The World’s Oddest Manuscript: Prophecy Beyond Time?

Michael Wilfrid Voynich is known as the most mysterious manuscript in the world, as it consists of countless illustrations that have baffled experts for centuries.

The mysterious illustrations in the Michael Wilfrid Voynich manuscript
The manuscript contains numerous drawings resembling extraterrestrial creatures and characters that no one, apart from its creator, could understand.

Unfortunately, the author of the manuscript remains unknown, and the text was not even named by its creator.

The Michael Wilfrid Voynich manuscript was discovered in the 15th century. Significant amounts of money have been invested, and numerous codebreaking experts, including the best minds from the U.S. National Security Agency, have tried to unlock its secrets, but to no avail.

The cryptic symbols and drawings in the manuscript were only named the “Michael Wilfrid Voynich manuscript” after the man who discovered them.

Michael Wilfrid Voynich, the discoverer of the mysterious manuscript
Recently, however, a Finnish businessman unexpectedly claimed to have unraveled the manuscript’s secrets with the help of someone possessing extraordinary powers.

Viekko Latvala, who describes himself as a prophet of God, declared that the Michael Wilfrid Voynich manuscript was created by a botanist—a researcher of plants, astrology, pharmaceuticals, and astronomy—who lived hundreds of years ago for scientific and medicinal purposes.

A mysterious page from the Michael Wilfrid Voynich manuscript
Latvala refused to provide a detailed explanation of the cipher’s message, asserting that no “ordinary person” could decode it, as there is no conventional method to read the text, and it is written in the language of prophets.

However, Latvala presented evidence in the form of a translation describing a plant called “Plant 16152,” which he claimed can be found in modern-day Ethiopia. The translation reads:

“The flower’s name is Tim of Fire. It is used to beautify the skin when prepared as an ointment. Its oil is extracted from its buds. This ointment is used to erase wrinkles. It benefits the kidneys and head, with the flower possessing anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties. The plant grows to a height of 10 cm and thrives in hot, dry climates. Its leaves are bright green.”

Another page from the mysterious Michael Wilfrid Voynich manuscript
According to Latvala, the manuscript’s language is quite complex. It is a combination of Spanish and Italian syllables, forming a rare Babylonian dialect used in a small region of Asia. Latvala speculated that the manuscript’s author could not write in any existing language and therefore invented a way to record their pronunciations.