Centuria I

Thirty-three quatrains of the first centuria — from the secret study of the prophet to the fates of kingdoms, read by The Master.

The Round Mountain

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxix — The Round Mountain

Nostradamus says that this quatrain is an example of an allegorical prophecy saturated with symbolism. The mountain he speaks of represents the development of a new philosophy of thinking that will correspond to the new realities of future life. The…

The Shrinking World

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxiii — The Shrinking World

This quatrain relates to your present and near future. He looked into a time when the art of medicine will be much more advanced, and many epidemics will be eliminated. He names some epidemics: the black plague, smallpox, and various…

The Exiles’ Islands

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lix — The Exiles' Islands

This quatrain has many meanings, and one of them has already come to pass in the past. He will turn to another of its meanings. It is difficult to say what he means in this quatrain, because some of the…

The Moon’s Righted Path

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lvi — The Moon's Righted Path

Nostradamus says that this prophecy is connected with the excerpt from the previous quatrain, that is, with the activity of the Great Genius. He has already said that after the horrors of the Antichrist’s rule, the scales of the Universe…

The Murdered Monarch

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lii — The Murdered Monarch

The two malignant influences are Mars and Saturn in the sign of Scorpio. This points to the collapse of the British monarchy. The great ruler is the British monarch, who will be killed by his subordinates, people who do not…

The Three Planets

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Li — The Three Planets

There should be an exclamation mark, because his exclamation concerns changes that have already been accomplished. He was not questioning what changes, because they were too obvious in his vision. The commotion in France and Italy relates to what the…

The Demonic Horoscope

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain L — Reading B — The Demonic Horoscope

John said that the three water signs may refer to a grand trine and may have significant influence if they are present in the horoscope. We were already told that the water signs also refer to the three bodies of…

Born of Three Waters

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain L — Reading A — Born of Three Waters

Nostradamus says that the astrological signs in this quatrain have a double meaning. On the one hand, they are indeed taken from the Antichrist’s horoscope and are his main signs; on the other hand, they contain information about the source…

The Sun’s Farewell

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Xlviii — The Sun's Farewell

Nostradamus says that he wrote this quatrain in response to a question asked by one of his contemporaries, namely: “You have already written so many prophecies, and you are still writing them. How long will this continue? In other words,…