Michel de Nostredame (depending on the source, 14 or 21 December 1503[1] – 2 July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with much of the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events.[2][3] Most academic sources maintain that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power.[4] Nevertheless, occasional commentators have successfully used a process of free interpretation and determined "twisting" of his words to predict an apparently imminent event. For example, in 1867 (three years before it happened), Le Pelletier did so to anticipate either the triumph or the defeat of Napoleon III in a war that, in the event, begged to be identified as the Franco-Prussian War, while admitting that he could not specify either which or when.[

I always loved this series when i was kid, especially the narration by leonard nimoy, gave it an extra omph.

Grand Duke Imam Mahdi wrote on Jun 28^th, 2014 at 1:28am:



May have a point there, but somehow or other nostrodamus has been elevated to a position where he has made it all the way into pop culture over the centuries, not bad for a pretender.

stryder wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 5:49pm:


Nostradamus is a bit like the Horoscopes you read up in newspapers or see on TV, or on the net if you are that way inclined. Basically they give vague descriptions and you can match it up to what happens in your life.
It's about the interpretation and wanting to believe.

Ever notice that Nostrodamus never much predicted anything for the Southern Hemisphere?
There was one passage, as if written with reluctance.

"And he shall rise up from the Great South,
to usher in the Golden Age - with a twist of his tongue."

Other than that - I think he was real.
Most 'traditionalism' is very predictable.

Jasin wrote on Sep 19^th, 2014 at 9:41pm:



The great south could mean southern europe, or africa which is south of the mediteranean sea. you see what i mean when you can twist the words to mean many things in that qaintrain or any.

great chunks of the southern hemisphere was unknown in europe around the time of nostrodamus, australia and new zealand wasnt discovered until the late 18th century, so i would figure that predictions for that part of the world would be few or none.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2014 at 8:38am:


Or making things upt that were very vague - see the classic one about Gangnam style. Absolute baloney.

Here the Quatrains of Mitchel of Nostradamus warning us of this new power emerging in the Middle east, which goal, as it name suggests is to conquer all the levant countries ( Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Cyprus , the Turkish region of Hatay and Egypt) and it is boosted by Alqaeda, an evil organization which headquarters are somewhere in Afghanistan ( Tartaria in times of Nostradamus).


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Quatrain 55.54
From the Black Sea and the great Tartaria,
A king shall come to see France,
He shall go across Alane (Russia) and Armenia,
And shall leave a bloody rod in Byzantine.

Comment: Tartaria is located in Central Asia, Siberia perhaps. Russian troops shall initiate from the Black Sea region, conquering Turkey, Italy, and eventually will reach France.

5.55
Out of Arabian axis,
Shall be born a strong master of Mohammedan law,
Who shall vex Spain, conquer Granada,
Plus by sea shall invade Lygustic people.

Comment: Muslim fundamentalists under Iranian leadership shall conquer Spain and invade Italian coasts.

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