In Aa1-66 the 5 feathers at right are ordered with 3 at the top and 2 at bottom. We can guess that spring (3) is at the top and autumn (2) at the bottom, and from there conclude that time moves downwards, it may be the force of gravitation:
In Aa1-72 the order is reversed, 3 is at bottom and 2 at the top. Growth moves upwards. The 'fire' (Sun) descends from north towards Easter Island during spring, beyond high summer some other method of transporation is used, it is a work performed by the power of Moon. Aa1-66 should be at winter solstice, and the day number can therefore be read as 366. In Aa1-69 (day 369) a dramatic change is depicted - we can guess it means we are changing calendar, from a one-glyph-one day calendar beginning 364 glyphs earlier than Aa1-64 to another one-glyph-one-day calendar beginning with Ab7-61. Time is measured by the moon and her time comes only when spring sun has left. Therefore the text jumps not only from one calendar to another but also in time from winter solstice to the end of spring. Is this not a 'proof' that time is measured only from the end of spring to winter solstice? For the Polynesians were quite aware of the latitudes stretching both north and south of the equator. The journey of the Sun towards south is from very far in the north to very far in the south. It takes ca 180 days and that is the whole journey. Moon, instead, has as her function time (not space), and time is measured from high summer to low winter. It also takes ca 180 days and these should be documented in a calendar. So I fancy. If we search for glyph number 1 according to the calendar which has day 368 at Aa1-68 it will be glyph number 365 on side b. Because 368 (at Aa1-68) will be reduced to 300 at Ab8-84 (number 664 on side b).
But we must now hurry on beyond Aa1-72 in order to come closer to our first vaero glyph (Aa2-14). |
