16-05-2017, 07:06 PM
This is all very interesting, but I fail to see any substantive connection to the VMs. I don't see how this method can work consistently when used by different individuals. The VMs glyphs have too many letter equivalents. On the other hand, a one-to-one equivalent has also been eliminated. Would it be possible to create a system that used two, three or four letter equivalents consistently and worked for all words - and yielded a text that made sense?
The use of White Aries as the base for the hypothesis of discovering obscure linguistic patterns is rather amusing to me. It's like examining some small feature on an image of a person's face in great detail, but not recognizing the identity of the person represented. May I suggest the topic of heraldry? Plain old medieval heraldry. How were important persons recognized in that era? By patterns and objects that were indicative of heredity, rank, order, and position. All it takes to start the VMs investigation is to know and to recognize the example that was chosen by the VMs creator. And in the considerations of that era, the choice was one of significant and wide-spread familiarity among the literate members of society over a period of historical time.
A lot has been made, in certain circles, about the depth of preparation necessary to begin VMs investigations. And in certain areas, like the recognition of artistic style and the connections of art history, this is certainly valid. On the other hand, with a good reference, the basics of heraldry can be discovered in an afternoon, with time to spare - although connections to the VMs and the proper historical examples are another matter. The author has chosen an example with strong historical standing at the origin of a significant religious tradition. The test is whether the signs are recognized by the reader - but the modern reader is unfamiliar with the requisite details of the tradition and no recognition occurs. Meanwhile, the author's familiarity with the image represented has generated the need for some disguise through a bit of obfuscation.
The use of White Aries as the base for the hypothesis of discovering obscure linguistic patterns is rather amusing to me. It's like examining some small feature on an image of a person's face in great detail, but not recognizing the identity of the person represented. May I suggest the topic of heraldry? Plain old medieval heraldry. How were important persons recognized in that era? By patterns and objects that were indicative of heredity, rank, order, and position. All it takes to start the VMs investigation is to know and to recognize the example that was chosen by the VMs creator. And in the considerations of that era, the choice was one of significant and wide-spread familiarity among the literate members of society over a period of historical time.
A lot has been made, in certain circles, about the depth of preparation necessary to begin VMs investigations. And in certain areas, like the recognition of artistic style and the connections of art history, this is certainly valid. On the other hand, with a good reference, the basics of heraldry can be discovered in an afternoon, with time to spare - although connections to the VMs and the proper historical examples are another matter. The author has chosen an example with strong historical standing at the origin of a significant religious tradition. The test is whether the signs are recognized by the reader - but the modern reader is unfamiliar with the requisite details of the tradition and no recognition occurs. Meanwhile, the author's familiarity with the image represented has generated the need for some disguise through a bit of obfuscation.