 On Monday we spoke about the mysterious Voynich manuscript. A manuscript from the 15th century, this of course is a manuscript with an unrecognizable language. We know that the Voynich manuscript spent a lot of time with the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. Rudolf II was also a part of the very strange and very powerful Habsburg dynasty. We know that Rudolf II was obsessed with the occult and spent a lot of time in his own little closet playing with his occult knickknacks. Now there was one other book in Rudolf's personal collection and this book Rudolf himself was slightly obsessed with. This particular book would have the people of Rudolf's court gossiping like crazy. They feared that Rudolf himself was into Satanism and possibly into demonology. So what was this particular book? But before we go any further, you know what to do. Hit that subscribe button and give us a like. If you would like to join our Patreon to help support the channel, there is a link down below. 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My name is Bryce and today we're going to be talking about the Codex Gingus. Gingus translates in Latin to big or giant book. The Codex Gingus is also known as the Devil's Bible. Now this should not be confused with the Satanic Bible. It's very different. The Codex Gingus was written in the 13th century, and it is about 165 pounds and three feet tall. It takes more than one person to move this book. The Codex Gingus is rumored to be the Devil's Bible because of its origins. Now there is a painting of the devil in the middle of the book. It's a very famous painting from the Codex Gingus. And in fact, looking at the painting, the devil is positioned on the right side. Normally this side is put aside for Jesus or God and the left being the demonic side. But however, in the Codex Gingus, it appears that the left side opposite the devil is heaven. We know that the Codex Gingus was created by someone called Hermanus Inclusus. This was Herman, the recluse. Now legend states that Herman was a monk living in the 13th century in Bohemia in a monastery. Now apparently Herman had done something so evil. He had broken his vows that his punishment was death. Now to be fair to Herman, back in the 13th century it did not take a whole lot to warrant the death penalty. For Herman, people believe that his death was going to be walled into a room where he would eventually just die a slow agonizing death. This is very, very similar to our discussion on Glam's castle and some of the legends that come from that castle as well. Well, the story goes that as the final bricks were being laid into Herman's basically death room, he screamed to the abbot for mercy. Well, the abbot needed to deal with Herman that if he could write a book in one night that would encompass all of human knowledge that his sins would be pardoned. Well, of course, in desperation, Herman agreed to this challenge and in through the small opening that was available, the abbot gave Herman a bunch of calf and donkey skins, which is what they wrote on back then and some ink. Well, Herman got to work and around midnight, Herman realized that there was no way he was going to finish this task. And so Herman did the unthinkable in his desperate hour of need. He made a prayer and a pact with the devil himself to help him complete this codex gingus. And sure enough, the devil appeared and for the price of Herman's eternal soul, the devil finished the book in one night. Because of Herman signing the book Inclusus, that is what gave way to the myth. But you see a lot of scholars today believe that that simply could have just meant Herman the recluse. Because you see a lot of scholars believe that completing this book in one night was impossible. Of course, it's impossible according to the myth that the only the devil could finish it in one night. But what if Herman did not sell his soul to the devil and what if he was just a recluse in the monastery and spent 30 years creating the codex gingus? It still doesn't mean that this is not a book dedicated to the devil. For that, my opinion, is still unsure. We do know that even though realistically it would have taken about 30 years to complete this codex gingus, not one point does the penmanship slip up. In fact, from beginning to end of the book, it's perfect penmanship, no eras. Even historians are shocked because within a 30 year period, eyesight starts to go age, arthritis creeps in. And you can see in a lot of older pieces where the penmanship starts to crack a little bit, you can probably see that with your own penmanship, times when you're tired versus times when you're focused. So it's pretty miraculous that throughout this whole codex, there is not one mistake. Scholars also believe that this was created by one single hand. The handwriting matches itself throughout the whole book. This was a one man job. This wasn't a tag team. It was one guy, probably Herman since he's the one who signed it. Now another interesting thing to point out about the codex gingus. Regardless of whether it took one night as a pact to the devil or over 30 years as an agreement to the devil, we do know that there are about 10 to 12 pages missing. People believe that these 10 to 12 pages list the devil's prayer. This was the specific prayer that Herman prayed for the devil to appear and help him finish the book. Something also very interesting to mention about the codex gingus is that there are many exorcisms written about in this book. And the thing about these exorcisms that are different from modern day exorcisms is that it listed the demons names. This is not common. It was almost like an homage to these particular demons. The codex gingus also has a complete copy of the Vulgate Bible. Now this was the first Latin translation of the Bible. And even though the codex gingus was written in the 13th century, the Vulgate Bible was not recognized by the Catholic Church until the 16th century. Now it is important to mention that the Vulgate Bible is without the book of acts and revelation. You also had such books as Antiquities of the Jews, Isidore of Seville's Encyclopedia, Cosmos of Prague, who was a priest and historian from Bohemia, who lived between 1045 AD and 1125 AD. The codex gingus also included a lot of medical findings of that time, which we spoke about with the Voynich Manuscript. You see, a lot of times the medical findings were seen to be satanic by the church during this weird part of history. The codex gingus also included two of the books from Constantine of Africa. You see, Constantine was a physician who lived in the 11th century, the same time as Cosmos. This book also included two different styles of Hebrew alphabet, along with other alphabets recognized at that time. Obviously, this is quite an impressive work, the codex gingus. And again, Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor, decided that he wanted the book. Now, apparently he got the book on loan, which he never returned. I guess even kings and queens and emperors have a hard time returning their library books. Now, as I said in the opening, people around the court whispered a lot about Rudolph II. Rudolph II was a pretty quiet, but yet eccentric man. He liked his occult, he had his closet full of knickknacks, he had the Voynich Manuscript, and people were suspicious of him being a Satanist or a demonologist. Now, today we do know that the Habsburgs do practice Luciferianism. As for Rudolph himself, I can only speculate that there probably was some Luciferian activity going on, if not with him, then definitely with his family. Now, historically, Rudolph II is not seen as a great leader. As we talked about with the Voynich Manuscript, Rudolph II did struggle with depression or melancholy. And obviously, medicine wasn't up to snuff when it came to those types of disorders. Now, we also know that Rudolph was himself pretty much a recluse, a bit like our Herman, who wrote the Codex Genghis. Now, Rudolph II, he did contribute a lot to the arts and to sciences, but he just was not that great of a leader. In fact, he didn't even die on the throne. Throne, his family pretty much threw him off and gave the crown to his brother because he just couldn't handle being the emperor. And in fact, a lot of people blame the 30 years war in that area of Europe on Rudolph II. You see, when Rudolph II was the emperor, we had a lot of reformation going on in Europe. There was a lot of battling back and forth between Catholics and Protestants and the control of the Pope versus the control of different kings. It's all very complicated. Well, during the 38 years war, the Swedes came in and confiscated the Codex Genghis in 1648. And that's where the Codex Genghis has been ever since. The Codex Genghis now has its home at the National Library of Sweden. Now, the Codex Genghis is also said to be cursed. Apparently, there's been a lot of fires around the Codex Genghis. And apparently in one fire, they threw the Codex Genghis out of the window and attempts to save it. And it actually injured a bystander that was just walking by. So you're walking down the street and all of a sudden, a 165 pound book knocks you to the ground. Then come to find out it's not just any book, but it's the devil's Bible. I mean, I would probably feel like God was trying to tell me something if the devil's Bible knocked me out like that. Now, again, for me, the jury is still out on whether I actually believe this is a satanic book or just a Codex from many, many, many centuries ago. I understand there is a big painting of the devil, but there were lots of paintings of the devil. I understand that in this book, the devil took the right hand side of the page, which is normally given to God. But this might have been just a simple mistake. I don't think I believe the myth of Herman selling his soul in one night to write this book. I think that might just be an urban legend or a tall tale coming from a very simple explanation that Herman took about 30 years to write it. It was his life's work. Now, again, this is a very important book because it does carry a lot of medical information from that time, as well as an encyclopedia, as well as snippets of information from other historians and scientists that came before Herman. And I do understand why this book is of great occult concern. I understand that there are multiple pages that are missing that possibly carried out some demonic prayer, but we don't know that for sure. We don't have the pages to verify that. So I'm left with quite a question in my own head. Is this the devil's Bible? Was this created in the worship of Lucifer? Or did it get that reputation because of the times, because of all the information in the codex that was seen as satanic back then? And was the myth further perpetrated by its ownership falling to Rudolf II, who already came from an interesting family and already had some rumors swirling around his own beliefs? What do you think? What's your explanation from the codex Gingus? And have you been to Sweden to see this mysterious book? Let me know in the comments down below. Alright guys, I know this has been a crazy week. We got a lot going on in our world right now. And I hope you guys are all taking really good care of yourself, that you're resting, you're eating healthy, you're getting some exercise. And remember to be compassionate to those that are just now waking up to what is actually happening in our world. 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