A quick list of some of the mansions (though not all)
Just as the Sun moves through the Zodiac, medieval astrologers of the Islamic world also noted the movement of the Moon through a zodiac of its own, known as manzil al qamar or the lunar mansions.
A thread on the astrology and magic of the moon
A quick list of some of the mansions (though not all)
Its talismans are made to cause harm and destruction
Its talismans are made to find buried treasure and to soften the anger of kings.
Its talisman is made to grant wishes and acquire wonders and goods.
Its talismans are made to cause strife and to kill poisonous animals
Its talismans are made for protection and for skill
Its talismans are made for love and friendship.
Its talismans are made to increase trade and wealth
I, and other scholars believe they originated in India with Vedic astrology’s nakshratas and made their way to the Middle East via Yemen and Southern Arabia.
Astrologers of the Islamic world would use the mansions of the moon to time major events, when to go to war, when to enter into diplomacy, and even advise rulers when to conceive children
Blending together natural and astral magic, the mage could invoke the powers of the moon for wonders
Like Buni, Ibn Arabi imagined the whole of the cosmos fashioned by sacred letters, utterances of God’s Divine Names which gave life to the universe.
Each mansion was associated with a letter. For example, the 7th Mansion Al Dhira was connected to the Throne and the letter Qaf.
The philosophical and mystical thought of Ibn Arabi has roots in older Islamic cosmology.
The lifespan of humans are decreed and then the tablets are taken by Mikai’l to the angel of death, Azrail.
The placement of the moon in a particular mansion would be interpreted as part of their character.
We can also see the complex interplay of early astronomy, philosophy, religious thought, and mysticism
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It's been in the show from day one. The opening titles of season show
- Icebergs breaking free
- The statue of liberty's little island being built up after it's coated in water
- S4,5 sea level rise in Chesapeake bay

It's in the show too. "The gulf of Denmark". Old Boston turned into the square tops of buildings barely visible. Sea walls lock out the ocean. The show is set in 2350: climate change is driving people off Earth.
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Baltimore by S5 of The Expanse. Most of the "old" city is gone, flooded in by climate change.
— Eisenhart (@eisenharten) December 18, 2020
Unlike New York, they never got their seawall up on time to protect most of the present-day city.#TheExpanse pic.twitter.com/Wt515DQBU3
Some Redditor actually found a rough comparison angle to compare the CGI future Copenhagen to the real one - I've actually walked down this bit to get the Australian consulate
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Episode 2 of Season 5 has plenty of rich detail, now there are longer scenes on Earth. Baltimore is a post-climate city: a sea higher than the city itself, widespread apartment solar. Interestingly: not a single car; but a heavy, prominent (electric?) train, cycles, walking.

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