(29-05-2015, 12:03 PM)Diane Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.As everyone probably knows, I'm pretty keen on studying the document in depth before forming any opinion about it.
What do you think?
I think you will naturally form opinions as you study it. For example, these aren't just women in a bath, they represent stages in a process. Or, I recognize this star/plant/corpse that has a label. Problems arise when you make the leap from "I recognize this star as Taurus" to possibly invalid conclusions such as The Author probably called it Taurus too and VMS's script is a phonemic alphabet.
I agree that the document needs to be considered in some detail before forming firm opinions. I think it's possible that it's all one document and that even dividing it into The Herbal, The Astrology, The Recipes, etc may be making distinctions that do not aid analysis. Form opinions, but don't let your opinions become certainties too soon. And don't accept that generally held conclusions about any part of VMS are correct.
That said, I think its fine to form hypotheses at any time if you can test them. It's the difference between studying the document and analyzing the content.