Perhaps you are already aware that the sixth glyph of the 17 symbol sequence has been compared to a quincunx, in the form shown here.
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While I make no pretense of any familiarity with astrology, I will note that the quincunx does refer to the number five, and to 5/12. My prior post also references the number five and the fifth symbol of the sequence.
A quincunx is supposed to function as a sort of blockade. Medieval numerics in the VMs sequence goes from left to right till it reaches the fifth glyph. Roman numerics inverts the number five in the fifth position. Then Greek alphanumerics goes back from right to left.
The quincunx also refers to the astrological house that is fifth from the starting point. In the VMs, the first five houses, Pisces through Cancer, all have some sort of pairing involved in their medallions. Examples range from the traditional paired fish in Pisces, to the uncommon pairing of two crayfish in Cancer. VMs uses the pairing of complementary opposites in the heiros gamos of Gemini, rather than the similar twins of Castor and Pollux. And it fills in the series with the artificial and unexpected bifurcation of Aries and Taurus. This further generates two pairs of land animals (Aries and Taurus) and two pairs of aquatic animals (Pisces and Cancer). As a result the pairing of paired animals now occurs twice.
Pairing is ostensibly set forth as a potential investigative paradigm. The laws of Deuteronomy require two witnesses to establish the truth. This is stated twice in Deut. 17:6 and 19:15. Pairing can then be applied to the heraldic armorial insignia (tub patterns) shown on the Pisces and Aries pages. Religious tradition and history will proceed from there.
Traditional information has been used in the VMs illustrations, but the manner of its use is not traditional.
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While I make no pretense of any familiarity with astrology, I will note that the quincunx does refer to the number five, and to 5/12. My prior post also references the number five and the fifth symbol of the sequence.
A quincunx is supposed to function as a sort of blockade. Medieval numerics in the VMs sequence goes from left to right till it reaches the fifth glyph. Roman numerics inverts the number five in the fifth position. Then Greek alphanumerics goes back from right to left.
The quincunx also refers to the astrological house that is fifth from the starting point. In the VMs, the first five houses, Pisces through Cancer, all have some sort of pairing involved in their medallions. Examples range from the traditional paired fish in Pisces, to the uncommon pairing of two crayfish in Cancer. VMs uses the pairing of complementary opposites in the heiros gamos of Gemini, rather than the similar twins of Castor and Pollux. And it fills in the series with the artificial and unexpected bifurcation of Aries and Taurus. This further generates two pairs of land animals (Aries and Taurus) and two pairs of aquatic animals (Pisces and Cancer). As a result the pairing of paired animals now occurs twice.
Pairing is ostensibly set forth as a potential investigative paradigm. The laws of Deuteronomy require two witnesses to establish the truth. This is stated twice in Deut. 17:6 and 19:15. Pairing can then be applied to the heraldic armorial insignia (tub patterns) shown on the Pisces and Aries pages. Religious tradition and history will proceed from there.
Traditional information has been used in the VMs illustrations, but the manner of its use is not traditional.