The Rosettes Page - March 2024

[Barbrey]

I have my own ideas on the Rosette page similar to but nowhere near identical to anyone else’s. The one thing I think should be asked of everyone generating ideas on the details of the page is what is its purpose or function in context with what you think the purpose of the VMS is as a whole. You’ve studied many of the details:what are your hypothesis and associated research questions? Even in the humanities, we have this process!

For instance, I believe,as do many others, that the VMS is most likely a pharmaceutical, so I’ll use this as an example.  If so, what would this page, almost triple the size,intricately detailed, and meant to be seen or studied in toto, most likely be contributing to the work as a whole?  The most obvious,is that it provides an overall rationale for how and why its remedies work.Perhaps It’s an index that names the various parts of the work, and the processes between thm Perhaps a worldview, that illustrates the deeper processes, including spiritual ones,that make these remedies effective. Moreover, perhaps it’s a mnemonic crib to help memorize a complicated system For my part,I hypothesize it’s all of these and more. 

I wasn’t able to attend the Zoom today but I’m looking forward to Michelle and Charles’ presentation in video, thanks to Koen. I hope they address the importance of the Rosette to the other parts of the text.