If you ask me, all are true, but within their scope.
Some are depicting the Universe, but in ancient times many thought the Earth WAS the Universe. So there was no word for Terra versus Cosmos. They were the same, so when you translate them, assumptions are made and the symbolism falls apart.
It's jumbled together. It does not acknowledge the threefold meaning of all things.
It's taking things too literally
The World =/= the world.
That's the most common misconception in Esoterics, which still throws me off.
He's minced in the nature of the Universe, Solar System, and Earth all in the same illustration.
https://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/boe/index.htm
This text should help make sense of his scribblings.
Personally, I think he took this one and ran with it:
https://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/boe/boe10.htm
If you ask me, all are true, but within their scope.
Some are depicting the Universe, but in ancient times many thought the Earth WAS the Universe. So there was no word for Terra versus Cosmos. They were the same, so when you translate them, assumptions are made and the symbolism falls apart.
Thanks, sleepydude! I knew you'd have the answers.