The Art and Practice of Geomancy
The Art and Practice of Geomancy
Divination, Magic, and Earth Wisdom of the Renaissance
John Michael Greer, Foreword by Lon Milo DuQuette
ISBN: 9781578634316
Book (Paperback)
Weiser Books
$18.95
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6 x 9 256 pages March 1, 2009 |
Those of us that are in the Occult world are always on the look out for a new way to do divinations. Or not really new but new to us. Learning is a key point on all our paths.
This book, The Art and Practice of Geomancy, was new to me yet old in practice. Describing the historical background of how and when this practice was derived. The history was fascinating and well written. Until it came to the instructional part. Totally loosing me and others that I had read and attempt to try this method.
I read this book three (3) times from cover to cover and still could not understand the methods that were used. A lot of dot, dot and yes more dots to be used and none of which made any sense to me at all. Now, I have followed other methods that were a lot more detailed and confusing but I would finally be able to slowly do the method. This one, even to this date, I can not.
I am not alone in this pool of confusion of the methods used. It was confusing to those that read this book. I had ten (10) people from varying backgrounds and magical practices read and try this out. Out of the ten that did so only 1 thought they knew what they were doing yet felt uncomfortable doing so and gave up with hands in the air.
The book overall is OK. There were parts that I did not like. Such as when reading one chapter the thought was interrupted by launching into another totally different subject matter and by the time the writer went back to the original thought I had to myself go back and start reading all over again, skipping the intruding section just to try to grasp the entire concept of what was trying to be said.
This is not a book for everyone. It was a laborious read and to be brutally honest dry and boring. Subject matter seemed to jump here and there yet not being clear cut on the procedures to be used. This is just my personal opinion after 6 months or so of trying to read, read again and read yet one more time. I was glad that others felt the same way as the book left me feeling a little on the stupid side of ‘not getting it’.
Would I recommend this book? Only to those that wished to have a goal at deciphering this technique. And if they do please contact me with the kindergarten instructions I would appreciate that very much!
Release:
Have you ever lost an important object? Are you taking on a new job? Looking for buried treasure?
The Art and Practice of Geomancy teaches readers how to divine
the answers to life’s everyday questions about health, luck, new jobs,
and love, as well as those less mundane tasks such as finding buried
treasure, predicting the weather, being released from prison, and
identifying secret enemies. Greer delivers to readers an ancient system
of divination in an easy-to-use form requiring little more than a pen
and a piece of paper. Using a system of counting odd and even numbers
– from a deck of cards, a roll of the dice, or even by hitting sand or
dirt with a stick to generate patterns – readers learn how to cast
their own geomantic chart. And for those who wish to delve further, he
offers exercises for geomantic meditation and ritual magic. The Art and Practice of Geomancy
will appeal to pagans, followers of the Western Mystery tradition,
scholars of folk magic and divination, and anyone who wants to take
their past, present, and future into their own hands.
From the book:
Each geomantic chart is, in a certain sense, a snapshot of one set of
possibilities arising from the dance of the four elements in the anima
mundi and a sense of the dance itself – even if that sense is
imperfect, as it may be, and wordless, as it must be – provides the
context for every geomantic reading.
* A complete guide to Geomancy. Includes the history, how-to, and divinatory practices.
* John Michael Greer is a known expert in the fi eld of earth magic, and a dynamic speaker and lecturer.
 John Michael Greerhas been a student of the occult traditions and nature spirituality for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of numerous articles and more than ten books including Natural Magic, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, The Druidry Handbook, and The Druid Magic Handbook. He is also the co-author of Learning Ritual Magic and Pagan Prayer Beads. He lives in Ashland, Oregon with his wife Sara. See all titles by this author |
 Lon Milo DuQuettehas been involved with occult studies since the late 60s, and has become an acknowledged and widely recognized authority within the world of modern occultism. His previous publications include Magick of Thelema, The Tarot of Ceremonial Magick, Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millennium, and the humorous, biographical My Life with the Spirits. See all titles by this author |