VMs: Gallows-numbers as rotations, astrological as volvelles...?

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

One interesting observation: the non-dain numbers may not be numbers, but 
*rotational instructions* for the astrological tables.

Similarly to the "4 winds" volvelle, if we view the astrological diagrams 
as *instructions for building volvelles* (but with the labels in the real 
language), and each ring's words are grouped by relevance, then the 
rotational instructions might be relative (& hence quite coherent).

This would skew the "numbers" to being closer to +/-1, which would make 
cccc correspondingly rare. Standalone gallows might then correspond to a 
different ring - the number of loops in the character could correspond to 
the ring number (counted from the centre outwards), etc. EVA <ch> might 
then also be "rotate 180 degrees" (we've heard this before somewhere?) :-)

This might also explain why we see EVA <c> *before* a gallows - this would 
correspond to "select volvelle ring corresponding to that gallows and 
rotate the ring by one step anti-clockwise".

This would also explain why the astrological circles look like volvelles - 
it's because they are diagrams to indicate how to make volvelles. Perhaps, 
then, we should physically construct them & look to see if one subtype of 
the astro nymphs line up - this might correspond to an initial position for 
that volvelle?

Build it and they will come! :-)

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