It's VMs You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. on the circular band generally known as the 4 x 17 symbol sequence. So, hopefully, yes - that's the sequence. And clearly there are various interpretations of the different symbols or glyphs. There are various examples where a particular symbol in the VMs sequence may appear similar in form to a letter or numeral or other sign from a known, cultural system. And as always there are potential differences of interpretation and questions as to which interpretations might be valid based on the visual aspects of the symbols.
A second type of interpretation exists in the 17 symbol sequence. It requires that two symbols from the VMs sequence match two symbols from a known cultural system, like the Greek alphabet, in their visual appearance - and in their placement, their location relative to each other. And in the VMs sequence, the symbols 1 and 5 have comparable form and placement with the Greek symbols omicron and lambda. The visual aspects of subjective interpretation have been given positional confirmation by their objective placement in the sequence. It's something that needs to be built into the drawing's construction that is beyond similar appearance.
There are two other positional confirmations of interpretation that are numerical. Three separate interpretations of the second type, all involving the fifth symbol of the VMs sequence.
Along with the sixth symbol from the VMs, interpreted as a quincunx, I am looking at another example where the first five houses of the VMs Zodiac have the subject of their medallion somehow paired in some way. And the fifth house in this sequence is Cancer, because the VMs Zodiac starts with Pisces, which happens to be a natural pair. Simple pairing is a pattern strongly provided in the Pisces and Aries pages of the VMs, all the way to the armorial pairing of the Fieschi insignia on f71r.
So I am curious if others might have examples where 'five' was a factor in some VMs investigation. Do the comparative differences between the Greek alphabet and the Greek numerical system, particularly the 'insertion at place six', have anything to do with the quincunx in the VMs system? Is this a reference to the the fifth house intentional?
And now, in the traditional interpretation of Tarot, number five introduces the hierophant or pope, you know, the one who started the tradition with that hat.
Further investigation of other interpretations of symbols in the sequence is a good idea that could be discussed in another thread. I'm sure there are some things there that I don't know.
A second type of interpretation exists in the 17 symbol sequence. It requires that two symbols from the VMs sequence match two symbols from a known cultural system, like the Greek alphabet, in their visual appearance - and in their placement, their location relative to each other. And in the VMs sequence, the symbols 1 and 5 have comparable form and placement with the Greek symbols omicron and lambda. The visual aspects of subjective interpretation have been given positional confirmation by their objective placement in the sequence. It's something that needs to be built into the drawing's construction that is beyond similar appearance.
There are two other positional confirmations of interpretation that are numerical. Three separate interpretations of the second type, all involving the fifth symbol of the VMs sequence.
Along with the sixth symbol from the VMs, interpreted as a quincunx, I am looking at another example where the first five houses of the VMs Zodiac have the subject of their medallion somehow paired in some way. And the fifth house in this sequence is Cancer, because the VMs Zodiac starts with Pisces, which happens to be a natural pair. Simple pairing is a pattern strongly provided in the Pisces and Aries pages of the VMs, all the way to the armorial pairing of the Fieschi insignia on f71r.
So I am curious if others might have examples where 'five' was a factor in some VMs investigation. Do the comparative differences between the Greek alphabet and the Greek numerical system, particularly the 'insertion at place six', have anything to do with the quincunx in the VMs system? Is this a reference to the the fifth house intentional?
And now, in the traditional interpretation of Tarot, number five introduces the hierophant or pope, you know, the one who started the tradition with that hat.
Further investigation of other interpretations of symbols in the sequence is a good idea that could be discussed in another thread. I'm sure there are some things there that I don't know.