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

  1. siccus (dry): manens (staying) IV: what remains the same.
  2. terra (earth): sensus (sensation) III: appearances, practical matters.
  3. frigidus (cold): iugens (joining) VIII: relating or unitive influences.
  4. aqua (water): motus (emotion) I: emotional issues.
  5. humidus (wet): mutans (changing) VI: what changes of itself or changes something else.
  6. aer (air): intellectus (intellect) VII: intellectual issues, arguments.
  7. calidus (hot): separans (separating) II: separative or divisive influences.
  8. ignis (fire): intuitus (intuition) or voluntas (will) VIIII: spiritual matters, courage.
  9. aether (aether, quintessence): summa (sum total) V: the final outcome or overall assessment of the situation.
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