03-04-2023, 01:37 AM
Motivation can only be deduced from the evidence. The VMs consists of words that cannot be read and images that disguise. It's interesting to speculate, but more useful to focus on those areas where interpretation is supported by historical investigation relevant to the VMS era.
Relevant historical information is the first difficulty, but the situation in the VMs is further complicated by the use of intentional trickery in the illustrations, as best shown in four examples. The trick is to combine two disparate and seemingly incongruous elements into the same image.
This occurs in the VMs cosmos, in the VMs zodiac (White Aries), in the VMs mermaid, and in the VMs critter. These hybrid representations are strong indicators of intentional trickery.
Relevant historical information is the first difficulty, but the situation in the VMs is further complicated by the use of intentional trickery in the illustrations, as best shown in four examples. The trick is to combine two disparate and seemingly incongruous elements into the same image.
This occurs in the VMs cosmos, in the VMs zodiac (White Aries), in the VMs mermaid, and in the VMs critter. These hybrid representations are strong indicators of intentional trickery.