Brief Instruction in Geomancy

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If Fortuna Major Greater Fortune, Fortuna Minor Lesser Fortune, Caput Draconis Head of the Dragon, and Albus White appear, then the beginning will be bad and the end good. However, if the four Angles the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses of the chart are bad, such as Rubeus Red, Tristitia Sorrow, or Cauda Draconis Tail of the Dragon, and the Judge the final figure of the reading is good, such as Acquisitio Gain, Laetitia Joy, Fortuna Major, Fortuna Minor, Caput Draconis, or Albus, then the beginning will be bad and the end good. But if the Judge is bad, such as Rubeus, Tristitia, or Cauda Draconis, and the four Angles are good, such as Acquisitio, Laetitia, Caput Draconis, Fortuna Major, Fortuna Minor, or Albus, then the beginning will be good and the end bad. If the signs are mediocre, the end will be mediocre. If they are bad in the middle, such as Cauda Draconis, Rubeus, or Tristitia, then the middle of the matter will be bad.

Of the Metals.

Carcer Prison and Tristitia Sorrow Signify iron and steel, lead, black garments, gray, and everything built upon the earth.

Laetitia Joy and Acquisitio Gain Signify honey and oil, silver, white cloths, white garments, or white wine.

Puer Boy and Rubeus Red Signify copper and brass, pepper, red wine, red cloths, red garments, mustard, quarrelsome horses, and all armor.

Fortuna Major Greater Fortune and Fortuna Minor Lesser Fortune Signify gold, precious stones, and silk cloths.

Albus White and Conjunctio Conjunction Signify pennies, deer, and edible fruits, that is, orchard fruit and all kinds of grain.

Populus People and Via Way Signify nursing foals, bulls, oxen, wagons, and horses.

Puella Girl original: "Virgo" and Amissio Loss Signify snow, tallow, lard, dust, finger-stalls, and all feminine finery.