I have been using Ana Cortez's method of playing card reading, which incorporates geomancy into the readings. This post is for those who are already familiar with her method, as I merely aim to share a technique I have created to make the geomancy calculation easier for me.
When I started using Ana's method, I found it cumbersome that I always had to have a pen and paper handy to jot down the geomantic figures. I wanted to be able to calculate the figures easily for readings on the fly, with nothing but my playing card deck. It finally hit me to use the cards themselves!
After laying out the "Cat Spread" of four cards, I then take the remainder of the deck and use the cards (face down) to lay out the geomantic figures. For a "1", I lay the card vertically, and for a "2", I lay the card horizontally. The cards combine to form the easily recognizable figures.
Below is a sample spread using this method. Please note that I go against the grain by laying my geomantic figures out from left to right, as that's the way my brain works best. The column of cards (face up) is the original four in the reading. The following three columns are the geomantic figures.
The left column is the First Witness, the one calculated by NUMBER.
The middle column is the Second Witness, the one calculated by COLOR.
The right column is the Judge, the sum of the Number & Color columns.
I hope this technique proves helpful for some of you using the Playing Card Oracles method of reading with geomancy.
I also wanted to give a shout out to my friend Helen, of My Wings of Desire, who has created this ingenious spreadsheet which will calculate your geomantic figures for you, if you have a computer handy when doing your readings.
When I started using Ana's method, I found it cumbersome that I always had to have a pen and paper handy to jot down the geomantic figures. I wanted to be able to calculate the figures easily for readings on the fly, with nothing but my playing card deck. It finally hit me to use the cards themselves!
After laying out the "Cat Spread" of four cards, I then take the remainder of the deck and use the cards (face down) to lay out the geomantic figures. For a "1", I lay the card vertically, and for a "2", I lay the card horizontally. The cards combine to form the easily recognizable figures.
Below is a sample spread using this method. Please note that I go against the grain by laying my geomantic figures out from left to right, as that's the way my brain works best. The column of cards (face up) is the original four in the reading. The following three columns are the geomantic figures.
The left column is the First Witness, the one calculated by NUMBER.
The middle column is the Second Witness, the one calculated by COLOR.
The right column is the Judge, the sum of the Number & Color columns.
I hope this technique proves helpful for some of you using the Playing Card Oracles method of reading with geomancy.
I also wanted to give a shout out to my friend Helen, of My Wings of Desire, who has created this ingenious spreadsheet which will calculate your geomantic figures for you, if you have a computer handy when doing your readings.
Deck: Bicycle 1800 Vintage Playing Cards
~ Kiki
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4 comments:
Neat trick Kiki! Now why didn't I think of that?
Er... because you were busy with your mad genius Excel calculations?!? :) :) :)
best wishes on your metamorphosis...and seasons best to your and yours
Sharyn/AJ
Thank you Sharyn! ♥ I hope the holidays are finding you happy and well!
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