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I suppose it's not very kind of me to keep all of this prophetic knowledge to myself. To truly understand Nostradamus' meaning, you must first go back to the original French that he wrote, ignoring all the ridiculous and nonsensical English translations that others have put out, since they're all clearly biased. Then, you must find a source of unbiased translation, and what better unbiased source of translation is there than Google Translate, I ask you? There, now you are prepared to understand the real meaning of Nostradamus' otherworldy predictions.
I would like to add that the copies of Nostradamus that are currently on the market have badly degraded French transcriptions; you can only get an accurate translation from older copies of Nostradamus' work that you might find laying around the house, at the library, or in the "FREE PLEASE TAKE" pile outside of second-hand bookshops. Please feel free to help me spread the true word of Nostradamus throughout the world, before la fin des temps take us all unaware!!! |
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The Godiva legend dates back to the mid 11th century and can be found as a written account in the 12th. Nostradamus was a learned man from the 15th century, he would have had access to the legend.
Also, human nature hasn't changed much in 1000 years. The Godiva story - Naked on horseback! Brave woman sacrifices modesty for the sake of peasants. - would have made it to France long before the 1500's. |
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If Nostradamus predicted Diana's death, why didn't the Nostradamus scholars warn her?
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There is a school of thought which suggest Nostradamus was referring to lesser events in his own time. Because the players were powerful, he mixed it up in order to deny it if necessary. (Oh no, your grace! My trance was about some other bishop.")
Personally, I'm willing to believe that it's some sort of combination. Some of the quatrains were a way for him to safely express dissatisfaction with contemporary events, some were personal musings, some were for effect and some were things that he thought might happen based on his knowledge of human behavior. Plus a little of the attention whoring that seems to accompany most "psychics." |
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Oh, but HE DID! Regardez:
Originally Posted by Nostradamus
Originally Posted by Google Translate
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"When I began to talk with him, I could not help thinking that he was not really wise, although he was thought wise by many, and wiser still by himself; and I went and tried to explain to him that he thought himself wise, but was not really wise; and the consequence was that he hated me, and his enmity was shared by several who were present and heard me." - Plato, Apology "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan |
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La grande Royne quand se verra vaincue, Fera exces de masculin courage : Sur cheval, fleuve passera toute nue, Suite par fer, a foy fera outrage. It's old French, but even so, there are so many versions on the web it is hard to know what to think. "toute nue" (naked) must refer to "royne" (queen) since it is a feminine adjective, and "cheval" (horse) is masculine. "Time" and "faith" sound the same in modern French (fois/foi) fem., and most likely did in the French of his day. People just did not know how to spell...sort of like today. BTW: Pâté de Foie Gras is another "foie" (liver), masculine.
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Yeah what a bunch of bastards not telling her body guard to lay off the sauce before he got into a car and drove at high speeds. Way to miss a chance to be useful there guys.
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Well, I am somewhat familiar with Michel de Nostredame and I don't think he was much of a prophet nor an astrologer.
To begin with, he was poorly seen by his fellow astrologists for being too lazy to do proper charts. He would generally insist that his clients provide him with their own charts so he would not have to calculate them. More importantly, when it came to his prophecies, Nostradamus was mostly a plagiarist. For example, many of his prophecies come from the "Mirabilis Liber"(Mirabilis liber qui prophetias revelationesque, necnon res mirandas, preteritas, presentes et futuras, aperte demonstrat) which was a collection of prophesies that was actually on the church's list of prohibited texts. Since most of the people that read his almanacs were not cognizant of such texts, it all looked great. (the complete text of the "Mirabilis Liber" is online btw, if you wish to read it) Not to mention of course, that his quatrains are vague enough that they could be applied to any circumstance. I would bet that I could take the Simpsons and use that to predict most major events, past, present or future. I believe there are a number of sites who claim that the Simpsons predicted 9/11, Prophetic... or something more sinister?
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Why?
More importantly, as I said in the other thread, we don't give a rat's ass about how you think Nostradamus predicted things that occurred before 2010. If you want to impress us, you will need to use the master's prescience to post specific predictions of future unforeseen events that you cannot control. If you post them and they come true, you will have our attention (and that is what you came here for, isn't it?). ______________________________ Another poster with the random ellipsis and random capitalization. I'm pretty sure I've heard this story before and know how it ends. |
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My dear friend, clearly you haven't immersed yourself deeply enough in Nostradamus' writings and all things Nostradamus as I have. It's obvious to a Master Prediction Interpreter such as myself that Nostradamus used the feminine in this quatrain in order to fool you, the authorities, and others who simply aren't enlightened enough to follow his majestic poetry.
Nostradamus used the feminine so that the authorities would be thrown off track. See, back then they would read it, and say, "A naked woman? In Medieval France? Ehn ehn ehn, clearly the poor fool is delusional, or writing pornography. Shall we arrest him, or shall we go off and finish dying of the plague?" Clearly you need to immerse yourself in reading Nostradamus for a few months until you can see his brilliance as clearly as I do. After all, neither Nostradamus or Google Translate are ever wrong, everyone knows that! For shame, bon ami, for shame. |
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Yeah, well you missed the obvious meaning of "suite par fer"...clearly, she was followed on her trip by liver thieves traveling by "chemin de fer", (railroad) since she was behaving like a man, and was fearing "outrage", (being outed) as a transvestite.
Uhm, "passing a river", well, drank too much wine. I think I'll pass on the "further reading" of Nostradamus.
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Please explain each one and its relationship to her. Pretty please.
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When the great queen sees herself conquered, In 2005, a the age of 19, Stefani (Stefani Germanotta is Lady Gaga's real name) signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings but she was dropped by the label after only three months. she will show an excess of masculine courage. The first song she produced [with RedOne] was Boys Boys Boys, a mash-up inspired by Mötley Crüe's Girls, Girls, Girls and AC/DC's T.N.T. Naked, on horseback, she will pass over the river In 2006, LG, (who came from Manhattan) started the Stefani Germanotta Band with some friends from NYU. They recorded an EP of their ballads at a studio underneath a liquor store in New Jersey, becoming a local fixture at the downtown Lower East Side club scene. pursued by the sword: she will have outraged her faith. Contrary to her subsequent outré style, the New York Post described her early look as like 'a refugee from Jersey Shore' with 'big black hair, heavy eye makeup and tight, revealing clothes.' |
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"When I began to talk with him, I could not help thinking that he was not really wise, although he was thought wise by many, and wiser still by himself; and I went and tried to explain to him that he thought himself wise, but was not really wise; and the consequence was that he hated me, and his enmity was shared by several who were present and heard me." - Plato, Apology "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan |
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Oh dear, I do so desperately need an apprentice in Predictional Interpretation! Perhaps you could stay awhile and give me your opinion of the following quatrain:
Originally Posted by Nostradamus
Originally Posted by Google Translate
*For Entertainment purposes only. Interpreter is not legally liable if you do not go far. All rights reserved. $3.99 a minute for the first three minutes of Interpretation, $5.99 a minute after the first three minutes. |
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"When I began to talk with him, I could not help thinking that he was not really wise, although he was thought wise by many, and wiser still by himself; and I went and tried to explain to him that he thought himself wise, but was not really wise; and the consequence was that he hated me, and his enmity was shared by several who were present and heard me." - Plato, Apology "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan |
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Let me get this straight...
1. These writings are vague and colorful in language, so you can interpret them to fit just about anything. 2. It is perfectly OK that most of it doesn't fit at all, since that is done on purpose to "cloud the meaning." This means that not only can you find some verse for any person or event. It means that ANY part of Nostradamus' writing can be interpreted to fit ANY person or event... Can anybody think of a more pointless exercise? I mean, even IF Nostradamus knew about every future event in detail, there is no way anybody could find out about a single fact by interpreting his writings according to Rwalsh's rules. |
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"When I began to talk with him, I could not help thinking that he was not really wise, although he was thought wise by many, and wiser still by himself; and I went and tried to explain to him that he thought himself wise, but was not really wise; and the consequence was that he hated me, and his enmity was shared by several who were present and heard me." - Plato, Apology "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan |
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"At some point, you just get past the horror of someone having these beliefs, and begin to enjoy the sheer comedy of it all." Complexity And I dont care if your name is Norm or Jack, Or Dick. I dont see why you have to post your name everytime you make a comment./ its IRRELIVANT -Rwalsh |
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Lady Godiva is important to our History. That Is why It must be recorded. Becuase it has alot to do with Free Courage, Anything that amounts to free courage is absolutly Gold To nostradamus and thus needs recording.
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It was sooo unheard of people, or noble women to just strip of themselves of there cloths and ride nakkid throughout town. What a noble display of sacrifice, masculine courage.
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Its A pivotal mark in the world, the scenario changes- Everything Changes. The New Direction of the Monarch, will there ever be asserted a Queen any longer? Doubtful... IT will be entirely be ruled by Male Faction. It will never return for Queen-ship. Even for the queens ruling, She has less than more power. Its like they come to take away her the swords of power.In both hands she use to hold two swords, now they come to take both of them. Take it from her.
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OK, I give up. You are a troll.
You have been shown that we are talking about a fictional story that predates Nostradamus, and you are still holding out that this quatrain is somehow significant. I will give you your due. You did have me going. I really believed you were sincere. I am not sure how you trolls keep score, but I will not argue against any points that you scored off of me. Bye. . . . . . . . . . . . My only regret is that the JREF has banned kitten pictures. |
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If you read the wiki... It dosnt say Fictional Story. Lady Godiva is a historical Figure, not a fairy tale. Im not a troll either. If I wanted Attention I go hang in the Art Forums and post paintings. But here... Perhaps if you do not like what you read, you input your skepticism, then you should move on. If it dosnt pertain to your ears then dont listen to it. Im sorry if this dosnt suit your taste. But im sure some are intrested in knowing some knowledge. |
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Dont Outright BASH me and Nostradamus. Its highly uncalled for. I dont bash you, so please. Respect in the forum would be appreciated.
If there is something Ive done wrong then please dont hesitate to report me.. But I assure you Ive done nothing wrong, Didnt call anyone names and Am not starting and troubles. Ive just been studying nostradamus for years now, And I want to share my research into these matters. |
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Yes, And Ive read other peoples work. They will take somethin, without any fact or illustration. Be completly wrong, and speak as if it had something to do with Russia or Iraq or something.
Which To my knowledge in that quatrain you it has names of places like France. So how could this be??? When nostradamus writes names of places in france in some of his quatrains yet people are talking about nuclear bombs in IRAQ. Yes Normal Dude.. It is pointless to read something without any conclusive facts. PERTAINING to the Quatrains. The most Important Part of the Book is to read the PREFACE to Cesar Nostradamus. And the Epistle to Henry the II. To me these are the most fundamental, and Essential things you need to Know before Deciphering any of the quatrains. Its something you have to re-read atleast... well. You need to re-read all of it alot. There ARE RULES and Doctrain you need to know about before Deciphering. You cant just pick any quatrain and decipher it. You got to know which ones are more descriptive. Particularly the names and Descriptions, Not to know times and Dates. You cant take a Quatrain, and go Blah Blah Blah 9/11., You need Evidence and FACTS. You also need to know EVERYTHING in the Facts and Evidence to know what it means. And to say the least...Im sure everyone here has had a Da-javu moment in there lifetime they can remember? Isnt this a form of seeing into the future without knowing it until that moment. Sure these are strange and Odd, but there is a variety of peoples on this earth, not everyone is equal. And Nostradamus had the exception of foresight. I beleive it becuase I expirence some of it myself. |
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The 'predictions' of Nostra Dumb-arse are codswallop and worthy of a good BASHing, as are your meaningless decipherings of them. You, of course, are not, and your inability to differentiate between us BASHing your posts and BASHing you personally is a problem for you to work through, not us. Refuting nonsense is ostensibly the Forum's entire raison d'être. Maybe you're in the wrong place. The drivel you post is an insult to our collective intelligence. Neither the predictions of Nostra Dumb-arse or your ideas concerning them are worthy of any respect. Perhaps some respect for the Forum would be in order. Your spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax and general sentence structure are atrocious and have been reported to the relevant authority. Am too. No, you don't really. Trust me on this: you're far better off keeping it to yourself. |
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[quote=Akhenaten;6402656]The 'predictions' of Nostra Dumb-arse
Thats just horrible. You know, I dont mind Skepticism. But if you are going to call names well Skepticism dosnt mean to be Verbally abusive.. |
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Interested inn a little wager on that? No matter how strange and Odd things get; no matter how wide the variety of people, there is no such thing as the type of precognition you are trying to describe. Foresight is simply knowing that if you stick your hand in a fire you will burn yourself. Nostra Dumb-arse was far from unique in possessing this ability. Why don't you try the experience of installing a spell checker? |
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I'm interested in knowing some knowledge, but unfortunately you are not providing it. Yes, Godgifu was an historical figure, but the story about her riding naked is a legend with no historic validity.
Also, why does it take "masculine" courage to show one's feminine body? However, since I am interested in knowing some knowledge, I was skimming through the bits of Daniel Donaghue's book on Lady Godiva that are available on Google Books. Looks like an interesting read. |
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I do! I picked the wrong user, I meant Rwalsh.
Ririon positively stinks at Predictive Interpretation, definitely not one of Nostradamus' "Chosen"! I can't be blamed for making an error, though, I haven't found my slide rule and calculator yet! I can't possibly be accurate without my slide rule and calculator, you see.
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Please provide your evidence and facts at your earliest possible convenience. So far all you seem to have provided is babble and an unwavering faith in a long dead nut.
Clearly not everyone here is a skeptic. In fact it makes it a lot easier to call BS on obvious BS if you avoid declaring yourself a skeptic. More to the point, if you want to appeal to the skeptics please provide: |
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![]() Nostradamus Writes... Century 1 Quatrain 5 They will be driven away for a long drawn out fight. The countryside will be most grievously troubled. Town and country will have greater struggle. Carcassonne and Narbonne will have their hearts tried. These are actual places in france as descriptive in the wiki. Havnt Really Deciphered Much of this. But It seems to me that Both Carcassonne and Narbonne maybe allied somehow against invasion. Or perhaps they fought against one another.. I remember reading both Carcassonne and Narbonne and It was really hard for me to decipher the history. Rather its easy just to place the links of the history of the places. I have to come up with a conclusion. But never-the-less. Nostradamus is descriptive in this quatrain. Other than that it takes hours and hours to research and get a grasp of the idea of what Nostradamus is explaining here. And you know, you pick up any nostradamus book in a library where people try and decipher it, well.. Alot of the Quatrains they are descriptive about actual places.. You hardly ever see reference of the maps in which he is talking about. And its quiet evident here. You dont see me talking about NUCLEAR Bombs in this one as you would if someone else was trying to decipher.. And please, dont even mention about the History Channel and there Proposition of the matter. It is soo bluff.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narbonne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne |
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Wow! Nosti actually had a quatrain which named real places. Colour me impressed. I read a book once which had a character eating Breakfast outside of Tiffanys in New York. I looked it up on Wiki and shock upon shock, there is a Tiffinys in New York. I didn't realise it was true, or prophesy, so I'm off the find Holly Golightly.
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