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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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