The Almanac’s plates
Esoteric Charts
Original charts of the old knowledge, drawn in pale ink on the night and made to draw themselves as you arrive. Each is sourced, explained, and free to save.
What these are
Each plate is a chart on a traditional subject, from the Yi Jing to Dante, drawn by the Almanac and checked against its sources. Open one to see it draw itself, read how to use it, and save it.
Yi Jing · Shao Yong’s circleThe Wheel of ChangesThe sixty-four hexagrams of the Yi Jing (I Ching) in Shao Yong’s circle, each facing its complement, drawn as a plate that draws itself. How to read it and where it comes from.
Melothesia · the body and the signsThe Zodiac ManThe Zodiac Man, or melothesia: each sign’s part of the body from Aries at the head to Pisces at the feet, with the decans and their rulers. A historical map, not medical advice.
Dante · PurgatorioThe Ladder of VirtueThe seven terraces of Dante’s Mount Purgatory as one ascending scale: each capital vice purged and its contrary virtue gained, from pride and humility up to Eden.
As above, so belowThe Scales of CreationThe orders of the world on one descending line: from the heavens and the stars through the land, the city and the person to the cell, the atom and what is not yet known.
Common questions
Can I save or share these charts?
Yes. Each plate opens full size and can be saved to Pinterest from its page. Please link back to the page it came from.
Are these copies of old charts?
No. Each is an original drawing on a traditional subject, made for the Almanac, with its sources named on its page.
Do the charts make predictions?
No. They are maps of traditions, for reading and reflection. The Almanac never presents a symbol as a forecast.
