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Nostradamus: Is he really a fortune teller, or are his words all skewed?
After 440 years, Nostradamus’ prophecies are still the source of hot controversy. ... But did Nostradamus really foresee the future, or are translators speaking for him? ...
Nostradamus wrote prophetic verses, each containing four lines. ... Nostradamus wrote in a form of archaic Latinized French.
In his verses, Nostradamus uses many types of Greek and Latin grammatical devices, anagrams, and puns. In many of his prophecies, Nostradamus scrambles up words and phrases to construct other words and phrases. For example, in Century 6 Quatrain 23 , Nostradamus uses the word rapis, which when unscrambled can mean Paris (Ward 38S). Nostradamus also likes to switch, replace, add, or drop random letters, creating words that have no meaning or can be translated to mean something that is already known. ... In Century 1 Quatrain 25 , Nostradamus uses the word Pasteur. ... By having more than one meaning to a verse, it gives Nostradamus a better chance for his prophecies to be fulfilled. ... During the time when Nostradamus wrote his prophecies, the French system of accentuation was not yet standardized, it was just being introduced.
Approximate Word count = 907
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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