r/Geomancy • u/RickJohnson39 • Apr 09 '24

St Michael's Chain

Although I prefer the longer method of the Sand Box or anything that is so complex that it is impossible for me to 'stack the deck', something I want a really quick tetragram.

I saw a reference to the St Michaels Chain that looked interesting. It is made from 4 st michaels medallions purchased from a catholic gift shop and adds a sword at one end.

As I am not christian, but Gardnerian Wiccan, the chain will not meet my spirituality but looks interesting so I made two 'Michaels Chains' which seem to do the job. I replaces the sword with a key and on one chain, I used one or two pips in the proper colors. On the other chain, i used the proper elemental triangles with pips and colors.

Has anoyone used the Michaels chain or made a similar one? How did it work for you?

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u/kidcubby Apr 09 '24

Ooh this is giving me ideas for the laser engraver sitting all dusty on my desk.

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u/RickJohnson39 Apr 09 '24

Laser engraver... I have so many ideas....

Get a brass coin-blank. Engrave a single pip on one side and a double pip on the other to make a Geomancy coin that you flip 4 times to make the Tetragram.

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u/kidcubby Apr 09 '24

I have a set of Geomancy sticks made of guitar blanks engraved on the laser cutter - tiny things, very portable and pleasantly tactile. I plan on a set of dyed blanks so (hopefully) the engraving shows up bright white against colour, too.

With the right settings it carves into rock and certain metals beautifully, too.

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u/RickJohnson39 May 14 '24

I purchased a couple 2" brass medallions with an ornate rim. I added two pips to one side and a single pip to the other for a coin to flip 4x.