I think the direction(s) I'm heading are definitely influenced by the I Ching - that was the divination method I had the most experience with prior to trying and failing to connect with Ogham. Early on in this in-the-works system I toyed with whether it revealed transitions (i.e. changes or yi/I of Yijing/I Ching), but that didn't "ping" too strongly.
Right now I mostly have a lot more questions than answers about what I'm doing, but maybe I'll start posting a bit about it so as to tickle the hive-mind and learn from all the experienced members of the wider ecosophia community.
Thanks for that list, by the way - I can see already where the elements have different connotations in the two systems, but too, there are similarities worth considering.
And yes, you're correct that fire+water (aka Fire of Water) is different from water+fire (Water of Fire).
Speaking of the I Ching, I find I'm really jealous of the beauty of the hexagram system - and the way you lay out the geomantic figures above reminded me of that. I don't have anything nearly so ... concise (AND evocative of meaning) for what I'm working on, but it's early days yet, so you never know. :)
As for beauty, I agree that the I Ching and geomancy both have a real mathematical purity and elegance to them, which I find enchanting. I bet the more you meditate on your system, the more I imagine it'll click into place... I often find I need complication to erect a structure that ends up simple once all the scaffolding is pulled away!
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Date: 2020-10-13 04:15 am (UTC)Right now I mostly have a lot more questions than answers about what I'm doing, but maybe I'll start posting a bit about it so as to tickle the hive-mind and learn from all the experienced members of the wider ecosophia community.
Thanks for that list, by the way - I can see already where the elements have different connotations in the two systems, but too, there are similarities worth considering.
And yes, you're correct that fire+water (aka Fire of Water) is different from water+fire (Water of Fire).
Speaking of the I Ching, I find I'm really jealous of the beauty of the hexagram system - and the way you lay out the geomantic figures above reminded me of that. I don't have anything nearly so ... concise (AND evocative of meaning) for what I'm working on, but it's early days yet, so you never know. :)
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Date: 2020-10-13 05:08 am (UTC)As for beauty, I agree that the I Ching and geomancy both have a real mathematical purity and elegance to them, which I find enchanting. I bet the more you meditate on your system, the more I imagine it'll click into place... I often find I need complication to erect a structure that ends up simple once all the scaffolding is pulled away!