The Prophecies
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Summary
The predictions of the sixteenth-century French astrologer Nostradamus have long proved captivating。 He has been credited with anticipating the Great Fire of London， the rise of Adolf Hitler， and the September 11 terrorist attacks。 Today， as the world grapples with financial meltdowns， global terrorism， and environmental disasters-as well as the Mayan prediction of the apocalypse on December 21， 2012-his prophecies of doom have assumed heightened relevance。 A revelatory new translation with the original French on facing pages， this edition also features extensive introductory and supplementary material， all helping to illuminate the cultural， political， and historical forces that resonate throughout Nostradamus's epic and give it its visionary power。
Reviews
James Davis
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Author translates by feelings instead of obvious exact word matches， repeats mistakesAuthor translates by feelings instead of obvious exact word matches。 51。 By those at the Seat of the Picards， Normans， of the Main （river）。 So many translations are wrong and people keep repeating those mistakes。 See is German word for sea。 Siege without accent grave alludes to the headquarters or king or council of nobles。 I suspect you took someone else's work that was wrong and altered it as you see fit。 The Author translates by feelings instead of obvious exact word matches， repeats mistakesAuthor translates by feelings instead of obvious exact word matches。 51。 By those at the Seat of the Picards， Normans， of the Main （river）。 So many translations are wrong and people keep repeating those mistakes。 See is German word for sea。 Siege without accent grave alludes to the headquarters or king or council of nobles。 I suspect you took someone else's work that was wrong and altered it as you see fit。 The book is worth 4 bucks。 Sorry to be so harsh but it's really not hard to realize that he likes to play on words。 He may mean the seige at the headquarters of the Picards and Normans by those from Frankfurt am main。。。but I don't think so。 。。。more
Meris Stella
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I've read a few interpretations of Nostradamus， including Stewart Robb's from 1961 and Erica Cheetham's from 1973。 This 1986 edition is a bit more updated， but doesn't include the New York 2001 bombings or the French involvement in Indochina and Vietnam。 The French history bits seem pretty accurate， Nostradamus is good with names， which is something that Saint John had trouble with in Revelation。 Both of these prophets mentioned Napoleon， Hitler and the Kennedy brothers。 I'm looking forward to a I've read a few interpretations of Nostradamus， including Stewart Robb's from 1961 and Erica Cheetham's from 1973。 This 1986 edition is a bit more updated， but doesn't include the New York 2001 bombings or the French involvement in Indochina and Vietnam。 The French history bits seem pretty accurate， Nostradamus is good with names， which is something that Saint John had trouble with in Revelation。 Both of these prophets mentioned Napoleon， Hitler and the Kennedy brothers。 I'm looking forward to a more modern and politically diverse translation， by someone who has studied history outside of just France。 Plenty of quatrains have no current attributions。 Nostradamus seems to concentrate on French events， but not much has so far been linked to French colonisation in Africa， the Caribbean， Asia and the Pacific。 It's interesting to note that Saint John， Mohammed and Nostradamus made their prophecies from quiet locations around the Mediterranean， and all have been accurate with their predictions。 。。。more
Gregory
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The fascinatingly accurate predictions of Michele de Nostredame are not to be underestimated。 Eerily specific portrayals of history some 200 years before they occurred; like the rise of Hitler， Napoleon， and the exile of Franco。 There's many others， mostly associated with France， and it's sad considering Nostradamus's own views of Catholicism reconciling what he obviously viewed in the future as the destruction of Catholic views and teachings。 What a depressing life to be burdened with such know The fascinatingly accurate predictions of Michele de Nostredame are not to be underestimated。 Eerily specific portrayals of history some 200 years before they occurred; like the rise of Hitler， Napoleon， and the exile of Franco。 There's many others， mostly associated with France， and it's sad considering Nostradamus's own views of Catholicism reconciling what he obviously viewed in the future as the destruction of Catholic views and teachings。 What a depressing life to be burdened with such knowledge。 A few quatrains foretell a future which is rapidly becoming the present， and the clear destruction which will be created。 I only hope those around to see it know the true importance of God。 。。。more
Benjamin Stahl
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I could only handle so much of this book。 And that's not to say it's awful， or devoid of interesting content。 Some of the "predictions" Nostradamus made do， if one applies their imagination， appear quite startling。 And I certainly cannot fault the research conducted by Erika Cheetham in linking all the man's many， many muddled writings to events in history。 My issue with the book is that， 200 pages in （which is as far as I got， before I started outright skipping）， you are faced with the daunting I could only handle so much of this book。 And that's not to say it's awful， or devoid of interesting content。 Some of the "predictions" Nostradamus made do， if one applies their imagination， appear quite startling。 And I certainly cannot fault the research conducted by Erika Cheetham in linking all the man's many， many muddled writings to events in history。 My issue with the book is that， 200 pages in （which is as far as I got， before I started outright skipping）， you are faced with the daunting task of reading another 200 pages of just the same cryptic nonsense that may or may not merely be the ramblings of a deluded occultist， linked with admirable effort but charmlessly numbing repetition to what are primarily obscure events in European history the average reader will not give a fuck about。 Too much on the Napoleons， random French towns， the French royalty， battles and assassinations most would not have heard about。 The main lure employed in this book is its negligible indicators that Nostradamus foresaw the rise and fall of the Third Reich， the assassination of John F。 Kennedy， and even a Third World War （which was tentatively expected to occur around 1987）。I do not like to skip pages， or even skim-read， and I only do it when my will to persevere is totally annihilated。 It happens only very rarely。 And if this book had more of a cohesive and progressive structure， rather than just the same types of jumbled quatrains reworded without form or pattern， I would have stuck with it to the end。 As it was， being all mixed around in order to be even more obfuscated （Nostradamus'， not the editor's， doing）， I could not take any more of it。 。。。more
David Scherzer Jr。
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It’s cool to have all the prophesies just as a fun thing to thumb through， but the author’s confidence in his interpretations if the verses is comes off as extremely obnoxious and arrogant。 It really killed my interest in finishing it。
Charlene Oberly
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Not worth the timeI didn't think this book was/is informational with what has been going on in today's world。 I thought this book was predicting things to come or have come。 I didn't find that。 Big let down Not worth the timeI didn't think this book was/is informational with what has been going on in today's world。 I thought this book was predicting things to come or have come。 I didn't find that。 Big let down 。。。more
Jamie Connolly
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A let down。 Nostradamus is famous for his prophesies。 After reading this book， I’m wondering why。 Though there were a couple that made me wonder。 I’m gonna go stare at a fire now。
Arunayan Sharma
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Not so interesting。 Based on assumption and speculation。 Accidents can happen， but can't be predicted。 Not so interesting。 Based on assumption and speculation。 Accidents can happen， but can't be predicted。 。。。more
Jenna
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An interesting collection of strange prophecies that I have been wanting to read since I was a teenager。 Now I finally got to read his predictions， not sure all came true or not。
hajrah ♡
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i found a battered dusty tattered copy of this at an old bookshop。 although i've read this in full before it's still one of my fav pastimes to look thru it when i feel like reading but don't feel like reading i found a battered dusty tattered copy of this at an old bookshop。 although i've read this in full before it's still one of my fav pastimes to look thru it when i feel like reading but don't feel like reading 。。。more
Jami
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Nostradamus is the most famous prophet of all time。 His prophecies can be cryptic at times， but also incredibly direct some other times。 I enjoyed many of the ideas he put forward and he got many things right。 What else can be hiding in this book about our future？
Clay Davis
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Not a good book cover。 The poetry of the quatrains is very descriptive but the images are often too confusing to understand。 There are some quatrains that the translators admit they can not interpret。
Arvind Kulkarni
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If the proffecies hold true， I personally feel humanity is going to experience lots of horrifying events。。。
Jacqueline Damm
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Hitting the Nail on the HeadNostradamus predicted many years ago （in the 1500's） what would happen in the future。 He hit almost every event that happened on the head。 Makes you really think about things and getting your life straight with God before it's too late。 Hitting the Nail on the HeadNostradamus predicted many years ago （in the 1500's） what would happen in the future。 He hit almost every event that happened on the head。 Makes you really think about things and getting your life straight with God before it's too late。 。。。more
Paula Siekman-Seinen
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Loved the book。 I got an insight about his work and how it made me think about certain topics。 Which are true and will become a real situation。 You can read， some of the great moments of history written in that book by Nostradamus in 1555。
Leyda Bernal Bravo
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Interesante cuanto menos， pero poco más que añadir。
Devero
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Le leggevo e le parodiavo via naja， insieme ai miei colleghi ASa e al capitano e tenente medici。Di tanto in tanto ci siamo fatti delle grosse risate。 Ricordo con piacere un paio di serate nebbiose passate a discutere di psichiatria umana e di come l'uomo abbia bisogno di illusioni e come l'interpretazione di ciò che vediamo e sentiamo possano creare le illusioni di cui l'uomo abbisogna。Prendere sul serio questa roba è pericoloso， ma viste dal lato ironico e anche sarcastico sono una meraviglia。 Le leggevo e le parodiavo via naja， insieme ai miei colleghi ASa e al capitano e tenente medici。Di tanto in tanto ci siamo fatti delle grosse risate。 Ricordo con piacere un paio di serate nebbiose passate a discutere di psichiatria umana e di come l'uomo abbia bisogno di illusioni e come l'interpretazione di ciò che vediamo e sentiamo possano creare le illusioni di cui l'uomo abbisogna。Prendere sul serio questa roba è pericoloso， ma viste dal lato ironico e anche sarcastico sono una meraviglia。 。。。more
Olaf Alexander Styrmoe
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Fjas。 Mest sannsynlig skrevet av en hobbynarkoman hippie med for mye tid mellom hendene
ro
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Interesante。 Siendo honesta， no me leí todas las profecías， pero porque no las tengo。 El libro que tengo yo es un análisis hecho por Alain Duvalier， y no lo encontré en Good Reads。 Igualmente， no me acuerdo de ninguna porque historia no es de mis materias favoritas。 Interesante， sí， pero ninguna me sorprendió。
Sharye Fabbri
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OkIt’s okay if you are into Nostradamus， this was written in 1555。 Interesting to see what he wrote down back then
Rafael Dávila
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Conocer las principales profesias de Nostradamus y sus interpretaciones a lo largo de sus años posteriores a su escrituras。
Cheri Flake
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This is not the easiest read， especially when you are con- reading it with a nine year old but it is a quite remarkable read， just not that fun。
Akita
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Ok。。。
Mike Foley
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A fun look at the most famous collection of prophecies。 The only reason I gave it 2 stars is that it's a bit dated， written in 1973。 the author does excellent research in how the prophecies relate to historical events but I don't know enough history for most of them to be interesting to me。 Some seem a bit obscure。 A fun look at the most famous collection of prophecies。 The only reason I gave it 2 stars is that it's a bit dated， written in 1973。 the author does excellent research in how the prophecies relate to historical events but I don't know enough history for most of them to be interesting to me。 Some seem a bit obscure。 。。。more
Leonor
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لقد قضيت وقتاً كبيراً وانا أقرأ عن نوستراداموس وأسراره، وأقرأ الكتاب وعن الكتاب، فقراءة الدراسات الخاصة بالكتاب أهم من قراءة الكتاب نفسه。 فالكتاب عبارة عن كلمات غير مفهومة وكلّ يفسرها على هواه。 لقد ذكرتني بكتاب الجفر لمحمد أبي العزائم الذي اكتشفت لاحقاً انها مجرد اشعار عادية ممتطية زيّ الدين ضدّ اي تشكيك。لماذا لا نتحدث عن مصداقية الكتاب؟لقد تعرض الكتاب للتحريف من قبل النازيين في الحرب العالمية، وقد تعرض للتحريف مرة اخرى من قبل بريطانيا العدوّة في الحرب العالمية الثانية لأغراض نفسية。ولأن نوستراد لقد قضيت وقتاً كبيراً وانا أقرأ عن نوستراداموس وأسراره، وأقرأ الكتاب وعن الكتاب، فقراءة الدراسات الخاصة بالكتاب أهم من قراءة الكتاب نفسه。 فالكتاب عبارة عن كلمات غير مفهومة وكلّ يفسرها على هواه。 لقد ذكرتني بكتاب الجفر لمحمد أبي العزائم الذي اكتشفت لاحقاً انها مجرد اشعار عادية ممتطية زيّ الدين ضدّ اي تشكيك。لماذا لا نتحدث عن مصداقية الكتاب؟لقد تعرض الكتاب للتحريف من قبل النازيين في الحرب العالمية، وقد تعرض للتحريف مرة اخرى من قبل بريطانيا العدوّة في الحرب العالمية الثانية لأغراض نفسية。ولأن نوستراداموس كتبه بلغة اختلطت ما بين الفرنسية واللاتينية والإغريقية والبروڨانسية والإيطالية والاسبانية وغيرها، فقد تعرض للتحريف أيضاً في ترجمته الى لغة واحدة。وخلال عملية ترجمته الى اللغة الانجليزية وهي التي اجيدها أيضاً قد تعرض لبعض من التحريفات。وبالطبع قد تعرض الى تحريفات خلال عملية ترجمته الى العربية، فالكاتب لم يشير الى اسم هتلر بصراحة في النسخة الاصلية، ولكن كان اسم هتلر صريحاً في النسخة العربية، كيف ذلك؟ لا أعلم。مليء بالدجل والطلامس، كلام فارغ بصراحة。 。。。more
özge E
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NonsenseI don’t know what I was expecting， but Nostradamus has so much hype as to how he predicts the future， but these predictions are SO vague， obviously you can twist it around to fit the events。 Much like any religion IMO
Israa Gamal
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I have read and i liked his style in describing future events。 A clever style， he used the expressions and details of the sixteenth century to reflect future events， especially how he described the events of the twentieth century。 However， there is some ambiguity in his style， either a weakness in his astrological and occultism ability to prove the accuracy of details either as a means of escaping the reputation of a "magician" and thus escaping from the Inquisition。 I have read and i liked his style in describing future events。 A clever style， he used the expressions and details of the sixteenth century to reflect future events， especially how he described the events of the twentieth century。 However， there is some ambiguity in his style， either a weakness in his astrological and occultism ability to prove the accuracy of details either as a means of escaping the reputation of a "magician" and thus escaping from the Inquisition。 。。。more
Fahad Imran
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Biased。
Stefano Lodi
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Decisamente una lettura ostica。 Lingua francese ma all'antica。Poeticamente non ineccepibile。 Qualche quartina si fa sestina， i versi da 10 sillabe a volte vanno a 8 o a 12。 Decisamente una lettura ostica。 Lingua francese ma all'antica。Poeticamente non ineccepibile。 Qualche quartina si fa sestina， i versi da 10 sillabe a volte vanno a 8 o a 12。 。。。more
Young Kim
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。。。And now that we are in a republican era， with Almighty God's aid， and before completing its full cycle， the monarchy will return， then the Golden Age。 For according to the celestial signs， the Golden Age shall return， and after all calculations， with the world near to an all-encompassing revolution。。。Intriguing， yeah， we will see about that ;）There are many typos and mistranslated lines。 Nevertheless， the book's got clear linguistic value for the 16th-century French and Latin。It's like a prim 。。。And now that we are in a republican era， with Almighty God's aid， and before completing its full cycle， the monarchy will return， then the Golden Age。 For according to the celestial signs， the Golden Age shall return， and after all calculations， with the world near to an all-encompassing revolution。。。Intriguing， yeah， we will see about that ;）There are many typos and mistranslated lines。 Nevertheless， the book's got clear linguistic value for the 16th-century French and Latin。It's like a primary source， so the book's got its priceless value as it is。Of course it is always pain in the ass to analyze his prophecies， but the book's like 16th-century French literature， and it is kind of fun to read if you like puzzling， classic literature like classic Chinese poems。Each line's got its English translation; so if you are interested in Nostradamus or simply classic literature， I recommend this book for you， but if you don't enjoy classic literature you wouldn't like it at all。His messages are delivered in his "original" quatrains， so if you are looking for messages "clearly interpreted"， I recommend you to find another book。 。。。more
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