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	[[File:Nostradamus Portrait.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Portrait of Nostradamus from ''[[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen]]'']]		[[File:Nostradamus Portrait.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Portrait of Nostradamus from ''[[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen]]'']]
	'''Michel de Nostredame''' (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as '''Nostradamus''', was a French [[astrology\|astrologer]], apothecary, physician, and reputed ~~syseer~~, who is best known for his book ''[[Les Prophéties]]'' (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.		'''Michel de Nostredame''' (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as '''Nostradamus''', was a French [[astrology\|astrologer]], apothecary, physician, and reputed [[prophet]], who is best known for his book ''[[Les Prophéties]]'' (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	He was born in 1503 to a Jewish family that later converted to Catholicism. By age 14, he was attending the University of Avignon; however, only a year into his studies, he was forced to leave when the university was closed due to the plague. After leaving the university, he traveled around France learning about herbal remedies and potions as an apothecary.		He was born in 1503 to a [[Judaism\|Jewish]] family that later converted to [[Christianity\|Catholicism]]. By age 14, he was attending the University of Avignon; however, only a year into his studies, he was forced to leave when the university was closed due to the plague. After leaving the university, he traveled around France learning about herbal remedies and potions as an apothecary.

	During this itinerant period, Nostradamus gained skill and knowledge as a healer but returned to academic life, entering the University of Montpellier. There are conflicting accounts of his career there—some sources say he was expelled for being an apothecary, while others suggest he received his license to practice medicine.		During this itinerant period, Nostradamus gained skill and knowledge as a healer but returned to academic life, entering the University of Montpellier. There are conflicting accounts of his career there—some sources say he was expelled for being an apothecary, while others suggest he received his license to practice medicine.
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	===Predictions===		===Predictions===
	[[File:Les Prophéties 1568.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Title page of the 1568 French edition of Les Propheties]]		[[File:Les Prophéties 1568.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Title page of the 1568 French edition of Les Propheties]]
	When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to [[meditation]], locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by staring intently into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.		When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to [[meditation]], locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by [[scrying\|staring intently]] into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.

	Nostradamus created his predictions by merging multiple sources. For example, he looked at astrological charts and based future events on what had happened in the past during those same planetary conjunctions. He also mixed in [[Bible\|Biblical]] predictions from both the Old and New Testaments. To these, he added hints of [[occult]] lore from manuscripts he studied in Italy and a dash of whatever insight he gained while meditating on these topics.		Nostradamus created his predictions by merging multiple sources. For example, he looked at [[astrology\|astrological]] charts and based future events on what had happened in the past during those same planetary conjunctions. He also mixed in [[Bible\|Biblical]] predictions from both the Old and New Testaments. To these, he added hints of [[occult]] lore from manuscripts he studied in Italy and a dash of whatever insight he gained while meditating on these topics.

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	In 1911, a French author known by the pen name "Madame de Maguelone" created an unusual divination deck called [[Tarot de la Reyne]]. This deck was based on some of the predictions of Nostradamus, but mainly focused on the rise and downfall of Catherine de Medici and her relationship with the seer.		In 1911, a French author known by the pen name "Madame de Maguelone" created an unusual divination deck called [[Tarot de la Reyne]]. This deck was based on some of the predictions of Nostradamus, but mainly focused on the rise and downfall of Catherine de Medici and her relationship with the seer.

	The 1925 silent film ''Nostradamus'' by Italian director Mario Roncoroni was the first film to tell the story of Nostradamus' life.		In 2023, [[occultist]] [[Travis McHenry]] created a deck of [[oracle cards]] utilizing Nostradamus' prophecies called the [[True Oracle of Nostradamus]].

			==In popular culture==
			The 1925 silent film ''Nostradamus'' by Italian director Mario Roncoroni was the first film to tell the story of Nostradamus' life, but many films have subsequently dealt with events of his life or featured him as a character.

			* ''More About Nostradamus'' (1941) (Nominated for the 1941 Academy Awards in the Short Subject category)
			* ''Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen'' (1974) Japanese film by Toshio Masuda.
			* ''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' (1981), a documentary-style movie hosted, narrated by Orson Welles.
			* ''Nostradamus'' (1994) depicts Nostradamus's rise in influence, because of both his success in treating plague and his predictions, culminating in his appointment as court physician to Charles IX of France (son of Henry II of France).
			* ''Before Twilight'' (2008) Polish film directed by Jacek Bławut.
			* ''Farewell to Nostradamus'' is an anime film based around the prophecies of Nostradamus.
			* Mention is made of Nostradamus in the 1985 Italian horror film ''Demoni'', directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento. According to the characters of the film shown at the fictional Metropol movie theater, Nostradamus predicted the spawning of demons that will "spread pestilence" and be "instruments of evil".

	In ~~2023~~, ~~[[occultist]] [[Travis McHenry]] created~~ a ~~deck~~ of ~~[[oracle cards]] utilizing~~ Nostradamus' ~~prophecies called~~ the ~~[[True Oracle of Nostradamus]]~~.		In Stephen King's 1986 novel ''It'', Nostradamus's work is mentioned when a supernatural quake rocks the town of Derry (the fictional town in which the story is set) specifically knocking books of Nostradamus's quatrains from the library bookshelves and onto the floor.

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	His almanacs drew the attention of the upper echelons of French nobility. After providing some specific predictions to the Queen of France, Catherine de Medici, he was welcomed into the royal court and appointed to the post of Counselor and Physician-in-Ordinary to her son. All did not accept his presence in the court. Queen Catherine was an unpopular consort who was widely despised by the French people and treated with outright hostility by the noble class. Her reliance on a fortuneteller was viewed with suspicion, and rumors began to circulate that she participated in [[black magic]] rituals to seize power for herself.		His almanacs drew the attention of the upper echelons of French nobility. After providing some specific predictions to the Queen of France, Catherine de Medici, he was welcomed into the royal court and appointed to the post of Counselor and Physician-in-Ordinary to her son. All did not accept his presence in the court. Queen Catherine was an unpopular consort who was widely despised by the French people and treated with outright hostility by the noble class. Her reliance on a fortuneteller was viewed with suspicion, and rumors began to circulate that she participated in [[black magic]] rituals to seize power for herself.

			A [[talisman]] he created to benefit her love life has survived to the present day.

	==Death==		==Death==

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	[[File:Les Prophéties 1568.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Title page of the 1568 French edition of Les Propheties]]		[[File:Les Prophéties 1568.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Title page of the 1568 French edition of Les Propheties]]
	When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to meditation, locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by staring intently into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.		When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to [[meditation]], locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by staring intently into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.

	Nostradamus created his predictions by merging multiple sources. For example, he looked at astrological charts and based future events on what had happened in the past during those same planetary conjunctions. He also mixed in [[Bible\|Biblical]] predictions from both the Old and New Testaments. To these, he added hints of [[occult]] lore from manuscripts he studied in Italy and a dash of whatever insight he gained while meditating on these topics.		Nostradamus created his predictions by merging multiple sources. For example, he looked at astrological charts and based future events on what had happened in the past during those same planetary conjunctions. He also mixed in [[Bible\|Biblical]] predictions from both the Old and New Testaments. To these, he added hints of [[occult]] lore from manuscripts he studied in Italy and a dash of whatever insight he gained while meditating on these topics.

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	The 1925 silent film ''Nostradamus'' by Italian director Mario Roncoroni was the first film to tell the story of Nostradamus' life.		The 1925 silent film ''Nostradamus'' by Italian director Mario Roncoroni was the first film to tell the story of Nostradamus' life.

			In 2023, [[occultist]] [[Travis McHenry]] created a deck of [[oracle cards]] utilizing Nostradamus' prophecies called the [[True Oracle of Nostradamus]].

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			[[File:Les Prophéties 1568.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Title page of the 1568 French edition of Les Propheties]]
	When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to meditation, locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by staring intently into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.		When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to meditation, locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by staring intently into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.

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[[File:Nostradamus Portrait.jpg|400px|thumb|Portrait of Nostradamus from ''[[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen]]'']]
'''Michel de Nostredame''' (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as '''Nostradamus''', was a French [[astrology|astrologer]], apothecary, physician, and reputed syseer, who is best known for his book ''[[Les Prophéties]]'' (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.

==Biography==
He was born in 1503 to a Jewish family that later converted to Catholicism. By age 14, he was attending the University of Avignon; however, only a year into his studies, he was forced to leave when the university was closed due to the plague. After leaving the university, he traveled around France learning about herbal remedies and potions as an apothecary.

During this itinerant period, Nostradamus gained skill and knowledge as a healer but returned to academic life, entering the University of Montpellier. There are conflicting accounts of his career there—some sources say he was expelled for being an apothecary, while others suggest he received his license to practice medicine.

With his education, Nostradamus began promoting his new rose pill cure for the plague as a kind of patent medicine. In conjunction with the pill, Nostradamus stressed cleanliness and removal of contaminated bedding—a factor that likely accounted for any success of the medicine. The venture was modestly successful, allowing him to move to southwest France, start a business selling the pills, and provide faith healings to locals. While traveling in Italy to promote his enterprise, his wife and children contracted the plague and died. Although he eventually remarried and had more children, the devastating loss of his entire family weighed heavily on him. He gradually phased out the rose pills from his list of services.

Nostradamus began a new phase of his life, seeking out occult knowledge, believing he could unlock the secrets of eternal life by studying old [[alchemy|alchemical]] manuscripts and books on [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic magic]]. Through these studies, he discovered [[astrology]] and methods of [[divination]]. He combined the sum of his knowledge to provide a new kind of service that could heal and comfort simultaneously.

===Predictions===
When he returned to France, Nostradamus devoted a daily period to meditation, locking himself away and seeking visions of the future by staring intently into bowls filled with water and herbs. He wrote his first almanac of visions in 1550, and it became a great success, inspiring him to write out more than six thousand prophecies. His collection of almanacs, titled ''The Prophecies'', was a collection of predictions, written as short verses in cryptic code to avoid charges of [[heresy]] or allegations that he was casting [[horoscope]]s against the king.

Nostradamus created his predictions by merging multiple sources. For example, he looked at astrological charts and based future events on what had happened in the past during those same planetary conjunctions. He also mixed in [[Bible|Biblical]] predictions from both the Old and New Testaments. To these, he added hints of [[occult]] lore from manuscripts he studied in Italy and a dash of whatever insight he gained while meditating on these topics.

A typical prediction might read:
<blockquote>
A great stench will come from Lausanne, but they will not know its origin,
they will put out all people from distant places, fire seen in the sky, a foreign nation defeated.
</blockquote>

Vague statements allowed the reader to fill in the blanks and interpret the cryptic prophecies however they wished. Nostradamus' predictions were especially accurate after the fact when a scholar might look back to see what had come true. ''The Prophecies'' have proven useless as an actual forward-looking method for divining the future.

===Service to Catherine de Medici===
His almanacs drew the attention of the upper echelons of French nobility. After providing some specific predictions to the Queen of France, Catherine de Medici, he was welcomed into the royal court and appointed to the post of Counselor and Physician-in-Ordinary to her son. All did not accept his presence in the court. Queen Catherine was an unpopular consort who was widely despised by the French people and treated with outright hostility by the noble class. Her reliance on a fortuneteller was viewed with suspicion, and rumors began to circulate that she participated in [[black magic]] rituals to seize power for herself.

==Death==
In 1566, Nostradamus seemed to know the end was near. Less than a month before he died, he wrote out his will, leaving his substantial wealth in a trust for his wife and children. In the end, gout and edema ended his life and great works.

==Legacy==
His predictions have lived far beyond his death, and even today, people seek to unlock their puzzles, hoping they can warn of disasters to come. Many believe his prophecies predicted the rise of Hitler, Napoleon's rule, the attacks of 9/11, and other disasters—despite no one being able to interpret the messages before these things occurred. Others believe his prophecies are vague, making them easy to bend to any interpretation after the event has already passed.

The prophecies retold and expanded by Nostradamus figured largely in popular culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. As well as being the subject of hundreds of books (both fiction and nonfiction), Nostradamus's life has been depicted in several films and videos, and his life and writings continue to be a subject of media interest.

In 1911, a French author known by the pen name "Madame de Maguelone" created an unusual divination deck called [[Tarot de la Reyne]]. This deck was based on some of the predictions of Nostradamus, but mainly focused on the rise and downfall of Catherine de Medici and her relationship with the seer.

The 1925 silent film ''Nostradamus'' by Italian director Mario Roncoroni was the first film to tell the story of Nostradamus' life.

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[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:People]]