6.1 Time lines
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).