tetragram

The sixteen figures of geomancy, with what each means in general and in each house.

import tetragrams from "magick-data/geomancy/tetragrams";

16 rows, each named by its id, and 15 fields. As JSON: magick-data/json/geomancy/tetragrams.json. All the tables

Rows

Fields
idrowstitle.entranslation.enmeaning.enzodiacIdelementIdplanetIdsrulerIds
acquisitio2, 1, 2, 1AcquisitiogainGenerally good for profit or gain.sagittariusfirejupiterhismael
albus2, 2, 1, 2AlbuswhiteGood for profit and for entering into a place or undertaking.geminiairmercurytaphthartharath
amissio1, 2, 1, 2AmissiolossGood for loss of substance, and sometimes for love, but very bad for gain.taurusearthvenuskedemel
caput_draconis2, 1, 1, 1Caput Draconisdragon's headGood with good, bad with bad; gives a good issue for gain.nullearthvenus, jupiterkedemel, hismael
carcer1, 2, 2, 1CarcerprisonGenerally unfavourable, delay, binding, stay, bar, restriction.capricornearthsaturnzazel
cauda_draconis1, 1, 1, 2Cauda Draconisdragon's tailGood with bad, and bad with good; good for loss, and for passing out of an affair.nullfiresaturn, marszazel, bartzabel
conjunctio2, 1, 1, 2ConjunctioconjunctionGood with good, and bad with bad. Recovery of things lost.virgoearthmercurytaphthartharath
fortuna_major2, 2, 1, 1Fortuna Majorgreater fortuneGood for gain in things where a person has hopes to win.leofiresolsorath
fortuna_minor1, 1, 2, 2Fortuna Minorlesser fortuneGood in any matter where a person wishes to proceed quickly.leofiresolsorath
laetitia1, 2, 2, 2LaetitiajoyGood for joy, present or to come.pisceswaterjupiterhismael
populus2, 2, 2, 2PopuluspeopleSometimes good, sometimes bad; good with good, bad with bad.cancerwaterlunachasmodai
puella1, 2, 1, 1PuellagirlGood in all demands, especially those relating to women.libraairvenuskedemel
puer1, 1, 2, 1PuerboyUnfavourable in most demands, except those relating to war and love.ariesfiremarsbartzabel
rubeus2, 1, 2, 2RubeusredBad in all that is good, and good in all that is bad.scorpiowatermarsbartzabel
tristitia2, 2, 2, 1TristitiasorrowUnfavourable in almost all things.aquariusairsaturnzazel
via1, 1, 1, 1ViawayInjurious to the goodness of other figures generally, but good for journeys and voyages.cancerwaterlunachasmodai

Fields

id · string
The figure's Latin name in lower case, with an underscore for a space: acquisitio, caput_draconis.
rows · (1 | 2)[]
The figure itself: its four lines from the head down, each of one point or two.
title · { en: string }
The figure's Latin name: Acquisitio.
title.en · string
The text in English.
translation · { en: string }
The Latin name in plain English: gain.
translation.en · string
The text in English.
meaning · { en: string }
What the figure means in general, from the Golden Dawn's table as Crowley printed it in "A Handbook of Geomancy", The Equinox I(2) (1909), with editorial changes only: abbreviations spelled out, "evil" and "ill" read as "unfavourable" (or "bad" in the paired formulas of five figures), and a full stop at the end of each entry.
meaning.en · string
The text in English.
meanings · map by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
What the figure means in each of the twelve houses of a reading, keyed by the house's number from 1 to 12.
meanings.* · { en: string }
What the figure means in that house, from the same table, with the same changes.
meanings.*.en · string
The text in English.
zodiacId · string | null · may be null · an id in zodiac
The sign the Golden Dawn gives the figure; null for Caput and Cauda Draconis, which have none.
elementId · string · an id in element
The figure's element.
planetIds · string[] · ids in planet
The planets that rule the figure: one, or two for Caput Draconis (Venus and Jupiter) and Cauda Draconis (Saturn and Mars).
rulerIds · string[] · ids of a spirit, which has no table yet
The planetary spirits that rule the figure, as the planets' spiritId names them: Hismael for Jupiter's figures. Not yet a table of their own.