Twinned Glyphs

[R. Sale]

My investigations are in the illustrations, not the language. It can be shown in the VMs zodiac sequence that a simple pattern of pairing is found in the medallions of the first five houses. By hook and by crook, there are pairs and pairs of pairs in these medallions. There are pairs of tub patterns. A pair of Stolfi's markers. A pair of papelonny patterns.

Any illustrated item, given ambiguous interpretation, might point in whatever direction. Having two items indicating provenance in the same direction, a pairing - or twins- if you will, serves to mutually re-enforce the apparent validity of further inquiry.

I believe this intentional use of pairing derives from the traditional laws of Deuteronomy (17:6 and 19:15). It's the part about the establishment of truth requiring at least two witnesses. And it is clearly invoked twice. It would and does indicate that interesting discoveries can be found in the VMs use of illustrative pairing.

Pairing follows two paths in the VMs zodiac sequence: astrology and heraldry. As a significant characteristic of the illustrations, why wouldn't it apply to language as well? If there is meaning to be found in the language, after all thus far, then the VMs author is some serious pattern-junkie as the illustrations suggest.