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In Treasures of Knowledge: An Inventory of the Ottoman Palace Library (15023-15034), ed. Glru Necipolu, Cemal Kafadar and Cornell H. Fleischer. Muqarnas Supplements 14. Leiden: Brill, 2019. Vol. I, pgs. 735-765. By Noah Gardiner Mobilizing Magic: Occultism in Central Asia and the Continuity of High Persianate Culture under Russian Rule By Matthew Melvin-Koushki and James Pickett Islamicate Occultism: New Perspectives, ed. ![]() The most prevalent form of divinatory geomancy involves interpreting a series of 16 figures formed by a randomized process that involves recursion followed by analyzing them, often augmented with astrological interpretations. Books and treatises on geomancy were published up until the 17th century when most occult traditions fell out of popularity. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn attempted a revival of old occult arts including geomancy, but the short time they desired to master their arts restricted their ability to fully practice and revive them. Geomancy has recently seen a new interest through the works of John Michael Greer and other practitioners, with more mainstream occult circles practicing and teaching geomancy. Earlier Greek renditions of this word borrowed the word raml (sand) directly, rendering it as rhamplion or rabolion. Other Arabic names for geomancy include khatt al-raml and darb al-raml. The original names of the figures were traditionally given in Arabic, excluding a Persian origin. The reference in Hermetic texts to the mythical umum al-Hindi potentially points to an Indian origin, although Skinner thinks this to be unlikely. Having an Islamic or Arabic origin is most likely, since the expansive trade routes of Arabian merchants would facilitate the exchange of culture and knowledge. It is theorized that related systems of divination in sub-Saharan Africa, such as If and sikidy, either were based on or co-developed with Arabic divination systems; the use of binary numbers is a distinct trait in the culture of the African plains Source: Geomancy. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Sep 2009, 18:12 UTC. A Practical Guide To Geomantic Divination How To Control CookiesTo find out more, including how to control cookies, see here.
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