Nostradamus C2 Q23: Method behind the madness of studying birds.
Copyright: Allan Webber, December 2015
Nostradamus took a keen interest in the way the world had
been perceived up until his own day but that interest was for observation
and comparison purposes to more easily define that which is yet to
come.
The text of this verse has several references to birds and they make
sense when considered as metaphors for soothsayers whose place in royal
palaces diminished with time but in the future will come to be highly
regarded once more. Of the anagrams supporting this idea the one for
auspex (
ſeaux p)
has highest significance for it is another term for an augur, a person who
foretells the future through the study of birds. The reason behind this
verse is Nostradamus wish to show that many ancient practices had practical
elements based on observations of worldly concepts that should not be
ignored. This theme is carried into verse
C2 Q26.
Anagrams that help in giving meaning to this verse include:
1. Each shapes alias easy
so auspex Royal chases due 2. Benoist repels peril
parts; Epicurean obstinate new PoleStars bounties 3. Enn-em poem rules
combine uniq[u]e useful hours 4. Yesod Hod easy tunes enthused
Istrias adroit hordes
#Istria:
the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea with Croatia, Slovenia and Italy
each having ownership of different parts. # Saros:
a cyclical period first noted by the Chaldeans consisting of approximately
223 synodic months that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and moon. # Yesod:
the ninth sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life - it translates spiritual
concepts into actions that unite us with God and is often associated with
both the Moon and the Holy Spirit. # Hod:
the eighth sphere in the kabbalistic Tree of Life - described as being a
force that breaks down energy into different, distinguishable forms, and it
is associated with intellectuality, learning and ritual. # Auspex:
Latin:one who observes birds; a soothsayer or augur.
C2 Q23
Original Verse in English and French (Benoit Ed.)
Palace birds, chased out by a bird, Very soon after the prince has
arrived Although the enemy repelled beyond the river, Outside
seized the trick upheld by the bird.
Palais oyſeaux par oyſeau dechaſſe Bien toſt apres le prince
paruenu Combien qu'hors fleuue ennem repoulſe Dehors ſaiſi trait
d'oyſeau ſouſtenu
Adjacent Anagrams plus Anagrams of highest
merit. Selection Order based on letter
rarity, word and sequence length plus line completion
L1: <eaSy alias ShaPes cued><so eaSy><or a auSpex easy><eaSy chaSeS
due><Saducee haS laPSe><a pauxe chaSed aPeS sail yo-ur Sea>
L2:
<uueBerian poleStars><neuu oBstinate><epicurean part repels><Seaports
peril><~in part BenoiSt repels neuu caper~><pre-notateS Bi neuu perils
prance><prince plaster / psalter BountieS><poleStars caper ripen>
L3: <poem-rule enn><beComes uniqe equin('/e) hors('/e) men fleuu>
<leperouS men Combine><biome ClueS><useful hour><hours fleuu>
L4:
<adroit horse iS As eaSy tuneD><aS is heroDs / horDes tenuouS trait><~he
tuneD Sea iStria idyotS Souu~><heroD aSs iS eaSy tuneS adroit Souu><uSa
ouStS yeSod trait>hod
Table listing anagram occurrences (1-23) in
Nostradamus' Prophecies