Centuries 1 Quatrain 21 (C.I Q.21)

Nostradamus- Centuries 1 Quatrain 21

This verse is another of those that gives every appearance of being central to Nostradamus' coding methods. Its visible message gives strong hints it is about minerals used by the priests that the people wrongly believe are toxic. The anagrams concealed by Nostradamus' own lettering have great internal strength and imply that Nostradamus' code is tied into the language and the usage of the highlighted letters in any text. It appears to make reference to the relationship between Enoch (as Metatron) and Gabriel as a coding basis for the ciphers. It is possible that the colours associated with these arch-angelic figures provide different sets of clues with one set being used for star references and the other alluding to more mundane chemistry.

C.1 Q.21

The rock holds in its depths white clay
which will come out milk-white from a cleft.
Needlessly troubled people will not dare touch it,
unaware that the foundation of the earth is of clay.

Profonde argille blanche nourrit rochier 
Qui d'vn abisme i$tra lacticineu$e.  
En vain troublez ne l'o$eront toucher,
Ignorans e$tre au fond terre argilleu$e.

1. <ciPher for reloading enoch label> <read on for enoch labelling our ciPher><gabrielle our channel><rhetoric [study of language] Proof ill danger>
2. <in artiStical QueueS><riteS uSe anaclitic iambs><bi materialS><aStral><aSterism>
3. <norSe train to nEver touch><leo'S rotten bluezone>
4. <reasonIng featureS don't err> <found arSenates greater use Ignore ill><nItrogenaSes liguleS>