, whether she would marry, what profession her husband would be, whether they would be well off financially, and whether they would have children.

JUDGMENT: The Q will marry. Her HUSBAND will be above average height, slim build, handsome, and of pleasant disposition. The marriage will be a happy one only if the couple maintains a steady and healthy sex life, otherwise the ungrounded sexual energy will turn into aggression and arguments. The HUSBAND'S PROFESSION will be intellectual, managing, design, or sales work related to property, thus along the lines of REAL ESTATE AGENT, ARCHITECT, PROPERTY MANAGER, or perhaps ACCOUNTANT or ESTATE ATTORNEY. The HUSBAND will be the money-maker of the family, and he will be successful in his career. The Q will not produce money for the marriage, but will be occupied raising the couple's TWO SONS.

RESULT: Q married a somewhat older man, 29 years old, an ARCHITECT, in 1949. He was successful in his career, and eventually a partner in his firm. Two sons, born 1950 and 1952.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

* Copyright to Coven Rochester

A Geomancy Chart: Where Are My Lost Keys?

The greatest of the divinatory arts is, by far, the Horary branch of astrology (and we will later show example horary charts and judgments). But its practice requires a computer and specialized software, or astronomical reference books such as ephemerides and tables of houses, and calculations by hand. With these things, we can measure the placement of the planets and stars and zodiac signs and determine their effects on earthly affairs. Geomancy, Astrology's little sister, is a similar rules-based divination system using astrological symbols and concepts, but using much simpler tools. A stick and a patch of dirt is really all that is required. And knowledge of the rules of the art, which must be learned from a teacher. You will fail miserably if you try to learn it from books.

In the above chart, the Querent was traveling to another state with his parents, a journey of an hour and a half by airplane. When they reached their destination, the Querent looked for his keys but could not find them. He thought he may have left them at the airport. The next leg of the journey involved a train ride. The Querent boarded the train with his parents and, when seated, he cast the above chart asking: "Where are my lost keys?"

He was something of a beginner in Geomancy, so he had difficulty judging the chart. He telephoned me and asked me to look at the chart.

I telephoned him back after looking at the chart and gave him the answer: They are in your mother's purse.

And so they were.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

* Copyright to Coven Rochester