Medieval YI Hand-Shape Theory

Michael Hoffman 10:00 p.m. Jan. 30, 2026

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List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism

[11:25 Feb. 12, 2026]

Why is this wonderful list of possibilism vs. eternalism contrasts placed (or developed) in this page about medieval YI hand-shape theory?

I think soemwhere elese I had in another page made first draft of this list, but redid from scratch in this page. I

I AM LOOKING OUT FOR PAIRS TO ADDL CONSTRASTS of the correct type, closely match possibilism vs. eternalism.

It feels likely there’s more contrasts to add to the list / keyboard shortcut.

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (Concise)

possibilism vs. eternalism =

  • branching vs. non-branching
  • {tree} vs. {snake}
  • {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}
  • Y vs. I
  • many worlds vs. single block universe

many worlds vs. single block universe
mwvsbu
removed hyphen

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (Verbose)

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism =

  • possibilism vs. eternalism (technical)
  • branching vs. non-branching (everyday)
  • {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy)
  • {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy)
  • Y vs. I (notation)
  • many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (Concise, as a Keyboard Shortcut Expansion)

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s: lcpe

alt: lcpve

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (Verbose, as a Keyboard Shortcut Expansion)

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

that’s: lcpel

alt: opvaelistw

Decoded {pair of hands} = Sequence of Mental Models from Possibilism to Eternalism to Integrated Possibilism/ Eternalism Thinking

Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining possibilism (lower fingers), psychedelic eternalism (lower thumb); then integrated possibilism/ eternalism (upper fingers & thumb)

I found that wonderful Jewish Hat / von Trimberg picture 8:38 pm Jan 30, 2026; 6 days ago.

[3:44 Feb. 5, 2026] figured it out! been wondering! sub-PUZZLE SOLVED!

I previously noted that von T’s lower fingers touch other guy’s Left elbow.

And I previously noted that von T’s lower thumb is over von T’s “other arm”.

NOW i realized the “other arm” is von T’s specifically RIGHT arm.

This is satisfyingly consistent with {fingers touch L arm}. That’s my announcement now. I had 2 of 3 pieces, or I had 1.5 of 2 pieces of this pattern-decoding/ pattern-recognizing.

This solution is applying the {handedness} motif with now FULL SYMMETRY ACHIEVED.

von T’s:
lower fingers = Left arm = possibilism-thinking.
lower thumb = Right arm = eternalism-thinking.

[4:13 Feb. 3, 2026] – Generalized; try to read ANY figure’s pair of hands (in medieval art), from lower to upper, as possibilism -> eternalism -> integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking.

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Features:

  • lower hand first: Y’ (no thumb; all 4 fingers visually cut)
  • upper hand: IY, or I’Y’. I via index finger splayed apart from other 3 fingers. Y via 3 fingers together: middle, ring, pinkie. ‘ because visually cut.

Prior to that, around [5:15 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026]: f134: God’s pair of hands (along with observing other pairs in that image):

  1. Y’ – R hand (left of pic): pinkie & ring fingers visually cut (folded). Y’
  2. I – R hand (left of pic): middle & index fingers held together = non-branching. Y’, similar to asserting I.
  3. YI – L hand (right of pic): IY.

The pattern sequence that I’m seeking: 1) Y; 2) I; 3) YI.

  1. Y – possibilism-thinking
  2. I – eternalism-thinking
  3. YI – integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking

The existing crop doesn’t highlight God’s pair of hands, but OTOH, includes four pairs of hands:

Crop by Cybermonk

Now using that crop, what’s the YI sequence per hand-pair of the 4 figures?

Hanging Hand-Pair Sequence: Y’->IY

  1. Lower hand: Y’.
  2. Upper hand: IY.

God Hand-Pair Sequence: Y’->I->IY

  1. Lower hand: lower fingers: Y’.
  2. Lower hand: upper fingers: Y’, or I.
  3. Upper hand: IY.

Angel Hand-Pair Sequence: Y’->YI

  1. Lower hand: Y’.
  2. Upper hand: YI. Via: No thumb. Index finger splays alone. Other 3 fingers together.

Banqueter Hand-Pair Sequence: Y’->IY

  1. Lower hand: Y’.
  2. Upper hand: IY.

Conclusion: All 4 Upper Middle Figures in f134 Form the Sequence {from Y’ to IY}

Finished the above summary analysis at [5:55 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026]:

All 4 figures move from branching negated, to integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking. Other figures too, eg row 2 right: red guy & sage. Y’->IY.

That row 2 red guy, my initial error, wrote annotation Y’ – but actually his index splays apart from other 3 fingers, forming YI.

YI Hand-Pair Assessment: Top Middle Row of f134, All 4 Figures Form Y’->IY (or YI, Angel)

For those YI hand assignments, see top middle row of recent new full image w/ YI’s annotations, below. However, a fresh analysis might be in order, since I already found two “errors” in my overlay that I’d change (that development is inherent, not “error”).

todo: entire f134: boxes on hand-pairs. See if can characterize a sequence like Y to I to YI, in each pair of hands. holding {balance scale} woman, has classic:

  1. lower hand: Y’; fingertips visually cut, holding a closed scroll.
  2. upper hand: YI. {balance scale} hangs from the I thumb.

f134: Hand Shapes

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Point at Capability Produced by Integrated Possibilism/ Eternalism Thinking

The Middle Figures Point at the Principle: Integrated Possibilism/ Eternalism Thinking Holds and Keeps the King’s Skepter from Falling Over, and Keeps the Handle-Hat On with Stable Control

von Trimberg: Upper Body of von Trimberg, Rounded

Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining, bottom up: possibilism-thinking (fingers); then psychedelic eternalism-thinking (thumb); then integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking (fingers & thumb)

cut off v1:

Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining, bottom up: possibilism-thinking; then psychedelic eternalism-thinking; then integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking

von Trimberg: von Trimberg Figure

[10:15 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026] figured out why analyze bottom to top is standard:

Because hand (4 variant orientations) always thumb up, thus when show hand, fingers branch is always below the thumb branch

so in terms of sequence,

the natural progression is from branching fingers up to non-branching thumb,

thus estab the direction of analysis of whole person all limbs is bottom up.

The seq pov order of analysis is from bottom up, as phases of mental model devmt / control transformation

the cybernetic theory

component-theory

Zooming in more:

If forget thumb / not shown: the remaining options for forming IY shapes, is the 4 fingers.

You can visually cut finger tips or thumb tip.

You can visually cross fingers, cutting one branch/limb visually.

CAN USE INDEX FINGER SPLAYED AS IF THUMB = NON-BRANCHING = I.

THE INDEX FINGER IS AT TOP OF HAND.

PINKIE MORE UNNATURAL.

THUMB NATURALLY PLACED ABOVE FINGERS
INDEX NATURALLY PLACED ABOVE OTHER FINGERS

11:32 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026 it is breathtakingly SPECIFIC the finger-level seq!

  1. pinkie
  2. ring
  3. middle
  4. index
  5. thumb

there is no question; it’s a given, b/c dev seq is mental model transformation from possibilism to eternalism, and the thumb is above the fingers.

EVERY FINGER DETAIL SEQ FOLLOWS FROM THOSE THAT PAIR OF FACTS:

  • Thumb is above fingers.
  • Transformation is from possibilism (shaped like fingers, below) to eternalism (shaped like thumb, above).

Therefore, the direction of transformation is from pinkie to thumb.

The direction of transformation is from pinkie to thumb; starting from lowered foot to lower pinkie to upper thumb.

Sequence of Limb Branching Analysis Is Bottom Up

because

the 2nd state = eternalism = thumb

thumb is above, fingers are below

fingers below = state 1, thumb above = state 2

analyze sequence…

express the sequence from bottom up

from branching fingers below, up to non-branching thumb (or index finger)

estabs the DIRECTION OF MENTAL MODEL DEVMT IS DEPICTED FROM BOTTOM UP DIRECTION, B/C THE HAND’S THUMB UP ORIENTATION. SO START W/ FOOT, END AT HIGHEST THUMB/INDEX FINGER.

  1. POSSIBILISM-THINKING

The directly described sequence of mental model transformation:

  1. phase 1: ord-state possibilism-thinking
  2. phase 2: psychedelic eternalism thinking
  3. phase 3: integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking
  1. {stand on right foot/ left foot lifted}

The cybernetic theory is a component-theory of the Egodeath theory.

transformation from possibilism to eternalism – more detail: add eternalism to possibilism.

The mytheme theory is a component-theory of the Egodeath theory.

transformation
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Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining, bottom up:

This added index+3 rule is examp of fleshing more after main jackpot today. Organizing incl feet, and index vs. 3 fingers, & why bottom up.

The great bottom up rule, to always apply, gives proof/ frame to analyze every finger per fractal scope analysis. [11:19 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026]. A productive rule. Estabs DIRECTIONALITY of bottom to top devmt seq. since fingers naturally below thumb, hands inherly express a devmt direction from fingers (pinkie to index) then thumb, w/ feet prior to pinkie.

Order of Body Parts to Map to the Transformation Sequence

[11:25 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026]

Natural Order of Limb Body Parts to Map to the Psychedelic Eternalism Mental Model Transformation Sequence

  1. lowered foot
  2. raised foot
  3. lower hand pinkie
  4. lower hand ring
  5. lower hand middle
  6. lower hand index
  7. lower hand thumb
  8. upper hand pinkie
  9. upper hand ring
  10. upper hand middle
  11. upper hand index
  12. upper hand thumb

hazy “the fingers” does NOT cut it!

You MUST assess EVERY FINGER INDIVIDUALLY, per fractal scope analysis.

v1: more details, less of a summary

  1. {stand on right foot/ left foot lifted} = use non-branching, eternalism-thinking instead of branching, possibilism-thinking.
  2. Pinkie, ring, & middle fingers of lower hand: __.
    • Ordinary-state possibilism-thinking. Branching possibilities (Y).
  3. Index finger of lower hand: __.
  4. Thumb of lower hand: I.
    • Psychedelic eternalism-thinking. Non-branching possibilities (I).
  5. Fingers of upper hand (Y) & thumb of upper hand (I): YI. [index + 3 fingers]
    • Mature, integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking. 2POV; two different points of view; two different, opposite, complementary mental models. Branching possibilities & non-branching possibilities (YI).

{stand on right foot}/ {left foot lifted}
{stand on right foot/ left foot lifted} – a single compound like {snake fro s {snake frozen in rock} from {king steering in tree} through {mixed wine at banquet} to {snake frozen in rock}

{stand on right foot/ left foot lifted}
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All Hand Shapes Indicated on Image f134

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Image: Jewish Poet Süßkind von Trimberg Wearing a Jewish Hat

von Trimberg: Four Figures

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The Jewish poet Süßkind von Trimberg (on the right) wearing a Jewish hat (Codex Manesse, fourteenth century)

von Trimberg: von Trimberg Figure

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Features:

  • Figures 2 & 3 both point at a headdress

todo: figures 1 & 4 side-by-side; figures 2 & 3 side-by-side; flip one figure.

von Trimberg, Upper Part of Figures 3 & 4

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von Trimberg, 4 Pairs of Hands

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Omit any alien lexicon, keep purity of lexicon for the Egodeath theory.

coal from angel touch unclean lips clean them

todo: crop of hat & hands and {left foot lifted} BARELY, need magnif glass. crop only the R guy. isolate him.

Features:

brief abbrv:

Analyze branching & non-branching motifs from bottom upwards. Analyze in sequence:

  1. RIGHT FOOT / LEFT FOOT
  2. LEFT FINGERS
  3. LEFT THUMB
  4. RIGHT FINGERS / RIGHT THUMB
  1. RIGHT FOOT – {stand on right foot} / LEFT FOOT: {left foot lifted}
  2. LEFT FINGERS – L hand fingers together touching L elbow
  3. LEFT THUMB – L hand thumb aimed at upper hand along mid forearm –
  4. RIGHT FINGERS / RIGHT THUMB – R hand displaying possibilism-thinking and eternalism-thinking integrated so as to hold the non-branching staff of state, animals skins match.

State THE motif, then = the referent decoded.

  1. {stand on right foot} = rely on eternalism-thinking
    (as well as on possibilism-thinking, which is ever-present).
  2. {L hand fingers} = branching thinking​ = rely on possibilism-thinking, unstable when … the ongoing instability fire cooking shaped by demons and angels is a transformation-driving shaping mechanism: washed clean and cleaner each time. fire = loose cognition driving eternalism-driven control-transformation, shoving birth pains through the monster-guarded gate pulled up by God.
  3. add psychedelic eternalism experiential mode & POV = {L hand thumb}) then integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking (R hand fingers + thumb).

psilocybin eternalism

Psychedelic Eternalism is the Measure of Goodness of Myth and Art – Not from Separation to Unity, but from Possibilism to Eternalism, is the transformative measure that matters – The Mushroom Tree Religion

von Trimberg, Complete Image, Linked Embed

this is an embed of the above link, not a local copy:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Codex_Manesse_S%C3%BC%C3%9Fkind_von_Trimberg.jpg

todo: crop each pair of hands, each person

von Trimberg, Head and Jewish Handle Hat

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Wiki: Jewish Hat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_hat

Jewish Hat = Standard Wisdom

about branching vs. non-branching, adding non-branching to the distinct branching mental model

  • Ruler’s lower hand in isolation has branching fingers below, non-branching thumb above.
  • bad to good as go up.
  • For each of the 4 pairs of hands, how is the upper hand favored, moving from lower hand to superior upper hand; how is possibilism-to-eternalism direction reflected in lower-to-higher hand’s shape? as you move from lower (less good) to upper hand (more good).
  • upper hand is added to the lower hand.
  • end up having eternalism-thinking in addition to possibilism-thinking
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God’s Cloud Touching Psalter Reader’s Jewish Handle Hat

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Sun light: White light flame psilocybin illum per John Lash.

Finger Height = Loss of Control, with Egodeath Theory Picture Vortex

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In the Images Upload page, today p.m. Jan. 30, 2026 , for the first time, (probably) ? i noted that his hat handle-hate jewish hat funnel hat touch God cloud.

Rules of Hand Shape Mapping to Branching & Non-Branching

  • Assess each and every finger.
  • Apply fractal scope analysis.
  • Analyze in the local scope indep’ly from analyzing in the broad scope.
  • Tree, dev seq is mapped trunk to leaf.
  • Analyze each and every leaf, stem, cap, trunk, cut, cross-behind, visual cut.
  • Start from wrist, to fingertips. If fingers point down, mentally spin image clockwise 180 deg so fingers point up; then L to R, assign Y & I
  • Apply ‘ if visually cut.
  • Do not rigidly assign “thumb = I”, because an index finger (or pinkie, in theory) can also be separated (sometimes in a subtle but provable way) to serve as the non-branching I.
  • Seek pattern: lower hand Y or Y’, upper hand YI.
  • Move upward from lower part of hand (Y) to upper part of hand (I). From pinkie, to index, to thumb.

Text Message to Church Member Jan. 30, 2026

where do i get a medieval jewish hat 

that firmly straps on 

so as to stay aware that 

the transcendent control level steers my thoughts 

and go around teaching ppl the initial, branching possibilities model (branching fingers, down)

then add during psych state, the additional, mature, non-branching model (thumb, 1 finger)

psychonaut gnosis 101 

txt msg con’t:

The Eternal Psilocybin Artists Guild, the Standard Set of Motifs: {mushrooms}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs

All the good artists knew this set of psych motifs all antiquity to 1687. This system of motifs is a constant, in W art.  

 {mushrooms}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs is 

standard artists’ guild teaching/ art students give mushie training in standard ways of depicting eternalism-driven control-transformation producing:

add a 2nd, higher-level model: add eternalism-thinking to possibilism-thinking 

esoteric mythic art motifs are explicitly taught as a set of motifs to the painters guild member msh ART INITIATE

all during 800 bc to 1687 ad 

all guild artists psychedly knew these motifs, as a teaching instructional fwk 

Guild = Liberty Cap collective

The eternal timeless good-artist guild always has a lockbox supply of blue inspiration and 

do the pattern

we got photo proof, eg f145 & f177 Great Canterbury Psalter 

{mushrooms}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs, are widespread, pre-modern (to 1687 Newton)  

traces after 1687, eg ~1875 Flammarion shows some motifs: YI tree 

more branching on the left than on the right (relative, not rigid; thus artly flexible)

the artists knew

/ end of txt msg

Puzzle: How Does Each Pair of Hands Move from the Lower Hand’s Shape (non-mature, foolish) to adding the Upper Hand’s Shape (mature, wise)

von Trimberg, Four Pairs of Hands

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Upper Hand’s Shape (mature, wise, complete)
Lower Hand’s Shape (non-mature, foolish, incomplete)

Pair of Hands 1: King

move/sweep from bottom to top

  1. R hand: IY, first Y then I
  2. L hand: hold non-branching scepter; IY, 3 fingers = Y, index finger = I. “to rule, balance & integrate I & Y”

Upper hand is favored, it rules: lower hand expresses I is more mature than Y; upper hand expresses that to rule wisely/justly, balance I & Y.

Favors upper hand over lower hand, in that the lower hand indicates “I is more mature than Y”, but upper hand indicates “to rule wisely/justly, balance I & Y”.

Pair of Hands 2: Left Student

lower hand = Y
upper hand = Y’I

Y’I is more complete/developed than Y

points to scepter

Favors upper hand over lower hand, in that the lower hand “__~~”, but upper hand “__~~”.

Pair of Hands 3: Right Student

lower hand = Y
upper hand = Y’I

Y’I is more complete/developed than Y

points to Y of YI: 24×7 mind uses possibilism-thinking (poet’s fingers), though also knows eternalism-thinking (poet’s thumb).

favors upper hand over lower hand, in that the lower hand __, but upper hand __.

Pair of Hands 4: Poet

lower hand = YI, emph on Y, Y is touching L arm of Student 2, to emph Y (branching thinking​). angle of hand emph’s the simple Y branching of fingers-and-thumb (pocket of thumb/palm).
upper hand = YI; end up with Y with I added to it.

favors upper hand over lower hand, in that the lower hand emph Y, but upper hand shows adding I to Y.

mental model transformation from possibilism to eternalism

branching & non-branching mental model transformation

adding the Eternalism mental model to the Possibilism mental model

mental model of time, self, control, and possibilities branching

mental model transformation from possibilism to eternalism that includes possibilism DOUBT THAT “SWITCH” OLD WORDING DITCH POSSIBILISM-THINKING? NO.

“Add Eternalism to Possibilism” Is Better Than “Move from Possibilism to Eternalism”

The Word ‘Add’ Is Better than ‘from’ Possibilism ‘to’ Eternalism

‘add’ Is Better than Transform from x to y Binary; It is adding not switching; add 2nd mental model, end up with two different points of view, two different mental models

Hand-Shape Theory, branching & non-branching mental model transformation, adding the Eternalism mental model to the Possibilism mental model

Motivation for this Page

tons of confirmation and learning how to read hand shapes in art eg the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}.

Looked up “jewish medieval hat”, shows stand on right foot, moving

from
the branching-only mental model
having only the branching mental model

to
the non-branching mental model
also having the non-branching mental model

the branching mental model
bmm

the non-branching mental model
nbmm

up to
the psychedelic adding mental model non-branching (eternalism-thinking).

Day 3: Creation of Plants, with Lines and Annotations (f11)

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Analysis of God’s Left Hand (on Right of Panel): Add-to; Additive Framing: add non-branching to branching; end up with branching thinking​ + non-branching thinking​

  • L hand on R
    • IY
    • THE ADD-TO FRAMING; THE ADDITIVE FRAMING
    • A more-detailed model of mental model transformation.
    • Add non-branching to branching.
    • Add non-branching thinking​ to branching thinking​.

add non-branching thinking​ to branching thinking​
antbt

add non-branching to branching
anb

end up with branching thinking​ + non-branching thinking​

Analysis of God’s Right Hand (on Left of Panel): To-from; Binary-Replacement Framing; move from branching to non-branching; end up with qualified possibilism-thinking + eternalism-thinking

end up with qualified possibilism-thinking + eternalism-thinking

more nuanced

end up with qualified … move from basic possibilism-thinking to qualified possibilism-thinking + eternalism-thinking

  • Y’I
  • The from-to framing; the binary replacement framing.
  • A less-detailed model of mental model transformation.
  • Move from branching to non-branching.
  • Move from branching thinking​ to non-branching thinking​.

move from branching thinking​ to non-branching thinking​
mbtnt

move from branching to non-branching
mbn

end up with qualified possibilism-thinking + eternalism-thinking

Row 1 Panel 2: Balance Right Foot Held up by Right Hand by God

YI Branching-Shape Indicators on Each Hand or Foot

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{hand mushroom-tree} in f107 Lower Right

Lower Y Hand : Upper YI Hand =
Lower Cut Trunks : Upper YI Branching

Lower Y Hand is to Upper YI Hand as Lower Cut Trunks is to Upper YI Branching

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{hand mushroom-tree} in f109 Upper Left

  • and that belongs to guy 5. Looks right, toward God.
  • Guy 5: IY hand. Looks right, toward God.
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Permutations of Branching Shapes for a Hand

A given hand shape typically matches one of these branching shapes:

In a given hand, the dominant message about branching & non-branching can be any of:

  • Y – I
  • Y’ – I’
  • YI – IY
  • Y’I – IY’
  • YI’ – I’Y
  • Y’I’ – I’Y’

todo: show isolated crops of each shape.

branching & non-branching
bnb

rare? YI hand with I lower than Y.

Generally in a YI or IY hand, I is higher than Y.

von Trimberg guy 3’s lower hand = YI’.

Y’I’, I’Y’ – hand covered with cloth.

von Trimberg: Pairs of Hands

von Trimberg: Pair of Hands of Figure 1

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Features:

  • The ruler holds the scepter from falling over, by using branching fingers along with non-branching thumb; combination of possibilism-thinking & eternalism-thinking; integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking.
  • Index finger = I vs. 3 fingers; index finger is splayed apart from 3 fingers.

2 POVs Married: End Up Permanently Having Two Vantage Points of View, Across Both States of Consciousness

The rebis is holding the Y in his branching fingers & non-branching thumb:

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von Trimberg: Pair of Hands of Figure 2

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von Trimberg: Pair of Hands of Figure 3

von Trimberg Figure 3’s Hands-Pair: Lower Hand and Upper Hand Are Inverse: YI’ vs. Y’I

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von Trimberg: Pair of Hands of Figure 4

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von Trimberg: Each Hand Isolated

Person 1, Upper Hand: IY

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Person 1, Lower Hand: IY

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Person 2, Upper Hand: Y’I

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Person 2, Lower Hand: Y

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Person 3, Upper Hand: IY’

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Person 3, Lower Hand: YI’

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Person 4, Upper Hand: YI

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Person 4, Lower Hand: YI

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Examples of the Permutations of Hand Shapes

Upper hand is YI even though may be subtle and initially appear as Y.

f134: row 2 R: Hand-Pairs of Red Guy and Sage Are Both Y’ then Y & I, Indicating Replace Branching Thinking​ by Integrated Possibilism/ Eternalism Thinking

Crop by Michael Hoffman, Feb. 3, 2026

f107: Sleeping Guy’s Pair of Hands: Lower Y’I’, Upper: IY (via Splayed Index Finger)

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Dancing Man (Salamander in Bestiary): Pair of Hands: Y’; IY (I via Separate Splayed Index Finger; Y via Splayed Middle/ Ring/ Pinkie Fingers)

Result: Standard Progression “Y’–>IY”

Crop by Michael Hoffman, Feb. 3, 2026

Decoded {Y or Y’ lower hand, IY upper hand} = standard pair of hand shapes = progression of mental models from possibilism-thinking to eternalism-thinking to integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking

[4:40 p.m. Feb. 3, 2026] – been mulling for a day or a week; I am now ready to Announce: this is the standard Ref pattern to look for in the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}, which spans out including art w/o mushroom-trees.

Artists are expected to create variant permutations of same idea, to prove they comprehend the meaning of Y and I mapped to Possibilism and Eternalism, and are not just parrotting wholesale and literalistically.

Y Hand Shape

Person 2, Lower Hand: Y
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I Hand Shape

Y’ Hand Shape

I’ Hand Shape

YI Hand Shape

Person 4, Upper Hand: YI
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Person 4, Lower Hand: YI
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IY Hand Shape

Person 1, Upper Hand: IY
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Person 1, Lower Hand: IY
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Y’I Hand Shape

Person 2, Upper Hand: Y’I
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IY’ Hand Shape

Person 3, Upper Hand: IY’
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YI’ Hand Shape

Person 3, Lower Hand: YI’
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I’Y Hand Shape

Y’I’ Hand Shape

I’Y’ Hand Shape

Todo

todo: add hand-shape annotations to each row of f11:

  • Y – I
  • Y’ – I’
  • YI – IY
  • Y’I – IY’
  • YI’ – I’Y
  • Y’I’ – I’Y’

f11 Row 1: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3

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f11 Row 2: Day 4, Day 5, Day 6

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f11 Row 3: Eve from Adam, Don’t Eat, Eat

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f11 Row 4: Flaming Sword Guarding Eden Gate; Spinning & Tilling; Sacrifice Lamb vs. Grain

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f11 Entire, Captured Sideways

low res compared to per-row captures

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Snapshot of Discovery Halfway Point Problem Encountering & Solving: Thumb displayed on L hand of Guy 1, yet on R hand of Guy 2

Is Left good, or bad??

Formed the Hypothesis (a week later):

The important thing here is not handedness (L = bad, branching; R = good, non-branching), but rather, which arm is lower and thus is the starting point, phase 1 mental model.

In the past week (leading up to locking down and formalizing the idea today): had to:

  • Consider the PAIR of hands of a figure, as a progression of mental models, starting from the lower hand (whether L or R), progressing to the upper hand.
  • Using the fractal zoom concept, move from the bottom of a hand to the top of a hand, eg from branching fingers lower, to non-branching thumb higher.
  • Assume consistency of important main idea/ artists’ initiation-guild conventions, but expect an artistic variety of implementations of the main idea.
  • Expect SUBTLE impl’s of standard motif: eg, {left foot lifted} BARELY; 3+1 fingers of upper hand touch head, and the 1 finger BARELY separates / branches off from the other 2 or 3 fingers.

At the extreme, the very subtlety signals a strong proof.

The informed viewer has to be actively looking for the feature.

IS he touching head with 4 fingers, meaning Y branching?

OR, is 1 finger lone, meaning I, meaning, whole hand shape is YI (completed initiate), not Y (uninitiated).

pre/trans illusion: at a glance, appears to signal Y; closer inspection indicates a YI shape NOT a Y shape.

The Use of a Hand to Depict Possibilism & Eternalism Encourages Integrated Possibilism/ Eternalism Thinking; YI = the Whole Hand, not Only the Thumb [I] or Only the Fingers [Y]

Using hand to depict possibilism & eternalism is nice because a whole hand is useful – integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking – want fingers and want thumb.

Don’t get rid of fingers to affirm thumb.

The fingers operating along with the thumb, is power.

  1. Start with branching thinking​; possibilism-thinking; Y; fingers of lower hand.
  2. Add naive basic eternalism-thinking; I; “get rid of branching thinking​/ possibilism-thinking, it’s wrong and bad!” Not wisdom. thumb of lower hand.
  3. Re-affirm possibilism-thinking, keeping eternalism-thinking. YI. fingers + thumb, of upper hand. Integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking.
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Jewish Poet Süßkind von Trimberg Wearing a Jewish Hat

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Jewish Poet Süßkind von Trimberg Wearing a Jewish Hat

Use YI Notation, Hand-Shapes, or Trees
to Represent:
{branching} = Ordinary-State Possibilism-Thinking
vs.
{non-branching} = Psychedelic Eternalism-Thinking

Use Vine-Leaf Trees to Represent:
{branching} = Possibilism
vs.
{non-branching} = Eternalism

non-branching possibilities
nbp

Read a Figure’s Hand-Shapes Sequence from Bottom Up

Poet von Trimberg with Handle Hat & {stand on right foot} Teaching via YI Hand Shapes Depicting Possibilism & Eternalism

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[10:13 Feb. 3, 2026] – read such images (a figure’s pair of hand-shapes) from bottom up:

  1. Left fingers = possibilism-thinking.
  2. Left thumb = psychedelic eternalism-thinking.
  3. Right fingers & thumb = integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking.

todo: inspect Dancing Man’s hand-shapes https://egodeaththeory.org/2022/04/13/salamander-mushroom-tree-right-side-cut/ —

(day of discovery of Cut Right Trunk). https://egodeaththeory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image_13deda52-0d24-4831-a23e-99b6c32904c7.img_8645.jpg

Crop by Michael Hoffman, April 17, 2022, fullscreen

[10:24 Feb. 3, 2026]
Features:

  • Lower, Left hand: Y’; shows 4 branching fingers but visually cut fingertips.
  • Upper, Right hand: IY; index finger is separate and different than the 3 splayed fingers (middle, ring, pinkie).

[10:30 Feb. 3, 2026]
The Dancing Man figure’s pair of hand-shapes states the sequence:

  1. Y: Branching thinking​ (L hand 4 branching fingers, no thumb)
  2. Y’: … that’s then negated (L hand fingers are visually cut) by mushroom experiential state (psychedelic eternalism).
  3. IY: … resulting in integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking (R hand shows non-branching, separate Index finger, contrasted with the trio of branching splayed fingers: middle, ring, pinkie).

todo: crop pairs of hands, of a given figure: a set of such crops. incl dancing man’s pair of hand-shapes.

[10:42 Feb. 3, 2026] index crook is odd but is explained: index finger is emphatically different than other 3 fingers, to make a contrast: 1 finger vs. 3 fingers

Decoded {index or pinkie finger separate & different from the other 3 fingers} = I (non-branching thinking​) in contrast with Y (branching thinking​)

[10:43 Feb. 3, 2026], systematized/ generalized, by building on fragmented realizations from past couple/few days.

takeaway: implications for further research: microscopically examine hand shapes such as von Trimberg figures 2 vs 3:

  • lower hand has 4 parallel fingers (fully shown); no thumb; = Y.
    vs.
  • lower hand has 4 parallel fingers (3 are fully shown), no thumb, 4th finger is visually cut. = YI’. Y = 3 parallel finger. 4th finger, visually cut, = I’.

takeaway: artists prided on unique ways to depict Y, Y’, I, and I’ via fingers and thumbs: whether finger entire shown; base of finger only; tip of finger only; whether 4 fingers are consistently shown (splayed or together).

todo: crop of von Trim showing only figs 2 & 3 hand-pairs.

Crop by Michael Hoffman, fullscreen

[11:00 Feb. 3, 2026]
Contrast the lower hands of figure 2 vs. figure 3:

  • lower hand of figure 2: Y
  • lower hand of figure 3: YI’ – index finger visually cut; equivalent to {cut right trunk} or {cut right branch}.

[11:02 Feb. 3, 2026]:

Figure 2’s hand-shapes sequence (bottom upwards):

  1. Y
  2. Y’
  3. I

Figure 3’s hand-shapes sequence (bottom upwards):

  1. Y – lower hand’s 3 fully shown paralle. fingers
  2. I’ – lower hand’s equiv of {cut right trunk} or {cut right branch}: index finger base is shown, tip is visually cut. doesn’t know eternalism-thinking yet.
  3. Y’ – upper hand’s 3 visually cut fingers.
  4. I – upper hand’s fully shown, index finger, pointing…
  5. points to the Y (fingers) of the YI pair of von Trimberg’s upper hand

Communicates the message: branching thinking​ possibilism is false; non-branching eternalism is true, but for purpose of PURE COGNITIVE PHENOMENOLOGY, our experience is always shaped mainly as possibilism-thinking.

Per Wm James’ PRAGMATISM.

See his article and the article crit’g it and my similar critque, I immed exclaimed:

James doesn’t have a problem with causal-chain determinism; he has a problem specifically with the anti-pragmatistic implications of block-universe eternalism!
[11:15 Feb. 3, 2026]

That was immediately clear to me when reading the top half of the first page of The Dillema of Determinism.

The Dillema of Determinism (William James, 1897)
wj97

https://egodeaththeory.org/2025/04/10/the-dilemma-of-determinism-james-1897-is-against-eternalism-not-causal-chain-determinism/

The Dillema of Determinism (William James, 1897) https://egodeaththeory.org/2025/04/10/the-dilemma-of-determinism-james-1897-is-against-eternalism-not-causal-chain-determinism/ & https://faculty.georgetown.edu/blattnew/intro/james_dilemma_of_determinism.pdf
wj97l

The Dillema of Determinism (William James, 1897) https://egodeaththeory.org/2025/04/10/the-dilemma-of-determinism-james-1897-is-against-eternalism-not-causal-chain-determinism/ & https://faculty.georgetown.edu/blattnew/intro/james_dilemma_of_determinism.pdf & An Inchoate Universe: James’ Probabilistic Underdeterminism (Kyle Bromhall, 2013): https://philarchive.org/archive/BROAIU-2
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[10:50 Feb. 3, 2026]
Consider analyze as a sequence of mental models, starting/moving from bottom up, figure 3’s hands-pair in von Trimberg Teaching Poetic Wisdom image:

  1. Lower hand’s 3 fingers parallel = Y = initial, ord-state possibilism-thinking.
  2. Lower hand’s 1 finger (index) visually cut = I’ = eternalism-thinking but not integrated. glimpse of psychedelic eternalism state.
  3. Upper hand’s 3 branching fingers look alike (no thumb shown) = Y’; non-branching.
  4. Upper hand’s index finger, fully shown, separate = I = non-branching.

Doesn’t depict favoring both I and Y.

Leaves us saying “use eternalism-thinking, get rid of possibilism-thinking” – not integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking.

But, that I/Index finger is pointing to the Y branching of Trimberg’s upper hand, completing the idea/assertion:

The proper end-state is integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking; YI-thinking; the YI compound mental model of time, self, and control.

mental model of time, self, and control
mmtsc

The (YI, Mature) Compound Mental Model of Time, Self, Possibilities, and Control

YI integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking

Compound: 2-heads, two different points of view, two different mental models.

[11:19 Feb. 3, 2026]

The Most Absolutely Extreme Asserter of Psychedelics in Western Religious History Including Mystery Religion and Nascent Christianity Is Michael Hoffman’s Egodeath Theory’s Mytheme Theory

the maximal mushroom theory of Christianity = the Egodeath theory = Michael Hoffman, more extreme than Ruck, Muraresku, or anyone else.

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todo: copy image to my dancing man page
todo: copy image to my hand-shapes theory page

todo: copy section to hand shapes page

Crop by Michael Hoffman – {stand on right foot}; {left foot lifted}
Crop by Michael Hoffman. {stand on right foot} / {left foot lifted}

Decoded Hand Shapes in Jonah’s Gourd Plant in Golden Psalter

[12:36 Feb. 3, 2026] confirmed / analyzed, bottom up, hand shapes

Jonah and the Gourd Plant (Golden Psalter): Upper hand: YI Fingers Touch Face; Lower hand: Y branching; lower right of image: Y splayed fingers

Figure 1. Jonah and the gourd plant. Jonah and the Gourd Plant. Image 230, Golden Psalter

Features:

  • Upper hand: YI Fingers Touch Face
  • Lower hand: Y branching
  • lower right of image: Y splayed fingers

Distinctive (b/c genre likes unique impl’s):

  • forms YI message using only 3 of 10 fingers:
  • pinkie finger + ring finger express branching Y = possibilism-thinking
  • the separate index finger expresses, above that / higher than that, I = non-branching = eternalism-thinking.

end of discovery/confirmation announcement, at [12:42 Feb. 3, 2026], ie, intensive analysis of finger shapes in terms of YI branching, using seq. from lower hand to upper, is greatly paying off.

todo: on my 6 Great Canterbury Psalter images, white box around pair of hands, characterize the YI shape from lower hand to upper hand.

txt msg to AM: [12:35 Feb. 3, 2026]

fingers against head 2x: Golden psalter: Johan and “whale” ackshually ketos, vine gourd plant, analyze the F out of finger shapes, for Y & I forms (Y = possibilism-thinking [eg tree], I = eternalism-thinking [eg snake in rock; {cut right trunk}])

txt msg to AM [12:19 Feb. 3, 2026]


i didn’t grasp (studying folio image f134 since Nov. 2020),

the psalter reader’s jewish hat (a shortened handle-hat) touches God’s cloud

(as well as under bright sun light white light per John Lash) –

also, God’s R hand shape matches bowman’s hand. 

ie, God controls the psalter reader’s control-thoughts, and, when rely on possibilism-thinking (when L finger closer to ground than R finger), bad; unstable; God/the bowman pulls the bow to kil the reader, 6” arrow blade away from reader’s head.

A more complete reading, now. 

Visit the Paris library right now
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10551125c/f134.item.zoom

text msg to AM [12:15 Feb. 3, 2026]

donning foil hat w antenna
to help spot {handle-hat} imagery 

text msg to AM [12:04 Feb. 3, 2026]

i saw zillion “turban holding a stick in the air” art images, persian/sufi, but evil demon made them disappear from internet 

do u have art images of mystics wearing a stick hat turban antenna? 

text msg to AM [12:00 Feb. 3, 2026]

medieval facepalm instances: if index finger is sep. from other 3 fingers, forms an IY shape, depicting integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking. 

i found at least 1 other such image [i think in Great Canterbury Psalter and in Golden: Jonah/gourd]

text msg to AM [9:49 pm Friday Jan. 30, 2026]

where do i get a medieval jewish hat 

that firmly straps on 

so as to stay aware that 

the transcendent control level steers my thoughts 

and go around teaching ppl the initial, branching possibilities model (branching fingers, down)

then add during psych state, the additional, mature, non-branching model (thumb, 1 finger)

psychonaut gnosis 101 

______________

All the good artists knew this set of psych motifs all antiquity to 1687. This system of motifs is a constant, in W art.  

 {mushrooms}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs is 

standard artists’ guild teaching/ art students give mushie training in standard ways of depicting eternalism-driven control-transformation producing:

add a 2nd, higher-level model: add eternalism-thinking to possibilism-thinking 

esoteric mythic art motifs are explicitly taught as a set of motifs to the painters guild member msh ART INITIATE

all during 800 bc to 1687 ad 

all guild artists psychedly knew these motifs, as a teaching instructional fwk 

Guild = Liberty Cap collective

The eternal timeless good-artist guild always has a lockbox supply of blue inspiration and 

do the pattern

we got photo proof, eg f145 & f177 Great Canterbury Psalter 

{mushrooms}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs, are widespread, pre-modern (to 1687 Newton)  

traces after 1687, eg ~1875 Flammarion shows some motifs: YI tree 

more branching on the left than on the right (relative, not rigid; thus artly flexible)

the artists knew

txt msg to AM [8:39 pm, Feb. 4, 2026]

The rebis is holding the Y in his branching fingers
& non-branching thumb;

Knowing & employing both models of time & control (possibilism & eternalism) enables the rebis to hold the Y, which has a non-branching stem below, + a branching V on top.

In the von Trimberg image, using fingers as well as thumb enables the king to hold the scepter.

text msg to RL [11:00 & AM/YW at 11:11 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

You momentarily misunderstood me as asserting branching manyworlds.

We tend to assume we need to “get rid of” branching thinking.

​That’s a common, unwise mistake or overshoot; I had to fix that error in my theory Apr-Aug 2025, per the 2POV solution.

I wrote about {branching & non-branching} in 1997 & 2001, only in the domain of physics, 

but failed to fully connect {branching & non-branching} to myth & mythic art until 2022

1997/2001, I posted:

    •    “Even if the time axis is warped, relative, or branching, and there are more than 3 dimensions of space, one can coherently and usefully frame the experienced world as an ultimately unchanging, 4-dimensional spacetime block.

    •    “Time, change, flexibility, variability, and movement are all fixed at all points along the time axis or branching axes.

    •     “Forking futures and multiple branchinguniverses is unnecessarily complicated.

    •    “Multiple universes considers the future open in the sense of forever branching. Perhaps each branch preexists – the book The End of Time seems to take this position.

    •    “I endorse simplicity as a principle for choosing between metaphysical systems, and I maintain that the single-future, non-branching block universe is simpler than the branching-future multiverse.”

The wise men in the mushroom-tree religion do not “get rid of” branching, like king Theseus abandoning his wife Ariadne; rather, they display branching fingers AND non-branching thumb.

They teach us that like the utility of whole hand, we need and use BOTH models, in the shape of our cognitive phenomenology experience: 

Y & I; fingers & thumb; integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking 

like branching manyworlds (the shape of our William James-type pragmatic daily experience) AND Minkowski absolute four-dimensional spacetime​ (revealed by psilo)

not just thumb

not just fingers

we hold & control the scepter or the Y by using fingers along with thumb; Y & I, the whole hand affirmed

✋🤚🫲

text msg to RL [1:10 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

that pair of hands means, in medieval art:

from bottom up:

1. branching thinking​ = fingers; ingnorant of non-branching eternalism (thumb hidden)

2. discover non-branching thinking; thumb of lower hand (hidden often, as here).  Where Rick & I go overboard, “must get rid of branching thinking​!”

3. mature wisdom: upper hand: affirm branching thinking​ (the Y fingers) & also affirm non-branching thinking​ (the I thumb)

glad u were on board for this, one of my big breakthrough weeks.  

i chose Tue Feb 3 2026 to represent the “day” of peak breakthrough jackpot

text msg to RL [1:21 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

1) i LOVED Minkowski absolute four-dimensional spacetime​ at start of Physics course. No “Einstein” yet; was def. attributed to Minkowski.

2) after that, i was then NEUTRAL/ meh, toward learning “Relativity”, thought Ein used weird framing/ reasoning.

3) at 2nd half of course, i HATED the way Quantum Physics was discussed.  I was glad to find a determinism-based interp from Bohm, per 2 books by Cushing, who says we prematurely adopted the Copenhag interp wo justif’n 

text msg to RL [1:34 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

like the direction of my Physics course from Great to Hate, 

I felt similarly disappointed in 2001 after Carl Ruck’s excellent article Conjuring Eden, a major article assuming both psilocybin and Amanita. 

mushroom imagery in Christian art (the article presented a good, greedy lens, incorp’g Samorini 97 & 98, milestone articles.

Then I was disappointed after that (when Apples of Apollo book came out), and I broke / parted ways with Ruck gang, because Ruck went all in on exclusively “secret Amanita”, which is self-defeating because it makes entheogen scholars blind to the other, psilocybin mushroom evidence in art.

That’s when I dubbed Ruck to be merely the “moderate/minimal” entheogen theory of religion (Ruck waffles between moderate & minimal).

Whereas I in 2002/2003 firmly defined and set a course to continue Ruck’s great 2001 work, that I called the maximal entheogen theory of religion.

Conjuring Eden: Art and the Entheogenic Vision of Paradise (Hoffman, Ruck & Staples, Entheos 1, 2001), https://entheomedia.net/Issue%20one.htm, https://egodeaththeory.org/2020/12/24/entheos-issues-1-4-mark-hoffman/#Entheos-Issue-1

text msg to RL [2:37 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

I redid the image crop, to not cut off the mystic handle-hat:

Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining, bottom up: possibilism-thinking (fingers); then psychedelic eternalism-thinking (thumb); then integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking (fingers & thumb)

possibilism = fingers 
|= {branching tree} = ordinary-state possibilism experiential mode; the possibilism POV 
(sometimes excluding the Index finger, when the splayed Index finger is used to represent I/ non-branching)
~= branching manyworlds Physics

eternalism = thumb 
= psychedelc eternalism = non-branching = {snake}-shaped, non-branching “WORLDLINE” (say it) embedded in {rock} / block universe 
~= Minkowski absolute four-dimensional spacetime​ 

___________

🫲

i proved/ explained why use a BOTTOM-UP analysis/ reading: 

because the thumb is naturally displayed ABOVE the fingers, 🫲 

but the thumb-like, psychedelc non-branching state comes developmentally AFTER the branching (fingers) way of thinking

👉🫲✋🤚👈

      👆

🤲👐🫴

☝️🖖🤙

text msg to RL [2:45 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

ackshually, the medieval hand-shape genre does not display the thumb (as well as index finger) when pointing; 

🚫👉👈👆

that would be too many non-branching “I” depictions 

👉✋🤚🫲👈

too many I’s: thumb AND pinkie; you wont normally see this hand shape in the art genre of “medieval hand shapes”: 🤙

f177 Row 2 Middle Right: Balance

Crop by Michael Hoffman, f177 row 2 middle, Great Canterbury Psalter: both his hands display 3 fingers + index finger + thumb

Crop by Michael Hoffman, f177 row 2 middle, Great Canterbury Psalter: both his hands display 3 fingers + index finger + thumb

Features:

  • hands-pair of left guy weighing out dried psilocybin mushrooms: sweep ground up:
  1. balancing on both feet = integrated possibilism/eternalism thinking
  2. lower hand: Y’. ie, no thumb; fingers but cut, no provable splaying of index or pinkie, but the pinkie splays, forming potentially YI.
  3. upper hand: YI. no thumb. index slight splay.

crutch guy: stand on left foot. upper hand interesting: I is formed 3 spots:

  • thumb
  • index splay
  • middle splay
  • ring/pinkie together.

Fractal zoom scope analysis:

  1. fully zoomed in: look only at middle/ring/pinkie: I = middle finger. Y = ring&pinkie.
  2. broaden scope: look at 4 fingers: I = index, Y in middle/ring/pinkie.
  3. broaden scope: look at hand: I = thumb, Y = fingers.

The goal of this game-genre (the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}) is NOT rigid static consistency.

The goal of the game is permutations of the basic themes, and creativity, and bending or flipping the rules.

You must judge the main normal pattern vs. the clever deviations; like, if hanging upside down, then what are the rules?

text msg to AM/YW [4:02 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]: Figured Out Lower Fingers Touch Left Arm & Lower Thumb Touches Right Arm

[4:02 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

figured out!! 

von Trimberg’s lower _fingers_ touch other guy’s _Left_ arm (as previously noted); now, I comprehend the full symmetry here: 

I previously noted that his lower _thumb_ is over/ against von T’s “other arm” – 

now I grasp, that “other arm” is von T’s _Right_ arm!  

That is consistent & balanced; 

as i am consistently dull & slow, 

but give me 6 years – or days; I found this wonderful perfect Jewish Hat / von Trimberg picure 6 days ago, Jan 30.  

This was the main sub-problem I was puzzling over.  

This discovery is an example of how a major breakthrough is a series of jackpots lasting 1-2 weeks – not a single day all at once.

This particular puzzle was at the right advanced level to challenge me for 6 days, then solved.

symmetry achieved; sub-puzzle solved 

🏆🖼️🎉

text msg to AM/YW [4:07 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

in Great Canterbury Psalter, the jewish hats vary in how tall/ pointy

they are common in the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees} eg wonderful Asp image 

von Trimberg {stand on right foot/ left foot lifted}, bolstering my lower-land

“fingers = L, thumb = R” 

discovery just now

text msg to AM/YW [4:17 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

i need a wand with stubs where branches cut off

guess i gotta make it myself 🤨🪄🪾

AM replied:
“Just remember not to cut the branch off a hawthorn tree, best if fallen on the ground”

text msg to AM/YW [4:28 Thu. Feb. 5, 2026]

can i order a custom Acacia wand with branch stubs on it? 

🤔🪄🪾

working on new tech 

YI Hand Shapes Depicting Possibilism & Eternalism in Folio f134, Great Canterbury Psalter

Crop by Michael Hoffman, Feb. 2, 2026, fullscreen

Errata: 1:43 Feb. 3, 2026 —

  • row 2 R, red guy: upper hand is subtle YI; gap between Index finger and 3 other fingers. thus, hand-pair = lower: Y’, to upper: YI.

Decoded: Hand-Shape Pairs in f134 Row 2 Right = Y’ (via folded fingers, no thumb), then YI (via 3 fingers & 1 finger, or via fingers & thumb)

Crop by Michael Hoffman
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https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10551125c/f134.item.zoom
fullscreen

Features:

  • red guy’s hand shape pair seq (bottom up): Y’ then YI via 3+1 fingers.
  • wise guy’s hand shape pair seq (bottom up): Y’ then YI via fingers + thumb. [1:49 Feb. 3, 2026]
Michael Hoffman
“codex_manesse_suskind_von_trimberg-upper-body.jpg”
todo: redo with space on top & left, for oval overlay
Crop by Michael Hoffman
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Grand Summaries

moved up to here, the 2 Grand Summary sections

then moved all that’s below Kitchens (podcast prep page), to other (present) page (medieval YI hand shapes) (hand-shape theory); Medieval Hand-Shape Theory. Medieval YI Hand-Shape Theory

medieval YI hand-shape theory
myhst

keyboard shortcut spits out list of gem of list of contrasts: everyday, analogy, technical

i know, create a keyboard shortcut that spits out list of gem of list of contrasts: constrasts expressed via lang that’s: everyday, analogy, & technical.

many worlds vs. single block universe
mwvsbu

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: …
lcpe

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:

bold the must-have: start w/ technical, b/c specific; that’s the real referent, specified by tech lang:

My Top 6 Favorite Contrasts, for possibilism vs. eternalism

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:

  • possibilism vs. eternalism
  • branching vs. non-branching
  • {tree} vs. {snake}
  • {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}
  • Y vs. I
  • many worlds vs. single block universe

Convert that lead-in & list to a single string for a keyboard shortcut:

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism; branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe
lcpe

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe
pvelist
lcpes – short; no lead-in

All those “vs.” phrases have an AvB keyboard shortcut.

{fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}
fvti
fvtif

notes

expect todo define set of 4 same-patt keyboard shortcuts

  • lcl – list of contrasts with lead-in
  • lc – list of contrasts (without lead-in, without wording-type)
  • lclw – list of contrasts with lead-in & wording-type
  • lcw – list of contrasts with wording-type

permuts:

  • 00 – no lead-in, no wording-type – locs – list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism = lcpve
    [taken: l o c = loss of control]
    [taken: l o c s = loss-of-control seizure]
  • 01 – no lead-in, has wording-type – lcw
  • 10 – lead-in, no wording-type – lcl
  • 11 – lead-in & wording-type – lclw

next, copypaste to here, and define add’l keyboard shortcuts (acros) that are a matched set (red hilite above). done.

next, test the keyboard shortcuts… todo

List of Contrasts without Lead-in, without Wording-Type (00) – lcpve

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe
pvelist
lcpes – short; no lead-in
lcpve
3 keyboard shortcuts ok.

List of Contrasts without Lead-in, with Wording-Type (01) – lcw

possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); technical: many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
pvelistt – list showing types
lcw
tested ok

List of Contrasts with Lead-in, without Wording-Type (10) – lcl

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism; branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe
lcpe
lcl
tested ok

List of Contrasts with Lead-in, with Wording-Type (11) – lclw

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism (technical); branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
lcpel – long or lead-in
lclw
tested ok

DONE defining keyboard shortcuts for 4 variants of list; now, use them/ memorize them

00:

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

= lcpve

01:

possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); technical: many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

= lcw

10:

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism; branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

= lcl

11:

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism (technical); branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

= lclw

Other keyboard shortcuts unrelated:

loose cognition
lc

loss of control
loc

loss-of-control seizure
locs

finally, try the shortest & longest keyboard shortcut expansions: 00 & 11; no lead-in, no wording-types; lead-in & wording-type

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism (technical); branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism
opvae

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s the result from two keyboard shortcuts:
opvae = lcpve [00]

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe
opvaelist

That makes a nice keyboard shortcut.

verbose longest equiv:

opvae = lclw [11]

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism (technical); branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

That would NOT make a nice keyboard shortcut. use non lead in version:

opvae = lcw [01]

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); technical: many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
opvaelistw

That makes a nice keyboard shortcut.

the wording type of the first part, ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism, is (technical, verbose), which if spec’d would be:

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism (technical, verbose) = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); technical: many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

Low pri for keyboard shortcut.

opvae = lcl [10]

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism; branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

That would NOT make a nice keyboard shortcut.

Final Result: Two REALLY Nice keyboard shortcuts, starting with verbose technical; no lead-in; one with wording-type indicated: [o p v a e list] & [o p v a e listw]

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s opvaelist

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); technical: many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
todo ERROR DELETE “TECHNICAL: ” ~~ FROM OPVAELISTW & FROM LCW

that’s opvaelistw

possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
lcw

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
opvaelistw

re-test the 4 that lack the opvae lead-in, and the 2 that have that:

My Top 6 Favorite Contrasts, for possibilism vs. eternalism, with wording-type indicated

the type is quite interesting & valuable, maybe create a verbose keyboard shortcut

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:

  • technical: possibilism vs. eternalism
  • everyday: branching vs. non-branching
  • analogy: {tree} vs. {snake}
  • analogy: {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}
  • notation: Y vs. I
  • technical: many worlds vs. single block universe

didn’t make the cut:

  • visual analogy: grid-cap vs. plain cap

grid-cap vs. plain cap
gcvpc

Convert that lead-in & list to a single string for a keyboard shortcut:

v1:

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: technical: possibilism vs. eternalism; everyday: branching vs. non-branching; analogy: {tree} vs. {snake}; analogy: {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; notation: Y vs. I; technical: many worlds vs. single block universe
lcpel – long or lead-in

v2:

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism (technical); branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
lcpel – long or lead-in

v1:

technical: possibilism vs. eternalism = everyday: branching vs. non-branching; analogy: {tree} vs. {snake}; analogy: {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; notation: Y vs. I; technical: many worlds vs. single block universe
pvelistt – list showing types

v2:

possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); technical: many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)
pvelistt – list showing types

For both the above list keyboard shortcuts, try put type in paren after:

Didn’t make the branch-cut:

  • technical: manyworlds vs. block universe
  • grid-cap vs. plain cap (of a mushroom-tree)
  • relative: more branching vs. less branching
  • technical: multiple vs. single
  • technical: many vs. one

analogy: {fingers} vs. {index finger} [2nd pri. major, but less so than thumb]

strangely i’m receving the possibility of ente extended index & pinkie, folded (not all finger segments visible)

in this case of I M R P — I M’ R’ P = 🤘 = which one is obv correct mapping?

the wrong mapping = Crowley

thumb = non-branching

the simple generla pattern of pair of hands:

Y –> YI

simplified. complicated/ arbitrary: more granular detail:

from Y to Y’+I

A lot is packed into that prime ‘ !

  • Y’ can mean “no Y at all – got rid of Y” – minor problem: THE MIND DOESN’T WORK THIS SIMPLE WAY, “First i was Y, then i got rid of Y and switched to I instead, now I use I; I previously used Y, but no more. BS!
  • or: Y, but qualified righteously

Thus we see an artist telling us via hand & tree shapes:

“The simple model is Y to I. The accurate model is Y to Y’I. Not “I without Y”; it is “I with Y that thas a qualifier or negater.

having Y with negater is tot diff than not having a Y

tot diff:

Consider these to be different, in the case of hand-shape theory:

  • lacking a Y
  • having a Y that’s “negated”

do NOT “mathematically collapse” and conflate the two formulas or inventoryies avoe above.

Principle: Having a “Negated” Y > Lacking a Y; ie, Y does NOT mean “same as not having”

or “gotten rid of”

prime’ means “negated” in a certain special sense

“special-negate”

Transcendent Knowledge =

put simply: from Y, to I & Y

put accurately: from Y, to I & Y’

from Y, to I and Y

the mushroom-tree artists say:
that’s good as a simple model
they draw eg simple Reference basic hand pair sequence:
upper hand: YI
lower hand: Y

had Y, now have Y & I

from Y, to I and Y’

the mushroom-tree artists say:
that’s good as an accurate model
they draw eg simple Reference basic hand pair sequence:
upper hand: Y’I
lower hand: Y

had Y, now have Y’ & I

the the mushroom-tree artists draw 1 paint 1 scene that has two pairs of hands.

one pair of hands is:

upper hand: YI
lower hand: Y

“had Y, now have Y & I”

one pair of hands is:

upper hand: Y’I
lower hand: Y

“had Y, now have Y’ & I”

3:45 a.m. Feb. 12, 2026 – that’s shown in von Trimberg right two of 4 figures. the pointing means “Y & I, but, that Y is not the same as orig Y; it’s like IY’ like my upper hand of fig. 3 pointing at. the pointing is the making the point, that you CAN call the end state YI BUT the end steate , more accurately, is IY’. ie, Y’ & I.

  • student’s upper hand says:
    accurately put,
    go from Y, to Y’I (Y’ & I).
  • von Trimberg’s upper hand says:
    simply put,
    go from Y, to YI (Y & I).
Crop by Michael Hoffman, fullscreen

von Trimberg, Upper Part of Figures 3 & 4;
from YI’ to IY’
points to upper hand (YI) of
from Y to I, to Y & I

figure 3’s pointing to figure 4’s YI hand links together:
IY’ ~= YI

A contrastive equating: shape A is like shape B but different

IY’ is like YI, but different.

The mind ends up still having Y, but that Y is Y’; modified Y.

The mind ends up still having Y, but that Y is modified.

The mind ends up still having Y, but that Y is a modified Y.

The Mind Ends Up with Y (a modified Y; Y’)

The Mind Ends Up with the Possibilism Mental Model (a Modified Possibilism Mental Model)

The Mind Ends Up with the Possibilism Mental Model (the Qualified Possibilism Mental Model)

The Mind Ends Up with Possibilism (Qualified Possibilism)

The Mind Ends Up with Y (Qualified Y; Y’)

The Mind Begins with Y, and Ends Up with Y (Specifically, Y’)

More specifically, “modified” means qualified.

the qualified possibilism mental model
qpmm
the qualified possibilism mental worldmodel
qpmw

the integrated “eternalism” mental model
iemm

qualified possibilism-thinking
qpt

qualified possibilism
qp

basic eternalism-thinking
be-t

The Mind Ends Up with the Possibilism Mental Model (a Modified Possibilism Mental Model)

The Mind Ends Up with the Possibilism Mental Model (the Qualified Possibilism Mental Model)

qualified possibilism-thinking

qualified possibilism

The mind ends up still having the “possibilism” mental model, but that “possibilism” mental model is modified.

The mind ends up still having the “possibilism” mental model, but that “possibilism” mental model is a modified “possibilism” mental model.

The hand-pattern artist is saying:

  • The mind starts with Y, and ends up with YI, or more precisely, Y’I.
  • The mind starts with Y, and ends up with I as well as Y, but the Y has been changed by adding I.
  • The mind starts with Y, and ends up with {thumb} as well as {fingers}, but the {fingers} has been changed by adding {thumb}.
  • The mind starts with the “possibilism” mental model, and ends up with the “possibilism” mental model as well as the “eternalism” mental model, but the the “possibilism” mental model has been changed by adding the “eternalism” mental model.

the Possibilism mental model of time, self, and control
pmmtsc

the Eternalism mental model of time, self, and control
emmtsc

the “possibilism” mental model
pmm

the “eternalism” mental model
emm

test as two lists of pairs:

  • the “possibilism” mental model
  • the “eternalism” mental model
  • the Possibilism mental model of time, self, and control
  • the Eternalism mental model of time, self, and control

Medieval Equation: End-State IY’ ~= YI
having eternalism & modified possibilism
~= having possibilism & eternalism

[4:39 a.m. Feb. 12, 2026]

having eternalism & modified possibilism
~= having possibilism & eternalism

accurate ~= basic

index finger I agrees with thumb I

but

the cut-fingers Y != the extended-fingers Y

I say Y-that’s-cut;
you say simply, Y.

Y’ Means Modified Possibilism-Thinking

we can be more sepf

not wrong, but not helpful – not AS helpful as saying ‘qualified’.

Y’ Means Qualified Possibilism-Thinking

beware, Y’ does NOT mean “get rid of Y” or “absense of Y”.

Y’ means, PRESENCE of Y, “negated”, ie, qualified by ego death and rebirth; modified (a neutral term).

Y’ Means Y That’s Been Qualified by Ego Death and Rebirth

Y’ Means Possibilism-Thinking That’s Been Qualified by Ego Death and Rebirth

The Resulting Possibilism-Thinking Is Possibilism-Thinking That’s Been Qualified by Ego Death and Rebirth

Y’ = Ego Death and Rebirth; Y’ means Y reborn. Y trnas transfigured. Y’ means Y redeemed, washed pure, reconciled, declared righteous, sacrificed,

Y’ means Y sacrificed and transformed; negated and revived in new form; transformed Y.

from Y, to transformed-Y & I

from Y, to Y[t] & I

from Y, to Yt & I

‘ doesn’t mean get rid, it just means kill by ego death and then resurrect miraculously in a new spirit-body shining, ascended carried by gods to the higher level of immortals, soul fastened for eterminty to the sphere of the fixed stars, spirit journeys further.

What’s in an Apostrophe? Ego death & rebirth; crash & reboot; transfiguration; control transformation; spiritual death and rebirth; purification; transmigration; new life; set free; ransomed; justified; reconciled, harmonized, integrated

The ‘ means everything profound, except “get rid of” or “destroy” previous developmental structures

“embrace and include” per Ken Wilber. Y alone. then Y embraced and included and qualified.

The Meaning of “Prime” (‘) Is Complex & Profound, in “from Y, to Y’ & I”

From Possibilism, to Possibilism’ & Eternalism

The Apostrophe of Profundity

Thus, upper (final) hand shape can be EITHER:

  • YI – more basic, simple: Dio weds Ariadne
    standard: Dionysus raptures Ariadne; the result is: Dionysus & Modified Ariadne; I & Y’; Y’I.
  • Y’I – more accurate, when you define the Apostrophe of Profundity

inverse corrolary

when initially lonly only have ordinary-state , you only have Y, you do not have an I. it’s not that you HAVE an I-shape model, but it’s “negated” or “struck” or “revived” or “modified” or “qaualified”.

at first you do NOT have a qualified, transfomed verssion of the I-shape model

the Y-shaped, branching world model
ybwm

the I-shaped, non-branching world model
inwm

  • the Y-shaped, branching world model
  • the I-shaped, non-branching world model

First you have only the Y-shaped, branching world model.

You end up having the Y’-shaped, branching world model, & the I-shaped, non-branching world model.

the mind always uses possibilism-thinking, even in peak window of a 3-really journey. trip

, of the possibilism-shaped self, vs. the eternalism-shaped self

ego death means transformed same model, plus a new model

rule: lower / first hand disincludes I

from Y, to I & Y’, could be read as:

from Y, to I and Y[negated]

Prime or “negated” means:

“Negated in a way, yet still used all the time, and good, when qualified and added to its complementary/ opposite model”

from Y, to I and Y[special-negated]

having a negated Y != lacking a Y

  • assume a single hand; not analyzing a pair/sequence of two hands.
  • assume a single, static, Reference, hand shape
  • ignore thumb
  • ignore back of hand vs palm
  • ignore point up down
  • ignore all complexities: the most basic setup/ situation
  • bog-standard
  • ignore other hand
  • hold the blessing hand shape stationary, constant, static, don’t move around

Mapping A

  • the two extended fingers = branching
  • the two folded fingers = non-branching

Mapping B

  • the two extended fingers = non-branching
  • the two folded fingers = branching

Hand-shape theory

not all finger segments visible = ‘ [move to hand-shape theory]

if index & pink extened, and some segments of mid & ring not visible:

visually cut = non-branching

not visually cut; fully all finger segments visible = branching (for that finger)

a finger is fully visible… too many forms/exceptions to quickly permute.

Give

Plus, principle: FIRST ANALYZE PAIR OF HANDS AS A WHOLE, UNDER LENS:

FROM POSSIBILISM-ONLY, TO INTEGRATED POSSIBILISM/ETERNALISM.

FROM

from possibilism to integrated possibilism/eternalism

from Y to YI, or to Y’I. The artist finds a cheat , to have it both ways by both reasonings. re: how represent

TO QUALIFIED POSSIBILISM-THINKING + INTEGRATED PSYCHEDELIC ETERNALISM P

INTEGRATED POSSIBILISM/ETERNALISM

3 Types of Term’y: Everyday, Technical, Analogy; & Notation

possibilism vs. eternalism – technical

tree vs snake

y vs i – relatively technical medieval stds

fingers vs. thumb – analogy & technical & everyday – why it’s so fkking great of a breakthrough by me / why I was so blind and stupid embarassingly failed from 1998-2006 to grasp

fingers vs thumb

possibilism vs. eternalism

branching vs. non-branching

Y vs. I

Everyday: branching vs. non-branching

autonomous control vs. dependent control – correlates with these type of contrasts

multiple vs. single – grid caps in Great Canterbury Psalter

Technical: possibilism vs. eternalism; manyworlds vs. block universe

Analogical: {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb}; {fingers} vs. {index finger}

all finger segments vs. partial finger segments

list of contrasts of branching vs. non-branching
lcbn

  • multiple vs. single
    mvs
  • many vs. one
    mvo
  • {tree} vs. {snake}
  • Y vs. I
  • possibilism vs. eternalism
  • {fingers} vs. {thumb}
  • {fingers} vs. {index finger}
    fvif
  • manyworlds vs. block universe
  • autonomous control vs. dependent control; branching vs. non-branching

2+2 finger blessing is a different mechanism of analogy than MANY-TO-ONE analogy-type

Y vs. I
many vs. one
{fingers} vs. {thumb}
manyworlds vs. block universe
(many worlds vs. single block universe)

one open book page vs. many page edges (5)

multiple pages vs. one open page

a closed book emph many pages (5)

an open book emphasize a single page (page in the sense of pair of pages; turn the page).

closed book showing many pages vs. open book showing one page

Good one:

manyworlds vs. block universe
mvbu

  • {tree} vs. {snake}
  • manyworlds vs. block universe
  • Y vs. I
  • autonomous control vs. dependent control
    acvdc
  • literalism vs. analogy
    lva
  • closed book vs. open book
  • closed scroll vs. open scroll
  • moon vs. sun
  • ordinary-state vs. altered-state
    osvas
  • {fingers} vs. {thumb}

{tree} vs. {snake}
tvs

Y vs. I
yvi

{fingers} vs. {thumb}
fvt

manyworlds vs. block universe
mvbu

  • monolithic, autonomous control
  • 2-level, dependent control

Notation: Y vs. I; {analogy} = referent

2 Permutations of List of Contrasts, with “ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism” lead-in

With “ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism =” Lead-in, No Wording-Types Indicated (an expanded version of the 00 case below)

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s: opvaelist

With “ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism =” Lead-in, Wording-Types Indicated (an expanded version of the 01 case below)

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

that’s: opvaelistw

4 Permutations of List of Contrasts

No “list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:” Lead-in, No Word-Types Indicated (00)

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s: lcpve

No “list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:” Lead-in, Word-Types Indicated (01)

possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

that’s: lcw

Stupid (low-value) lead-in: “list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:” Lead-in, No Word-Types Indicated (10)

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism; branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s: lcl

Stupid (low-value) lead-in: “list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism:” Lead-in, Word-Types Indicated (11)

list of contrasts of possibilism vs. eternalism: possibilism vs. eternalism (technical); branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

that’s: lclw

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism

Defined four variants. A gem of a keyboard shortcut set.

What’s my fav short version? easy ans: the shortest version. 00

What’s my fav long version? easy ans: the longest version. 11

ie, this is the Final Finals contest.r at

At this point (w/ down to 4 variants), I could again define a set of acronyms that’s memorable.

Variant 00: no OPVAE lead-in, no wording-types – shortest version, so top utility

possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s: lcpve

Variant 11: OPVAE lead-in, wording-types – longest version, so top utility

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

that’s: opvaelistw – sucks. todo: define 2 keyboard shortcuts, for 00 & 11 cases.

Lower-Utility Versions

Variant 01: no OPVAE lead-in, with wording-types – medium length = medium utility

possibilism vs. eternalism (technical) = branching vs. non-branching (everyday); {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy); {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy); Y vs. I (notation); many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

that’s: lcw

Variant 10: OPVAE lead-in, no wording-types – medium length = medium utility

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = possibilism vs. eternalism = branching vs. non-branching; {tree} vs. {snake}; {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}; Y vs. I; many worlds vs. single block universe

that’s opvaelist

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (txt msg 1 to RL Feb. 12, 2026)

the 💎 for u on a silver platter

jeez making these two lists took a LOT of work 💪😓

but i knew that this type of list would be killer 

______________

prelude notes:

we end up knowing both: 

* the “possibilism” mental model (“branching”, learned in the ordinary state) & 

* the additional, “eternalism” mental model (“non-branching”, learned in the altered state) 

this is not about how the external objective world really is; this is only in terms of the shape of our experience; 

not Epistemology; Ontology; or Metaphysics;

rather, in terms of a pure cognitive *Phenomenology* approach, across the two states of consciousness 

__________________

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (Concise)

possibilism vs. eternalism = 

• branching vs. non-branching

• {tree} vs. {snake}

• {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger}

• Y vs. I

• many worlds vs. single block universe

__________________

List of Contrasts of Possibilism vs. Eternalism (Verbose)

ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism = 

• possibilism vs. eternalism (technical)

• branching vs. non-branching (everyday)

• {tree} vs. {snake} (analogy)

• {fingers} vs. {thumb} or {index finger} (analogy)

• Y vs. I (notation)

• many worlds vs. single block universe (technical)

________________

from “Medieval YI Hand-Shape Theory” page

Decoded {blessing} hand-shape: Index+Middle Extended & Parted = branching; Ring+Pinkie Folded = non-branching (thumb = non-branching)

In what other page did I, within the past day, announce this decoding?

Decoded {blessing} hand-shape:

  • Index+Middle Extended & Parted = branching
  • Ring+Pinkie Folded = non-branching
  • thumb = non-branching

Decoded {blessing} hand-shape (txt msg 2 to RL Feb. 12, 2026)

the “blessing” hand shape is a slightly different form than the Y vs I hand shapes

index+middle extended, typically slightly parted

= branching 

ring+pinkie folded 

= non-branching 

thumb always = non-branching

 (thumb can be displayed or not, depends on palm vs back-hand facing viewer) 

_____

i will add a fresh section for that, in this page, medieval YI hand-shape theory > the blessing hand-shape 

the blessing hand-shape has unlimited variations, after u (the initiated artist) know the rules of the game 

eg if use TWO hands, per Entry into Jerusalem in Saint Martin Church, which i decoded for dr Jerry Brown on Mar. 21, 2022 – 

then the R hand’s extended Index+Middle (held together) mean non-branching (rather than in the std, single-hand gesture, where they mean branching)

The 1-Hand {blessing} Hand-Shape vs. Jesus’ Pair of Hand Shapes in Martin Church (txt msg 3 to RL Feb. 12, 2026)

Saint Martin Church > Entry into Jerusalem > jesus’ finger shapes & the sticks & feathers held out by guy in tree

entheogen scholars wrote crazy hallucinated things about this, but i gave a matching valid interp that matches the picture 

wish i were there at the fresco when Julie Brown photod it: i woulda got WAY crisper photos of this crucial detail 

she might have some better photos of this, not in their (very popular) book & article

note this is TWO hands of Jesus, not an isolated hand – affects interp – this is not the standard, 1-hand blessing gesture

ite box around {branching} & {handedness} motifs.

Crop, image processing, and interpretation by Cybermonk: branching possibilism feathers & non-branching eternalism sticks, matching left- & right-hand finger shapes. Feb. 9, 2023 discovered & announced.

Crop, image processing, and interpretation by Cybermonk: 

branching possibilism feathers & non-branching eternalism sticks, matching left- & right-hand finger shapes.

Feb. 9, 2023 discovered & announced.

guy’s hand: Y’I

/h

Email to Julie Brown Feb. 12, 2026

Hi Julie Brown, 

topics:

* Hi-res photos of Jesus’ hand shapes & held-out items.

* New article by Ronald Huggins.

* A stronger defense: better expansion of “MICA”.

Do you have a photograph that has maximum possible close-up detail of Jesus’ pair of hand-shapes, and the sticks & feathers held out to Jesus by the guy in the tree?

Like:

I’m comparing the standard, 1-hand Blessing hand shape, vs. this 2-hand set of hand-shapes.  In terms of branching vs. non-branching (ordinary-state possibilism vs. altered-state eternalism).

This “age-of-stock” photo is pretty good.  

Wish I were with you at the fresco to get full-res photos of just that portion of the scene.  

If you send my photos, I would credit you – had to scrape around for a good view of the right-hand corner, right of Entry into Jerusalem – the tower on the Right wall, and the sacred meal Last Supper to the right of that.

Like you wrote: I really need to be there in person, to analyze and interp.  Not JUST the mushroom imagery in Christian art; {mushroom}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs.

per 2-page + 3 pages version of my the Journal of Psychedelic Studies draft article, for my church Reader issue 1:
“Recognizing”, is the challenge:

Crop, image processing, and interpretation by Cybermonk: branching possibilism feathers & non-branching eternalism sticks, matching left- & right-hand finger shapes.
https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/8b6ecbc54bf13b7a9a8d09f0be5039d4/dae-10400530.jpg
“agefotostock-com entry jeru recolored hands sticks.jpg” 17 KB [11:04 p.m. February 9, 2023]

___________________________

Oct. 2025, Ronald Huggins, a Denier of mushroom imagery in Christian art, wrote another article, kind of an expansion of his Foraging Wrong article that I rebutted in full detail.  It’s the same objection he focuses on in this new article: MUSHROOM-TREES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS MEANING MUSHROOMS UNLESS SOMEONE EXPLAINS THE BRANCHING – which I did, to Jerry Brown, on Mar. 21, 2022: coined the phrase of comprehension, 

{branching-message mushroom trees} – THE ADDED BRANCHING IS THE MESSAGE!

That answers the Panofsky/Huggins objection. 

My article for the Journal of Psychedelic Studies will not waste words on worthless Huggins in detail, but I will state:

The Panofsky/Huggins objection is that mushroom-trees cannot mean mushrooms, because (by definition of the class, given to us by art historians), 

mushroom-trees are (properly) defined as: trees that have mushroom elements/ features/ fragments; items that have some tree elements (note: cut branch!  cut trunk!  visually cut!) and have some mushroom elements.  

NOT on the scale of the entire item, like Ronald Huggins fallaciously tries to focus on exclusively.  “The whole tree doesn’t match a whole mushroom.  So, no mushroom imagery in Christian art.”

_____________________________________________

Fixed Your Vulnerable Expansion of “MICA”

Your MICA acronym expansion is fatally bad.  It leaves an opening for the Deniers of mushroom imagery in Christian art.

Bad: (taken advantage of by Ronald Huggins):  mushrooms in Christian art 

Good: mushroom imageryin Christian art

ie, fragment element attribute portions, NOT whole-mushroom.

The old article, that I disproved-to-death (a fallacy-fest, terminating in “because I say so, while invoking magic name Panofsky” arg in the “Conclusion/Decree” section):

Foraging for Psychedelic Mushrooms in the Wrong Forest: The Great Canterbury Psalter as a Medieval Test Case

Ronald Huggins, 2024

https://egodeaththeory.org/2024/11/23/huggins-foraging-psychedelic-mushrooms-wrong-forest/ https://www.academia.edu/118659519/Foraging_for_Psychedelic_Mushrooms_in_the_Wrong_Forest_The_Great_Canterbury_Psalter_as_a_Medieval_Test_Case

I’m really mad & flummoxed over why the hell Huggins refuses to cite Entheogens in Christian art: Wasson, Allegro, and the Psychedelic Gospels (Jerry Brown & Julie Brown, 2019) https://doi.org/10.1556/2054.2019.019

Very suspicious of skulduggery along lines of Popebanker Wasson, World’s Record conflict of interest.

“As the banker for the Pope, TRUST ME BRO: mushroom imagery in Christian art doesn’t mean mushrooms.  Let me censor Panofskys letters, bury his 2 attached emphatic mushroom-trees art, and replace Brinc. cit. by . . . . at top of p. 180, SOMA“

Next, read Oct 2025 Ronald Huggins article printout + word-search eg I searched “branch” and marked up my printout.

On John M. Allegro’s Suggestion That the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the 12th Century Plaincourault Chapel Depicts an Amanita muscaria Mushroom (Huggins, 2025)

Citation & Link: 

On John M. Allegro’s Suggestion That the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the 12th Century Plaincourault Chapel Depicts an Amanita muscaria Mushroom
Ronald V Huggins, Oct. 29, 2025
Journal: Religions, Issue: 11, Volume: 16, Page numbers: 1-30
https://doi.org/10.3390/REL16111374 

https://www.academia.edu/144814668/On_John_M_Allegros_Suggestion_That_the_Tree_of_the_Knowledge_of_Good_and_Evil_in_the_12th_Century_Plaincourault_Chapel_Depicts_an_Amanita_muscaria_Mushroom

Thanks

— Michael Hoffman

Email 2 to Julie Brown

Finishing the thought:

My article for the Journal of Psychedelic Studies will not waste words on worthless Huggins in detail, but I will state:

The Panofsky/Huggins objection is that mushroom-trees cannot mean mushrooms, because they have branches/ branching.

I solved that problem in email to Jerry Brown, doc’d at my site, on Mar. 21, 2022: I coined the term/concept, ie recognized: 

{branching-message mushroom trees}

Panofsky 1952, Ronald Huggins 2024, and Ronald Huggins 2025, all come down to:

“We will accept mushroom imagery in Christian art IF someone explains the branching, which they cannot.”

By March 2022, I explained the branching; {branching-message mushroom trees}.

_______________________

Panofsky’s Key “Branching” Argument, that I made good on & handled by Mar. 2022, Was Censored by Wasson, but Huggins Covers that Up

When you mention Panofsky’s arg re: branching, there’s a risk of a required diversion into side topic: 

Popebanker Wasson censored the arg.  

Ronald Huggins is suspicious/dishonest: he writes AS IF scholars have had in hand, the Panofsky “branching” objection since either 1952 or 1968.  

In fact we have only had access to Panofsky’s “branch” arg/objection/ REQUIREMENT TO EXPLAIN [as i accomplished in 2022], since 2019: 

Entheogens in Christian art: Wasson, Allegro, and the Psychedelic Gospels (Jerry Brown & Julie Brown, 2019) https://doi.org/10.1556/2054.2019.019

… thanks to academic obstructionism by Popebanker Gordon . . . .🔍🧐🤔🤬 Wasson’s energetic efforts to block and steer away and shut down research into Brinckmann, mushroom-trees, & mushroom imagery in Christian art.  

Wasson ACTIVELY attacked and harangued “the mycologists” (Affirmers of mushroom imagery in Christian art) from 1968 to end of life in 1986.

Aasson never retracted his attacks on Affirmers, NEVER helped follow Panofsky’s leads to find out more, but worded SOMA p. 180 to prevent and shut down and dissuade any following of leads.

FINALLY in 1997, Giorgio Samorini followed the 1952/1968 lead that Wasson let leak through (to my surprise) in 1968.  

Thus was born 2nd-generation entheogen scholarship (the Explicit Psilocybin paradigm),

instead of 1st-generation entheogen scholarship (the Secret Amanita paradigm).

________________________________

Newbie anything-but-drugs academics invading entheogen scholarship / psychedelic studies, post-Muraresku

* Sharday Mosurinjohn & newbie anything-but-drugs academics invading the field of entheogen scholarship:

* Christian Greer  

* Richard Ascough 

* Ronald Huggins

= special issue of Deniers of mushroom imagery in Christian art Religions journal, Oct 2025, are collab’ing, to attack Ruck & entire field…

while hypocrite Sharday Mosurinjohn works on her OWN book asserting psychedelics in Western religious history:

https://egodeaththeory.org/2026/02/10/entheogenics-psychedelic-experiences-as-revelatory-events-in-the-history-of-western-esotericism-mosurinjohn-2026/

somehow SHE is not “religious fund’m” or “colonialist violence” when SHE looks for psychedelics in Western religious history 

and she had to vigorously (desperately) walk back that bile, namecalling, bad subst. for arg’n, during her 10-minute video at Harvard:

(you can tell she caught a LOT of flak for her parasitical bad attitude, “I forbid you from doing entheogen scholarship: You are illegitimate.” 

All entheogen scholars: “Go to absolute hell, Mosurinjohn & Ascough, phonies.  Why are you even here in this field of Psychedelic Studies??”  

Article: REJECTED, AGAIN)

Sharday Mosurinjohn says in the video:

“Don’t mis-hear me; it’s GOOD for you delusional, foolish hallucinators, who are illegit as a New Religious Movement (NRM), but are pathetically scraping for dregs in vain hope of validation… 

It’s GOOD for you to wish in vain, to find evidence which is DEFINITELY NOT in the cups that we washed out … 

Blanket, sweeping, she acts like: 

RUCK HAS BEEN DEBUNKED; the psychedelic mysteries hypothesis (of Ruck & entheogen scholarship) has been debunked.  

You are fools, pathetic, there are definitely no psychedelics in Western religious history or ancient Greece of early Christianity.  

Mosurinjohn & Ascough commit the very fallacy that they make a stink about re: Ruck: that he slips from “maybe” to as-if “fact”.  

Mosurinjohn & Ascough do exact same (projection), just in the negative, “no psychedelics in mystery religions” direction.

(Sharday Mosurinjohn:) Excuse me now while I write MY book on psychedelics in Western religious history, in Western Esotericism.

Why should entheogen scholars assist these butthead, Anything-But-Drugs agenda/ commitment/ academics/ propaganda/ academia?  

Newbies looking for an Easy-Mode win to fluff out their cv, who are attacking the field for self-serving self elevation, as opportunistic, toxic parasites.

I know Sharday Mosurinjohn put herself in an IMPOSSIBLE balancing act, but she meanly attacks, smug, condescending, disrespectful to Ruck – so, all types of journals rejected the Mosurinjohn & Ascough article for YEARS, they crybaby 😭😭

— Michael Hoffman

See Also

Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining possibilism (lower fingers), psychedelic eternalism (lower thumb); then integrated possibilism/ eternalism (upper fingers & thumb)

Michael Hoffman, B.S.E.E., explaining possibilism (lower fingers), psychedelic eternalism (lower thumb); then integrated possibilism/ eternalism (upper fingers & thumb)

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