Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

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The bathing nymphs in Q13 especially in f84 are far too numerous to mean something practical in recipes, what could they mean in theory? The multiplication process?

In general, I would assume that some kind of process is taking place in the pools. The nymphs individually embody the substances and as a group the sequence. On You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , for example, it looks as if a transformation from red to blue to yellow is taking place (whatever that may mean). The direction is determined by the direction in which the nymphs are looking. There is also a pile of yellow "balls" on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. on the left at the edge of the pool. This may or may not be coincidence.