Prophecies

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 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 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 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 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 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 Betrayed Monarch

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxx — The Betrayed Monarch

Part of this quatrain has already happened in the recent past, and part is still approaching. The phrase “too much faith will betray the monarch” relates to the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and to the fact that the…

The Bypassed Wall

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxxiii — The Bypassed Wall

This quatrain has a double meaning. The first points to the Maginot Line during World War II. France threw all its forces into creating a defensive line along the entire border with Germany, up to Belgium, not assuming that the…

The Fates’ Favor

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxxvi — The Fates' Favor

Nostradamus says that this quatrain describes the rise of the Antichrist’s fame. The three sisters personify the Three Fates: the first unfolds the line of life, the second is responsible for its duration, and the third stops this development at…