In geomantic divination, a figure of two dots above one dot above two vertically aligned sets of two dots. The word itself is Latin for “red.” In a divination it means fierceness. Other meanings are passion and violence. It is a good sign for anything that is bad.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...