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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 22, 2007
Nostradamus: extraordinary fortune teller or mad man?
By Dana Kdwards
Staff Writer
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He was a man whose
prophecies became
legendary; believers claim
he predicted the rise of
Hitler into Nazi Germany,
the September 11th attacks,
evqn deaths in Kennedy
family as many as 400 years
ago. His work left the world
brief lines of divination that
have captivated historians
and skeptics alike. Through
his quatrains, Michel
Nostradamus became one of
the most disputed writers in
history; solidifying his place
in folklore and remaining a
mystery to present day.
Nostradamus was bom
in France in 1503. Though he
was an astrologer and doctor
by trade, he is remembered
for his quatrains, or four
lined poems. He wrote
at least 942, which he
organized into centuries.
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each containing 100 with
the exception of one
(activemind.com). Though
short, many quatrains
seem to be accurate when
correlated to specific events.
Quatrain 24 from Century 2
reads:
“Beasts ferocious from
hunger will swim across
rivers:
The greater part of the
region will he against the
Hister,
The great one will cause it to
be dragged in an iron cage,
When the German child will
observe nothing."
If each line is dissected
thoroughly and compared
to historical fact, this poem
seems to vividly detail the
invasion of the Nazi party
into Eastern Europe. It is
common knowledge that
the greater part of the world
was against Hitler, while
German citizens were kept
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However, certain
aspects of the quatrain
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do not seem sensible. If
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could he misspell the name
of the person who was
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Perhaps quatrain
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convincing:
“The young lion will
overcome the older one,
On the field oj combat in a
single battle;
He will pierce his eyes
through a golden cage,
Two wounds made one, then
he dies a cruel death."
The quatrain is
purportedly referencing
the untimely death of
Henry 11. While the King
was jousting in a three day
tournament against the
Comte de Montgomery,
who was 6 years younger
than Henry, the King
suffered fatal wounds to his
eye and temple. He died of
his injuries 10 days later
(nost...). Many followers of
Nostradamus’ prophecies
count this quatrain as one
of the most remarkable.
However, skeptics have a
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different take on the poem.
Most non-believers
have a convincing argument;
all of the quatrains make
complete sense after the
particular event happens.
However, if read out of
context, the writings are
complete gibberish. Also,
the poems are so vague and
open ended that they can
fulfill any “prophecy.”
The argument boils
down to this: either
Nostradamus was the most
extraordinary fortune teller
the world bore witness to,
or he was a mad man. If
he was really a prophetic
writer, how did he come
to realize his epiphanies?
Was he inebriated, or on
hallucinogens? Many
people throughout time
have written off his work
as unsubstantiated tales, but
perhaps there is truth to his
writings; all we have to do
is give it a couple hundred
years.