Inquiry: Academic Study?
Jan. 2nd, 2022 12:24 pmA very general inquiry:
>> Why can't we have this Knowledge (Western/Arabic Geomancy) as a course of study in Universities. Like IFA oracle under African Religious study in Harvard University?
It is likely a cultural thing. Esoteric knowledge is not very well incorporated into the Western mindset. Astrology was once taught in European universities hundreds of years ago, mostly as an adjunct to astronomy and medical practice. It does not surprise me that Ifa is being taught at Harvard as part of African Religious studies.
If anything were to be taught in Western universities, I would advocate that it be traditional astrology, starting with horary astrology, then moving to electional astrology, then natal astrolgy, then mundane astrology, along with the miscellaneous areas of knowledge that comes under mundane astrology, such as comets and weather prediction. In that instance, Geomancy could be a sub-unit under horary astrology.
I teach horary astrology, myself, but typically take only one or two students at a time. In my view, it is a preferred divination method because it is based directly on the movement of the planets. Geomancy is more secondary, as we allow the movement of the planets to influence the movements of our hands in order to cast the chart.
I hope that helps answer your question.
>> Why can't we have this Knowledge (Western/Arabic Geomancy) as a course of study in Universities. Like IFA oracle under African Religious study in Harvard University?
It is likely a cultural thing. Esoteric knowledge is not very well incorporated into the Western mindset. Astrology was once taught in European universities hundreds of years ago, mostly as an adjunct to astronomy and medical practice. It does not surprise me that Ifa is being taught at Harvard as part of African Religious studies.
If anything were to be taught in Western universities, I would advocate that it be traditional astrology, starting with horary astrology, then moving to electional astrology, then natal astrolgy, then mundane astrology, along with the miscellaneous areas of knowledge that comes under mundane astrology, such as comets and weather prediction. In that instance, Geomancy could be a sub-unit under horary astrology.
I teach horary astrology, myself, but typically take only one or two students at a time. In my view, it is a preferred divination method because it is based directly on the movement of the planets. Geomancy is more secondary, as we allow the movement of the planets to influence the movements of our hands in order to cast the chart.
I hope that helps answer your question.