Yygdrasilian
The Air & The Song
The NW (Male) <------> SW (Female) portion of this formula might also be conceived as a ring, in which case the STAR is converted into a symbol more akin to the yin-yang than a Caduceus. Thus, the metamorphosis of the symbol becomes an expression of Infinite Cycle. In either case, the Cipher Manuscript (or the tradition that gave rise to it) represents a method of transforming a static symbol into a dynamic one. Given that this key provides some very useful values for correcting the lunar-solar calendar, and the means to represent Sol Invictus 1 BC with Tarot cards (indexed by digital root), one is left to wonder whether we are looking at a system much older than the Cipher Manuscript... possibly even older than the Sepher Yetzirah.Yygdrasilian said:Tracing the conversions through these directions makes a lemniscate (möbius strip) wrap around a staff shifting polarity:
........................N.......................
....................../....\.....................
..................../........\...................
...NW______/______\_____NE......
........\......../..............\....../.........
..........\...../................\..../..........
............\./.................\./............
............/..\................../.\............
........../.....\.............../....\...........
....SW/____\_______/____\SE.......
....................\........./...................
......................\...../.....................
........................\../......................
.........................S........................
N ---> SW ---> ---> NE ---> S ---> N
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NW (Male) <------> SW (Female)