From there, he would look into the future. He wrote his quatrains of the centuries but realizing what powerful knowledge these quatrains were, he mixed the centuries and quatrains up with only him knowing what was to become. He had hoped that man and woman would take heed and heart of the quatrains and change the world for the better.
To begin, to get a feel for Nostradamus' writing skill and technique, the following are his first two quatrains that begins his Prophecies of the Centuries.
CENTURY 1....QUATRAIN 1
Sitting alone at night in secret study,
It rests solitary on the brass tripod.
A slight flame comes out of the emptiness,
Making successful that which would have been in vain.
It rests solitary on the brass tripod.
A slight flame comes out of the emptiness,
Making successful that which would have been in vain.
CENTURY 1....QUATRAIN 2
The wand in the hand is placed in the middle of the legs of the tripod.
He sprinkles with water both the hem of the garment and it's foot.
Fear, a voice runs trembling through the sleeves .
Divine splendor, the god sits nearby.
In these quatrains, Nostradamus explains how he is able to see into the future. All elements of ancient magic is present. It's night, he is alone, the flame of the tripod and his wand are his clairvoyant devices. Remember, this was in the 1500' s when Nostradamus recorded his prophecies and magic not science was believed in most. He would stare into the flame until it became cloudy and the images of the future would then appear.
He was also able to not only see the future, but hear the future, as when he said a voice runs trembling. He is also afraid of his new found ability but becomes settled and at ease when the god sits next to him. (see the last two lines)
The first Quatrain I will decipher will be one associated with the United States and the World Trade Center. Mind you, these are merely interpretations of mine.
Stay Tuned.
He sprinkles with water both the hem of the garment and it's foot.
Fear, a voice runs trembling through the sleeves .
Divine splendor, the god sits nearby.
In these quatrains, Nostradamus explains how he is able to see into the future. All elements of ancient magic is present. It's night, he is alone, the flame of the tripod and his wand are his clairvoyant devices. Remember, this was in the 1500' s when Nostradamus recorded his prophecies and magic not science was believed in most. He would stare into the flame until it became cloudy and the images of the future would then appear.
He was also able to not only see the future, but hear the future, as when he said a voice runs trembling. He is also afraid of his new found ability but becomes settled and at ease when the god sits next to him. (see the last two lines)
The first Quatrain I will decipher will be one associated with the United States and the World Trade Center. Mind you, these are merely interpretations of mine.
Stay Tuned.
LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL
