MarcoP > 15-04-2016, 09:16 AM
(14-04-2016, 05:07 PM)david Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.A zodiac is a circle of 12 30º divisions of celestial longitude. We then have the signs of the zodiac, Leo, Pisces, etc etc.
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Now, whenever the Voynich zodiac is being discussed, it seems to be assumed that it is encoding calendar information, and indeed the names of the months of the year written alongside the signs of the zodiac reinforce that concept.
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Instead, I'm suggesting it's a myrogenesis. The nymphs represent each celestial degree of the zodiac...
Koen G > 15-04-2016, 11:17 AM
VM Normal
01. fish fish
02. goat ram
03. goat bull
04. bull twins
05. bull crab/lobster
06. twins lion
07. crab/lobster maiden
08. scales scales
09. blue feline scorpion
10. maiden archer
11. "scorpion" goat
12. archer water-bearer
Davidsch > 15-04-2016, 12:47 PM
ReneZ > 15-04-2016, 01:52 PM
(15-04-2016, 11:17 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Ignoring the month inscriptions, the order the VM illustrations appear when reading through the manuscript isn't entirely clear to me from the scans. Is this correct?
Koen G > 15-04-2016, 03:50 PM
-JKP- > 17-04-2016, 12:02 AM
(15-04-2016, 03:50 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Ah, I see, you are right. So that limits the problems to two things:
- split of animals
- selection of different-yet-similar animals where one wouldn't expect those
I understand a lot of variation is common in drawings like scorpion, but for example the feline seems weird to me.
Have any explanations been found as to why it seems to have had blue fur, or at least dark spots?
david > 17-04-2016, 07:04 PM
Quote:The thread title you chose is misleading. It should have been:Not exactly. I'm arguing that we are interpreting this section backwards by concentrating on the zodiac images.
"Why the Voynich Zodiac isn't a calendar"
Even better, since you are discussing a specific theory:
"Why the Voynich Zodiac is a myrogenesis"
R. Sale > 18-04-2016, 12:39 AM
Diane > 18-04-2016, 05:49 AM
Diane > 18-04-2016, 10:59 AM