19-12-2025, 11:00 AM
Fascinating thread, thanks Koen for digging this up and sharing the details on "pox leber" as a minced oath/euphemism. Its a very interesting take.
This actually fits beautifully with the Parker Key interpretation of the manuscript as a practical 15th-century gynecological-alchemical chronometer focused on perpetual womb rites and vital flow restoration. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (the final page) is what I call the "Master Prayer" or closing invocation, a rhythmic seal to the entire closed-loop process. Under the Key, it maps to repetitive Latin phrases invoking stellar blood flow, eternal administration to the womb layers, and a final "success log" for the perpetuity cycle.
The marginal "pox leber" (and surrounding text) has long been read as potential German/Latin mix, often "goat's liver" (as ingredient) or minced oath (avoiding direct blasphemy like "God's liver" or devil reference).
In my view, it's not coincidental, it's another reinforcement of the manuscript's functional safety theme. The author uses euphemisms and veiled language throughout (repetitive pulses instead of prose) to handle dangerous, perpetual rituals without "catastrophic error" (overcounting, mis-timing, or invoking taboo directly).
A minced oath like "pox leber" on the closing page could be a deliberate "safe vent", acknowledging the peril of the processes (eternal remedies risking imbalance or spiritual overreach) while avoiding direct profanity. It mirrors the 12x cap: count safely to completion, shift state, don't break the circle.
The Ebendorfer example (mid-15th century, complaining about "pox" swearing) places this exact euphemism right in the manuscript's era and region, strengthening the historical grounding.
This isn't marginalia unrelated to the main text; it's the final "hammer" ensuring the user ends the rhythm correctly. Ties perfectly into the pharma jars → balneological flows → rosettes map → stellar prayer loop.
Great find, great interpretation, more evidence the whole thing is a coherent, timed instructional system.
Best,
Jason Parker
This actually fits beautifully with the Parker Key interpretation of the manuscript as a practical 15th-century gynecological-alchemical chronometer focused on perpetual womb rites and vital flow restoration. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (the final page) is what I call the "Master Prayer" or closing invocation, a rhythmic seal to the entire closed-loop process. Under the Key, it maps to repetitive Latin phrases invoking stellar blood flow, eternal administration to the womb layers, and a final "success log" for the perpetuity cycle.
The marginal "pox leber" (and surrounding text) has long been read as potential German/Latin mix, often "goat's liver" (as ingredient) or minced oath (avoiding direct blasphemy like "God's liver" or devil reference).
In my view, it's not coincidental, it's another reinforcement of the manuscript's functional safety theme. The author uses euphemisms and veiled language throughout (repetitive pulses instead of prose) to handle dangerous, perpetual rituals without "catastrophic error" (overcounting, mis-timing, or invoking taboo directly).
A minced oath like "pox leber" on the closing page could be a deliberate "safe vent", acknowledging the peril of the processes (eternal remedies risking imbalance or spiritual overreach) while avoiding direct profanity. It mirrors the 12x cap: count safely to completion, shift state, don't break the circle.
The Ebendorfer example (mid-15th century, complaining about "pox" swearing) places this exact euphemism right in the manuscript's era and region, strengthening the historical grounding.
This isn't marginalia unrelated to the main text; it's the final "hammer" ensuring the user ends the rhythm correctly. Ties perfectly into the pharma jars → balneological flows → rosettes map → stellar prayer loop.
Great find, great interpretation, more evidence the whole thing is a coherent, timed instructional system.
Best,
Jason Parker
