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Credited with foretelling major world events such as the death of the French king Henry II and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, Nostradamus made countless predictions about the past, the present and the future. Of course, opinion about his talents remains deeply divided to this very day.
- He Was A Self-Proclaimed Prophesier
- He May Have Made The Predictions While High on Nutmeg
- He Predicted His Own Death… Sort of
- He Predicts A Sharp Rise in Inflation… and Cannibalism
- He Predicts That There Will Be A Great War
- He Predicts That There Will Be A Disaster on Mars
- He Says The World Will Be Plagued by Droughts and Flooding
- He Says That Civil Unrest Will Be More Widespread
Michel de Nostradame was born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Though his family were converted Catholics, he later capitalised upon his Jewish ancestry to claim that his natural instinct for prophecy was ‘inherited from my forbears’. He made a living as a travelling apothecary, tending especially to plague victims, and was particularly well-known for cr...
In 1555, Nostradamus published Les Prophéties, in which he aimed to set out the future of the world in 1,000 quatrains. A number of these, as many of his prophecies had been beforehand, were reportedly dictated to his secretary while he was high on nutmeg, which causes hallucinations when taken in large doses. Indeed, he was seen by many as a madma...
It is commonly stated that Nostradamus predicted his own death in 1566. However, he made this prediction a day before he died when he was near-bedridden with arthritis, dropsy and arteriosclerosis. Indeed, there are a number of examples of Nostradamus predicting events that appear to be inevitable, just days before the event. There are also example...
Nostradamus states that rising prices will result in a failing economy in 2023. He said, ‘No abbots, monks, no novices to learn;/Honey shall cost far more than candle-wax/So high the price of wheat,/That man is stirred/His fellow man to eat in his despair.’ While political instability, Brexitand a worldwide pandemic have all contributed to a boom i...
Nostradamus’ predictions for 2023 are pretty grim. His writings predict a European apocalypse, stating, ‘Seven months the Great War, people dead of evil-doing. / Rouen, Evreux shall not fall to the King.’ Some have suggested that this relates to a significant escalation in the Russia-Ukraine warinto a full-blown third world war. According to Nostra...
He has also suggested that there will be a disaster on Mars, stating that a ‘celestial fire when the lights of Mars will go out’ is imminent, perhaps thwarting Elon Musk’s plans to colonise the planet.
He also suggests that countries will be plagued by droughts and flooding, stating that extreme weather events will be commonplace and have a huge impact. He wrote ‘The dry earth will grow more parched, and there will be great floods when the rainbow is seen’. In light of the disastrous effects of climate change, extreme weather events are indeed be...
Nostradamus also predicts that civil unrest will become more pronounced, stating that the political landscape will be characterised by ‘trumpets shaking with great discord’ and ‘an agreement broken’. Cheerfully, he also states that ‘Sooner or later you will see great changes made – dreadful horrors and vengeances.’ Whether all of this comes true re...
The famed astrologer has been credited with predicting numerous major events from throughout history, but what predictions did he make for 2023?
Portrait of Michel de Nostre-Dame, called Nostradamus (1503-1566). Credit: Photo Josse/Leemage / Corbis via Getty Images. According to his 1555 texts Les Propheties (The Prophecies), 2024 will continue to bring war, famine, disaster and turmoil. Here’s what the famous astrologer predicted for the year. Climate disaster
Nov 9, 2009 · Nostradamus was a 16th‑century French astrologer and physician whose mysterious books of prophecies and predictions earned him fame and a loyal—and controversial—following.
Almost half a millennium after his death, Nostradamus is still history’s most famous astrologer and seer. His number one status is also particularly remarkable when you consider just how strange and cryptic his writings are. Published in 1555, his book Les Propheties lays out his visions in the form of poems known as quatrains.
Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566 [1]), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, [a] was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 [b] poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.
