The Prophecies of Nostradamus

Abstract

What if there was a man who could see into the future? He could predict the fate of not only the ones closet to him, but the fate of the world. Nostradamus was a highly educated man in the medical field. But when tragedy struck him hard, he led a life of solitude. This is the time when he made most of his predictions. Nostradamus was a profit who not only predicted many events throughout history, but also helped put a stop to the plague that devastated Southern France during the 16th century.

"Beasts ferocious from hunger will swim across rivers:

The greater part of the region will be against the Hister,

The great one will cause it to be dragged in an iron cage,

When the German child will observes nothing" (Keyes, 1996).

So does Hister actually refer to Hitler in the above quatrain? Philosophers agree that Nostradamus is talking about Hitler and his reign over Europe in the 1940's, but is this really a reference to Germany during WWII? What if there was such a thing as a man who could see tomorrow? Was Nostradamus a true prophet, or did he have lady luck on his side (Nostradamus')?

Nostradamus was born at noon on December 14, 1503 under, the name Michel de Nostredame (Leoni, 1965, p. 15). The actual date of Nostradamus' birth isn't completely accurate, both Collier's Encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia Britannica give two different dates of birth. At a very young age, Michel is said to have manifested signs of a very fine mind (Leoni, 1965, p. 17). He predicted a few things in his youth, which later came true (Nostradamus'). To most people, Nostradamus was just a prophet, but Michel did many things outside of his different predictions and many prophecies. It wasn't until his later years when he became the r...

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