Nostradamus
Michel de Nostredame, known as Nostradamus, born on December 14, 1503 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, died on July 2, 1566 in Salon-de-Provence.
A French apothecary, an adept of astrology like all his colleagues during the Renaissance, he published famous predictions, the Prophecies .
They contributed to his fame to such an extent that Queen Catherine de Medici summoned him to court and appointed him physician and advisor to the king.
Nostradamus was one of the most esteemed physicians of his time: for years, he traveled throughout Provence treating numerous patients. To protect oneself from the plague, Nostradamus advocated the use of a "powder of sovereign scent to dispel pestilential odors," a prophylactic remedy made from plants.
In 1546, a delegation from the city of Aix came to him to help their city, decimated by the plague, and to save them from "Provençal anthrax." And in every place where an epidemic broke out, he was sought out, as in Lyon in 1547 or in the regions where epidemics were reported.
Nostradamus: A User's Guide - How to Read the Prophecies
The Prophecies of Nostradamus are among the most famous and most commented-upon texts, but also among the most misunderstood. Their ambiguity, language, and fragmentary form encourage hasty interpretations and prophetic readings.
Nostradamus: A User's Guide offers a rigorous yet accessible approach to understanding how this text works. Without attempting to predict or reveal, the book provides methodological guidelines for reading the quatrains accurately, taking into account their language, context, and symbolic uses.
This book is for anyone who wants to read the Prophecies differently: with method, critical distance and attention to the text.
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