nostradamus quatrains
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Nostradamus completed a total of 942 quatrains which he organized into Centuries - groups of 100 quatrains (one Century only had 42 quatrains). [2]
Many interpreters have tried to understand the prophetic significance of Nostradamus bringing back to life the Roi ‘Angolmois (the great King of the Mongols) by the last July of this millennium. [3]
It is no wonder that a sense of apocalyptic terror fills Nostradamus’ quatrains. [...] The resulting quatrains (four line verses) are oblique and elliptical, and use puns, anagrams and allegorical imagery. [4]
Michel de Nostredame (14 December or 21 December 1503 ‘ 2 July 1566), usually Latinised to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. [5]
Nostradamus intentionally confused the chronological order of his quatrains (a four line prophetic stanza which constitutes one of his prophecies) as a way to make the interpretation of future events slightly more difficult.The interpretation of some quatrains are very specific, others more general in nature. [6]
A quatrain is simply a poem with 4 lines. [2]
Genghis Khan united the Mongolians of the Central Asian steppes into an all-conquering army that forged the largest land empire in history. [3]
Victor Baines and the Nostradamus Society of America. [6]
During the French Revolution, in 1791, some drunken soldiers broke into his tomb. [4]
The first line or two of this type of quatrain may pertain to one given period of time, while the lines following it may apply to a time frame later than the lines before it. [6]
The brutality of Muslims on both men and women. [...] A consideration of the occult meaning of this planet which, in conventional wisdom, represents the God of war and mayhem, opens up the possibility of a positive outcome in the future. [3]
Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events. [5]
Sources:
[1] Nostradamus.org
[2] Quatrains / Prophecies of Nostradamus
[3] Quatrains of Nostradamus - Interpretations
[4] Nostradamus Index
[5] Nostradamus - Wikipedia
[6] The Quatrains