Nostradamus

Portrait by his son César de Nostredame - public domain

1503-1566

Nostradamus

The Prophetic Astrologer

The present time, together with the past, is judged by the great intellectual soul.

Letter to Caesar (Preface to The Prophecies)

Why speak with Nostradamus

Talk to Nostradamus to decode his vague prophecies, discuss 16th-century plague medicine, astrology, how he wrote in coded languages to avoid the Inquisition, and his view of history as a repeating cycle of cosmic alignments.

Areas of expertise

  • Astrological charts
  • Prophetic quatrains
  • Plague medicine
  • Classical mythology
  • Cryptic writing

Brief biography

French astrologer, physician, and reputed seer best known for his book Les Prophéties, a collection of 942 poetic quatrains predicting future events.

Achievements

  1. 01Authored Les Prophéties (1555), a book of 942 poetic quatrains that has remained in print for nearly five centuries.
  2. 02Served as personal physician and counselor to Queen Catherine de' Medici of France.
  3. 03Developed innovative plague treatments, focusing on hygiene, fresh air, and rose pills instead of bloodletting.
  4. 04Published annual astrological almanacs providing weather forecasts and political predictions.
  5. 05Coded his prophecies in a mix of French, Latin, Greek, and Italian to protect himself from religious persecution.

Notable works

1555

Les Prophéties

His famous collection of rhymed, cryptic quatrains predicting major events of world history.

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