The concept of notional planes was an effort to make a structure which anchored the
tapestry in
the real world. There also seems to be a need for meditators to break up its vast time-scale into
more meaningful segments. The concept of a tapestry time-line covering three notional epochs
emerged to meet this need. This division appears to be useful in that it provides a history menu to
direct more detailed studies. The three epochs define:-
- the development of Christianity
from Judaism, which covers the period from the Last Supper to
the adoption of the Cross as the focus for Christian liturgies (Epoch 1);
- the Hebrew lineages of
the Old Testament up to the death of Jesus (Epoch 2);
- the astronomical time
of the developing cosmos after Creation (Epoch 3).