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WIKIMEDIA COMMONSThis portrait of Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame) was painted by son, César de Nostredame.
One of our most popular columns last year dealt with the 2022 predictions of Nostradamus, so we would be remiss not to follow up with the famed French seer’s forecast for the upcoming Year of the Rabbit (Chinese astrology).
To recap: Michel de Nostradame’s prophecies were published in 1555 as “quatrain” poetry based upon what he called “judicial astrology.” His predictions played out through the ensuing centuries, among them the Great Fire of London, the French Revolution, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the assassination of JFK, the moon landing and even 9/11.
So what does 2023 have in store for us all according to Nosty’s 500 year-old visions based on his reading of the stars?
To answer this we shall attempt to decipher the prophecies of Nostradamus in the context of current global events.
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT …
… because the name of the game for this coming year is a lot of disaster and calamity.
Nosty is interpreted to have predicted a nuclear war for early 2023 between the United States and Russia that will last for 27 years following “seven months (of) great war, people dead through evil.”
Certainly, the Russia-Ukraine war has cast this ugly specter, not least because Mad Vlad Putin — identified by Nosty as the antichrist (no big surprise) — has run out of options to defend the eastern regions of Ukraine he invaded and illegally annexed.
Here is that quatrain:
“The antichrist very soon annihilates the three,
“Twenty-seven years the war will last.
“The unbelievers are dead, captive, exiled.
“With blood, human bodies, water and red hail covering the earth.”
Poisonous Putin has already been defeated in the Ukrainian regional capital Kherson, resulting in a humiliating retreat. And now it is believed that by Christmas the Ukrainians will be in a position to retake Crimea, which was stolen from them by Mr. Putin’s regime eight years ago.
Crimea may be Vlad’s final red line (earlier such “red lines” have already been breached) for triggering tactical nuclear weapons. No doubt the targeting by his generals (who, judging by their sheer ineptitude, couldn’t plan a booze-up in a brewery) would (one hopes) take wind direction into account lest radioactive fallout from a nuclear detonation “accidentally” wander into a neighboring NATO country. If that happens, Article 5 is invoked, and NATO is necessarily obliged to raise arms against Russia, a road that conceivably leads to World War III.
Whatever trajectory the Russians believe prudent, wind direction can change, leading us to another Nostradamus prophecy for next year: The depopulation of European countries.
Here is that quatrain:
“Within the isles is a very horrible uproar. One will hear only a party of war.”
Of all the 30 NATO-member countries, Mr. Putin and his KGB cronies despise Britain most. (The U.S. comes in a close second.) Which means “uproar in the isles” applies to Blighty.
Nuclear explosions can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
SPIDERS AND LOCUSTS
So let’s move to the major earthquake Nostradamus has forecast for the coming year: A 9.8 quake in the ocean — specifically, the Mariana Trench, in the far western Pacific (between Guam and the Philippines) — from which, he prophesied, giant spiders and locusts would emerge.
But back to putrid Putin for a moment: Supposedly (according to Nostradamus), the Russian despot has put his scientists to work on creating a new kind of soldier — a human-monkey hybrid that can eat anything. This is important because Mr. Putin can barely feed his newly mobilized conscripts.
Indeed, the drafting of raw recruits has become a major headache for Vlad. Young men are bailing from Mother Russia by the tens of thousands to lead lives elsewhere, which is, of course, preferable than being led to their deaths. Those draftees stupid enough to remain in typical Russian passive mode are trained for several days, provided with rusty old weapons and given rations that months or years ago breached their expiration date.
Once these amateur fighters see what they’re up against (not just food poisoning), they are quickly demoralized and a) rebel against their superiors or b) desert or defect, in many cases surrendering pre-battle to their much better trained and armed adversary for whom morale has never been an issue because there is a vast difference between right and wrong.
Here is that Nosty quatrain:
“A monkey of fortune with twisted tongue
“will come to the sanctuary of the gods.
“He will open the door to heretics
“And raise up the Church militant.”
A METEOR STRIKE AND MORE
And that’s not all.
If Nostradamus is correct, a meteorite the size of a whale will slam into our fragile planet and carry with it an alien species of some sort.
So just for starters we have nuclear blasts and radiation along with the possibility of World War III, super-duper spiders and locusts, and a meteor carrying potentially infectious cooties.
But now some good news from Nostradamus: Russia’s despot Putin will be assassinated, as plotted by his closest associates. (Predictable, based on Mr. Putin’s dwindling popularity within his own country and that fact that most hits are an inside job, from Jesus of Nazareth’s Judas to Caesar’s “et tu, Brute?”)
Nostradamus also foresaw that U.S. President Joe Biden will suffer from a mystery disease. If he was referring to mythomania or pseudologia fantastical (also known as habitual lying), the French prophet clearly got the year wrong because, as we all know, Joe’s pathological condition began decades ago. But perhaps Nosty meant dementia.
There’s more.
Perhaps due to the predicted world war and the chaos that results, “The great audacious brawler… will be elected governor of the army.” As in commander-in-chief.
Donald Trump in 2024?
Now add economic disaster due to soaring costs: “So high will the bushel of wheat rise that man will be eating his fellow man.” Cannibalism?
And also social upheaval as the gap widens between social classes: “Dreadful horrors and vengeances.” Revolution?
And this with regard to John Kerry’s climate kookiness: Commencing 2023, no rain for 40 years (“the dry earth will grow more parched”) followed by 40 years of constant rain (“there will be great floods”). Could it be the planet’s immune system trying to get rid of us?— a Kurt Vonnegutism based on humanity’s bad behavior.
If Nostradamus is to be believed (and even if he isn’t), make sure your Christmas this year is the merriest you’ve ever had because you never know which Christmas may be your last.
And thereafter treasure each and every disaster-free day.
But if disaster strikes?
A martini and a cigar plus that bottle of Opus One you’ve been promising yourself — perfect for New Year’s Eve to kick off the festivities.
WHAT”S NEXT IN UKRAINE?
According to our top-notch intelligence source in Washington D.C., the Russians may be ready to cry uncle in Ukraine. They have apparently put out feelers “for a ceasefire and maybe armistice pending negotiations on final status.” Presumably the deal will be that they’ll withdraw from the newly “annexed” regions but retain Crimea.
So let’s put everything into perspective: It is the arrogance and folly of every generation to believe the end is nigh on their watch.
Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail.com.
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