13-09-2025, 04:24 PM
robappleton, I appreciate that we agree that the Voynich glyphs are independent symbols, but I do not agree with you on the meaning you give them. I don't see in the codex the kind of imagery that we see in works with alchemical content.
I see things more simply. Each herb we see in the Voynich corresponds to a specific astral configuration. A way of explaining in the medieval world that the medicinal or even magical properties of herbs come from heaven. This may sound esoteric, but it's very Aristotelian.
As for the symbols, I believe the gallows are a representation of the sun, which is why we usually see one gallow in each group of glyphs, but no more. This explains why there's a gallow at the beginning of so-called paragraphs. The lines are like paths along the ecliptic, always beginning with the sun.
The two-legged gallows represent the sun in both hemispheres, northern and southern. The same is true of the one-legged gallows, which represent the sun at the lunar nodes. I believe this is why we often see the latter in the first lines of paragraphs or circuits around the ecliptic circle.
I see things more simply. Each herb we see in the Voynich corresponds to a specific astral configuration. A way of explaining in the medieval world that the medicinal or even magical properties of herbs come from heaven. This may sound esoteric, but it's very Aristotelian.
As for the symbols, I believe the gallows are a representation of the sun, which is why we usually see one gallow in each group of glyphs, but no more. This explains why there's a gallow at the beginning of so-called paragraphs. The lines are like paths along the ecliptic, always beginning with the sun.
The two-legged gallows represent the sun in both hemispheres, northern and southern. The same is true of the one-legged gallows, which represent the sun at the lunar nodes. I believe this is why we often see the latter in the first lines of paragraphs or circuits around the ecliptic circle.