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On 7-7-2012 Bungie gave us these seven symbols. The community has sense linked to an ancient art called geomancy.
Geomancy has 16 runes or symbols [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Geomantic_figures.svg] 16 geomantic figures[/url]
These Symbols Translated are as follows
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Geomantic_via.svg] Symbol 1[/url]
Latin Name: Via
English Translation: The way
Planet Correlation: Moon
Astrological Correlation: Cancer
Binary: 1111
Binary Translation: 15
Binary Translation to alpha: O
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Geomantic_conjunctio.svg]Symbol 2 [/url]
Latin Name: Conjunctio
English Translation: Conjunction
Planet Correlation: Mercury
Astrological Correlation: Virgo
Binary:0110
Binary Translation: 6
Binary Translation to alpha: F
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Geomantic_amissio.svg]Symbol 3[/url]
Latin Name: Amissio
English Translation: Loss
Planet Correlation: Venus
Astrological Correlation: Taurus
Binary:1010
Binary Translation: 10
Binary Translation to alpha:J
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Geomantic_fortunaminor.svg] Symbol 4 [/url]
Latin Name: Fortuna Minor
English Translation: The Lesser Fortune
Planet Correlation: Sun
Astrological Correlation:Leo
Binary:1100
Binary Translation: 12
Binary Translation to alpha: L
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Geomantic_rubeus.svg] Symbol 5[/url]
Latin Name: Rubeus
English Translation: Red
Planet Correlation: Mars
Astrological Correlation: Scorpio
Binary:0100
Binary Translation: 4
Binary Translation to alpha: D
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Geomantic_laetitia.svg] Symbol 6[/url]
Latin Name: Laetitia
English Translation: Joy
Planet Correlation: Jupiter
Astrological Correlation: Pisces
Binary:1000
Binary Translation: 8
Binary Translation to alpha: H
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Picture: [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Geomantic_carcer.svg] Symbol 7 [/url]
Latin Name: Carcer
English Translation: The Prison
Planet Correlation: Saturn
Astrological Correlation: Capricorn
Binary: 1001
Binary Translation: 9
Binary Translation to alpha: I
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There are a number of ways to interpret these symbols:
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomancy] Geomanctic Charts[/url] basically involve adding the symbols together using their binary to get one final symbol.
[url=http://i.imgur.com/4abvJ.jpg] Seven layers of Heaven Myth [/url]. Props to user dont pass gass for finding this connection.
[url=http://www.britannia.com/wonder/geomancy.html] Fung Shui or Ley Lines [/url] I think this may help us unlock some easter eggs once the game is actually released.
Also interesting to note, the one of seven winners received hoodies showing [url=http://misriahsolutions.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/oneofseven_jacket.jpg?w=584&h=438] One of Seven Hoodie [/url] This mysterious symbol which is geomantic looking but does not fit any of the 16 original runes.
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I think we've seen this image before, but what connection do you think it has? There are 12 total symbols in that picture.
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Okay this has the potential to be HUGE! On bungie day the one of seven memebers avatars were automatically updated to one of the geomancy symbols (this has never been confirmed although hotly debated - I was there during the chaos so I am trusting my gut) The argument was that each one of seven memember had one of the geomancy symbols automatically. If this is an avatar of one the winners its importance is HUGE! If this is an avatar of another memember my question then becomes was this avatar available to all of us? and why is it different from the orginal seven symbols given to us.
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Wait what just happened?
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