Occult Literature
The Sixteen Geomantic Figures and Their Characters
Horizontal rows pair small dot patterns with names and increasingly elaborate geometric signs. Planetary symbols form a narrow column at the side. The table makes the visual vocabulary of geomancy available for comparison within Barrett’s compilation of occult philosophy.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Sixteen Geomantic Figures and Their Characters" [editorial title]. In The Magus; or, Celestial Intelligencer, Francis Barrett. London: Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1801., 1801, Lackington, Allen, and Co.. Source scan leaf 195. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0434-0183
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Illustrator not identified. The Sixteen Geomantic Figures and Their Characters. The Magus; or, Celestial Intelligencer. Scan leaf 195. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0434-0183