Oracles of Nostradamus

By Charles A. Ward

[1891]

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Ward is one of the best known 'Nostradamians'. He is an emphatic believer in the accuracy of the predictions, and he marshals a huge amount of linguistic and historical erudition to make his case. He is also a consummate stylist; his convoluted Victorian prose will leave many readers rubbing their eyes. At times his writing becomes almost (inadvertantly) Joycean (for instance, his rhapsody on Napoleon on p. 250).

Ward makes some key points for any prospective interpreter of Nostradamus. First of all, Nostradamus' text is not written entirely in French; certainly it would not serve as a good text to learn modern French. He mixes 16th Century French, Latin, Lang d'Oc (a Provençal dialect of French similar to Catalan), words of his own invention such as anagrams and strange amalgams; as well as (cue the echo chamber) words from the future. I've already pointed out the startling term 'Eussouis' (USA) in my essay on 9/11. Ward notes (see page 130) that Nostradamus uses a slang word, in context, for a component of an improved flintlock ('dog') nearly a century before it was invented. Nostradamus also uses a term for conscription (see p. 248) in a sense not used until about 1800.

Another point which comes up again and again is that it is almost impossible to use Nostradamus to actually predict events. The predictions usually only make sense in hindsight. It is far too easy to predict 'there will be earthquakes, floods, famine'. What distinguishes Nostradamus is the accuracy of his 'hits' when viewed in the rear view mirror. In particular, Wards' exposition of Nostradamus' presages of specific events of the French revolution is one of the strongest portions of the book. Nostradamus predicts details of the unfolding events that are far too close to be coincidence, yet would have made no sense whatsoever when first published. For instance, constant reference to 'a place of tiles' is made (the Tuileries), long before it was constructed.

Lastly, Ward makes an interesting speculation about Nostradamus' method. He hypothesizes that Nostradamus viewed and heard the events he described in sequence, and wrote prose notes; subsequently he composed the enigmatic poetry, cut them into separate verses and randomized them (anticipating the surrealist poets, perhaps?). Although Ward only details 15% of Nostradamus' verses, he ties them together into a sequence which makes a great deal of sense.

In hindsight.

Bibliographic note: Although this book is fairly rare as a first edition, there is a 1940 Charles Scribner's and Sons Modern Library reprint. The Modern Library edition has a selection of additional quatrains appended (which can't be included here for copyright reasons). This edition is very common and inexpensive on the used book market, and should be the cornerstone of any Nostradamus collection.

Title Page
Dedication
Three Prophecies of Old Time
Preface
Contents
Life of Nostradamus
The Preface of Michael Nostradamus to His Prophecies
Epistle to Henry II
Magic
Historical Fragments
Henri Quatre
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Louis XV
England
French Revolution
Louis XVI
The National Convention
Pius VI
Napoleonic Rule
Louis XVIII and Louis Philippe
Republic, 1848, and Napoleon III
Appendix

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