Geomancy

Quick meaning: Geomancy is a noun meaning A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.

Meaning

A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.

More Meanings

1. feng shui; Chinese geomancy.

Example Sentences

In geomancy, the enquirer himself was asked to stab the earth at random with a pointed stick. The soothsayer then read the dots.

There was [...] a striking similarity between Mesopotamian and Chinese thinking - if not method - in the concept of feng-shui, the Chinese system of geomancy, or divination by topographical features.

The fountain or the well represents a point where invisible energies flow into a society; in geomancy these would be known as "power points." Where these energies are, elementals or genii loci or nature spirits congregate.

You realize we all live in our surroundings, and you start to look at your surroundings through Feng Shui and geomancy, and try to see, if we understand ourselves and others, how can we make our surroundings as good as they can be for us and the others.

Word Forms

• geomancies
• geomancie

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grounde, geoglyph, geomedium, geomatics, gravimeter, gypsycraft.

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