Square of Saturn Spread
The Square of Saturn is based on the disposition of the Elements and
their Powers (or Qualities). The cards are layed out in the order
shown by the Arabic numerals; the Roman numerals correspond to their
numerical value in the Square of Saturn (see 19.Angel for more on
it). Each card has a corresponding Element or Power (name given in
Latin and English) and divinatory significance (given in Latin and
English). The Elements correspond to aspects of the situation
(corresponding to Jung's four functions), the Powers to influences
acting upon it.
1
Dry
manens |
8
Fire
intuitus |
7
Hot
separans |
2
Earth
sensus |
9
Aether
summa |
6
Air
intellectus |
3
Cold
iugens |
4
Water
motus |
5
Wet
mutans |
- siccus (dry): manens (staying) VI: what remains the same.
- terra (earth): sensus (sensation) III: appearances, practical
matters.
- frigidus (cold): iugens (joining) VIII: relating or unitive
influences.
- aqua (water): motus (emotion) I: emotional issues.
- humidus (wet): mutans (changing) VI: what changes of itself
or changes something else.
- aer (air): intellectus (intellect) VII: intellectual issues,
arguments.
- calidus (hot): separans (separating) II: separative or
divisive influences.
- ignis (fire): intuitus (intuition) or voluntas (will) VIIII:
spiritual matters, courage.
- aether (aether, quintessence): summa (sum total) V: the final
outcome or overall assessment of the situation.