The Geomantic Figures

These are the qualities or properties of the sixteen geomantic figures, as described in the Middle English translation of Martin of Spain's De geomantia, pp. 73-94. Note: I sometimes receive questions about whether Puer and Puella in this chart are reversed. They are not. There are different traditions for the sixteen figures. The best explanation is in Charmasson, pp. 32-33; the issue is also addressed in the edition of Martin of Spain, pp. 62-4. In brief, Martin is for the most part in the tradition of Bartholomew of Parma and Michael Scot, who based their work on Arabic sources, but for Puer and Puella, he follows William of Moerbeke and Gerard of Cremona.

	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Tim e	Day
	Way	Moon (waning)	Leo	Good	Months	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Both	Both	Water	Feminine	Phlegmatic	8 n o t a z
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	People	Moon (waxing)	Capricorn	Good	Months	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Both	Both	Water	Feminine	Phlegmatic	2 n o t u
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Conjunction	Mercury (retrograde)	Virgo	Moderately good	Hours	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Both	Both	Air	Masculine	Sanguine	13 17 h j c d
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Prison	Saturn (direct)	Pisces	Moderately bad	Years	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Both	Both	Earth	Feminine	Melancholy	10 o p q r s
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Head of the Dragon	Caput Draconis	Virgo	Very good	Years	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Fixed	Entering	Fire	Masculine	Melancholy	13 g t
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Tail of the Dragon	Cauda Draconis	Sagitarius	Very bad	Weeks	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Mobile	Exiting	Earth	Feminine	Choleric	12 14 h j c d
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Child	Venus (direct)	Gemini	Good	Months	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Fixed	Entering	Water	Feminine	Phlegmatic	1 j c e
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Maid	Mars (direct)	Libra	Very bad	Months	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Mobile	Exiting	Air	Masculine	Sanguine	9 j k
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Greater Fortune	Sun (direct)	Aquarius	Very good	Years	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Fixed	Entering	Fire	Masculine	Melancholy	12 ff
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Lesser Fortune	Sun (retrograde)	Taurus	Moderately bad	Months	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Mobile	Exiting	Earth	Feminine	Choleric	1 8 e
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	White	Mercury (direct)	Cancer	Very good	Years	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Fixed	Entering	Water	Feminine	Phlegmatic	12 a d e
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Red	Mars (direct)	Gemini	Very bad	Months	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Mobile	Exiting	Fire	Masculine	Choleric	12 a c s
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Gain	Jupiter (direct)	Aries	Good	Years	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Fixed	Entering	Air	Masculine	Sanguine	31 h m
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Loss	Venus (retrograde)	Scorpio	Very bad	Days	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Mobile	Exiting	Fire	Masculine	Choleric	15 j t s
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Sorrow	Saturn (retrograde)	Scorpio	Very bad	Years	Nocturnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Fixed	Entering	Earth	Feminine	Melancholy	12 b d n
	Name	Planet	Sign	Goodness	Time	Day
	Joy	Jupiter (retrograde)	Taurus	Good	Years	Diurnal
	Stability	Direction	Element	Gender	Humor	Numbers
	Mobile	Exiting	Air	Masculine	Sanguine	50 a d