When I say “cycles” and “ritual counts,” I’m not being mystical. I’m talking about timed work-segments encoded in the text.
Cycle = a timed segment of work on a plant folio (usually a paragraph). Each segment has an explicit day count derived from the glyph sequence on that paragraph’s lines.
Ritual count = the integer duration of that segment (e.g., 24 days, 53 days). I use “ritual” in the old Renaissance sense of a fixed order of operations (ordo operandi), not a religious ceremony.
How the count is encoded (replicable):
The script uses time markers: o (sunrise), d (noon), n (sunset).
It also uses interval markers: i, ii, iii, iiii (unison, octave, fifth, fourth), and closures like Fixation that mark the end of a stage.
Line by line, those markers yield a Number of Days; the paragraph’s cycle length is the sum of its lines. I publish the line-level CSVs so anyone can check the math.
Example (F1v):
Two cycles: 24 days and 53 days (total 77). Both text blocks are split around the stem (my code = in-situ work), placed on the stem/root continuum (my code = sap/resin channel).
The first (24 d) shows more octave/ii and sunrise/noon → a short, stable “prime the flow” window.
The second (53 d) leans fifth/iii, spreads into sunset, and raises l (lunar potency) → a longer, moister wait for the exudate to set.
Why some cycles are long:
Because some operations aren’t instant. Sap/resin tapping requires waiting—for flow to start, thicken, and set. The manuscript encodes that waiting time as day counts. Same pattern elsewhere:
F1r: total 144 days split 23/22/64/35 (the constitutional schedule).
F2r: 41 + 42 = 83.
F2v: 26 + 27 = 53.
F1v: 24 + 53 = 77.
So “cycles” = timed, reproducible segments you can check against the glyphs; “ritual counts” = the durations of those segments. The page isn’t saying “vibes”—it’s giving a work timetable tied to where the text sits on the plant (which part to use, and whether to work externally or in-situ).
(04-10-2025, 12:24 AM)Bluetoes101 Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (04-10-2025, 12:05 AM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (02-10-2025, 11:10 AM)Kris1212 Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This explains why some Voynich cycles span long ritual counts.
What does that mean?
AI/based language models always talk about cycles and ritual, but I have never seen anyone explain what these are.
I think it's like fairies, you just have to believe or they die
No belief required, it's not fairies, it's data, arithmetic and placement. I only work with data not fairy stories