The seven celestial bodies Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon have each two symbols, one of which is Dexter, or fortunate, and the other Sinister, or unfortunate. The Moon’s nodes are also represented by the Dragon’s Head and Tail, each of which has a separate symbol. The geomantic symbols of the planets and the nodes are as follows :- 
 Carcer. -
A prison. Denotes privation, confinement, restriction, inaction. It corresponds to Saturn.  Tristitia. -
Sorrow. Denotes grief, disappointment, bereavement, condemnation. It is of the nature of Saturn.  Lætitia. -
Joy. Denotes joviality, success, laughter, good health, and confidence. It corresponds to Jupiter.  Acquisitio.
- Obtaining. Denotes gain, achievement, success, fulfilment and expansion. It corresponds to Jupiter.  Puer. -
A boy. Denotes impulse, ardour, zeal, impetuosity and energy. Corresponds to Mars.  Rubeus
. - Redhead. Denotes a rash, passionate and fiery nature; accidents, violence. It corresponds to Mars.  Fortuna Major.
- Great fortune. Denotes success, honours, illumination and protection. It corresponds to the Sun.  Fortuna Minor. -
Lesser fortune. Denotes the above in less degree; benefits conferred rather than attained. Corresponds to the Sun.  Puella.
- A girl. Denotes pleasure, gaiety, brightness, things that are pretty and sweet, attractive but elusive schemes, a promise but not a certain fulfilment. It corresponds to Venus.  Amissio.
- Loss. Denotes bereavement, reversal, expenditure, loss (whether of faculty, position, money, etc., according to its House), and is unfortunate. It corresponds to Venus.  Albus.
- White head. Denotes intelligence, experience, wisdom, judgment, and is fortunate, of the nature of Mercury.  Conjunctio.
- Union, Denotes combination, counsel, coming together, support, partnership, marriage. It is good or bad according to the House-sign with which it is associated in the figure. Of the nature of Mercury.  Via.
- A way, or road. Denotes a passage or way through, an entrance and exit, a direct course, a means to an end, connections, singleness, communication. Of the nature of the New Moon.  Populus.
- People. Denotes a mass, swelling, gathering together, a crowd, plurality, the tide of opinion. It is fortunate and of the nature of the Full Moon.  Caput Draconis.
- The head. Denotes entering in, accession, increase, ascending, acquiring and absorbing. Of the nature of tile Dragon’s Head or Moon’s Ascending Node.  Cauda Draconis.
- The tail. Denotes going out, recession, decrease, descending, losing and relinquishing. Of the nature of the Dragon’s Tail or Moon’s Descending Node.
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