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Dianec
She says it will cross the sky 7 times so maybe something that has orbitted us already 6 times..
The part I don't get is sending the dragons back into the sky with a cracking tail. If the earth is destroyed how would we deploy a rocket?
His masked smile, his false grandeur,
will serve the gods their anger stir
and they will send the dragon back
to light the sky - his tail will crack.
AbleEndangered
reply to post by Dynamike
Interesting point.
It is believed she died in 1561, (the same year Shakespeare was born.)
Annunak1
reply to post by littled16
That could be possible i don't know. I just found out today about her.
Even if this one is false there is still enough prophecies that speak of this age.
Cancerwarrior
reply to post by Annunak1
S+F.
Interesting how so many prophecies from so many eras seem to point specifically to this time when something drastic happens with the planet. Alot of what the author states of in this form of prose is not impossible, and indeed rings true.
Bilk22
Well found another one of her rhymes. She was certainly right about some of it. Interesting that some people do have a vision of sorts. She predicted the internet These aren't crazy statements to make now, but then it was heresy.
Published in 1448, republished in 1641.
"Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
The world upside down shall be
And gold be found at the root of a tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse be at his side.
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, in black, in green;
Iron in the water shall float,
As easily as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and shown
In a land that's now not known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit a foe.
The world to an end shall come,
In eighteen hundred and eighty one."
edit on 19-9-2013 by Bilk22 because: (no reason given)
Gordi The Drummer
Dianec
She says it will cross the sky 7 times so maybe something that has orbitted us already 6 times..
The part I don't get is sending the dragons back into the sky with a cracking tail. If the earth is destroyed how would we deploy a rocket?
Hi Di,
The part about the dragon being sent back is:
His masked smile, his false grandeur,
will serve the gods their anger stir
and they will send the dragon back
to light the sky - his tail will crack.
To me, that doesn't mean that we (man) send the dragon back at all.
I think it implies that our fake smiles and grandeur will anger the gods,
and that THEY will send the Dragon back to us, to light the sky and crack his tail again.
It's like - our blasé attitude to surviving the 1st visits of the "dragon", and our not mending our ways or learning from this, will bring the dragon back to "finish the job" so to speak.
That's how I read it anyways.
cheers
GTDedit on 20-9-2013 by Gordi The Drummer because: to correct spelling
A fiery dragon will cross the sky
six times before the earth shall die.
Mankind will tremble and frightened be
for the six heralds in this prophecy.
Brandyjack
The original writings go back to the 16th Century, much like the Plow Boy prophet. That a later compiler-editor may have added is possible. But, sticking to the original known text. Haley's Comet has completed the necessary number of appearances. Now, there is a large comet making its sweep. If nothing else, it makes the prediction of a large comet probable.
The 16th or 17th Century "editor" may have added to the predictions. However, making such predictions as a member of the "Educated" elite would have been embarrassing. Adding to Mother Shipton would give the individual cover. If these later predictions are accurate, the source is not relevant.
So, the question remains; how to interpret and understand what the verses speak of? Going against the grain as it were, avoiding apocalyptic and doom versions. Sort of knowing where there is a speed trap. No big deal, but helpful in avoiding a ticket, go the speed limit or take another route.
MarsSentinel
THose who think the dragons tail is a comet - why do you ignore the part where she says its not a literal thing, but a metaphor?
The dragon's tail is but a sign for mankind's fall and man's decline.
camaro68ss
"When pictures seem alive with movements free,"
this sentence doesnt make sense. They did not have pictures in the 1500. Everything was expressed in paintings. When did the term “picture” become a house hold term?