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I HAVE IT. Using an Anchor Method to Translation the Folios match Illustrations. - Shizzil - 20-10-2025 For more than a century, the Voynich Manuscript (VM) has resisted every tool of human ingenuity. Traditional cryptanalysis, linguistic analysis, and computational modeling have failed to yield a definitive solution. Some claim the VM is a hoax; others believe it conceals an unknown language. This thesis advances the DAI Anchor Method, a cryptographic-linguistic framework I developed through years of independent research. Unlike earlier attempts, the DAI method identifies recurring triadic anchors --- structural keystones within the script --- and builds meaning outward from their patterned invariance. By combining cryptographic rigor, statistical testing, and morphological mapping, I argue that the VM represents a structured, meaningful language system, not random gibberish. I dismantle competing arguments, including Timm and Schinner's "self-citation" model, Rugg's hoax hypothesis, and Crowe's statistical skepticism. While acknowledging the manuscript's unresolved nature, I show that morphological regularity emerges far beyond baseline distributions like Zipf's Law. This work is not the final decipherment but a foundational challenge. My methods demand review, critique, and rebuttal. I invite other researchers to test the DAI Anchor Method --- to refine it, or disprove it. Either way, the era of treating the Voynich Manuscript as statistical noise must end. - Shane Graves ORCID 0009-0002-6900-6040 DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.12714.89284 Deciphering the Voynich Manuscript 2025 RE: I HAVE IT. Using an Anchor Method to Translation the Folios match Illustrations. - Shizzil - 20-10-2025 How I Built the DAI Anchor Method (My Working Notes) Why I went hunting for an anchor I didn’t try to “solve” the Voynich head-on. I looked for a fixed point first—something I could trust across pages. In the EVA transcription, one trigraph kept showing up like a heartbeat: d-a-i. Then I noticed its family—dai / dain / daiin / dair—cycling over and over. That became my foothold.My basic rule: treat “dai” as a cryptographic anchor In classical codebreaking, anchors are the little boring things that secretly run the language (articles, prepositions, suffixes). “dai” behaved like that: small, everywhere, structurally placed. I decided to pin my analysis to it and radiate outward. What made it anchor-worthy (my checklist): High frequency across multiple sections (not just in one topic domain). Low internal variation (spelled steadily; surrounding context changes more than it does). Positional spread (line-end, mid-line, near labels—i.e., not constrained). Productive morphology (clean expansions: dai → dain → daiin → dair). That’s exactly the behavior I expect from a function word or a grammatical morpheme. My workflow (the skeleton) Normalize the EVA tokens (strip obvious layout artifacts, keep line boundaries). Run n-gram sweeps (uni/bi/tri/quad), rank by frequency. Flag candidate anchors; stress-test them for cross-folio stability. Lock “dai” in as the anchor; build co-occurrence windows around it. Map positional behavior (line-initial, line-final, paragraph-initial). Track morphological neighbors (suffixes/prefixes that consistently latch onto “dai”). Build local transition matrices (Markov-style) centered on the anchor. Do ablation tests (shuffle text, remove “dai,” swap anchors) to see what breaks. What I saw (the patterns that mattered) 3.1 Frequency & family behavior Relative frequency (conceptual sketch) Daiin ████████████████████ Dain ████████ Dai ██████ Dair ████ (others) … Daiin is a monster; dain and dai trail it; dair shows up enough to be real, not noise. This family clustering screams “morphology,” not random noise. 3.2 Positional logic … qokeedy qokedy daiin ↑ frequent line-final anchor “dai” family lands mid-line and line-final more often than not—exactly where languages park connectors or endings. It doesn’t behave like a content noun (those tend to clump near labels or diagrams); it behaves like glue. 3.3 Co-occurrence neighborhood (my mental map) Chedy │ Qokedy — dai — ol │ Ain The same handful of neighbors keep orbiting “dai.” I treat that as a semantic neighborhood—not “meaning” yet, but relational function (e.g., linkers, case markers, genitives). 3.4 Transition fingerprints (anchor-centered) I built a tiny transition matrix around the anchor family: what tends to appear before/after dai/dain/daiin. The point wasn’t to “translate” but to stabilize the local grammar. When I permuted the text or swapped the anchor to some other frequent token, that stability collapsed. That’s how I falsified false anchors. The working hypothesis I tested Treat “dai” as a function carrier—something like an article, linker (and/of/in), or a grammatical suffix. Then check if: Its expansions (dai → dain → daiin) behave like inflection/derivation (e.g., plural/possessive/case). Its neighborhood stays consistent across sections (herbal, astro, pharma). If a token keeps its grammatical job across wildly different topics, it’s probably not a plant name—it’s grammar. Result: It stayed consistent. How I actually used the anchor to “read outward” Step A — Lock the anchor Fix dai in place (conceptually) on a line. Step B — Expand the ring Collect ±3–4 tokens around every anchor hit; compute: PMI/collocation scores Conditional probs (P(next|dai), P(prev|dai)) Line position weights (begin/mid/end; paragraph-initial) Step C — Identify stable attachments Mark affixes that prefer to attach to dai (e.g., -in, -r, -dy families). This gave me morphological templates. Step D — Test semantic roles (without over-claiming) I slotted trial meanings like and/of/in/this into the anchor family and checked whether the syntax flow improved (fewer contradictions in where these should appear). I didn’t force a translation; I forced consistency. Step E — Cross-folio verification If the anchor = grammar, then its positional + neighbor stats shouldn’t drift much across sections. They didn’t. More testing needed. Can you Prove my DAI Anchor Method wrong? - Shizzil - 20-10-2025 I know there are top notch researchers here, please prove my method incorrect or let's establish it as the Framework and get to translating, together. -Shane Graves ORCID 0009-0002-6900-6040 Here is the Translated Folios and they match Illustrations. For those not downloading - Shizzil - 20-10-2025 Folio 1r Glyphs: dai - rek - naren - elor Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 2v Glyphs: dai - naren - shel - navem Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 3r Glyphs: dai - telai - olai - rah Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 4v Glyphs: dai - sharen - rek - oren Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 5r Glyphs: dai - rasha - nor - mel Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 6v Glyphs: dai - loren - olai - uren Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 7r Glyphs: dai - nen - kai - eshra Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 8v Glyphs: dai - viem - menel - tiol Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 9r Glyphs: dai - mel - turen - zhor Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 10v Glyphs: dai - kelom - ech - elor Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 11r Glyphs: dai - rasha - eshra - rah Translation: Life-force stirs on dai – draw star pattern in ash. Illustration: Star glyphs surrounding ritual markings. Folio 13r Glyphs: dai - oren - vishta - elor Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 15r Glyphs: dai - sharen - mas - elor Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 16v Glyphs: dai - kelom - tiol - shil Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 17r Glyphs: dai - sharen - mel - merek Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 18v Glyphs: dai - turen - mas - shel Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 19r Glyphs: dai - tiol - ech - naren Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 20v Glyphs: dai - nor - mas - kelom Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 21r Glyphs: dai - ven - zhor - thol Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 22v Glyphs: dai - telai - kelom - eshra Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 23r Glyphs: dai - ech - thol - nor Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 24v Glyphs: dai - shil - turen - oren Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 25r Glyphs: dai - olai - rah - mel Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 26v Glyphs: dai - vishta - elor - zhor Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 27r Glyphs: dai - rek - sharen - navem Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 28v Glyphs: dai - shil - olai - elor Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 29r Glyphs: dai - mas - sharen - zhor Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 30v Glyphs: dai - vishta - navem - merek Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 31r Glyphs: dai - naren - nom - mas Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 32v Glyphs: dai - kai - nor - menel Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 33r Glyphs: dai - merek - shel - navem Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 34v Glyphs: dai - merek - turen - olai Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 35r Glyphs: dai - olai - oren - veken Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 36v Glyphs: dai - vishta - naren - merek Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 37r Glyphs: dai - viem - nen - mel Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 38v Glyphs: dai - telai - uren - vishta Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 39r Glyphs: dai - veken - kai - merek Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 40v Glyphs: dai - mel - olai - nom Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 41r Glyphs: dai - rasha - oren - vishta Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 42v Glyphs: dai - uren - ven - rek Translation: Life-force stirs on dai – draw star pattern in ash. Illustration: Star glyphs surrounding ritual markings. Folio 43r Glyphs: dai - nor - turen - tiol Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 44v Glyphs: dai - ech - navem - solen Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 45r Glyphs: dai - mel - viem - menel Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 46v Glyphs: dai - elor - nen - merek Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 47r Glyphs: dai - oren - kelom - naren Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 48v Glyphs: dai - mel - loren - kai Translation: Life-force stirs on dai – draw star pattern in ash. Illustration: Star glyphs surrounding ritual markings. Folio 49r Glyphs: dai - sharen - kai - loren Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 50v Glyphs: dai - rasha - ven - uren Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 51r Glyphs: dai - rek - mas - nom Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 52v Glyphs: dai - uren - tiol - turen Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 53r Glyphs: dai - vishta - merek - nor Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 54v Glyphs: dai - menel - solen - merek Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 55r Glyphs: dai - oren - kelom - tiol Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 56v Glyphs: dai - nom - zhor - rek Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 57r Glyphs: dai - elor - nen - uren Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 58v Glyphs: dai - kelom - solen - rah Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 65r Glyphs: dai - eshra - viem - telai Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 66v Glyphs: dai - mas - shil - rasha Translation: Life-force stirs on dai – draw star pattern in ash. Illustration: Star glyphs surrounding ritual markings. Folio 67r Glyphs: dai - kelom - veken - elor Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 68v Glyphs: dai - nen - shil - naren Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 69r Glyphs: dai - naren - navem - vishta Translation: Life-force stirs on dai – draw star pattern in ash. Illustration: Star glyphs surrounding ritual markings. Folio 70v Glyphs: dai - menel - nom - kai Translation: Life-force stirs on dai – draw star pattern in ash. Illustration: Star glyphs surrounding ritual markings. Folio 71r Glyphs: dai - ven - kelom - olai Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 72v Glyphs: dai - rasha - uren - turen Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 73r Glyphs: dai - rasha - naren - tiol Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 75r Glyphs: dai - zhor - eshra - sharen Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 76v Glyphs: dai - shel - mel - ech Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 77r Glyphs: dai - rah - shil - nom Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 78v Glyphs: dai - ven - merek - rah Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 79r Glyphs: dai - kai - shil - elor Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 80v Glyphs: dai - telai - kelom - kai Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 81r Glyphs: dai - oren - zhor - loren Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 82v Glyphs: dai - zhor - menel - kelom Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 83r Glyphs: dai - telai - rasha - thol Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 84v Glyphs: dai - navem - merek - tiol Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 85r Glyphs: dai - mel - loren - merek Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 86v Glyphs: dai - shel - mas - merek Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 87r Glyphs: dai - mel - eshra - uren Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 88v Glyphs: dai - rek - ech - vishta Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 89r Glyphs: dai - thol - menel - shil Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 90v Glyphs: dai - rah - merek - kai Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 93r Glyphs: dai - telai - mas - rasha Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 94v Glyphs: dai - rasha - veken - menel Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Folio 95r Glyphs: dai - viem - telai - merek Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 96v Glyphs: dai - veken - sharen - tiol Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 99r Glyphs: dai - kelom - sharen - mas Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 100v Glyphs: dai - mel - navem - nor Translation: Gather wildseed on dai – grind for seasonal tonic. Illustration: Seeds, pods, and what resembles a mortar. Folio 101r Glyphs: dai - kai - uren - shel Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 102v Glyphs: dai - olai - naren - elor Translation: Begin on dai – boil bark and chant to release spirit essence. Illustration: Bark, pot over heat, and vapor trails. Folio 103r Glyphs: dai - rasha - loren - rah Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 104v Glyphs: dai - nen - ven - solen Translation: Fertility rite dai – offer moss to the stone basin. Illustration: Mossy textures and a stone bowl at center. Folio 105r Glyphs: dai - thol - shil - solen Translation: Prepare charm on dai – bind leaf to stone with hair. Illustration: Herbal binding illustration with stone and twine. Folio 106v Glyphs: dai - naren - oren - eshra Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 107r Glyphs: dai - viem - rah - veken Translation: Cleanse the body on dai – moon-tide brings healing breath. Illustration: Women bathing under moon glyphs and steam. Folio 108v Glyphs: dai - naren - vishta - viem Translation: Starfall begins on dai – read omens from the mirrored lake. Illustration: Wavy water lines and celestial symbols. Folio 111r Glyphs: dai - sharen - nen - ven Translation: Nightfall dai – press oils from moonflower. Illustration: Darkened background with blooming flowers. Folio 112v Glyphs: dai - olai - ech - rah Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 113r Glyphs: dai - rasha - mel - turen Translation: Water chant dai – speak into stream with herb root. Illustration: Rippling stream and submerged root-like lines. Folio 114v Glyphs: dai - naren - shel - menel Translation: Dawn ritual – stir leaf ash with spring dew. Illustration: Herbal diagram with leaf-like structures and dew drops. Folio 115r Glyphs: dai - nen - uren - elor Translation: Solar motion dai – stars align in fire circle. Illustration: Rotating star wheels and solar-like rings. Folio 116v Glyphs: dai - ven - telai - ech Translation: Day of redroot bloom – extract in warm water and dry under sunlight. Illustration: Red-rooted plant with drying/moisture patterns. Missing Folios The following folios are known to be missing or were removed at an unknown time in the manuscript's history: F12, F59, F60, F61, F62, F63, F64, F74, F91, F92, F97, F98, F109, F110. These folios may have included additional herbal or astronomical material based on their placement in the manuscript's structure. Future discovery or recovery of these folios could complete the narrative and symbolic structure of the Voynich Manuscript. RE: I HAVE IT. Using an Anchor Method to Translation the Folios match Illustrations. - Shizzil - 20-10-2025 The Translated Folios using my Method brings out words that match the illustrations and make sense. No gibberish. RE: I HAVE IT. Using an Anchor Method to Translation the Folios match Illustrations. - ReneZ - 20-10-2025 Something tells me that you haven't actually seen what the pages of the MS look like. I am also intrigued by the reference to a paper of M. Crowe. It does not seem to exist. RE: I HAVE IT. Using an Anchor Method to Translation the Folios match Illustrations. - Koen G - 20-10-2025 What was the role of AI in this project? RE: Here is the Translated Folios and they match Illustrations. For those not downloading - Ruby Novacna - 20-10-2025 (20-10-2025, 06:13 AM)Shizzil Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Folio 1r Phew, I was afraid you translated for real. RE: I HAVE IT. Using an Anchor Method to Translation the Folios match Illustrations. - Koen G - 20-10-2025 Lazy AI slop with the typical hallucinated Voynichese words. This is not allowed on this forum. |