Nostradamus

COUNTDOWN PLANET EARTH
DESTINED FOR DESTRUCTION IN 2012?

Does the Mayan
calendar predict
catastrophic global
disaster for December
2012?

Did Nostradamus,
a 15th century
Prophet predict
the end of the
world would come
in 2012?

Will a planetary
alignment in late 2012,
like the one which last
occured at the end of the
dinasaur era, cast us into
another global ice age?

Did Nostradamus
foresee the JFK
assassination, and
the disaster on
9/11?

Nostradamus
"Seer To Kings"

Michel de Nostredame (14 December 1503 – 2 July 1566), usually Latinised to Nostradamus, was
a French apothecary and highly reveered seer who published collections of prophecies which
have become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties ("The
Prophecies"), the first edition of which appeared in 1555.

Since the publication of his book, "The
Prophecies" which since his death has rarely
been out of print, Nostradamus has won a
following which, along with the popular media,
credits him with accurately predicting many
major world events centuries in advance of their
happening. The prophecies have in some cases
been assimilated to the results of applying the
alleged Bible code, as well as to other purported
prophetic works.

An observer of popular trends, in 1550
Nostradamus wrote an almanac, signing the
text for the first time in the latinized form of his
name "Nostradamus". The almanac's success
was so positive, he decided to write one or more
annually.

Combined, Nostradamus' almanacs are known to have contained at least 6,338 prophecies.
Formatted as calendars, all of them starting on January 1, Nostradamus wrote at least eleven
annual calendars. It was mainly in response to the almanacs that nobility, including Crown Prince
Rudolph Maximilian,and other prominent persons from far away soon started asking for "psychic"
type advice from the increasingly popular and controversial Nostradamus.

(The famous painting of Nostradamus
by his son Cesar)

As his popularity grew, Nostradamus began to feel vulnerable
to religious fanatics. To address this concern, he devised a
method of obscuring his prophecies by using "Virgilianized"
syntax, word games and a mixture of other languages such as
Greek, Italian, Latin, and Provençal.

His prophecies, published in "Les Propheties" (The
Prophecies), received a mixed reaction upon publication. The
religious community thought Nostradamus was a servant of
evil, a fake, or crazed man, while many of the elite community,
awed by his writings, considered them spiritually inspired
prophecies. Catherine de Médicis, the queen consort of King
Henri II of France, was one of Nostradamus's greatest
admirers. After reading of unnamed threats to the royal family
in Nostradamus' 1955 almanacs, Catherine de Médicis
summoned Nostradamus to Paris to explain them and to draw
up horoscopes for her children. By the time of his death in
1566, Catherine had made him Counselor and
Physician-in-Ordinary to the King.

Followers and interpreters of the writings of Nostradamus have credited him with predicting a
significant pivotal events in world history, including the French Revolution, the atom bomb, the
rise of Adolf Hitler, the assassination of JFK, and the September 11 attacks on the World Trade
Center in New York City.

While some, in his day, seriously questioned many of Nostradamus' prophecies or quatrains, it
was Nostradamus himself who acknowledged in his Epistle to Henry II, "as time elapses after
my death, my writings will have more weight than during my lifetime."

While much attention has been drawn around the belief that Nostradamus points to the date of
December 2012, as the end of the world, one must step back and take several factors into
consideration.

First, the quatrains of Nostradamus have been deliberately written in a coded manner and the
interpretations of such are, to say the least, greatly varied and subject to interpretation.

Secondly, while it may appear that Nostradamus was fairly accurate in his predictions of world
events, it must be stated that he was also known for his errors and mistakes in his prophecies.
It also should be stated that no one, by reading Nostradamus' quatrains was able to interpret
and foresee as a result of such interpretation, events such as 9/11, the rise of Hitler, or the
Atom Bomb. It was only after these events that people looked back at the quatrains of
Nostradamus and saw what appeared to be symbols which were interpretable as these events.
There were parties who also interpreted these symbols as something else.

Is it likely that the world will end, in December of 2012? Certainly, there are arguments which
add strength to this prediction.

Many people draw parallels to planetary events, and societies which based their calendars on such.

The Mayans were known as incredible students of the stars becoming some of the most incredible early astrological
charters. The Mayan calendar, based on the stars and plantary movement appears to be more of a countdown than a
traditional calendar. The Mayan calendar, comes to an end in December of 2012. Mayan experts say this literally means,
time as we know it runs out in December 2012.

Nostradamus, in his quatrains, implies there is a catastrophic global event coming. Interpreters are not in agreement as
to the meaning of this quatrain. Some feel this means the end of the world, while some feel Nostradamus is indicating
there is an event coming where by we as human beings can choose ahead to avoid disaster or embrace disaster.

How then do we as human beings respond to such prophecies?

Many religions, including Christianity, and Islam, believe in the role and existence of Prophets. Often there are those who
believe they are gifted in the area of prophecy. Unfortunately, the only true test of a Prophet is to see if their prophecy
comes true.

As December 2012 draws closer, how should we prepare? In short, live every day without regret. Live every day as if it
were your last. No one chooses as to how or when we come into this world. At the cellular level, our bodies begin to die
as soon as we are born. Death is a normal life event. For today, LIVE LIFE. Make your long term plans. Continue to, or
become a good steward of your world. Make every day, your best day. Why fret over something that may be out of our
control? Why fret over something which might simply be a mis-interpretation of centuries old writings?

One thing is for certain, whether it's December 2012, sooner, or perhaps even later, each and every one of us will
experience death.

Today we live...so live to the best of your ability.

The motivation of Nostradamus was not in predicting death but in giving guidance to people on events which would
enable them to live better forewarned lives.

( Sources: Some of the research in the writing of this page has come from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus, and from
http://www.nostradamus.org/bio.php. )

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