Centuria III

Sixty-two quatrains of the third centuria — stars, cycles and destinies, the astrologer’s centuria, read by The Master.

The Bought Minds

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxviii — The Bought Minds

This quatrain concerns the man who will be called the Antichrist. When he comes to power, he will request communication experts from Scotland, but they will actually be sent to him from London and Germany, and used as his “brain…

The Third Climate

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxvii — The Third Climate

This quatrain relates to events in the Arab world. He sees that the Turks of Shazik will seize territory that was originally conquered by the Persians. They will take over the entire Middle East and even penetrate into India. This…

The German Sects

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxvi — The German Sects

This quatrain is connected with the near future. In Germany a group of people will appear who will be connected with its wealth. He shows me in the mirror a scene of some demonstration. They want to return to the…

The Great Shell

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxv — The Great Shell

He says that this quatrain refers to the First and Second World Wars. The names listed above refer to key battle sites. The cause of these wars was a political tangle that the interested parties failed to unravel. Nostradamus says:…

The Quarreling Cities

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxiv — The Quarreling Cities

This quatrain relates to the time when the Italian states united into one country. Before that they were city-states that became a single kingdom of Italy. This happened in the 1800s.

The Bastard Rival

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxiii — The Bastard Rival

Many of his quatrains relate to both the future and the past. This quatrain relates to French history, and also to the French Pope. He will face rivalry in the papal entourage. He will hurt the feelings of many people…

Buried Alive

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxii — Buried Alive

This quatrain concerns the murder of one of the Popes. In times of destruction, a priest managing the treasury and financial affairs of the Vatican will follow the Pope. But the Pope, who was a great leader and spiritual teacher,…

The Besieged Islands

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxxi — The Besieged Islands

This quatrain touches on many events. It points to what has already happened in your time. For example, when the Japanese captured various islands in the Pacific Ocean, they starved people in order to get them to support their military…

The Drowned Isles

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iii · Quatrain Lxx — The Drowned Isles

This quatrain relates to your future. Due to the changes connected with the shift of the Earth, Great Britain and most of the British Isles will be flooded with water. The British will flock to the high places in the…