Talk:Geomancy

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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

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)

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