natural correspondence with microcosmic affairs. But in practice 
the calculations involved are overwhelmingly complicated. A 
horoscope is never complété. It needs to be supplemented by 
innumerable other horoscopes. For example, to obtain a judgment 
on the simplest question, one requires not only the nativities of 
the people involved, some of which are probably inaccessible, but 
secondary figures for directions and transits, together with pro- 
gressed horoscopes, to say nothing of prénatal, mundane, and even 
horary figures. To appreciate the entire mass of data, to balance 
the éléments of so vast a concourse of forces, and to draw a 
single judgment therefrom, is a task practically beyond human 
capacity. Besides ail this, the actual efîects of the planetary posi¬ 
tions and aspects are still almost entirely unknown. No two astro- 
logers agréé on ail points 5 and most of them are at odds on fonda¬ 
mental principles.1 This science had better be discarded unless 
the student chances to feel strongly drawn toward it. It is used by 
the Master Therion Himself with fairly satisfactory results, 
but only in spécial cases, in a strictly limited sphere, and with par- 
ticular précautions. Even so, He feels great diffidence in basing 
His conduct on the resuit so obtained. 
Geomancy has the advantage of being rigorously mathematical. 
A hand-book of the science is to be found in Equinox I, II. The 
objection to its use lies in the limited number of the symbols. To 
represent the Universe by no more than 16 combinations throws 
too much work upon them. There is also a great restriction arising 
from the fact that although 15 symbols appear in the final figure, 
there are, in reality, but 4, the remaining 11 being drawn by an 
inéluctable process from the “Mothers”. It may be added that 
the tables given in the handbook for the interprétation of the 
figure are exceedingly vague on the one hand, and insufficiently 
comprehensive on the other. Some Adepts, however, appear to 
find this System admirable, and obtain great satisfaction from its 
use. Once more, the personal équation must be allowed full 
weight. At one time the Master Therion employed it exten- 
sivelyj but He was never wholly at ease with it 5 He found the 
1. Nearly ail professional astrologers are ignorant of their own sub- 
ject, as of ail others. 
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