Amissio

In the divinatory art of geomancy, amissio symbolizes the classical elements of fire and water, intent and reflection, loss and giving and love. This website is the little gift of a philosopher and mystic to those who also seek a way Beyond.

Writing

I write quite a bit: mostly meditations on classical philosophy, accounts of weird things I've experienced, or summaries of things I've read lately. It's really all just written for myself, but I post it online in the hopes that some of it may be of interest to others, too.

• Notes on Spirituality and Study
• Notes on Augury
• Cynic Stories
• The Enneads of Plotinos
• The Elements of Theology of Proklos
• The Myth of Isis, Osiris, and Horos
• Diary: Old 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (RSS)

Transcriptions

We moderns have access to a wealth of public domain texts on the Internet, but these are often in the form of poor-quality scans, which are not very pleasant to read. I have transcribed a number of these using LaTeX, so that I might print and read them more comfortably.

Software

Once upon a time, I was a computer programmer; these days, I'm retired, and mostly use software as a tool to help me understand some problem or other.

• Most of my recent (post-career) software can be found on Github.
• Heliacal Rising and Setting of the Planets

Geomancy

Geomancy is a divinatory art, and is useful as such, though I think it is even more interesting as a sort of calculus or logical system for understanding change. I have made several tools in order to facilitate its online discussion.

• Geomantic Figures
• Geomantic Chart Generator

All content on amissio.net is dedicated into the public domain.