Arabic Ramal
Friday 14 March 2014
Ramal Astrology
Acharya Anupam Jolly
Astrologer, Ramal Shastri, Vastu Expert
International School of Astrology and Divine Sciences
www.astrologynspiritualism.com, www.ramalastrology.com
"In my words Ramal is a group of few lines and some dotes, this combination has some secrets and with the study of Ramal Shastra we can reveal any answer of any question".
"Geomancy"
is another name of Ramal shastra, the art of geomancy was known in
ancient Greek and Roman times, however, we do not know exactly how it
was performed or interpreted. What information we do have comes to us
from the Middle Ages, and this is what is set out below. The main
knowledge of ramal/ geomancy came to Europe via Arabic texts in the 12th
century in Spain, and from there spread across Europe. Its origins may
be either Persian or Arabic. The Byzantines also called it Rabolion or
Ramplion.
The variation discussed here is derived from the original method of obtaining the figures from lines in the sand. In fact the word geomantia (earth divination) was a direct translation from the Arabic khatt al-raml (sand writing), also known as 'ilm al-raml (science of the sand) and darb al-raml or zarb al-raml (striking the sand). This last name came from the practice of hitting the sand several times with a stick to read the patterns left behind to decide whether one or two points.
The Arabs brought ramal/ geomancy to
Africa and variations of it can today be found practised all over
Africa. In North Africa it has developed into Afa (Afá in Mina, Fa in
Fon) and Ifa in Nigeria (Ifá in Yoruba). In Madagascar, geomancy
developed into an interesting variant called Sikidy. In India it is
called Ramal Shastra.The variation discussed here is derived from the original method of obtaining the figures from lines in the sand. In fact the word geomantia (earth divination) was a direct translation from the Arabic khatt al-raml (sand writing), also known as 'ilm al-raml (science of the sand) and darb al-raml or zarb al-raml (striking the sand). This last name came from the practice of hitting the sand several times with a stick to read the patterns left behind to decide whether one or two points.
Although ramal/ geomancy has been popular for millennia around the world, in the Western world it was widely practiced during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance but then its popularity died down until a recent small resurgence in interest. An offshoot of geomancy became Napoleon's Book of Fate.
Many see this form of divination as too "simplistic" but its outward simplicity belies the depth of the answers it gives. Some use it to derive a single figure as an answer. Others prefer to combine it with astrology. Each figure has an association with a planet and an astrological sign. The figures are placed within a square medieval astrological chart and interpreted according to which houses they fall in. This chart is sometimes called a theme or ramal chart or ramal kundali.
Anupam Jolly
Email: anupamjolly@hotmail.com
Phone:+91 9414044559
web:www.ramalastrology.com
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