Michael Hoffman, 8:25 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026
Contents:
- Where’s the Y Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
- Where’s the Y’ Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
- Where’s the I Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
- Where’s the I’ Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
- Commentary
- Purpose of Curled Side Finger when 4 Fingers Bent: Prove that the Bent Fingers Are Shortened, by Showing a Reference Long But Bent-Away Finger
- Principle: If Finger Is Curled-Away/Bent-Away, Read as “Prime”
- Principle: Curl of a Finger OVERRIDES “all 3 segments are shown”
- EVEN THOUGH AN ENTIRE FINGER IS SHOWN (CURLED) AND ALL 4 FINGERS ARE BENT AWAY (SHOWING 1 SEGMENT), HOW CAN WE PROVE TO THE VIEWER THAT THOSE 1-SEGMENT FINGERS ARE SHORTENED?
- Decoded {extended finger} (Asserts) vs. {bent finger} = {curled finger} (Rebuts)
- How to Detect the “Correct Interpretation”, by What Standard of Measure?
- the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees} [MAGMT]
- the medieval art genre of {YI hand-shapes} [MAGYHS] [MAGHS]
- Proof that Curled Finger Means Negated: {hand mushroom-tree} in f107, f109
- n Guy’s Hands and Tree’s Hands
- Error: “Count the Number of Visible Segments” – Correction: “if extended”
- Principle: Bent/Curled Finger = Cut Finger
- f107: Sleeping guy {fingers touch face}
- the artists’ psilocybin motif initiation guild [APMIG]
- Notation: Two Square Brackets, for Synonymous Acronyms [ACRO] [ALTACRO]
- Decoded {bent finger} = Qualified; Negated; As-if Occluded, “Not”
- Dancing Man in the salamander bestiary image including a mushroom-tree [DM]
- Decoded {curled finger} = Prime = ‘ ~= Occluded = Rejected = Asserts “Not” = Qualified
- The Remarkable Hand Shapes in Eadwine Portrait Helped Develop Notation for Analysis, for the Egodeath Theory’s Hand-Shape Theory
- Eadwine Portrait
- Eadwine Image, No Border
- Full Image of Eadwine
- Left Hand of Eadwine the Scribe
- Right Hand of Eadwine the Scribe
- Can’t See the Forest for the Trees
- Can’t See the Hand for the Fingers
- Detailed Hand Finger Segment Inventory vs. Basic Hand Shape
- Scribe with {stand on right foot/ left foot lifted}
- Make a Michael Hoffman Portrait by Using a Scribe Portrait
- YI Hand-Shapes in Paintings Showing Medieval Scribes
- https://www.google.com/search?udm=2&q=painting+%22mushroom-tree%22 [GIS] (Google image search)
- https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mushroom+%22christian+art%22 [BIS] (Bing image search)
- https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mushroom+%22christian+art%22 [IMGSRCH] (image search)
- Video: Making a Medieval Manuscript (Emma Paterson, Mar. 3, 2021)
- Video: Hidden Symbolism in Medieval Art ~ Illuminated Manuscripts, Art Video Essay (Dantier and Balogh Design Studio, Jul. 2024)
- Bonus: Dancing Man – Fresh Analysis of Hand-Shape Pair Shows All Four YI Forms: [Y Y’ I I’]
- See Also
Where’s the Y Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
How to read the Y shape in the hand image:
- Extended Index + Middle, ignore quill pen cutting the Y (it’s an overlay modifn on top of the conventional Y shape)
Where’s the Y’ Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
How to read the Y’ shape in the hand image:
- Folded Pinkie + Ring. Standard in blessing shape.
Where’s the I Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
How to read the I shape in the hand image:
- Thumb. Standard in Blessing.
Where’s the I’ Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand?
How to read the I’ shape in the hand image:
- Extended Index (much more visible/shown than middle finger) forms I, but cut by quill pen.
Commentary
What a GREAT exercise Eadwine’s portrait enables!
Eadwine’s hand-shape pair never really, plainly depicts the false, … well, the “qua qualified possibilism-thinking, Y shape.
- Left hand: normally this would be Y’Y:
- Y’ – folded pinkie/ring
- Y – extended index/middle
Right hand: normally this would be Y’YI per blessing hand:
- Y’ –
To develop nomenclature, theory, analysis technique, etc.
ie, answer these Qs for EVERY hand; given some stupid generic hand-shape, HOW CLOSE CAN YOU COME TO FORCING ALL 4 FORMS read into that hand image?
Purpose of Curled Side Finger when 4 Fingers Bent: Prove that the Bent Fingers Are Shortened, by Showing a Reference Long But Bent-Away Finger
solved! decoded “non-occluded curled side finger” that is NOT really meant to be read as “finger shown”
Principle: If Finger Is Curled-Away/Bent-Away, Read as “Prime”
This solves Mushroom King double-pointing shape: we are NOT to read curled, non-occluded Index as “I, curled”; we are meant to read the curl as “Prime”
don’t read as: Y’III
read as: Y’II
the visible 3-seg Middle finger because curled, is grouped with the 1-seg pinkie / ring / middle group.
- Pinkie – Y’ group
- Ring – Y’ group
- Middle – Y’ group, NOT read as “separate, because 3 seg shown”.
- Index – I
- Thumb – I
Principle: Curl of a Finger OVERRIDES “all 3 segments are shown”
that is a big solution! ie, it is the most useful interp’n convention: we introduce a new class, “curled finger”.
Immedly this solves eg her super long pinkie in some image from Great Canterbury Psalter , dancing?? f20
[9:55 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026] it was during photo’ing my hand and hand manikin , choosing what angle best conveyed and avoided conveying unwanted impl’ns, i had a problem that HOW TO GAUGE FINGER LENGHTh and whether finger is extended or bent-away by 1, 2, or 3 joints?
EVEN THOUGH AN ENTIRE FINGER IS SHOWN (CURLED) AND ALL 4 FINGERS ARE BENT AWAY (SHOWING 1 SEGMENT), HOW CAN WE PROVE TO THE VIEWER THAT THOSE 1-SEGMENT FINGERS ARE SHORTENED?
Ans: by showing a full length finger (but curled-away) for length-contrast to estab the Reference “here’s how long a finger would be (shown curled-away, negated) –
Q.E.D. – my moment of breakthrough on this problem i been puzzling for days.
eg f109 main guy above asp-dog
Fresh reading of hand-shape pair:
Lower hand:
- IY
Upper hand:
- Y’
- not IY’!!
resulting class’n of hand-shape pair: [IY, Y’] = [YI, Y’] = YY’I
YY’I is the Standard Popular (commonly depicted) 3 of the 4 shapes, omitting weird permut I’. Like square root of I: an artifice, for the most part.
Decoded {extended finger} (Asserts) vs. {bent finger} = {curled finger} (Rebuts)
- Extended finger shows 3 segments, not bent much.
- Bent finger shows 1 segment, base segment. Negates/ qualifies; not to say “get rid of possibilism-thinking”; merely: qualified.
- Curled finger shows 3 segments but curled = Negates/qualifies.
same for thumb but 2 seg not 3.
How to Detect the “Correct Interpretation”, by What Standard of Measure?
Ans: Most Useful Class’n Scheme, that Feels Most In Sync Consistent w/ the Art/ artists’ Treatment of the Motif.
Resolves inconsistencies/ contradictions/ awkward unresolved complexities across the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}.
above, i don’t mean 100% sincerely, “the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}”, here I have jumped OUT from that genre into DISTINCT BROADER genre, of medieval YI hand-shape language . redo w/ that phrase:
Resolves inconsistencies/ contradictions/ awkward unresolved complexities across the medieval art genre of {YI hand-shapes}.
the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees} [MAGMT]
the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}
Existing keyboard shortcut, to develop the keyboard shortcut for a hand-shape equivalent of that mushroom-tree keyboard shortcut.
SWAG estimate of years: 900 AD – 1300 AD
the medieval art genre of {YI hand-shapes} [MAGYHS] [MAGHS]
SWAG estimate of years: 800 AD – 1600 AD
ie, since YI hand-shape theory is PART of — a subset of techniques within the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}, therefore, the era of YI hand-shape theory is broader than the more particular combination, the {mushroom-tree} era.
eg (highly tent. dates), here is the idea:
- 800 AD – the artists’ psilocybin motif initiation guild:
Start of YI hand-shape language - 900 AD – the artists’ psilocybin motif initiation guild: the medieval art genre of {mushroom-trees}; {mushroom}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs.
Start of mushroom-trees
integ’g {mushroom}, {branching}, {handedness}, and {stability} motifs. - 1300 AD – end of mushroom-trees
End of mushroom-trees - 1600 AD – end of the YI hand-shape language comprehension & usage.
End of YI hand-shape language
Proof that Curled Finger Means Negated: {hand mushroom-tree} in f107, f109
n Guy’s Hands and Tree’s Hands
- Lower hand’s 4 bent fingers maps to tree’s 4 cut trunks.
- All 3 segments of pinkie are displayed. Same as finger extended? NO!
Error: “Count the Number of Visible Segments” – Correction: “if extended”
Principle: Bent/Curled Finger = Cut Finger
(!) This is a Huge Modification & Correction in Reading YI hand shapes.
[10:52 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026]
Proof that this is a correction:
- This reading “fits”.
- The previous reading was “not fitting”.
I was complaining about excess detail corrupting the reading of the overall hand-shape.
A given hand said Y’ — but when adding detail about “3 seg are visible on side finger so add I to Y'” – that is a corruption.
The hand is NOT IY’; it is simply Y’.
The purpose of the angle view to show the side finger is to set a gague for how long a finger is, to tell how much the fingers are cut.
In fact this REVERSES length:
- Long curled side-angle finger means that the other, cut fingers look that much shorter.
- Short curled side-angle finger means that the other, cut fingers look longer than they would.
SOLVED! 🏆
f107: Sleeping guy {fingers touch face}
f107: Sleeping guy {fingers touch face}, Detail
the artists’ psilocybin motif initiation guild [APMIG]
the artists’ psilocybin motif initiation guild
apmig
with psilocybin mushroom lockbox and education aid instruction
the medieval art genre of {YI hand-shapes}
the medieval art genre of {YI hand-shapes}
Notation: Two Square Brackets, for Synonymous Acronyms [ACRO] [ALTACRO]
Note new notation in heading, two sq brkts – where I defined same keyboard shortcut via alt acronyms. 10:30 [ a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026]
- first i def’d MAGYHS which does have a letter for every word, but,
- for parallel w/ older existing acronym MAGMT, which has been very useful, omit Y; instead of …MT (mushroom-trees), say …HS (hand-shape).
eg:
- one acronym for each letter
- one acronym for parallelism w/ some other acronym, or for shorter easier alternative, or for a different way of recalling and thinking of the expanded phrase.
New Notation for Keyboard Shortcut Acronyms (Extends 4/87 Notation): TWO Square Brackets, for Synonymous Acronyms
Decoded {bent finger} = Qualified; Negated; As-if Occluded, “Not”
Dancing Man in the salamander bestiary image including a mushroom-tree [DM]
Does this new reading, and NEW motif-CONCEPT, “curled finger”, improve the reading of Dancing Man?
Dancing Man in the salamander bestiary image including a mushroom-tree
Decoded {curled finger} = Prime = ‘ ~= Occluded = Rejected = Asserts “Not” = Qualified
Where’s the Y Shape in Eadwine’s Right Hand? (initial idea development)
todo
Excuse: By convention, in the blessing shape:
- folded pinkie/ring = Y’
- extended index/middle = Y
- thumb = I.
The Remarkable Hand Shapes in Eadwine Portrait Helped Develop Notation for Analysis, for the Egodeath Theory’s Hand-Shape Theory
hand-shape theory is part of the Mytheme theory – the Phase 2, Mytheme Analogy theory, within the Egodeath theory of psychedelic eternalism.
Eadwine Portrait
Wiki page title:
Eadwine Psalter
section:
Eadwine and his portrait
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadwine_Psalter#Eadwine_and_his_portrait
embed url:
Hand-shapes:
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Eadwine Image, No Border
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Full Image of Eadwine
Left Hand of Eadwine the Scribe
Left hand: Y’YI = YY’I
The latter reduction/normalization from Y’YI to YY’I, into one of the Basic YI Forms, eliminates some sometimes-valuable data/info
Instead of [the blessing shape sans thumb], the extended 3-seg Index + Middle are bent (2 seg; base & mid, no tip).
Example of info-loss simplification in order to usefully discard excess detail that obscures basic patterns:
saying “2 segments of a finger are shown” without saying WHICH segment is occluded.
- Sometimes you want full data (obscure forest by tree detail; given that tree form ~= hand form
Right Hand of Eadwine the Scribe
Right hand: Y’ Y’ = Y’ – the latter reduction/normalization (into one of the Basic YI Forms) eliminates some data/info ie that instead of the blessing shape, __
Can’t See the Forest for the Trees
Can’t See the Hand for the Fingers
Full detailed data about which of the 14 finger segments are shown, is an order of magnitude, different info focused, than reduction to one of the __ basic hand-shape forms.
Detailed Hand Finger Segment Inventory vs. Basic Hand Shape
Scribe with {stand on right foot/ left foot lifted}
found a few days ago, good image, multiple handedness motifs
Make a Michael Hoffman Portrait by Using a Scribe Portrait
todo
YI Hand-Shapes in Paintings Showing Medieval Scribes
todo: Showcase YI Hand-Shapes in Paintings Showing Medieval Scribes
Web search: painting medieval scribe
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=painting+medieval+scribe
https://www.google.com/search?udm=2&q=painting+%22mushroom-tree%22 [GIS] (Google image search)
https://www.google.com/search?udm=2&q=painting+%22mushroom-tree%22
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mushroom+%22christian+art%22 [BIS] (Bing image search)
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mushroom+%22christian+art%22
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mushroom+%22christian+art%22 [IMGSRCH] (image search)
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mushroom+%22christian+art%22
Video: Making a Medieval Manuscript (Emma Paterson, Mar. 3, 2021)
Making a Medieval Manuscript
Emma Paterson, Mar. 3, 2021
“Making a historically adequate partial replica of The Missal of Eberhard von Greiffenklau, a 15th-century manuscript from The Walters Art Museum.
“I apologize for the video corruptions that crop up at a couple points, I’m not sure how to fix that!”
The original manuscript: https://art.thewalters.org/files/pdf/W174.pdf
x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPA7o_B8O6U —
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Making a historically adequate partial replica of The Missal of Eberhard von Greiffenklau, a 15th-century manuscript from The Walters Art Museum.
I apologize for the video corruptions that crop up at a couple points, I’m not sure how to fix that!
The original manu
Video: Hidden Symbolism in Medieval Art ~ Illuminated Manuscripts, Art Video Essay (Dantier and Balogh Design Studio, Jul. 2024)
Video title:
Hidden Symbolism in Medieval Art ~ Illuminated Manuscripts, Art Video Essay
YouTube channel:
Dantier and Balogh Design Studio
Jul. 28, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFt_J1h61w —
Desc:
“This video is all about the history of illuminated manuscripts from medieval England.
“In this art video essay we will go through the history and the art & design of book illumination throughout the middle ages focusing on Britain (the british isles)
“we will touch on
- the Irish book of Kells from the dark ages , go through
- the viking invasions that this (predominantly) Christian art form had to survive made by the monks of Winchester, Canterbury and the likes
“We will mention
- the Winchester bible &
- the Romanesque Stylistic marks,
- the Winchester benedictional (also knows as the benedictional of St Aethelwold) with its carolingian art origins, and
- the Queen Mary Psalter from the gothic era.
We will analyse the symbolism of
- Romanesque art characteristics,
- Gothic art styles and
- many more.
“I truly believe these religious illustrations, the art of the middle ages are the precursors of not just what we call book design today but they also laid down the fundamentals of graphic design and illustration as we know it today as well!
“Hope you will find the video entertaining and educational,
- bookworms,
- history buffs and
- designers alike.”
Bonus: Dancing Man – Fresh Analysis of Hand-Shape Pair Shows All Four YI Forms: [Y Y’ I I’]
- Y
- upper hand: Middle/Ring/Pinkie group splayed (curled a little, but not enough to signal “rebut” or “cut”)
- Y’
- lower hand: 4 cut/bent fingers, no thumb
- I
- upper hand: Index finger fully shown 3 segments – all 4 segments of Index finger are shown
- I’
- upper hand: Index finger bent; as if 3 segments (extra mid segment) + tip is bent, negating the finger.
If anything, if I had to choose, I’d lean toward classifying the upper hand’s Index finger as the I’ shape, more than as the I shape. The finger is so damn weird, it is easy to justify saying the artist is attempting to convey BOTH I & I’ by extreme elongation (I) + sharp bend (I’). As long as my assessment is PRODUCTIVE and I can “show your work” of analysis justification, I’M GOING WITH THAT.
- I – fully extended, fully displayed except the tip of the tip?
- I’ – sharp bend, tip of tip is occluded.
See Also
Site map:
https://egodeaththeory.org/nav/#YI-Shapes-Hands-Trees
The Egodeath theory 