29-01-2016, 01:40 AM
Anton:
Another possibility is that the rosettes represent different layers of Heaven. Several old Jewish and Christian texts, such as the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. talk about this. In the version of that book at the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ten heavens are mentioned, the highest of which is inhabited by God. Paradise is located in the third heaven according to that book, consistent with a bible passage (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) that can be interpreted in that way. Similar ideas may have inspired the author of the VMs (which does not need to contradict my earlier idea that he might also have been influenced by Kabbalah).
In different orientations, it also has been used as an alchemical symbol for various substances (some of these are mentioned by d'Imperio).
Quote:There's been a paper by Wastl & Feger (not the one Juergen refers to above, but I think the preceding one) analysing the Rosettes page as "mappa mundi" with additional circles for four elements, check it.Yes, this is quite interesting. I'm not sure all of it is correct, but the identification of the Garden of Eden map seems particularly convincing.
Another possibility is that the rosettes represent different layers of Heaven. Several old Jewish and Christian texts, such as the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. talk about this. In the version of that book at the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ten heavens are mentioned, the highest of which is inhabited by God. Paradise is located in the third heaven according to that book, consistent with a bible passage (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) that can be interpreted in that way. Similar ideas may have inspired the author of the VMs (which does not need to contradict my earlier idea that he might also have been influenced by Kabbalah).
Quote:Yes that's a strange image, it always reminds me of the YouTube share symbol. If I remember correctly, someone suggested that it might represent a compass.
In different orientations, it also has been used as an alchemical symbol for various substances (some of these are mentioned by d'Imperio).