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Principles of Astrological Geomancy: The Art of Divining by Punctuation According to Cornelius Agrippa and Others
Principles of Astrological The Art of Divining by Punctuation According to Cornelius Agrippa and Others is a book written by Franz Hartmann. This book is a comprehensive guide to the ancient art of geomancy, which is a form of divination that uses symbols and patterns to interpret the future. The book explores the history and principles of geomancy, including its origins in the Middle East and its use in medieval Europe. It also provides detailed instructions on how to cast and interpret a geomantic chart, as well as information on the symbolism and meaning of the various geomantic figures. The book is based on the teachings of Cornelius Agrippa, a famous Renaissance occultist and philosopher, and includes insights from other prominent geomancers throughout history. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and practice of divination, as well as those seeking to deepen their understanding of astrology and the occult.1889. Geomancy teaches the rules by which certain truths are spiritually perceived by the soul and brought within the understanding of the external mind by the use of concentration and punctuation. Geomancy has been used for centuries to enable the seeker to obtain answers to all of life's questions, ie., life, death, health, wealth, romance, etc. Astrology; The Seven Planets; Conjunctions; Twelve Signs of the Zodiac; Symbols of Geomancy; Preparation for the Practice of Geomancy; Instructions; Astrological Geomancy; Signification of Geomantic Symbols according to their Positions; Example; Astronomical Geomancy; Example; Conclusion.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
136 pages, Paperback
Published September 22, 1993
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Franz Hartmann
347 books32 followersFranz Hartmann was a German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author.
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March 16, 2009
This book provides the reader with all the knowledge and tools to become a practitioner of Geomancy. The author supplies you with the basic principles, the meanings of the sixteen geomantic symbols and even a section on astrology to get a better understanding of Geomancy as a whole.
April 22, 2018
It's an interesting topic, but the contents of this book seem at best obscure and really outdated.
This is a great book for research purposes into the way geomancy was used in old times, but not so useful in modern, less fixated, less dramatic times.
It is interesting enough to widen your perspective of some of the meanings if you are already acquainted with the topic but I would not recommend it to someone who is new and just looking for an introduction. It is full of images which is great and is well indexed and easily searchable, at last the digital edition.
To my perception, some interpretations may come as aggressive and too definitive, taking away the grow and learn, "build your own destiny" aspect of divination in general. Something the author himself says is against, because one should "aim to raise above the stars" as he mentions in the introduction, one of many contradictions throughout the book.
As I said before, it may help you take a look at the topic from a now uncommon perspective that, although sometimes grim, tend also to be crude and realistic to the most human nature.
It includes a section on astrology, a fundamental part in learning geomancy. Although it's important to mention that, again, a lot of the concepts and relationships from signs and houses are also very outdated by today standards and may confuse the inexperienced astrologer, something that also adds confusion and obscurity when casting a full geomantic reading, where the author seems to assign different planets and signs to houses and figures without proper explanation or justification (although some of these are corrected in the footnotes/end notes).
In general I can assure you that if you are not looking for a historical perspective on the topic or with research purposes, there are better books out there about the method, which cover in better, greater detail and updated terms the amazing universe of geomancy. One of them is The Art and Practice of Geomancy: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance, which I recommend 100%.
In general an interesting book but probably not worth the read for more "modern" practitioners.
This is a great book for research purposes into the way geomancy was used in old times, but not so useful in modern, less fixated, less dramatic times.
It is interesting enough to widen your perspective of some of the meanings if you are already acquainted with the topic but I would not recommend it to someone who is new and just looking for an introduction. It is full of images which is great and is well indexed and easily searchable, at last the digital edition.
To my perception, some interpretations may come as aggressive and too definitive, taking away the grow and learn, "build your own destiny" aspect of divination in general. Something the author himself says is against, because one should "aim to raise above the stars" as he mentions in the introduction, one of many contradictions throughout the book.
As I said before, it may help you take a look at the topic from a now uncommon perspective that, although sometimes grim, tend also to be crude and realistic to the most human nature.
It includes a section on astrology, a fundamental part in learning geomancy. Although it's important to mention that, again, a lot of the concepts and relationships from signs and houses are also very outdated by today standards and may confuse the inexperienced astrologer, something that also adds confusion and obscurity when casting a full geomantic reading, where the author seems to assign different planets and signs to houses and figures without proper explanation or justification (although some of these are corrected in the footnotes/end notes).
In general I can assure you that if you are not looking for a historical perspective on the topic or with research purposes, there are better books out there about the method, which cover in better, greater detail and updated terms the amazing universe of geomancy. One of them is The Art and Practice of Geomancy: Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance, which I recommend 100%.
In general an interesting book but probably not worth the read for more "modern" practitioners.
January 10, 2021
I have to admit that I found this book to be highly disappointing on multiple grounds. For one, the book itself demonstrated far more interest in the desire to have the illusion of understanding about the character of people or the course of the future through divination and astrology than it did the desire to understand the actual nature of the earth. There are some very good reasons why it is that divination by any means is so strongly prohibited in the Bible and it is telling that this desire for the illusion of knowledge and insight based on astrological meaning should have been published by a medical doctor in the late 1800's based on at least some supposed insights that came from medieval and early modern astrologers. This is the sort of book whose value, to the extent that it has value, is as a historical source of what people have believed and thought rather than a source to use as a means of gaining additional knowledge. And judging from this book and the near total absence of interest in this book and its materials and approach in the contemporary world, even with the increased popularity of astrology within general society in recent decades, it appears as if astrology itself is a subject of interest but the pseudoscientific approach of astrological geomancy lacks the same degree of appeal.
This particular book is a relatively short one of a bit less than 150 pages. This book can be broadly divided into two parts. The first part of the book contains an esoteric discussion of astrological geomancy itself and the second attempts to provide a large amount of answers to various practitioners of this obscure art, which was apparently popular in theosophical circles. The first part of the book is then further divided into various chapters dealing with particular explanations. We start with an introduction and then move to a brief discussion of astrology as well as the seven astrological planets (the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn). After this comes discussions of conjunctions, of the astrological signs with a "Gospel of the Stars" approach, and of the symbols of geomancy. After this comes a preparation for the reader in the practice of astrological geomancy and then instructions as well as the field itself. This is followed by the supposed significations of such symbols depending on their position, and more examples and explanations.
In general, at least from my reading, geomancy has proven to be a generally obscure topic as far as it relates to attempts to understand the world. This obscurity and difficulty is increased when one seeks to use the same principles of the earth to seek to understand other planets in a metaphorical sense. This book is a demonstration of the way that supposed mystical knowledge that would allow people to view their lives and the lives of others as destined in some fashion apart from the will and providence of God leads to a great deal of imaginary knowledge that neither succeeds when one compares it to a proper understanding of scripture nor to an understanding of the actual planets involved themselves. To be sure, though, there is a great deal of appeal in believing that one understands things, which is why such subjects have at least some popularity to those with particular interests in esoteric matters. And there are still plenty of people with such esoteric interests, meaning that a book like this is still likely to be read by someone, even though it is not likely to be widely read or remotely widely understood.
This particular book is a relatively short one of a bit less than 150 pages. This book can be broadly divided into two parts. The first part of the book contains an esoteric discussion of astrological geomancy itself and the second attempts to provide a large amount of answers to various practitioners of this obscure art, which was apparently popular in theosophical circles. The first part of the book is then further divided into various chapters dealing with particular explanations. We start with an introduction and then move to a brief discussion of astrology as well as the seven astrological planets (the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn). After this comes discussions of conjunctions, of the astrological signs with a "Gospel of the Stars" approach, and of the symbols of geomancy. After this comes a preparation for the reader in the practice of astrological geomancy and then instructions as well as the field itself. This is followed by the supposed significations of such symbols depending on their position, and more examples and explanations.
In general, at least from my reading, geomancy has proven to be a generally obscure topic as far as it relates to attempts to understand the world. This obscurity and difficulty is increased when one seeks to use the same principles of the earth to seek to understand other planets in a metaphorical sense. This book is a demonstration of the way that supposed mystical knowledge that would allow people to view their lives and the lives of others as destined in some fashion apart from the will and providence of God leads to a great deal of imaginary knowledge that neither succeeds when one compares it to a proper understanding of scripture nor to an understanding of the actual planets involved themselves. To be sure, though, there is a great deal of appeal in believing that one understands things, which is why such subjects have at least some popularity to those with particular interests in esoteric matters. And there are still plenty of people with such esoteric interests, meaning that a book like this is still likely to be read by someone, even though it is not likely to be widely read or remotely widely understood.
July 14, 2018
I love this book but is not complete the other odu in this book I think it's have second edition
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