CENTURIA VIII · QUATRAIN XXXVI
The Law of Trust
Dieu, le ciel, tout le divin verbe a lu2019unde,
Porte par rouges sept razes a Bisance:
Contre les oingz trois cens de Trebisconde,
Deux loix mettront, & lu2019horreur, puis credence.
God, the heavens, all the divine verb to the wave,
carried by seven red razes to Byzantium:
against the anointed three hundred of Trebizond,
two laws they will set, and horror, then credence.
THE MASTER SAYS…
He says that this quatrain symbolizes the onset of a new era. He shows how non-Christian and pagan beliefs were subjected to persecution and prejudice for centuries. Fewer people participated in them, and therefore they became very weak. He also points out that the world will again become more tolerant, and more and more people will be involved in self-knowledge and spiritual development, ultimately spreading and influencing the whole Earth. He says that this represents cosmic wisdom found in various sources, including astrology, astronomy, alchemy and all sorts of philosophies of gaining wisdom. He says that this symbolizes the meeting of wise people from Western and Eastern traditions on common ground to develop philosophical concepts that will promote world peace. He says that they will not necessarily meet physically in Byzantium. He used this geographical place to symbolize the balance between different groups. He says that this symbolizes the huge number of philosophical systems through which one can gain enlightenment. There is no single philosophy or religion that would provide enlightenment for everyone. But their number is great, and each must find what suits him. He says that this symbolizes that throughout the history of civilization, when the church is in power, it creates laws against all other philosophical systems. In the end, the balance of things will change over time, as it always does, and world peace and a new era will come. The “law of trust” then represents people who open themselves to the world, gain spiritual wisdom and work for the good of world peace. He says, rejoice that he did not write “Constantinople” every time.