Hidden Points
p. 62 material elements
element |
diet |
phonemes |
hair |
ailment |
spirits |
deities |
S`in (‘wood’) |
fruit |
velars |
bald |
goitre |
Gn~an (plague) |
The>u-bran (goblins) |
Me (‘fire’) |
cooked meat |
dentals |
matted |
swollen glands |
Bstan (haunters) |
Gre-bo (murder-victims) |
Sa (‘earth’) |
bread |
nasals |
fringed |
decrepit posture |
[Sa-bdag] (of soil) |
Yul->dre (country-side) |
Lcags (‘iron’) |
dairy |
vocalic |
shaven |
moles |
Rgyal-po (king) |
Pehar |
Chu (‘water’) |
wine |
labials |
on occiput |
cleft palate |
[Klu] Naga-s |
+Ma-mo |
p. 63 congeniality of material elements
friend of element |
element |
enemy of element |
earth |
wood |
iron |
iron |
fire |
water |
water |
earth |
wood |
wood |
iron |
fire |
fire |
water |
earth |
p. 63 >byun (‘elements’)
Phyi (‘external’) |
Nan (‘internal’) |
Gsan (‘secret’) |
wood |
channels |
liver |
water |
blood |
kidneys |
iron |
bones |
lungs |
earth |
flesh |
spleen |
fire |
metabolism |
heart |
p. 68 the 4 elemental aspects, as denoting colors for the animal-headed year-deities
aspect |
color of __ |
Srog (‘vitality’) |
head |
Dban-than (‘destiny-element’) |
clothing |
Klun-rta (‘luck-aspect’) |
belt |
Khams-n~id (‘actual element’) |
mat |
p. 69 dban-than (‘destiny’) as relationships in ripening of karman
For male years, ages |
relationship |
For female years, ages |
1 |
identity |
1-2 |
2-3 |
mother |
3-4 |
4-5 |
enemy |
5-6 |
6-7 |
friend |
7-8 |
8-9 |
son |
9-10 |
[p. 66 male years: mouse, tigre, dragon, horse, monkey, hound;
female years: ox, hare, snake, sheep, bird, swine.]
pp. 70-85 symbols originating from the lus (‘body’) element of turtle
p. |
# |
symbol |
origin of symbol |
70 |
1st – 2nd |
Khro-Chu>i Lcags (‘cauldron molten-iron’ {in foundery?}) |
skull |
3rd – 4th |
Rtsub-pa>I Me (‘wild fire’) |
genital erection |
|
71 |
5th – 6th |
N~al-ba>i S`in (‘reclining tree’ {cf. liveoak}) |
blood-vessels of womb |
72 |
7th – 8th |
Mtha>-Dbus Sa (‘edges-&-centre [of] the earth’) |
tongue |
9th – 10th |
Gdon-Thog Lcags (‘shank-of-leg iron’) |
tibia |
|
73 |
11th – 12th |
Rtse-Me (‘summit-fire’ {scil., of volcano? – cf. deluge-woman’s summit-fire in Ifugaw myth }) |
vagina-warmth |
13th – 14th |
saliva |
saliva |
|
74 |
15th – 16th |
Sgo-Them (‘door-lintel’) |
penis |
17th – 18th |
Dun-Dkar (‘conch white’) |
sternum |
|
75 |
19th – 20th |
Rgya-Lcan (‘Chinese-willow’) |
blood-vessel of uvula |
21st – 22nd |
Yur-ba>i (‘canal’) |
main blood-vessel |
|
76 |
23rd – 24th |
Lha-Rten (‘shrine’) |
heart-flesh |
25th – 26th |
Thog-gi (‘thunderbolt’) |
bone-warmth |
|
77 |
27th – 28th |
S`ug-pa>i (‘juniper’) |
blood-vessels of lungs & of liver |
29th – 30th |
Dnul-Dkar (‘river white’) |
urine |
|
78 |
31st – 32nd |
Sa-Nan Lcags (‘ore-iron’) |
skeleton |
33rd – 34th |
Thab-Nan Me (‘kitchen fire’) |
heart-warmth |
|
79 |
35th – 36th |
Skyer-pa>i (‘barberry’) |
blood-vesels of liver |
80 |
37th – 38th |
Brgya-Dur (‘100fold burial’) |
flesh |
39th – 40th |
Thab-Nan Lcags (‘kitchen iron’) |
patella |
|
81 |
41st – 42nd |
C^ar-Nan (‘rain’) |
breath-warmth |
43rd – 44th |
Gnam-c^ar (‘rainfall’) |
tears |
|
82 |
45th – 46th |
Ri-Rab (‘mt. Su-meru’) |
breasts |
47th – 48th |
Gri-Zor (‘knives-&-choppers’) |
molars |
|
83 |
49th – 50th |
Dpag-Bsam S`in (‘wish-granting tree’) |
blood vessels of liver |
51st – 52nd |
Rdul-nan (‘dust’) |
stomach |
|
84 |
53rd – 54th |
Na-Phod (‘grass’) |
nipples |
55th – 56th |
Bya->bar (‘phoinix’) |
legs-warmth |
|
85 |
57th – 58th |
>o-Se (‘mulberry’) |
blood-vessels of intestine |
59th – 60th |
Rgya-Mtso>i (‘ocean’) |
urine of bladder |
p. 92 numerology – characteristics of the #s
# |
color |
direction (central) |
deity-class [translated on p. 104] |
groups of persons [also on p. 104] |
1 |
white (1st ) |
north |
Lha [gods] |
children |
2 |
grey (not black!) |
south-west |
>dre [evil spirits] |
adult males |
3 |
blue |
east |
Bsen-mo [attachment-spirits] |
disabled persons |
4 |
green |
south-east |
Klu [serpentine spirits] |
widows |
5 |
yellow |
centre |
Sa-bdag [soil-spirits] |
Buddhist monks |
6 |
white (2nd ) |
north-west |
Rgyal-po [royal spirits] |
Bon priests |
7 |
pink (not red!) |
west |
Btsan [haunting spirits] |
women |
8 |
white |
north-east |
Yul-lha [countryside deities] |
ministers |
9 |
red |
south |
Ma-mo [imprecatory goddesses] |
kings |
["pink" as depicted on p. 93 is repeatedly misdescribed as "red" on p. 92; likewise is "grey" misdescribed as "black"]
p. 92 (repeated on p. 94) groups of deities surrounding the numerology-squares
sector |
group of deities |
||
# |
color |
# of those deities |
deities |
1 |
white (1st ) |
5 |
Naga kings Klu-rgyal |
2 |
grey (not black!) |
13 |
Protectors Gnam-bdur Thod-pa>i Phren-can-la Bdur-se |
3 |
blue |
5 |
Imprecatory goddesses Gtsor-bdag Ma-mo |
4 |
green |
12 |
Protectors comprising Gn~an-c^en Than-lha & retinue |
5 |
yellow |
-- |
-- |
6 |
white (2nd ) |
7 |
Protectors riding various beasts |
7 |
pink (not red!) |
7 |
Haunting-spirits Btsan-yab Skya-bdun |
8 |
white |
6 |
Mounted countryside deities Yul-lha Phyva-sans |
9 |
red |
5 |
Imprecatory goddesses Ma-mo |
pp. 106-107 classification of relationships formed between trigrams
p. 106 |
p. 107 |
|
symbol (as depicted in MS.) |
relationship |
portent |
Round pill |
Heavenly medicine |
good health |
Vajra |
Sustaining vitality |
enhancement of life-essence |
Endless knot |
Growth into glory |
increase in good fortune |
Swastika |
Intimation of luck |
favorable for journeys |
Trigram (various) |
Average luck |
the status quo |
Downward triangle |
Harm |
an accident |
5 dots |
5 daimones |
daimonic possession |
Spearhead |
Cutting-influence by daimones |
danger to the life-spirit |
Body-part (various) |
Corporal punishment |
augureth ill for a particular part of the body |
pp. 110-111 planet-deities; directional protector-deities; element-goddesses (p. 110 names; p. 111 depictions in MS.)
class of deity |
dir. |
specific deity: of |
description of deity |
grasping __ |
planet |
east |
Phur-bu (Jupiter) |
blue, brown-clad |
sword |
SE |
N~i-ma (sun) |
red, blue-clad |
flower |
|
south |
Mig-dmar (Mars) |
red, blue-clad |
cudgel |
|
SW |
Rahu |
covered with eyen, blue-clad |
bow & prayer-wheel |
|
west |
Pa-sans (Venus) |
blue, red-clad |
cudgel & vase |
|
NW |
Spen-ba (Saturn) |
red-clad |
rod |
|
north |
Zla-ba (moon) |
white, brown-clad |
goblet |
|
NE |
Lhag-pa (Mercury) |
white, red-clad |
bow-with-arrows & vase |
|
direct. |
east |
white, tigre-headed, pelt-clad |
snake |
|
south |
blue, elephant-headed, dancing, pelt-clad |
|||
west |
red, bird-headed, dancing, white-clad |
|||
north |
purple, tortoise-headed |
frog-sceptre |
||
element |
east |
s`in-gi (of wood) |
blue, red-clad |
banner |
SE |
sa>i (of earth) |
red-clad |
||
south |
lho>i (of fire) |
red, blue-clad |
rod |
|
SW |
sa>i (of earth) |
red-clad |
sword |
|
west |
lcags-kyi (of iron) |
white, red-clad |
banner & rosary |
|
NW |
sa>i (of earth) |
red-clad |
nested set of cups |
|
north |
chu>I (of water) |
blue, red-clad |
vase |
|
NE |
red-clad |
rosary |
pp. 110-111 the 28 rgyu-skar (constellations) as goddesses
p. 110 |
p. 111 (as depicted in MS.) |
|||
Sam-skr.ta |
Bodish |
star [yoga-tara] |
semblance |
grasping __ |
Kr.ttika |
Smin-drug |
Pleiades |
||
Rohin.i |
Snar-ma |
Aldebaran |
blue |
|
Mr.ga-s`iras |
Mgo |
lambda Orionis |
blue |
flower |
Ardra |
Lag |
alpha Orionis |
purple-&-blue |
round gem |
Punar-vasu |
Nabs-so |
Pollux |
purple-&-blue, dancing |
flower |
Pus.ya |
Rgyal |
delta Cancris |
purple-&-blue, variegated-clad |
flower |
As`les.a |
Skag |
alpha Hydrae |
blue-&-white |
flower |
Magha |
Mchu |
Regulus |
blue-&-red, yellow-clad |
flower |
Purva-Phalgun.i |
Gre |
Zosma |
white, dancing, blue-clad |
|
Uttara-Phalgun.i |
Denebola |
blue-&-red, blue-clad |
flower |
|
Hasra |
Me-bz`i |
Algorab |
white-&-red, variegated-clad |
purple flower |
Citra |
Nag |
Spica |
pink, dancing |
flower |
Svati |
Sa-ri |
Arcturus |
pink |
flower |
Vi-s`akha |
Sa-ga |
alpha Librae |
||
Anu-radha |
Lha-mtshams |
Iridis |
||
Jyes.t.ha |
Snron |
Antares |
||
Mula |
Snrubs |
Schaula |
blue |
flower |
Purva-asadha |
Chu-stod |
delta Sagittarii |
||
Uttara-asadha |
Chu-smad |
Pelagus |
brown-clad |
|
Abhi-jit |
Gro-z`un |
Vega |
blue jewel |
|
S`ravan.a |
Byi-z`in |
Altair |
penant |
|
Dhanasta |
Mon-dre |
beta Delphinii |
blue |
|
S`ata-visa |
Mon-gru |
lambda Aquarii |
purple-&-blue, brown-clad, dancing |
torch |
Purva-Bhadra-pada |
Khrums-stod |
alpha Pegasi |
blue |
vase |
Uttara-Bhadra-pada |
Khrums-smad |
alpha Andromedae |
purple-&-blue |
flower |
Revati |
Nam-gru |
sigma Piscum |
blue, dancing |
flower |
As`vini |
Dbyug-gu |
beta Arietis |
blue |
sword |
Bharan.i |
Bra-n~e |
35 Arietis |
blue-&-brown, dancing |
flower |
p. 112 the 12 sectors of growth-&-decline
# |
sector |
likeness |
1st |
Dbugs-len (‘conception’) |
Cessation of good fortune |
2nd |
Mnal->jug (‘embryo’) |
Comfort |
3rd |
Lus-rdzogs (‘foetus’) |
Falling into misfortune |
4th |
Skyes (‘birth’) |
Obtaining great resources |
5th |
Khrus (‘ablution’) |
Wish-fulfilment |
6th |
Gos (‘clothing’) |
Sustenance |
7th |
Las (‘work’) |
Long-lasting continuity |
8th |
Dar (‘growth’) |
Finding great treasure |
9th |
Gud (‘decline’) |
Separation |
10th |
Nad (‘sickness’) |
Calamity |
11th |
S`i-ba (‘death’) |
Loss of luck |
12th |
Dur (‘tomb’) |
Interruptions |
Gyurme Dorje (commentator & translator from the Tibetan): Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings. John Eskenazi Ltd. & Sam Fogg Ltd., London, 2001. pp. 60-117