18-04-2024, 02:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-04-2024, 06:43 PM by pjburkshire.)
(16-04-2024, 06:49 PM)bi3mw wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The bigoted approach of various medieval authors to the subject of gynecology is quite remarkable. The (self-)censorship and secrecy, which I would interpret as anticipatory obedience to the church, makes a "coded" presentation in the VMS seem at least possible.
Medieval thought is still with us. As I have posted here before, it was the issue of abortion that brought me here to the world of the Voynich Manuscript. It was an on-line conversation with a Muslim about abortion and the soul and Ensoulment and the differences between Christian beliefs and Muslim beliefs that brought me here.
The issues of abortion and control of women's bodies are still very relevant. They may be major factors in who will be the next president of the United States. What will happen with the U.S. support (or lack of support) for Ukraine? Are we on the doorstep of World War 3? No, I don't think the Voynich Manuscript is going to answer these questions but Medieval thought is still with us when it comes to the control of women's bodies.
I had never even heard of the Voynich Manuscript until the pandemic shutdown and we were all forced to live our lives through computer screens. I first learned about the Voynich Manuscript from one of those countless clickbait videos on YouTube. I don't know when I first viewed the video but the upload date is Sep 4, 2020. As soon as I saw the image on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. of the blue star-like image leaving Heaven on the left and hovering over the body of the sleeping woman, I knew it was an illustration of Ensoulment.
I was disappointed when I learned, three years later, that people were still missing what was so obvious to me. To me, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. screams "insemination". I didn't want to get involved with a 15-century sex manual. That is why I didn't jump in 3 years ago. I just want this puzzle to be solved.