Re: Astrological symbols... decoded!

[Nick Pelling <njmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:17 05/10/01 -0700, Dana F. Scott wrote:
> > (2) The picnic table(s) might well (visually) map to Libra (thanks Bernd
> > for the suggestion).
>
> Interestingly this symbol also resembles the astrological quincunx aspect sign
> (though I believe it probably postdates the VMS).
>
> (page down to about page 6)
> http://www.birthtrak.co.uk/whatis.htm

I've emailed Luke Andrews (c/o the contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx address you 
used): with luck, we should be able to get an opinion on the AAH from a 
proper medieval astrology expert (rather than an ersatz one like me). After 
all, the basic observation was his, not mine.

Also: not only are there issues of when symbols came into use, there are 
also issues of which astrological traditions used which forms of them at 
which times, all of which may be able to give us some perspective on the 
construction (and intent?) of the Voynich alphabet.

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....

PS: now I look at it again, the single-loop gallows EVA k is *obviously* 
Saturn upside down: take away the right-hand stroke and you have an 
upside-down "h"! :-)