Geomantic Shield Notation

The system of geomantic notation herein proposed is intended to serve as an abbreviated means of communicating the basic features of a Shield Chart reading. Practitioners may find it particularly useful for note-taking, within a narrative text analyzing the characteristics of a chart, or when the image of a chart cannot be provided.

Abbreviation	Figure
POP	Populus
VIA	Via
CAR	Carcer
CON	Conjunctio
FMJ	Fortuna Major
FMN	Fortuna Minor
ACQ	Acquisitio
AMI	Amissio
PUL	Puella
PUR	Puer
ALB	Albus
RUB	Rubeus
TRI	Tristitia
LAE	Laetitia
CAP	Caput Draconis
CAU	Cauda Draconis

Abbreviation	Position
M1	First Mother
M2	Second Mother
M3	Third Mother
M4	Fourth Mother
D1	First Daughter
D2	Second Daughter
D3	Third Daughter
D4	Fourth Daughter
N1	First Niece
N2	Second Niece
N3	Third Niece
N4	Fourth Niece
RW	Right Witness
LW	Left Witness
JU	Judge
SE	Sentence/Reconciler
V1	Via Puncti Ignis
V2	Via Puncti Aeris
V3	Via Puncti Aquae
V4	Via Puncti Terrae

Chart Section	Notation Example
Four Mothers	M1FMJ, M2PUR, M3LAE, M4CAU
Court	RWLAE + LWCAP = JUVIA, SEFMN
First Triplicity	M1FMJ + M2PUR = N1CAU
Second Triplicity	M3LAE + M4CAU = N2CON
Third Triplicity	D1CAP + D2ACQ = N3ALB
Fourth Triplicity	D3CAR + D4FMN = N4ACQ
Viae Punctorum	V1PUR, V2FMN, V3CAP, V4CAR

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