Prophecies

The Nine Outcasts

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxxxi — The Nine Outcasts

Nostradamus says that this prophecy has yet to come true, and it has a double explanation. On the one hand, it predicts the fate of the Catholic Church, which he prefers not to discuss now, because it is completely unrelated…

The Divided Spoils

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxxxiii — The Divided Spoils

This quatrain describes the country we know as Turkey. It is a foreign nation. He says that they are going to conduct a quick war with Greece. Greece will ask for help from Italy and nearby countries, because Turkey seems…

The Earthquake Triangle

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxxxvii — The Earthquake Triangle

He says that, in fact, not one but three cities forming a kind of triangle will be involved in these natural disasters. The Teacher used the phrase “triangle effect.” Tragic events will also affect the western coast of your country.…

The Unforeseen Malady

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Lxxxviii — The Unforeseen Malady

This quatrain has many meanings, and all of them have already manifested. The most recent concerns King Edward, who abdicated the throne to marry a divorced woman — he did not want to offend the feelings of the people. Another…

The Hideous Monster

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Xc — The Hideous Monster

This quatrain relates to events that will take place in the time of the Antichrist. The phrase “a huge wave of fury will rise against the French when a hideous monster is born near Orgon” points to a French Pope…

The Third of a Million

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria I · Quatrain Xcii — The Third of a Million

Nostradamus says that the situation described in the quatrain will arise during the reign of the Antichrist, and although free-thinking during his rule will be severely restricted, there will still be people who, having tasted freedom, will oppose him. For…

The Half-Cooked Fish

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Ii · Quatrain Iii — The Half-Cooked Fish

Nostradamus says that in the future we will have to deal with an unusual and very destructive type of weapon. One of the leaders of a country in the Middle East will manage to obtain, in modern terms, atomic weapons.…

The Pillaged Shore

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Ii · Quatrain Iv — The Pillaged Shore

Nostradamus says that this quatrain describes events that will take place in the same region of the planet, and they are connected with the aftermath of European countries’ intervention in the Middle East conflict, since the interests of Arab oil…

The Two Stricken Cities

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Ii · Quatrain Vi — The Two Stricken Cities

Nostradamus says that this quatrain again has multiple meanings; moreover, its translation is not entirely accurate. Nostradamus says that in this case the word “bay” should be translated not in the literal sense of the word, but as a body…