Nostradamus is in the headlines as we’re coming to a new year with a refresh needed on his predictions. I’m not sure a refresh is needed, but it comes every year. There’s something compelling about the name Nostradamus. He wrote poetic quatrains in the 1500s. His almanac in 1550 was successful, and he wrote more and worked as an astrologer. In total he made 6,338 prophecies, so there are lots to go around. Here’s one that caught my attention:
1:26 (Leoni translation): “The great swarm of bees will arise…by night the ambush…”
Did any Nostradmus predictions come true without any mystery or ambiguity? No. Vague is what he was. So how can there be any sense that he was the great predictor? What might the most accurate prediction be considered? There are three that are referenced.
The horrible death of Henry II - who was pierced in the eye and brain while jousting, and died a horrible death of sepsis from the wounds.
The next is the Great Fire of London in 1666 due to a quatrain mentioning London, fire and the number 30 3s plus 6.
The last is the Rise of Adolf Hitler. There is some mention of conflict against “Hister”, an old name for the Danube River near Hitler’s birthplace.
They aren’t direct predictions as the fourth referenced one - is the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The only one that seems to stand out is this one.
“Pepys records in his celebrated diary a legend that, before his death, Nostradamus made the townsfolk swear that his grave would never be disturbed; but that 60 years later his body was exhumed, whereupon a brass plaque was found on his chest correctly stating the date and time when his grave would be opened and cursing the exhumers.”
And predictions for 2026? None so far, yet the media remains interested despite the debunking of his work.
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