CENTURIA VIII · QUATRAIN XXVIII
The Counterfeit Fortune
Les simulacres du2019or & argent enflez,
Quu2019apres le rapt au lac furent gettez,
Au desouvert estaincts tous & troublez,
Au marbre script prescript intergetez.
The images of gold and silver inflated,
which after the theft were thrown into the lake,
on discovery all extinguished and troubled,
in the marble script, prescribed, interjected.
THE MASTER SAYS…
The first thing that comes to my mind is the American Stock Exchange: fall, crash, destruction. But I see that this has happened more than once in history. It seems that unscrupulous people have penetrated the mechanisms and manipulated various exchange markets. This leads to a terrible catastrophe in the economy. “Copies of gold and silver that were inflated” — that makes sense. “And after the theft they were thrown into the lake.” It seems to me that some of the main manipulators took their wealth and fled to other countries where their money would be useful, and they could live in seclusion. Throwing them into the lake is more symbolic. This is the destruction of the economy through manipulation. “When it is discovered that everything is exhausted and wasted because of debts.” This is also consistent with this. Yes. It is possible. So many small people are bribed by larger ones that control can be exercised by only a few. And they reach the point where they can destroy the economy. You said this has happened before, but you think it will happen again? Such a possibility exists. Therefore I cannot name a positive time frame, because it seems to be a recurring theme. I hope we need to learn the last lesson.