Geomancy · Figures

Albus

7 dots in four lines, under Mercury.

Lines
Albus, four lines from top to bottom
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4
Dots
7 — odd
Planet
Mercury printed “Mercurii”
Can it judge?
No. A Judge always has an even number of dots, and this figure has 7.

Nature in Turner’s table

Conjunctio and Albus are both Figures of Mercury, and are both good; but the first the more Fortunate
Of Geomancy, scan p. 4 — in the Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, Robert Turner's English, London 1655

In plain English The printing gives Albus its nature in a sentence it shares with Conjunctio, and distinguishes the two only as “the first” and “the second”. Albus is the second.

Signs and elements in the five lists

These are separate source lists, not one blended correspondence. The first zodiacal list and the first elemental list contain gaps or duplications, which are left visible.

Signs inferred from planetary houses
♊ Gemini
Later zodiacal list
♌ Leo
Triplicities from sign order
Not assigned in this passage
Triplicities from planets and figures
Earth
The list Turner calls vulgar
Water

Compare all five lists and read their source passages →

Meaning in each house

House 1 Self and embodiment
Albus in the first House signifies a life vexed with continual sickness and grievous diseases; signifies a man of a short stature, broad brest, and gross arms, having curled or crisped hair, one of a broad full mouth, a great talker and babler, given much to use vain and unprofitable discourse, but one that is merry, joyous, jocund, and much pleasing to men.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 23; Albus, House 1 · Turner, 1655 · About Self and embodiment

House 2 Resources and livelihood
In the second House Albus enlargeth and augmenteth substance gained by sports, playes, vile and base arts and exercises, but such as are pleasing and delightful; as by playes, pastimes, dancings and laughters: he discovereth both the theef, and the theft or thing stollen, and hideth and concealeth treasure.

Of Geomancy, scan pp. 23–24; Albus, House 2 · Turner, 1655 · About Resources and livelihood

House 3 Siblings and local movement
In the third House Albus signifies very few brethren; giveth not many, but tedious and wearisome journeys, and signifies all deceivers.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 3 · Turner, 1655 · About Siblings and local movement

House 4 Home, ancestry and foundations
In the fourth House he sheweth very small or no Patrimony, and the Father to be a man much known; but declareth him to be a man of some base and inferiour Office and Imployment.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 4 · Turner, 1655 · About Home, ancestry and foundations

House 5 Children, pleasure and creation
In the fifth House Albus giveth no children, or if any, that they shall soon dies; declareth a woman to be servile, and causeth such as are young to miscarry, or else to bring forth Monsters; denoteth all rumours to be false, and raiseth no honour.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 5 · Turner, 1655 · About Children, pleasure and creation

House 6 Illness, labour and service
In the sixth House Albus causeth very tedious sicknesses and diseases; discovereth the fraud, deceit and wickedness of servants, and signifies diseases and infirmities of cattel to be mortal, and maketh the Physician to be suspected of the sick patient. Albus

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 6 · Turner, 1655 · About Illness, labour and service

House 7 Partners and open opponents
in the seventh House giveth a barren wife, but one that is fair and beautiful; few suits or controversies, but such as shall be of very long continuance.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 7 · Turner, 1655 · About Partners and open opponents

House 8 Shared goods, fear and death
In the eighth House if a question be propounded of any one, Albus shews the party to be dead; giveth little portion or dowry with a wife, and causeth that to be much strived and contended for.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 8 · Turner, 1655 · About Shared goods, fear and death

House 9 Long journeys and belief
In the ninth House Albus denoteth some journeys to be accomplished, but with mean profit; hindereth him that is absent, and signifies he shall not return; and declareth a man to be superstitious in Religion, and given to false and deceitful Sciences.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 9 · Turner, 1655 · About Long journeys and belief

House 10 Office, reputation and action
In the tenth Albus causeth Princes and Judges to be malevolent; sheweth vile and base Offices and Magisteries; signifies a Mother to be a whore, or one much suspected for adultery.

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 10 · Turner, 1655 · About Office, reputation and action

House 11 Friends, allies and hopes
In the eleventh House Albus maketh dissembling and false friends; causeth love and favour to be inconstant. Albus

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 11 · Turner, 1655 · About Friends, allies and hopes

House 12 Confinement and hidden adversity
in the twelfth House denoteth vile, impotent, and rustical enemies; sheweth such as are in prison shall not escape, and signifies a great many and various troubles and discommodities of ones life. Child

Of Geomancy, scan p. 24; Albus, House 12 · Turner, 1655 · About Confinement and hidden adversity