How did Nostradamus conceive the Prophecies?
The investigation on which Nostradamus, astrology and the Bible is based, showed by means of the quatrains and the letters to Cesar and Henry II, that Nostradamus had the strong conviction that God gave to him the gift of prophecy. During 29 years, from October 16, 1524 to October 11, 1553, he got “imaginations” (visions). These “imaginations” contained hints to wars, disasters and the like. After each “imagination”, he calculated a horoscope in order to determine where and when would occur what he “saw”. After the birth of Cesar, his eldest son, he elaborated his notes in the form of quatrains, four-line verses. A couple of times he also applied biblical verses. He published the quatrains in parts in the period 1555-1558.
The investigation on which Nostradamus, astrology and the Bible is based, showed by means of the quatrains and the letters to Cesar and Henry II, that Nostradamus had the strong conviction that God gave to him the gift of prophecy. During 29 years, from October 16, 1524 to October 11, 1553, he got “imaginations” (visions). These “imaginations” contained hints to wars, disasters and the like. After each “imagination”, he calculated a horoscope in order to determine where and when would occur what he “saw”. After the birth of Cesar, his eldest son, he elaborated his notes in the form of quatrains, four-line verses. A couple of times he also applied biblical verses. He published the quatrains in parts in the period 1555-1558.
