Prophecies of Nostradamus that have come to pass.
I'm back with my final instalment on Nostradamus, the famous prophet/seer. As I mentioned last time, he's predicted some of the biggest events in history that have occurred since his time. Some are in question by a lot of people and others are just blindly believed. I have no doubt that there's a profound meaning to all his quatrains, but I do question what scholars have paired some of them with.
While reading through his prophecies, I noticed that some are a little similar. Maybe they are about the same thing and he had more than one vision about a single event. He himself could have interpreted it differently than the first time, or maybe they are about two completely separate things, who knows.
Below are a few of Nostradamus’ predictions that seem to fit and came true.
What do you make of them?
Great fire of London
On Sept. 2, 1666, a small fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London. It was actually owned by King Charles II’s baker, Thomas Farriner. The fire was supposedly started by a stray spark from the smouldering fire, even though Mr Farriner was adamant that it was fully extinguished before he left the night before. The fire turned into a three-day blaze that consumed the city and the King himself was seen with buckets of water trying to help his people put it out, but all efforts were in vain. At least 8 people were thought to be killed and thousands of homes and businesses were consumed by the flames. One happy outcome was that the deadly plague, known as The Black Death, was ended by it. (Yay for the death of the Black Death!!) It became known as the Great Fire of London.
The French Revolution
In 1789, the French people decided they'd had enough of the aristocracy and revolted, storming the Bastille in Paris, a fortress used as a prison. The fall of the Bastille, which symbolised the abuse of the monarchy, marked the height of the French Revolution. When the common folk finally had control of the French capital, they kidnapped the royal family and made their demands. To show they meant business, some of the royals were beheaded.
Napoleon Bonaparte's conquest.
Pau, Nay, and Loron reference three towns in Paris, although the last is actually named Oloron. By using those specific three and altering the spelling or Oloron, Nostradamus delivered a cryptic clue in the form of an anagram. When all the letters are rearranged, they make up the words ‘Napaulon Roy’, which is the French for ‘King Napoleon’.
"More of fire than of the blood" may refer to Napoleon’s lack of noble blood. And he took power during a coup. "Refuse entry to the magpies" might refer to Popes Pius VI and VII, who both had Napoleon imprisoned.
King Philip II of Spain's Reign
Catholic King Philip II of Spain started ruling the country in 1556, and Spain became unbelievably wealthy for the first part of his reign. Some people say that ‘Seven’, when interpreted biblically, might mean ‘a long time.’ Hmmm…
His success, however, came to an unexpected and crashing halt in 1587. Although England had broken away from the Vatican and had become a Protestant nation, Queen Elizabeth I manged to bring about a more peaceful era. The only shadow that was cast over her rule was that of her cousin, Mary Stuart, who was known as Mary Queen of Scots, as she also had a blood claim to the English throne and was a Catholic. The powers that be in Europe wanted Mary to rule and convert the people back to “the true faith”. Suffice it to say, this didn’t work and she ended up spending years imprisoned by Elizabeth before her eventual execution on February 8th, 1587. This didn’t sit well with Philip and he ended the peace between Spain and England.
Just over a year later, in July 1588, he launched a fleet of 150 ships to invade England. Even though the English fleet was only made up of just over 1/3 of his, the Spanish and their ships weren’t built to handle the English Channel or the good old British weather. They were defeated and it was Elizabeth’s greatest victory.
The quatrain also hints at the Battle of Lepanto, where Spain slaughtered the fleet of the Ottoman Empire, an area to the South inhabited by many Arabs. Philip later called for Muslim expulsion from Spain.
Lastly, the "young onion" refers to 36-year-old Henry IV of France who was a Protestant. He and Philip disagreed on religion and fought until Henry's death.
Louis Pasteur's Discoveries
Born in 1822, Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist who discovered that the growth of micro-organisms causes fermentation. The discovery also proved that bacteria doesn't simply appear out of thin air, as was the thought at the time. Instead, it grows from living organisms, a process called biogenesis.
Even though Pasteur wasn’t the first person to propose "germ theory," he managed to convince a lot of Europe that the theory was valid. He invented the process of pasteurisation, which is named after him and it removes bacteria from food. His early work also led to the development of vaccines for rabies and anthrax. But in 1995, science historian Gerald L. Geison published a book showing that Pasteur used someone else’s findings to make the anthrax vaccine work. This revelation partially "dishonoured" the great scientist, just as Nostradamus predicted.
Hitler.
And ...
Hitler, born in 1889 in Western Europe, mobilised the Nazi party in Germany in the years following World War I. Germany also allied with Japan. While many believe "Hister" to be a typo, it's also an old name for the Danube River. Hitler was born not far from the river in what was then Austria-Hungary, also known as the ‘Danube Monarchy’.
Charles De Gaulle's Leadership
Charles de Gaulle was a three-time leader who began as the head of the Free French Forces, France's government-in-exile based in London during World War II. He then became prime minister of the provisional post-WWII government and in 1959, he became the first president of the French Fifth Republic.
The Atomic Bomb
In August of 1945, the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even though many historians argue that the tragedy marked the end of World War II, it was devastating all the same. Those who managed to escape the actual bombing suffered painful radiation poisoning and a hell of a lot of people lost their lives. A "stone in the tree" in Nostradamus' quatrain could describe the shape of the mushroom cloud the detonation caused.
JFK's Assassination
JFK's assassination in 1963 did actually come from "on high." The shot came from a roof-top and he was hit in the head. The man accused of shooting him, Lee Harvey Oswald, didn't live long enough to stand trial because a Dallas nightclub owner killed him while in police custody. Oswald always claimed that he was just a patsy and that he was innocent, but few believed him. We may never know the truth about who JFK’s assassin was, but recent polls show that roughly 61% of the American people believe that it was all some sort of huge conspiracy. (It wouldn’t surprise me if it was, if I’m honest.)
September 11th 2001.
This is actually a false prophecy. This has five lines when it should have only four. the real prophecy is as follows:
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, four commercial planes were hijacked by 19 terrorists who worked for al-Qaeda. The first two planes hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. The third plane managed to hit the Pentagon in Virginia, but the fourth plane crashed in a rural part of Pennsylvania. This happened because the passengers fought back and managed to take the plane down before it reached it’s target, which was rather The White House or Washington D.C itself.
Many people came from across America to help with the search and rescue, including 300 dogs who were specially trained. Only 16 people managed to be pulled from the rubble alive and 2,996 people lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, including all 19 hijackers. Many thousands of others were injured and some are still suffering long term health problems. It is the most devastating terror attack to date.
Scholars interpret forty-five degrees as either a reference to New York City's proximity to the 45th latitude or that the burning buildings would fall, creating a 45 degree angle to the ground, even though they collapsed onto themselves.
I’m sceptical as to whether this prophecy is about this particular event or not, especially with mention of the Normans. The only parts of this prophecy that I can in any way relate to that tragic day are the first two lines, and even then, it's a stretch. Obviously, "great new city" could refer to New York, but it's vague. I saw the live feed of the Towers on the day and have seen videos of them since and the smoke billowing from the top of both Towers is rising at roughly a 45 degree angle. Like I said, tis a stretch and I'm not convinced. The other prophecies match rather well with their events, but this one just doesn’t sit right with me. I’m sure that Nostradamus did predict 9/11, though. His quatrains are such riddles, that we may never discover which one predicted the event.
That’s it for this week, my darlings. I hope your brains haven’t exploded as much as mine has with all of Nostradamus’ cryptic and riddle-like quatrains. They can be a lot. Whether you believe his words are true or make believe, he still sparks the imaginations of many to this day and I reckon he will for centuries to come. Not much time has been put into deciphering his works and even if in-depth studied were done, I honestly don't think anyone could figure out a mind like his, but maybe we’re not supposed to have it all figured out all at once. The truth will always find its way to the surface and secrets have a habit of sneaking out of their locked vaults. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds the old fashioned way…
Take care and may the Gods shine upon you all.
Love and light to everyone.
Blessed be xxx