About Glyphs [l] and [d]

Further reflections on the paradigm, CHOLDAIIN.

Thus far in my research I have neglected this paradigm in favor of the celestial paradigm QOKEEDY, but the two are continuous and work together: the same symbolism prevails. 

Specifically in CHOLDAIIN, we can observe some important symbolism in the adjacent consonants [l] and [d], remembering that this is the point at which the paradigm bifurcates.

The glyph [l] represents the solstice. 

The glyph [d] represents the equinox. 

The glyph [l] has a function exactly illustrated in its form. It is a backslash, but a curving ligature crosses it and goes subscript leftwards.

The gestures of the glyph are both backwards and forwards. This is why it resembles an X. 

This illustrates the solstice as the stillpoint where the two cycles, forwards and backwards, the forward cycle and the counter cycle, meet. 

It has a curious statistical property: 

In about 85% of cases [l] appears with [o] or [a] – [ol] or [al]. The glyphs [o] is c-curved and the glyph [a] is a backslash glyph. The glyph [l] can be either. 

This [o] and [a] interchangeability in the habits of the [l] glyph show it as the point of interchange between the forward [o] and counter [a] cycles. 

In short: the glyph [l] is solstitial. This is the main thing to understand about it. 

The glyph [d], on the other hand, is equinoctal. Its form demonstrates the idea of equal night and equal day. 

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This reveals that, in our paradigm, CHOL is solstitial and DAIIN equinoctal. 

We can see the unfolding of CHOLDAIIN from the primitive paradigm, thus:

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teep

ee – tp - ii

This places [t] and [p] together. [t] is solstitial. [p] is equinoctal. 

This then becomes:

ee – ld – ii

As explained elsewhere, and as is obvious visually, [ee] becomes [ch] by the addition of a ligature. Thus:

ch – ld - ii

R.B.