TopicsNostradamusNostradamusThe Prophecies of NostradamusEnglish textby Lee McCann 1941.A biography and historical novel of Nostradamus, with many interpreted quatrains, written during World War II.by Charles A. Ward 1891.The complete text of one of the best books about Nostradamus ever written.by John Bruno Hare 2001You be the judge.Biography of NostradamusThe renowned prophet Nostradamus (Michel de Nostradame) was born on December 14, 1503in St. Remy, Provence, France.
The Prophecies of Paracelsus Translated by J.K. 1915 Like the better known Prophecies of Nostradamus, the Prophecies of Paracelsus are exceedingly cryptic, filled with allegorical symbols and capable of being reinterpreted for any purpose. It comes with 32 surreal woodcuts which seem to reveal additional details about each prophecy.
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Nostradamus came from a long line of Jewishdoctors and scholars. His family had converted from Judaism to Christianity in 1502,as a result of persecution on the ascension of Louis the XII.After a classical education he studied medicine, herbalism and astrology.During Nostradamus' lifetime the Black Death (today known as the bubonic plague)wiped out over a quarter of Europe. It is no wonder that a sense of apocalyptic terrorfills Nostradamus' quatrains.Nostradamus can indisputably be said to have been ahead of his time,at least in terms of medical practice. His treatment of the Black Deathinvolved removal of the infected corpses, fresh air and unpolluted water for the healthy,a herbal preparation rich in Vitamin C, and (in contravention of contemporary medical practise)not bleeding his patients.Nostradamus was successful in lessening the impact of the Black Deathin the capital of Provence, Aix. The grateful citizens gave him a stipend for life.Nostradamus began to write his prophetic verses in the city of Salon, in 1554.They are divided into ten sections called Centuries(which refers to the number of verses in each section, not to a unit of 100 years).The Centuries were published in 1555 and 1558, and have been in print continuously ever since.Nostradamus had the visions which he later recorded in verse while staringinto water or flame late at night, sometimes aided by herbal stimulants,while sitting on a brass tripod. The resulting quatrains (four line verses)are oblique and elliptical, and use puns, anagrams and allegorical imagery.Most of the quatrains are open to multiple interpretations,and some make no sense whatsoever.Some of them are chilling, literal descriptions of events,giving specific or near-specific names, geographic locations, astrological configurations,and sometimes actual dates.It is this quality of both vagueness and specificity which allows each newgeneration to reinterpret Nostradamus.Nostradamus is said to have predicted his own death. When his assistantwished him goodnight on July 1, 1566, Nostradamus reputedly pronounced,'You will not find me alive at sunrise.'