20-05-2016, 06:59 PM
Rather than wars and maps, I've tried to look at medieval ideology. Obviously religion was significant. One major event was the Council of Constance (1415-1418), which put an end to the Great Schism of the Western Church - a period during which there were three simultaneous claimants to the exclusive title of Roman Catholic Pope. 'The Pope holds the keys to Heaven' as the saying goes - or - 'Will the real Pope please stand up?' And you other two, sit down! The people of this time either lived through the period of multiple popes, in the first portion, and then were mainly those who grew up under the schismatic era for much of the latter portion of this time.
In addition to historical events, let's also look at historical realities - things that were in place beforehand and continued through this period and beyond. A number of topics have been examined, but I suggest heraldry, which was a widespread and fairly consistent European tradition for centuries. Not only armorial heraldry, but ecclesiastical heraldry and church tradition were well-known throughout this time.
IMO, the investigation that can examine the tub patterns in the outer ring of VMs Pisces and not consider the possibility of heraldry as an ostensible interpretation, by the time we get to 3 o'clock, has demonstrated a lack of sufficient familiarity with the topic and bypassed a significant opportunity to further investigation. I have posted several threads about heraldry in the VMs Zodiac under 'Imagery' a little while back.
In addition to historical events, let's also look at historical realities - things that were in place beforehand and continued through this period and beyond. A number of topics have been examined, but I suggest heraldry, which was a widespread and fairly consistent European tradition for centuries. Not only armorial heraldry, but ecclesiastical heraldry and church tradition were well-known throughout this time.
IMO, the investigation that can examine the tub patterns in the outer ring of VMs Pisces and not consider the possibility of heraldry as an ostensible interpretation, by the time we get to 3 o'clock, has demonstrated a lack of sufficient familiarity with the topic and bypassed a significant opportunity to further investigation. I have posted several threads about heraldry in the VMs Zodiac under 'Imagery' a little while back.