Working toolRandom drawHistorical practice
Background
Divinatory geomancy is a calque of the Arabic ʿilm al-raml, "science of the sand". It was widely practised in medieval and Renaissance Europe, with treatises by Henry Cornelius Agrippa and others, before interest declined in the 17th century.
How it works
Sixteen lines of marks are made without counting; odd or even gives each of four "Mother" figures. Daughters, Nieces, two Witnesses and a Judge are derived from them by fixed rules and read together.
Notes and limits
Safety: A chart is a prompt for reflection, not a prediction.
At a glance
- Also called
- Western geomancy, Divinatory geomancy, Geomantic shield chart
- Traditions
- Arabic, Medieval European
- Regions
- Europe, Middle East & Persia, Africa
- You need
- A question, A random draw
- Time
- About 5 min
- Price
- Free