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<i>"Michel de Nostradame, popularly known by his Latin name Nostradamus,
often spent his evenings alone, gazing into a bowl of water - like a gypsy with a
crystal ball - until he went into a deep trance and saw into the future. On one such
night, Nostradamus witnessed his own death. He died two weeks later, on 2 July
1566 - the exact date he had predicted."</i><p>
Many of Nostradamus 900 predictions relate to catastrophic events at the
end of this millennium. In view of the chilling accuracy with which he
predicted his own death, his prophicies can not be taken too lightly
- especially since other prophets predict similar events. Nostradamus
predictions, culled from a mixture of astrology and alchemy and delivered
in coded verses in French and Latin, were published in his book <i>
Centuries</i>. At first glance his verses make little sense, but in-depth
studies by various scholars have shed much light on their meaning -
albeit with the dubious benefits of hindsight.<p>
<h3><u>Perilous Times</u></h3>
His outlook for the millennium was ominous. He wrote that in 1999 a
"Great King of terror" will rule, "blood and pestilence will redden two
rivers" and "pestilence, war and famine shall fall upon the earth."
These events, he predicted will cumulate in the year 2000, the year of
Christs Second Coming. "The millennium," Nostradamus wrote to his son,
"shall end all."<p>
But was he really seeing the future? The key to his prophicies lies not
only in the translation but in the interpretation, which can vary greatly
fromscholar to scholar. Opinion is split, for instance, on the following
verse :<p>
<i>From Fez the reign will<br>
reach to those of Europe,<br>
Fire their city and cut decisively:<br>
The great of of Asia by land<br>
and by sea a large group,<br>
The cross that has scared stiff<br>
will be driven out to death<p>
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Astrologer and psychoanalysist Peter Lorie believes this predicts that a
new religion, originating in the Fez, Morocco, will bring about the
collapse of Christianity in Europe.<br>
Astrologer A.T.Mann, on the other hand, thinks Nostradamus was predicting
a new Arabian power invading Europe, bringing war, violence and destruction
in its wake. Because Nostradamus verses are so vague, however, researchers
tend to see what they want to see in their interpretations. Often, the
meaning can hinge on one word - as here, in the use of the French word
'feu', which could be translated quite differently as the destruction of
"fire" or as "inspiration" in a religious sense.<p>
Again in another verse, the line <i>"La loi Moricque on verra deffaillir"</i>
translates as "The law of Moor will be seen to decline." Astrologer
Erika Cheetham thinks it refers to the law of Morocco, or the Moors,
and interprets the verse as the end of the Islamic faith. On the other
hand, Lorie reads Moor as "more", and interprets this verse as the fall
of communism.<p>
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<h3><u>Psychic Prophet</u></h3>
Other prophets are more explicit in their predictions. One of the most
famous in modern times was the American psychic healer Edgar Cayce (1877
- 1945). Like Nostradamus, Cacye used the trance state as a means of
forseeing the future. His pessimistic view of the millennium was outlined
in his predictions about a series of natural disturbances following the
eruption of Mount Etna in Silicy. Etna erupted in 1991, followed by
further eruptions in the Philippines shortly after. Cyce also told of
widespread destruction in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Manhattan. In
1989, there was an earthquake in San Francisco and fires in Los Angeles
just two years later. As yet, Manhatten has escaped - but there is still
time.<p>
Cayce saw these disasters ending with the magnetic poles flipping, so that
north becomes south, and vice versa, causing tidal waves and earthquakes
that destroy the earth. Finally in the year 2000, he foretells of the
Second Coming of Christ - and a new age of peace.<p>
The last prediction reflects the prophecies as told in the New Testament
Book of Revelations, in particular the lines "there was a great
earthquake... and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth... and every
mountain and island were moved out of their places".<p>
Edgar Cacye was a deeply religious man and it is more than likely that the
cataclysmic prophecies in the Bible had some influence on his visions. But
his predictions, made in 1934, "of uphevals in the Arctic", whereby "frigid
or semi tropical climates will become more tropical, and moss and ferns will
grow"" is uncanny - particularly in the light of more recent concerns about
the polar ice caps melting as a result of global warming.<p>
Many of Cayce's other prophecies have been acurate. In 1939, for example,
he predicted that two American presidents would die in office, amid a
climate of violence and racial unrest, although he stopped short of naming
dates.<p>
His supporters say he was refering to Franklin Roosevelt, who died in 1945
- the year which ended a war that saw genocide on a huge scale - and John
F. Kennedy, shot during a time of racial strife, in 1963. But sceptics would
argue that Cayce's prophecy was vague, at best a lucky guess. The US is
rarely free from violence and racial unrest, and history shows that, sooner
or later, a president is bound to die in office.<p>
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<h2><u>Millennium - Analysis</u></h2>
<u><i>When North points South</i></u><p>
Edgar Cayce's prediction that the magnetic poles will flip in 2000 is
certainly possible.<br>
According to scientists, the poles usually flip every 500,000 years. But
the last one occured over 780,000 years ago, so we are long overdue for
another one. Pascale Ultre-Guerarad and Jose Achache of the institute of
Geophysics in Paris believe that violent magnetic solar storms, lasting
longer than their usual period of a few days, can cause the poles to flip.
But when will this happen?<p>
The US Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colorado, expect violent
solar storms in 2000 and 2001. Satellite communications, power supplies
and radar systems will be severly disrupted during such a solar storm.
And Joseph Krischvink of the California Institute of Technology in
Pasadena believes that 90 per cent of some animal species may die
"in the first year or two". All of which lends some scientific credence to
Cayce's millennial warning.<p>
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<u><i>Countdown to Catastrophe</i></u><p>
Various prophets predict disaster around the year 2000, but what
exactly will happen and when?
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<li>1999 - The 7th Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnessess and the prophet
Fatima have all said this will mark the end of the world. Nostradamus
predicted pestilence and natural disasters.
<li>2000 - Edgar Cayce and teh clairvoyant Jeanne Dixon predicted major
earthquakes and floods. The Christian prophets St Malachy and Garabandal
identified this time as the end of the world. Edgar Cayce and astrologers
Margaret Hone and A.T. Mann also saw this time as the beginning of a New
Age.
<li>2002 - Nostradamus saw a terrible war at the end of which a new king
would reign.
<li>2012 - The Mayans believed that the earth's fifth and final cycle will
come to an end, causeing the destruction of teh world.
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<u><i>Planetary Alignments</i></u><p>
In May 2000, the planets will align themselves, with the earth and Pluto
on one side of the sun, and the other major planets arranged in a straight
line on the other side. Studies by NASA have shown that when only two of
these planets - Jupiter and Saturn - line up, there is a 20 per cent increase
in solar activity, this could lead to severe disturbances in the earths
crust. If all the major planets line up against us, the result could be the
destruction of our planet, as predicted by many prophets.<p>
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