An image of Foreman's original chart from his notebook.

I will do this historical chart next, after I post the redrawn chart. It is from Aemilia Bassano, an Elizabethan woman, then 27 or 28 years old, born into a family of musicians and whose husband, Alphonso Lanier, was a musician (flute player) at the court of Elizabeth I. The geomancer was Simon Forman, a well known geomancer/astrologer/physician then practicing in London, and the date was 2 September 1597. The Q's husband was absent from London at the time, on a campaign with Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex, to capture the Azores Islands from Spain, amongst other things. It is a well known naval campaign, which you can read about here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islands_Voyage

A portrait miniature of the Querent has survived:

Aemilia Bassano, painted by Nicholas Hilliard, artist famous for his miniatures of members of the court of Elizabeth I.

We must be very careful judging charts from Elizabethan London. The geomancer or astrologer often did not probe the Querent carefully in order to determine what the real question was. This chart, in fact, should be judged as a war/battle chart, and not as a chart of bestowal of honor. If you read it as the former, the chart is extremely clear, and you will get it right. If you read it as the latter, you will get it wrong.

Mr. Forman's Geomancy Chart, Redrawn

Mr. Forman got the chart wrong, by the way. He read the chart as a bestowal of honor on Aemilia's husband, Alphonso Lanier.

(1) You can tell from the chart that Aemilia always had two things uppermost in her mind her entire life. She was in constant fear of losing those things. What were they?

(2) In pursuit of those two things, Aemilia had in mind that, if her husband returned successfully from the naval campaign, then perhaps Alphonso would be knighted and given a title from the Queen. This is what prompted her question to Mr. Forman. And Mr. Forman told her "Yes, honor of knighthood would be bestowed on your husband." What is the main testimony in the chart for that statement?

(3) What Aemilia's question improperly assumes is that England will succeed in the naval campaign. And Mr. Forman fails to investigate that first, as he should have. Indeed, if the naval campaign came back unsuccessful, there is absolutely no way that Queen Elizabeth was going to reward everyone for their service. Even if the naval campaign came back successful, there is no guarantee that Queen Elizabeth would have doled out land and titles and gold to the successful naval officers.

(4) So, don't make the same mistake as Mr. Forman. Judge first whether the English will be successful against Spain in the naval campaign. Will they? If England prevails, then you can look at whether Alphonso will be rewarded with honor by the Queen.

a. What HOUSE and FIGURE will be for Aemelia and England? Any COMPANY? How did England feel about its chances against Spain? Confident, or willing to take risks?

b. What HOUSE and FIGURE will be for Spain? Any COMPANY? What else is very notable about Spain's HOUSE?

c. Did the two sides actually meet? What is the testimony for your answer?

d. Whereunto did England's figure jump? To what house? What are some of the meanings of that house? Was England justified in its earlier confidence?

e. What HOUSE and FIGURE would represent the Azores? Is there any persuasive evidence in the chart that England will take the Azores?

f. Take a look at the witnesses and judge. Who prevailed in the campaign?

g. Was Queen Elizabeth pleased with the result? Do you think she rewarded the naval officers for their efforts?

Now you know the real story.

The lesson here is to avoid as much as possible questions that have an assumption built into them. Otherwise, you are very likely to err.

Here are some modern examples:

A. "Will I get the job?" Has the Querent applied for the job? If not, don't take the question.

B. "Will I sell my house?" Has the Querent put the house up for sale? If not, don't take the question.

C. "Will I win the gold medal in Olympics for gymnastics?" Has the Querent ever trained in gymnastics? Has the Querent made the Olympic team? If not, don't take the question.

Keep in mind that the above questions are prematurely seeking a declaration of a future event, and that is why they are improper. A condition to the fulfillment of that future event has not been satisfied.

On the other hand, we CAN take "should" type questions, or "what will happen if?" type questions.

"I'm concerned about crime. Should I stay in the city or move to the country?" "Will I eventually make more money in the future if I leave my job and get an engineering degree?"" "Should I study nursing or physical therapy? Which field is more lucrative and/or personally rewarding for me?

CHART RESULT: Aemelia was one of those unfortunate girls who was introduced to Elizabeth's court when a teenager, basically as sexual amusement for one of the nobles. After she was accidentally impregnated by said Mr. Noble, he bought her off and broke off the affair. She was married to a cousin, Alphonso, the flutist at Court, so she still had a connection to the Court and nobility. She hadn't realized, though, that no one had any further use for her. Her marriage to Alphonso was not a happy one. She was constantly in fear of losing both money (Amissio in House 2) and her status in court (Amissio in House 10). Most of her money was spent away by her and Alphonso. The Queen died in 1603 (Alphonso played in her funeral procession), and then Alphonso died in 1613. Aemelia never recovered any status at court . . . she was just one of many "has beens" . . . and she was constantly grubbing for money one way or another (writing poetry, opening a school), mostly unsuccessfully.

England was very confident (PUER in COMPANY with AMISSIO, yielding a reception of CAPUT) in their Islands Voyage campaign, and who knows what kind of unrealistic boasts Essex and Raleigh made to the Queen. In the space of a single summer in 1597, Spain---wondrously strong (House 7 in Planetary Company, giving PUER as reception figure, with House 7 under benefaction)---basically handed England its arse, inflicting enormous losses on the English navy. Not a single goal of the expedition was achieved. The Queen was greatly displeased, and she was in no mood to dole out titles for a grievous failure.