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Nostradamus claimed to base his published predictions on judicial astrology — the astrological ' judgement ', or assessment, of the ' quality ' ( and thus potential ) of events such as births, weddings, coronations etc .— but was heavily criticized by professional astrologers of the day such as Laurens Videl for incompetence and for assuming that " comparative horoscopy " ( the comparison of future planetary configurations with those accompanying known past events ) could actually predict what would happen in the future.
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Nostradamus and claimed
While it is true that Nostradamus claimed in 1555 to have burned all of the occult works in his library, no one can say exactly what books were destroyed in this fire.
In 1992 one commentator who claimed to be able to contact Nostradamus under hypnosis even had him ' interpreting ' his own verse X. 6 ( a prediction specifically about floods in southern France around the city of Nîmes and people taking refuge in its collosse, or Colosseum, a Roman amphitheatre now known as the Arènes ) as a prediction of an undated attack on the Pentagon, despite the historical seer's clear statement in his dedicatory letter to King Henri II that his prophecies were about Europe, North Africa and part of Asia Minor.
The publication in 1983 of Nostradamus's private correspondence and, during succeeding years, of the original editions of 1555 and 1557 discovered by Chomarat and Benazra, together with the unearthing of much original archival material revealed that much that was claimed about Nostradamus did not fit the documented facts.
Esoteric prophecy has been claimed for, but not by, Michel de Nostredame popularly referred to as Nostradamus who claimed to be a converted Christian.
Pierre Athanase Marie Plantard ( 18 March 1920 – 3 February 2000 ) was a French draughtsman, best known for being the principal perpetrator of the Priory of Sion hoax, by which he claimed from the 1960s onwards that he was a Merovingian descendant of Dagobert II and the " Great Monarch " prophesied by Nostradamus.
Nostradamus and published
Michel de Nostredame ( 14 or 21 December 1503 – 2 July 1566 ), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide.
A two-part translation of Jean-Charles de Fontbrune's Nostradamus: historien et prophète was published in 1980, and John Hogue has published a number of books on Nostradamus from about 1994 onwards, including Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies ( 1999 ) and Nostradamus: A Life and Myth ( 2003 ).
Nostradamus was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of foreknowledge of future events.
He also has published articles in the areas of skepticism ( e. g. ESP and Nostradamus ), psychology ( e. g. temporal lobe epilepsy and genius ), and technical speculation ( e. g. “ What if scientists had found a computer in 1900 ?” and “ An informal survey on the scientific and social impact of a soda can-sized super-super computer ”).
He is remembered as the author of Les Pardaillan, Le Capitan, Borgia, Buridan, L ' Héroïne, l ' Hôtel Saint Pol and Nostradamus, his most famous historical novels, but also published novels related to his times.
Nostradamus and predictions
A regular feature in the second series, medieval seer Nostradamus ( played by TV's Emma Kennedy with a false beard and, for no adequately explored reason, a Welsh accent ) would give his predictions for the week ahead, which would often be either completely absurd or extremely vague.
The start of the segment would look at the previous week's predictions, if they were not correct Nostradamus would be punished by a nipple cripple, or something similarly pseudo-sexual, by Richard.
When Nostradamus only got 1 out of the 3 of his predictions correct, a barbecue of cress was burnt with a blowlamp.
Most predictions from such figures as Nostradamus and James Van Praagh are written with such seemingly deliberate vagueness and ambiguity as to make interpretation nearly impossible before the event, rendering them useless as predictive tools.
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow is a 1981 documentary-style movie about the predictions of French astrologer and physician Michel de Notredame ( Nostradamus ).
As with most Nostradamus publications, there are no scientifically testable predictions directly included in this film, only suggestions and allusions.
The film does not discuss important topics that trouble scholars to this day about Nostradamus: Were his writings predictions of the distant future or descriptions of then current events?
* Discussion of Nostradamus ' alleged predictions was rearranged, in that the remake included discussion of Napoleon with the other two tyrants, rather than with the French Revolution.
Nostradamus and on
Given this reliance on literary sources, it is doubtful whether Nostradamus used any particular methods for entering a trance state, other than contemplation, meditation and incubation.
Nostradamus has been credited, for the most part in hindsight ( see under ' Alternative views ' below ), with predicting numerous events in world history, from the Great Fire of London, and the rise of Napoleon and Adolf Hitler, to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Pepys records in his celebrated diary a legend that, before his death, Nostradamus made the townsfolk swear that his grave would never be disturbed ; but that 60 years later his body was exhumed, whereupon a brass plaque was found on his chest correctly stating the date and time when his grave would be opened and cursing the exhumers.
* 1503: Nostradamus was born on either December 14, or December 21.
* Nostradamus Ate My Hamster ( 1996 )-a movie prop-house worker finds a way to put old stars back on the silver screen.
In 1993, Otto co-starred with Noah Taylor in the sexually provocative comedy film The Nostradamus Kid, which was based on the memories of author Bob Ellis during the 1960s.
The Mirabilis liber seems to have served as a major source for the prophecies of Nostradamus, and was placed on the Lisbon version of the Church's Index of Forbidden Books in 1581.
* " Death ", a song by Judas Priest on their 2008 album Nostradamus
Apart from keyboards, he also plays accordion, occasional bass guitar ( for instance on the entire " Nostradamus " album ) and double bass.
It was the beginning of his comeback, which became reality with the " Nostradamus " album in 2005 on which Edward plays the part of the monk.
* painting of the Third Secret by Georgette Backs ; shown in a History Channel documentary on the Third Secret ( part of The Nostradamus Effect series ).
He has also directed several films including The Nostradamus Kid ( 1992 ), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train ( 1988 ), Unfinished Business ( 1985 ) and Run Rabbit, Run ( 2007 ).
In January 1940, Krafft began work on a pro-German evaluation of Nostradamus.
Coupland also had an art installation on the same topic, called “ Tropical Birds ” which featured 3D versions of the kneeling figure from the front cover of Hey Nostradamus !, and other pieces which features scenes from a school shooting tragedy.
" Egészséges Optimizmus " ( Healthy Optimism ) from the SOLARIS 1990 LP also has an introductory voiceover in Hungarian, and chanting in Latin appears in several tracks on the album Nostradamus: Próféciák könyve.
Once again, Nostradamus supporters occasionally use this technique, as Nostradamus supposedly predicted the founding of the Institut Pasteur in 1888 ( it was actually a year later ) and the September 11 terrorist attacks on the 45th parallel ( actually significantly southwards ).
In July 2008 Judas Priest and Testament played a concert on the Nostradamus World Tour.
Nostradamus and astrology
Although he was highly critical of certain areas of the art, Gauquelin showed an interest in astrology from an early age ; it is said that he could calculate a birth chart at the age of ten and earned the nickname of Nostradamus at school because of his astrological readings.
Nostradamus and —
Certainly there is no warrant for assuming — as would-be " code-breakers " are prone to do — that either the spellings or the punctuation of any edition are Nostradamus ' originals.
( a title that, in French, as easily means " The Prophecies, by M. Michel Nostradamus "— which is what they were — as " The Prophecies of M. Michel Nostradamus ", which, except in a few cases, they were not, other than in the manner of their editing, expression and reapplication to the future ).
* Nostridogbert or Nostrildogmas — a parody of Nostradamus.
The first work about this legendary prophet in a language other than Welsh, it was widely read — and believed — much as the prophecies of Nostradamus were centuries later ; John Jay Parry and Robert Caldwell note that the Prophetiae Merlini " were taken most seriously, even by the learned and worldly wise, in many nations ", and list examples of this credulity as late as 1445.
Nostradamus and astrological
In his preface to the Prophecies, Nostradamus himself stated that his prophecies extend ' from now to the year 3797 '— an extraordinary date which, given that the preface was written in 1555, may have more than a little to do with the fact that 2242 ( 3797-1555 ) had recently been proposed by his major astrological source Richard Roussat as a possible date for the end of the world.
Nostradamus, a French astrological writer known for his prophecies, is often said to have become famous when one of his quatrains was construed as a prediction of the death of King Henry II:
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