Michel de Nostredame, better known by his
Latinized name Nostradamus, was a French philosopher, physician, and reputed
seer. He is known for his 1555 book Les Prophéties, which
contains 942 poetic quatrains that some believe predicted future events. So
what did Nostradamus think we have in store for us in 2021, and will he prove
to be correct in his predictions?
California Earthquake
According to Nostradamus’ text: “The par
full of rocks and a great disaster, through the West and Lombardy, the fire in
the ship, the plague, and captivity, Mercury in Sagittarius, Saturn fading.
People have interpreted this to mean that California is the land in the West and that there will be a strong and powerful earthquake, which wouldn’t be so
farfetched as they are pretty common in the state.
Nostradamus claimed that a virus will
accidentally be unleashed onto the world by a Russian scientist and would
cause people to become half-dead monsters. He continues: “the disease makes
them a monster, the ruler will be no more, the whole world must end.” So will
this be a zombie apocalypse?
Some viral
posts have circulated around the web, claiming that the Centers for Disease
Control have provided guidelines on how to deal with the supposed upcoming
zombie apocalypse. However, while the CDC does have a “Zombie Preparedness”
page on its website, it is merely a tongue-in-cheek approach to provide a practical guide for hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disaster
preparedness.
Nostradamus
also predicted that this year will include a struggle between major world
religions, more specifically Christianity and Islam. Though there seems to be a
hint at an ethnic struggle, there is no specific direction as to how this would
go down. Many experts have disagreed about this specific prediction.
Many have
interpreted Nostradamus’ line: “humanity will put an end to its great flu, the day is coming when we will no longer be tied down by the medical black, the great
east and west will come together and pave the way to a healthy future” mean a
cure for cancer. What’s more likely is that we will be rid of coronavirus, or
at least enough to be able to open up the world again.
According to Nostradamus: “We shall see
the water rising and the earth falling under it.” He predicted that solar
flares will impact the earth. It’s not so farfetched to imagine, as climate
change has severely impacted many areas of the earth, causing natural disasters
previously not imagined, and increased extinctions in nature.
In 1959, the Great Leap Forward Famine
took place in China, lasting until 1961 and resulting in between 15-55 million
deaths. This was the worst famine in history. Nostradamus has predicted that
another great famine will take place and that it will surpass any that may
have preceded it.
Another one of Nostradamus’ 2021
predictions is that an asteroid or comet will come uncomfortably close to
hitting the earth. This could lead to natural disasters and “in the sky, one
sees fire and a long trail of sparks.” In 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor hit the
earth in Russia, causing about $33 million worth of damage and injuring nearly
1500 people.
In another of Nostradamus’ quotes, he says
that people will refuse to pay taxes to a “king.” Many have interpreted this as
a prediction about the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Perhaps thanks to
investment in Bitcoin, many will become wealthy, and there will be a transfer
of wealth in the world. Still, it’s a bit of a stretch to say that he predicted
this.
Another of Nostradamus’ quatrains says:
“By March will be thwarted the monarchy of the great fisherman will be in
ruinous trouble.” Some have interpreted it as meaning that the Pope will be in
grave danger and perhaps even hurt, causing social unrest and riots, and maybe
the fall of the Catholic Church.
He also
predicted the coming of the third antichrist: “the antichrist very soon
annihilates the three, twenty-seven years his way will last.” Allegedly, religious
extremists will consider him a religious leader and will blindly follow him.
Another quatrain reads: “the earth and air
will freeze a very great sea.” Perhaps the predicted climate change, but many
have interpreted this as a prediction of another ice age is coming. Some have
even claimed that solar activity may be reduced by 60% by around 2030.
Nostradamus
predicted: “from the enslaved populace, songs, chants, and demands, while
princes and lords are held captive in prisons, these will in the future by
headless idiots are received as divine prayers.” The French Revolution took
place in 1789 when the peasants took over and the aristocracy was toppled,
locked in the Bastille, and later beheaded by the guillotine.
Did
Nostradamus predict the rise of Napoleon? He wrote: “PAU, NAY, LORON will be
more of fire than of the blood, to swim in the praise, the great one to flee to
the confluence. He will refuse entry to the Piuses, the depraved ones, and the
Durance will keep them imprisoned.” If you rearrange the capitalized letters,
you get Napualon Roy, French for Napoleon the King. The line about fire and
blood could possibly refer to his non-noble lineage.
Nostradamus
predicted the success of microbiologist Louis Pasteur in his quatrain: “The the lost thing is discovered, hidden for many centuries. Pasteur will be celebrated
almost as a God-like figure.” Pasteur is best remembered for his many
accomplishments including the principles of vaccination, pasteurization (which
is named after him), and fermentation.
Many
people believe that Nostradamus predicted Hitler’s birth and actions with the
quatrain: “From the depths of the West of Europe, a young child will be born of
poor people, he who by his tongue will seduce a great troop, his fame will
increase towards the realm of the East.” Hitler was born to poor parents in
Germany and was known for his oratory skills that convinced his followers to do
his bidding.
Nostradamus
wrote: “Hercules King of Rome and of Annemark, three times one surnamed de
Gaulle will lead, Italy and the one of St. Mark’s to tremble, the first monarch,
renowned above all.” Charles de Gaulle was a leader in France three times: as
leader of the Free French Forces, as prime minister of the post-WWII government,
and as the first president of the French Fifth Republic.
Nostradamus
wrote: “Near the gates and within two cities, there will be scourges the like
of which was never seen, Famine within plague, people put out by steel, Crying to
the great immortal God for relief.” In August 1945, the United States unleashed
the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.
Nostradamus
predicted: “The great man will be struck down in the day by a thunderbolt, An
evil deed foretold by the bearer of a petition. According to the prediction,
another falls at night time.” John F. Kennedy, who had received many death
threats, was assassinated on the afternoon of November 22nd, 1963.
Meanwhile, his brother Bobby was killed after midnight on June 5th, 1968.
Nostradamus
wrote: “From the human flock nine will be sent away, separated from judgment
and counsel, their fate will be sealed on departure, Kappa Thita, Lambda the
banished dead err.” The Space Shuttle Challenger blew up when it was just 73
seconds into its flight on January 28th, 1986. Though it seems like Nostradamus
predicted this, his prediction is quite generalized. Also, only seven people
were aboard the shuttle, not nine.
Many have
tried to link Nostradamus’ quatrain: “God the Last but First the nickname of
Nostradamus of the ’90s takes the Goddess of the Moon for his Day and
movement, a frantic wanderer and witness of Gods Law, in awakening the world
great regions to God's will,” to Princess Diana’s death. There are many theories
about this, but there is no clear link that can prove this predicted her death.
Although
this Nostradamus quote went viral: “Two steel birds will fall from the sky on
the Metropolis, The sky will burn at forty-five degrees latitude Fire
approaches the great new city Immediately a huge, scattered flame leaps up
Within months, rivers will flow with blood The undead will roam the earth for
little time.,” he did not actually predict the attacks on September 11th, 2001.
It turns out that this specific quatrain blended some of Nostradamus’ words
with someone else’s, in order to show how predictions can be twisted to fit any
event.
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One of the main issues with Nostradamus’ prophecies is that experts often disagree about
what his writings actually mean. There tends to be little to no agreement about
the meaning of his works.
The other issue is that Nostradamus’ writing, which was written in Middle French, often
uses vague wording, metaphors, and obscure references. Every translation of
his Centuries book is so different, that it is really difficult to
determine what exactly he meant in each of his quatrains.
Since so
many of the interpretations are different and varied, this helps “prove” that
his predictions are true, since any interpretation can be used as support for
the historical evidence. The problem is, it’s still just an interpretation, not
a fact.
Scholars
who dedicate themselves to understanding Nostradamus’ work cannot come to an
agreement on what his writings mean. While many regard him as a prophet and a
seer, many scholars believe that most of these prophecies are a combination of
poor linguistic and historical scholarship.
As Peter
Lemesurier explained in his book Nostradamus, Bibliomancer: The Man,
The Myth, The Truth, “Nostradamus was neither a doctor nor an
astrologer, nor even (by his own admission) a prophet. He merely believed that
history repeats itself and thus projected known past events into the
future. ”
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Lemesurier
continues: “Most of those who make such [predictions] — including the
English-speaking authors of many popular books on the subject — know next to
nothing either about Nostradamus, the texts, or even the sixteenth-century
French in which they are written. Few of them have ever seen an original text,
or even know sufficient French…. As a result [such predictions] are the result
of not reading what the texts actually say, but of shamelessly twisting
half-understood words retrospectively to fit the proposed event, or in some
cases even twisting the event itself to fit the words.”
As Vague
As Needed
Since so
much of Nostradamus’ writings and predictions are written in vague terms,
people can interpret them any way they please, especially after the fact. He
did not predict but made “post-dictions,” which are statements that seem true
after events have already taken place.
Had
Nostradamus actually predicted disasters like September 11th, the atomic bombs,
World War II, and more, then there is a huge chance that we could have
prevented these terrible events and saved many lives. However, since these
predictions don’t make much sense before they happen, they’re not actually
predictions.
Nostradamus’
prediction books, or almanacs, were printed every single year starting from
1550 and lasted until 1566, the year that Nostradamus passed away. Perhaps this
was a form of entertainment, much like astrological readings are for us today.
Though
Nostradamus was quite prolific, he is definitely best known for his work Les
Propheties, which was published in 1555. In this book, he wrote his
predictions in poetry form, following the quatrain format.
No Two The
Same
It is
quite rare and difficult to find two editions of Nostradamus’ book that are
exactly the same. Each of them was made using different forms of printing,
with varying dictation and different printing presses.
Original
Or No?
Due to
these varying methods of creation, it is tough to figure out whether the publication is an original one or not. The huge variety of different editions
makes it quite tough to know if an edition is an original copy or not.
Although
we don’t know which editions are original, all of the editions of Nostradamus’
works have become very valuable. One copy, which was thought to be one of the earliest surviving editions of the book was sold for $13,200 at an auction in
2007.
Brain
Chips For Soldiers
Another
quote from Nostradamus reads: “The newly made one will lead the army, almost
cut off to near the bank.” Some people think this means American soldiers will
have brain chips implanted. So does this mean artificial intelligence will
control them? It’s more likely that no brain chips will be involved, but the
use of AI will continue to increasingly be used in all militaries.
One of
Nostradamus’ quatrains reads: “In the Danube and of the Rhine will come to drink
the great Camel, not repenting it.” Many have interpreted this to mean the rise
of Muslim immigrants to Europe, and that religion may take over the
continent. Additionally, Europeans are having fewer children, so there may be a
shift in the population in the future.
While he
has plenty of predictions in store for 2021, Nostradamus has had plenty of
other predictions in his book. While many of them seemed to have come true,
still a vast majority have not. Here are some of his other predictions.
Death of
Henry II
In summer
1559, King Henry II of France was killed when Comte de Montgomery (who was 6
years younger than him) lanced him through Henry’s victory, piercing one of his
eyes and in his temple. Both had lions on their shields Nostradamus predicted:
“the young lion will overcome the older one, on the field of combat in a single the battle, he will pierce his eyes through a golden cage, Two wounds made one,
then he dies a cruel death.”
Nostradamus
wrote: “the blood of the just will be demanded of London, burnt by the fire in
the year ’66, the ancient Lady will fall from her high place, and many of the same sects will be killed.” A small fire in a bakery broke out in London in
September 1666, and it grew to become a fire that blazed on for three days,
destroying much of the city.
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