Talk:Geomancy

A note

Probably this should be combined with Geomantic Figures, ne? And after twenty minutes of trying to figure out how to do that, I'm still drawing blanks. --Peccavimus 03:26, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I agree.. no clue how to though! Think any more detail about what the figures are about is needed? Syneil 07/09/2004 19:33

Another note

I have added an original graphic that I created from Agrippa's earliest english translation Of Geomancy. It should be noted that the spelling of some of the figures differs slightly. Is this important?-Chaoscrowley 23:23, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Yet another note

Who's to say that the "misnomer" of Feng Shui as Geomancy is fact? That's a little one sided to say that their idea of geomancy is incorrect.

Geomancy (as the term is most referred in the west) refers to a system of using some means of deriving one or (usually) more of 16 geomantic figures and the interpretation of those figures. This is distinct to the ancient practices interepreting geological features, such as cracks in the ground. Second, Feng Shui isn't geomancy (no on said their idea was incorrect or wrong.) The point is that, in the 19th century, westerners visiting the east chose to apply a western term to a system that isn't a part of, or even remotely related to, the western concept of that term. That's why it's a misnomer. It's the equivalent of calling the hexagrams of the Yi-Ching the Tarot.

Anyhow, I think this entire article needs to be rewritten and I may do so shortly....

Worlock93

Added tags

I have added several tags, since this seems to be written as a conversation or tutorial ("I must admit that I am only aware of 16 such permutations") and may be c&p'd from another site. I tried Googling it, but only found Wikipedia mirrors. Still, it ought to be checked out, and definitely needs to be rewritten by someone who has some knowledge of the subject. 68.57.72.229 (talk) 02:11, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Revamping the page

Page revamp! Woo! Should we include a section on geomantic magic? I don't feel like it would be very long. Geomantic figures would have the sigils of the figures, if someone could make them. Tascil 08:48, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Other_forms_of_geomancy

Hello.

"Further, the similarities between the I Ching and geomancy are superficial: the I Ching is of Chinese origin, while geomancy has its roots in the African Sahara."

This is useless and a POV. It should be discarded. There is no certitude. Reality could be different.

"In Africa one traditional form of geomancy consists of throwing handfuls of dirt in the air and observing how the dirt falls. It can also involve a mouse as the agent of the earth spirit."

I'd like to see a citation of this. Can't find anything about it online. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.22.73.95 (talk) 00:26, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

wg (talk) 19:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)