Geomancy is a medieval Islamic form of divination that, like many other medieval Islamic sciences, became popular in the West in the thirteenth century. I first became interested in geomancy when I ...

Calligraphic standard in the shape of a falcon (Golconda, India, 17th-century), perforated gilt copper (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Although it has manifested in ways that are manifold, the ...

Geomancy, known as ilm al-raml in the Islamic world, is a divination practice involving interpreting markings on the ground . It has historical roots, associated with figures like Prophet Idris and ...

Professor Karen Jacobs recently published "The New Geomancy" in the fall issue of Minding Nature. In her essay, Professor Jacobs traces the theory and practice of “geomancy”—divination or discovery by ...

Burnett, C.S.F. "What is the Experimentarius of Bernardus Silvestris? A preliminary survey of the material." Archives d'histoire doctrinale et littéraire du moyen age xliv (1977): 79-125. [Reprinted ...

On a recent podcast with Dr Ayodeji Ogunnaike, we explored how ancient geomancy can help us reconnect with the universe and find balance in our lives. Geomancy: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times When ...

Feng Shui (meaning literally "wind water") is part of an ancient Chinese philosophy of nature. Feng shui is often identified as a form of geomancy, divination by geographic features, but it is mainly ...

The science of Geomancy is the practice of working with the energies of the earth and Geo means earth and mancy is divination. Traditionally geomancy has been used to define beneficial and detrimental ...