State of the Voynich 2020

[Antonio García Jiménez]

1. Does the text contain any meaning?      Yes, a meaning weird for us, XXI century people 
   
   
   
2. Has the text been purposefully enciphered to conceal its meaning?     No; on the contrary, its purpose is universal
   
   
   
3. Do the images match the text?     Yes, of course
   
   
   
4. Are the plants meant to refer to real plants?   No, in general
   
   
   
5. Is the majority of the plants exotic from a European perspective (Asian, African, American...)?  No. They are a product of the    
   imagination
   
6. Have the images been made ambiguous or otherwise strange to conceal their true meaning?  No
   
   
   
7. Is alchemy an important part of the manuscript?  No
   
   
   
8. Is astronomy and/or astrology an important part of the MS?  Yes, it is the main subject of the VM. A kind of astronomical tables
   
   
   
9. Is medicine an important part of the MS?   No
   
   
   
10. Is the MS the creative product of one mind, i.e. an author? (Taking into account the possibility that one or more scribes helped to fashion the physical manuscript). Yes
    
    
    
11. Is the MS authored by a known historical figure?   No
    
    
    
12. Will we ever be able to read the MS?       Yes, not to read but to understand
    
    
    
13. Will there be any breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2020?     I don't know
    
    
    
14. Is the MS any kind of hoax?   No, no way. To think that is to assume that we are unable to understand the medieval mentality
    
    
15. Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years?   No. I still think the same