The Essential Nostradamus

A handsome, compact new edition of the singularly reliable translation of the writings of history's most famous seer-now published with a new afterword on Nostradamus and 2012. The prophecies of Nostradamus have ignited intense fascination throughout the West since they were first published in the sixteenth century. These enigmatic quatrains have gained special meaning for many during our current countdown to the year 2012. The relationship between Nostradamus's prophecies and the Mayan prophecy of 2012 is hotly debated over the Internet and is the focus of today's most popular television documentaries. Now The Essential Nostradamus-the definitive literal translation of his key verses-is redesigned, reset, and repackaged in an affordable and beautifully produced Tarcher Cornerstone Edition. This volume features a brand-new afterword from translator/commentator Richard Smoley, critiquing the Nostradamus legacy in light of the Mayan prophecies about 2012. Smoley is one of today's most respected writers on esotericism, and his new afterword fully (and realistically) assesses the question of Nostradamus's prophecies in relation to 2012, engaging readers who are hungry to learn more and want help sorting fact from fiction. Perfect for any who are curious, and for scholars and students who want to understand the real content of these haunting verses, The Essential Nostradamus is the key sourcebook of its kind.

This is the Little Nostradamus Book that Can. It provides a quick and comprehensive look at the Life of Nostradamus. Plus an A List of his greatest prophecies: Past, Present and Future.This is a rare little book giving you the low-down on a big subject: Nostradamus, the man, his magical practices and a comprehensive overview of his greatest past, present, near future and distant future prophecies. This book presents a quick exploration of prophecies directly affecting you sooner than you can imagine. The Essential Nostradmus will tell you about:* Nostradamus' mysterious double life and forbidden magical practices that opened his eyes to see the future.* Prophecies over four centuries old that described in clear detail the flaming impact of hijacked jets into New York's World Trade Center towers on 11 September 2001, the US invasion and occupation of Iraq and the rise of the "black terror" called ISIS.* A second cold war threatens a Third World War. * Extraterrestrial first contact and the human colonization of the stars.* Nostradamus' visions foresee a 21st century either afflicted by planetary ecological catastrophe or blessed by a millennium of peace. The choice is ours.

This exciting new book from Peter Lemesurier presents the most up-to-date research on Nostradamus in a simple, accessible way. The book begins with an up-to-the-minute biography of Nostradamus’ extraordinary life, including recently discovered facts, and explains his special relevance to 1999 and the new Millennium. Nostradamus’ working methods are explained; his past prophetic bull’s-eyes are described, and then Peter Lemesurier unravels dates and powerful prophecies for the ‘coming’ decades. In this fascinating guide you will discover how to interpret the prophecies yourself and how to date and sequence prophecies for the future

From his predictions about life and death in the Middle French court of Catherine de' Medici to his uncannily suggestive preconceptions of World War II, Michel de Nostradamus has aroused continual fascination-and commercialization-in the West. Today, many search his elliptical "centuries"-or collected verses-for new truths about 9/11 and End Times, while supermarket tabloids routinely falsify and exploit his pronouncements. What is the difference between prophecy and prediction, and how has it led to a misuse of the ideas of Nostradamus, as well as those of other post-biblical prognosticators? What is the nature of the oracular tradition in the West-stretching back to the oracle at Delphi-and how can Nostradamus be understood from this perspective? In The Essential Nostradamus, the highly regarded spiritual thinker and writer Richard Smoley provides a true sourcebook in the life and messages of one of history's most peculiar figures. This volume offers a host of advantages beyond other collections of Nostradamus's work. Many commentators on Nostradamus take liberties in their translations, further confusing the matter of what the prophetic quatrains actually said. In The Essential Nostradamus, Smoley presents a fresh, scholarly, and literal translation of Nostradamus's Middle French, allowing readers to make their own determination as to the passages' historical references and accuracy. Smoley also supplies detailed commentary on Nostradamus's key quatrains, with a sharp eye toward the political and social events of the writer's era-elements that many commentators overlook or fail to grasp. An authoritative biographical essay-highlighting Nostradamus's separate roles as physician, astrologer, and prognosticator-rounds out the volume to create a truly essential exposition of the work of one of Western culture's most mysterious men.

Was Nostradamus really a man of extraordinary prophetic vision? Or did he cobble together prophecies current at the time? And how did he survive in the rigidly Catholic, inquisitorial world of 16th-century Europe? This book considers Nostradamus's life and work and the medieval world of the time.

Complete, definitive study: biography, historical background, and parallel texts in English and French of all the prophecies, most of the famous — and infamous — interpretations, and much more.

The interpretations of the Nostradamus' prophecies, in this eye opening book, could be described as a light in the middle of the dark confusion of millions of people.