Hey okiron,
nice brainstorming with some questions :), to get some more insights, if you haven't done so, do read "The mysteries of the cathedrals" by Fulcanelli, or at least the previous posts, as Myrddin Awyr provided a quote from that book concerning this scene; also read the stories/medieval romances of Tristan and Isolde themselves. The stories usually mask operations of alchemy or similar gems of ancient true knowledge as the text says:
Those stories usually hold deep symbolism, so a scene of two lovers, their gestures, etc. may not be what we would usually think. I don't think I feel confident in my ability to exctract the knowledge like Fulcanelli did or Laura does from all those symbols and novels, especially the part with the cabalistic expressions. The interesting thing about this scene is that Fulcanelli mentioned the tree with big fruits,the pigeon on top of it but nothing on the personage staying close to it, perhaps intentionally. Archer at archjulienchampagne suggested intuitively, as he expressed himself, that this was Merlin, which Archer refered to as "l'enchanteur, le mage, bref l'alchimiste", but remembering what the C's said about Merlin being more like a Houdini of the time, I really can't say I think the Merlin hypothesis to be the answer.. I continue by searching for some experts of the Jacques Coeur palace itself. If someone has suggestions for searching, interpretation or something else, do tell.
nice brainstorming with some questions :), to get some more insights, if you haven't done so, do read "The mysteries of the cathedrals" by Fulcanelli, or at least the previous posts, as Myrddin Awyr provided a quote from that book concerning this scene; also read the stories/medieval romances of Tristan and Isolde themselves. The stories usually mask operations of alchemy or similar gems of ancient true knowledge as the text says:
Those stories usually hold deep symbolism, so a scene of two lovers, their gestures, etc. may not be what we would usually think. I don't think I feel confident in my ability to exctract the knowledge like Fulcanelli did or Laura does from all those symbols and novels, especially the part with the cabalistic expressions. The interesting thing about this scene is that Fulcanelli mentioned the tree with big fruits,the pigeon on top of it but nothing on the personage staying close to it, perhaps intentionally. Archer at archjulienchampagne suggested intuitively, as he expressed himself, that this was Merlin, which Archer refered to as "l'enchanteur, le mage, bref l'alchimiste", but remembering what the C's said about Merlin being more like a Houdini of the time, I really can't say I think the Merlin hypothesis to be the answer.. I continue by searching for some experts of the Jacques Coeur palace itself. If someone has suggestions for searching, interpretation or something else, do tell.
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