No one should doubt the potential for various lines of astrological speculation in medieval investigations. The problem is with the specific details.
I have not offered speculation. I have offered the 'facts' that were subsequently requested. The occupants of the medallions of first five houses of the VMs zodiac sequence are paired. A typical "zodiac" starts with Aries and ends with Pisces. The VMs starts with Pisces. Calendars are somewhat less restrictive in their starting points. Having Pisces first brings the sequence of pairings to five examples. Pisces is a pair of fish. Aries and Taurus are divided into pairs. Gemini is a pair of complementary opposites: male and female. Cancer is also a second pair of aquatic animals. The pairing of aquatic and land animals is compounded. Paring is a significant concept. The VMs artist has created a structure to indicate the presence of this concept as recorded in the text. Then, it is up to the reader to be able to interpret the concept which the artist has indicated.
The concept of pairing and pairs of pairs is then transferred to the tub patterns at the top of VMs Pisces. These tub patterns are best compared to the basic patterns of medieval heraldry. And if the chevrons at 3 o'clock are not sufficiently convincing, an improved familiarity with basic heraldry might be helpful.
The concept of sidereal influences on plants was widely accepted at the time. The problem for VMs investigations is, where does this take the investigation? If it is true, then what? And where is the speculation?
I have not offered speculation. I have offered the 'facts' that were subsequently requested. The occupants of the medallions of first five houses of the VMs zodiac sequence are paired. A typical "zodiac" starts with Aries and ends with Pisces. The VMs starts with Pisces. Calendars are somewhat less restrictive in their starting points. Having Pisces first brings the sequence of pairings to five examples. Pisces is a pair of fish. Aries and Taurus are divided into pairs. Gemini is a pair of complementary opposites: male and female. Cancer is also a second pair of aquatic animals. The pairing of aquatic and land animals is compounded. Paring is a significant concept. The VMs artist has created a structure to indicate the presence of this concept as recorded in the text. Then, it is up to the reader to be able to interpret the concept which the artist has indicated.
The concept of pairing and pairs of pairs is then transferred to the tub patterns at the top of VMs Pisces. These tub patterns are best compared to the basic patterns of medieval heraldry. And if the chevrons at 3 o'clock are not sufficiently convincing, an improved familiarity with basic heraldry might be helpful.
The concept of sidereal influences on plants was widely accepted at the time. The problem for VMs investigations is, where does this take the investigation? If it is true, then what? And where is the speculation?