THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT: A ShAAKTA ARABIC BOOK IN JEWISH SCRIPT OF SPAIN.

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THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT: A “ShAAKTA” ARABIC BOOK IN JEWISH SCRIPT OF SPAIN.

 

 

 

 

 

• <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The V.M. is written in a kind of Jewish script, which is closer to the formal Jewish alphabet than modern Jewish cursive is. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The whole V.M. is a (not skilful) copy from an original work written in old Arabic language in Arabic script. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The scribe has only roughly approximated the original’s phonology, because he had not the knowledge to precisely render the words in the book. Also the illustrations have been copied in a crude manner. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The V.M. type of Jewish script evolved in Spain by Spain Jews who were Spanish speaking. No other document has survived in this type of script, but it was used rather widely in Spain before the expulsion of Jews from there. This type of script was not devised for cryptographic purposes, but naturally evolved for easier handwriting. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">As the Spain Jews were Spanish speaking, they normally used the ordinary Spanish alphabet for everyday purposes. The V.M. type of Jewish script was only used for easily writing texts in Jewish (the V.M. was perhaps not the only exception where that script was employed for a non Jewish and non Spanish language, in circumstances that there was reason to conceal the reading). Spanish being the scribes' first language spoken and written, explains also why the V.M. alphabet was used in writing from left to right. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The V.M. was written shortly before the expulsion of Jews from Spain about 1500 A.D.. The V.M. originally belonged to some Jews expelled from Spain, who took it with them. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The contents is incantations aiming at fulfilling all kinds of human desires, in the well known manner of Hindu and other nations’ incantations. Plants, diagrams, and explanatory illustrations depicted in the V.M., all serve the purposes of incantations and ways to meditate and visualise for those purposes. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The main deity addressed in all incantations of the V.M. is the same as Hindu "Devi" or “Shakti”, the deity held in «Shaakta» traditions all over the world to fulfil human desires most quickly and easily. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The cult in which the V.M.’s incantations belong, originates in ancient Mesopotamian worship of the Goddess commonly known as Ishtar. In the V.M., the Goddess is most commonly addressed as Siit, which was originally the Egyptian name Seeth, meaning “Lady, Empress”. This cult survived under Islam in the Sabian cult of ancient Mesopotamian origin, then was brought by Arab magicians into Spain, when a part of Spain was conquered by Arabs. Some time some Jews of Spain tried to use books with incantations of that cult, by having someone who could read Arabic dictating for them to write in their own Jewish script. This is how the V.M. originated. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">««Shaakta»» worship in some form is in fact a part of every nation’s culture. India had its own form of «Shaakta» worship, but modern India’s «Shaakta» worship was formed after models brought in India by Arabs and other inhabitants of Mesopotamia from the 7th century A.D. onwards. Even the most important Hindu «Shaakta» mantras are in fact not Indian; they are of Mesopotamian source, themselves originating in Babylonian and Sumerian incantations. So, both recent Hindu «Shaakta» worship and the V.M. originate in the same cult. <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The usefulness of the V.M. is for learning about the ancient history of religions. The V.M. should not be considered as a source of incantations to use, because the precise phonology of the V.M. texts is unknown, and because there r countless other incantations in the actual Hindu tradition for any need.
  
• As all deities are forms or parts of the One God, it is best to worship the One God only, there is no point to worship any «Shaakta» deities. Moreover, the “Shakti” Goddess is often named “Gaayatrii” and “Saavitrii”; therefore, it is best to worship using the universal chant called “Gaayatrii” and “Saavitrii”, which is this:

OOOM VUR VÝWA: SYwÁ:

TÁT SAWITÝR WÁRE,NIjAM)

VÁRGO DEWÁSJA DhIIMAHI

DhÍJO JÓ NA: PRAKODÁJAAT)) (see here for pronunciation)

instead of worshipping a personification of this verse by using different, often doubtful or dangerous, formulas.

For details concerning how the V.M. type of script evolved, and all that has been said above, please click http://users.sch.gr/ioakenanid/nosecret.htm