26-04-2021, 09:38 PM
The simplification in the zodiac is, i think, purposeful, it is not only the paint but the drawings themselves, and i think it has meaning other than indicating the makers were getting tired of drawing in the details. It can be seen as indicative of the increase in cultural and architectural complexity of mankind over time.
It only looks like decline because unlike a regular year, where the months progress forward, with the bulk of Pisces in March, Aries in April, Taurus in May, etc., the depiction of a great year goes backward in time. It is now, or soon, the dawning of the age of Aquarius, it is, and was at the time of the vms, the age of Pisces, so the age of Aries is the one before that in the BC era, and the age of Taurus another two millenia plus before that.
So the lack of red in the later part of the zodiac may just be a lack of anywhere to add red, rather than some correspondence to the lack of red in Herbal B.
Or maybe it has further meaning we haven't yet deduced. Maybe the drawings without the lines delineating the roots from the stems means the roots can also be above ground, and/or underwater, and/or in brackish water, like mangrove species, for instance. I have not looked into which plants are which yet so that is just a top of the head example of a meaningful difference possibly portrayed that goes beyond individual artistic styles.
It only looks like decline because unlike a regular year, where the months progress forward, with the bulk of Pisces in March, Aries in April, Taurus in May, etc., the depiction of a great year goes backward in time. It is now, or soon, the dawning of the age of Aquarius, it is, and was at the time of the vms, the age of Pisces, so the age of Aries is the one before that in the BC era, and the age of Taurus another two millenia plus before that.
So the lack of red in the later part of the zodiac may just be a lack of anywhere to add red, rather than some correspondence to the lack of red in Herbal B.
Or maybe it has further meaning we haven't yet deduced. Maybe the drawings without the lines delineating the roots from the stems means the roots can also be above ground, and/or underwater, and/or in brackish water, like mangrove species, for instance. I have not looked into which plants are which yet so that is just a top of the head example of a meaningful difference possibly portrayed that goes beyond individual artistic styles.