Meanings
present singular third person geomances · participle present geomancing · participle past geomanced · past geomanced
- ambitransitiveTo divine by geomancy.
It is possible that stone arrangements acted as crystal acupuncture needles used to geomance the living Earth.
2000, Brad Olsen, Sacred Places: 101 Spiritual Sites Around the World, page 151 more example
In a broad sense, the Hero may be regarded as a shamanic figure with the capacity for geomancing. This idea can be compared with the concept of using a divining rod to find an underground water source.
1997, Ping-Chiu Yen, Proverbs, Songs, Epic Narratives, Folktales of East Asia, page 209
Origin
Back-formation from geomancy.
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