CENTURIA VIII · QUATRAIN LXIII
The Eight Captives
Quand l'adultere blessu00e9 sans coup aura,
Meurtri la femme & le filz par despit,
Femme assommu00e9e l'enfant estranglera:
Huit captifz prins, s'estouffer sans respit.
When the adulterer shall have been wounded without a blow,
murdering the wife and the son out of spite,
the beaten wife shall strangle the child:
eight captives taken, suffocating without respite.
THE MASTER SAYS…
Pam said: “I understand that by ‘people’ countries are meant. It is interesting that a paranoid country destroyed other countries that were of great importance to it. Conquered them, I would say, rather than destroyed. During World War II, the Soviet Union was an ally of England, the United States and France. The eight captives seem to point to the Soviet Union and the countries of the communist bloc. It did not defeat these countries. However, it took them captive. This means that they could not escape. Yes. He says that the Soviet Union in his time, as it exists today, did not exist in that form. This means it does not wound, but merely perceives an attack. It seems this refers to the strongest allies of this country. Yes, it seems they completely defeated both. The answer was this: from our point of view, this could relate to many different countries throughout history. As a prophet, he sees the future unfolding in his imagination in a certain, distinguishable way. But it seems he is fully aware and believes that there are many alternatives capable of changing this future. They are not carved in one linear time segment, in one specific way. It also seems that events, viewed in the large-scale perspective of the future, always repeat themselves. In reality there is nothing unique under the sun. He says that this is connected with the destruction of things because of paranoia. And in the number eight there is symbolism, although I see that the thoughts swirling around this number are the thoughts of hostages. These could be hostages of countries or individuals. Complete absence of freedom. It is very mysterious. He said that this was done deliberately! We must also remember that the problem may be in the original French text. In each specific language there are nuances that are not necessarily translated literally. He said: ‘Sometimes it is difficult for him to recognize his own work when he hears the translation.’ It is like a translation of a translation.”