Name of the Figure: Puer (The Boy); sometimes called Beardless
Element: Air
Planet: Mars (direct)
Sign: Aries (Sometimes given as Libra)
Quality: Exiting
Fortune: Bad (but in practice neutral, sometimes positive)

Puer is a much misunderstood figure in Geomancy. Because it is assigned to Mars, it is sometimes given as invariably bad. In reality, the figure is mostly neutral, and much depends on the question, where it comes up and with what other figures. Symbolically, the Puer glyph is said to represent a phallus or a sword, which is fitting considering the Mars association. The sword is a symbol of war, justice and action. Indeed, these are all potential meanings of Puer.

The main meaning, however, is that of representing a man (not necessarily young) Very often, Puer shows the influence of a man in the question. Man means man, not your lesbian aunt who looks like Super Mario and has been called “sir” once by a distracted store clerk. On the other hand, in my limited experience I have found that trans men do show up as Puer and trans women as Puella. Needless to say, the influence of this man in your life or question will depend on the other figures, and is not in itself negative.

As an extended set of correspondences, Puer also indicates all manly things, the male side of existence. This can go from traditionally man-related things (trousers, ties, drills etc.) to traditionally man-related action, such as taking action and fighting. The figure, however, is called Puer, boy, so there is always the martian tendency to be rash and take action without putting much thought in it. Interestingly, Puer and Puella both tend to be rather unstable figures, but for different reasons. Puer is instability due to lack of foresight and forethought.

Sometimes, Puer can be exactly what is needed to break a stall: sometimes you just need to go “the hell with it” and do your thing. However, Puer lacks patience and the ability to reconcile oppositions, and this can be the cause of trouble. Also, sometimes Puer is associated with sex due to the Mars correspondence, but I see it more as the ardor or drive toward sex (in other words, horniness) but I see sex as a prerogative of Conjunctio.

Common Keywords: A boy, A man, All things manish or masculine, Justice, Doing what’s right, Action, Energy, Strong drive, Thoughtlessness, Danger from rash action, Cutting instruments, Fights, Litigation, Arguments

Puer in the Geomantic Houses (these are only examples. Use context to guide your interpretation)

House	Possible Meaning
First	Energy, Action, Manish behavior, Justice, Rashness
Second	Rash action, Overspending, Energy in enterprise
Third	Argument with siblings or neighbors, False rumors
Fourth	Controversy, Fights, Useful to take action, Discovering hidden treasures
Fifth	A baby boy, Bad intermediary, Happiness, Having fun
Sixth	Surgery, Danger from doing the wrong thing, Need for toil
Seventh	Divorce, Marriage or partnership too soon, Energy in enterprise, Picking fights
Eighth	Little gain from other people, Danger with sharp instruments
Ninth	Good for travel, bad for learning, False science
Tenth	Great enterprise in job, Loss of job, Manual work, Infamy
Eleventh	Arguments with friends, Being friends with the bad boys, Minor contrarieties in getting one’s wish
Twelfth	Trouble with the law from doing something silly, Quick liberation, Backstabbing
Thirteenth	Querent has energy, Takes action, Has been rash in the past, There has been fighting
Fourteenth	Querent will need to put more energy into it, There will be fighting
Fifteenth	Puer cannot be the Judge