The 16 houses of a geomancy chart

A cast chart places one figure in each of sixteen houses. The first twelve each cover an area of life, and the last four bring the chart together.

How the sixteen houses are grouped

The traditional grouping of the houses gives each part of the chart a name:

• Houses 1–4: The Mothers. The first four figures cast. The rest of the chart is built from them.
• Houses 5–8: The Daughters. Filled in step by step from the Mothers.
• Houses 9–12: The Nieces. Filled in step by step as the chart is built.
• Houses 13–14: The Witnesses. The Right and Left Witness, which show how the matter is moving and what supports or opposes it.
• House 15: The Judge. Gives the chart’s final answer.
• House 16: The Reconciler. The context behind the Judge’s answer.

What does a figure say in each house?

That’s where reading begins. How each figure speaks in each house, and how to answer a specific question, is taught in the books.

Cast a free chart to see your own sixteen houses.

The full meanings and methods are in The Master of Geomancy and Kanzul Mikban.

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