Nostradamus C3 Q57: N's astrolabe parameters give
angular change in Earth's polar axis.
Copyright: Allan Webber, December 2015, 2022
Nostradamus'
words in the text of his Prophecies often are so bizarre that their
inclusion hints he chose them for some special purpose. This is
particularly true of verse C3 Q57's fourth line where Nostradamus chose to
put the highly obscure astronomy reference 'Aries doubt son pole
Bastarnan' where we can see the suggestion of a pole
losing its position but no meaning is easily ascribed to the term Bastarnan.
Yet when used as a basis for an anagram that lettering delivers the name
Rastaban which is a star that was a crucial pointer for a much
more ancient Pole Star (thuban)
This
is not the only singularly occurring astronomic anagram appearing in
this line for there is also astrolabe
(
L4..
ole Baſtar)
and Pole Star(A-B). But there
is also another for boundaries (L4..n
Aries doub) that again appears in the fourth line.
The collection of so many rare but specific terms
that have relevance to such a specific part of a unique topic is
outstanding but this is greatly enhanced by all but boundaries (one
other) appearing uniquely in the fourth line of this single
verse. And all this is supported by the context given in the text
of the host line and together they imply movement of a celestial Pole
Star.
The mention of Aries is consistent with astronomic
practice for that star is the historical lead star of the zodiac.
All of this suggests this verse was set up as a record of an event not
so far detected at any period of the Earth's history.
Now
an astrolabe is a device used for determining astronomic settings. This type of
device was commonly used in the sixteenth century.
Rastaban means Head of the Snake (L4...Baſtarna) and it is a binary (twin star)
having both an A and B component. In the past its motion has seen it
move on the boundary of the stars that are called circumpolar. It
is able to be implied from these terms that Rastaban becomes the Pole
Star but such a change requires a vast shock that changes the direction
of the polar axis. This is a nigh impossible task requiring forces not
so far having any record in the Earth's long history.
#
Rastaban: alternate
Arabic name for the star Beta Draconis and it means 'head of the Serpent'. #
Tanzanite: name for
blue coloured gemstone discovered in the 20thC in Tanzania. # astrolabe: an elaborate
inclinometer used by astronomers, navigators and astrologers to measure
star and planet locations.
The
above features due to their explicability via the quote from the 1558
Epistle provide the basis for pairing this verse with C3 Q57. Both
verses have powerful links back to the quote shown above with C4 Q86's
credentials hinging on the earthly description of the event and its
aftermaths while those of C3 Q57 focus on the alteration in the
historical view of the heavens from earth.
DATA section
C3 Q57
Seven times will you see the British nation change Steeped in blood in two hundred and ninety years: Free not at all its support Germanic. Aries doubt his Bastarnian pole.
Sept fois changer verrez gent Britannique Taintz en ſang en deux cens nonante an
Franche non point par appuy Germanique
Aries doubte ſon pole Baſtarnan.
Adjacent Anagrams plus Anagrams of highest
merit. ( ~ means full line used) Selection Order based on letter
rarity, word and sequence length plus line completion
L1: <searching of inquinate (befouled) Step><Steep
verge of chains errz>:<searching of Steep quintain (jousting post) /
inquirant>
L2: <~connexus (Australian internet service?)
Tanzanite (mineral variety) anTenna end ageNs ~>exudence
unedge