The Seer of Seers is at it again
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French astrologer Nostradamus has long been a trendy topic as the clock approaches midnight on New Year's Eve, with the prophet's predictions – while highly subjective and even more questionable – sparking massive curiosity for the year ahead.
Unfortunately, the quatrains aimed at 2025 are quite gloomy, bordering on chaotic.
But alas, here they are…
War in England; the return of the plague
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Last year, Nostradamus predicted torments among the royal family. Now he sees war in Britain and the bleak return of the plague.
“The kingdom will be marked by such brutal wars that enemies will arise from within and without. A great plague from the past returns, no enemy more deadly under heaven.”
Conflicts in world politics
July 15, 2018; Moscow, Russia; Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino present the trophy to France after the 2018 FIFA World Cup final against Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium. Mandatory credits: Tim Groothuis/Witters Sport via USA TODAY Sports
While not groundbreaking, the domestic and international political landscape of 2025 creates a bit of an on-the-nose scenario with such a prediction.
Nostradamus said that there would be “a decline in the influence of established Western countries and the rise of new world powers”.
A long war is coming to an end
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Although Nostradamus' predictions lately have typically been of disaster full of destruction, this is rather the positive side.
The seer noted: 'A long war has exhausted the whole army, so that they cannot find money for the soldiers; instead of gold or silver they will coin leather, Gallic copper and the crescent sign of the moon.'
Could we see an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine next year – which started in 2022?
End of the world
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While the war may be over, the good vibes will soon be crushed by the end of the world – courtesy of a giant asteroid.
Nostradamus wrote: “A fireball will rise from the cosmos, a harbinger of fate, the world pleads. Science and fate in a cosmic dance, the fate of the earth, a second chance.”
Clearly the seer overlooked the fact that we had a blueprint to stop such a catastrophe in the form of the 1998 hit 'Armageddon'.
Destruction and disasters in the Amazon
TOPSHOT – A man evacuates his home after the flooding of the Acre River in Cobija, Bolivian Amazon, on March 3, 2024. Hundreds of people in Cobija are suffering from unprecedented flooding caused by heavy rains and the subsequent flooding of the Acre River on the border with Brazil. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP) (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images)
It is predicted that before the world ends, a climate disaster will hit Brazil through massive floods and volcanic eruptions.
Nostradamus noted: “Garden of the world near the new city, on the path of the hollow mountains: he will be seized and thrown into the tub, forced to drink water poisoned by sulfur.”
The rise and fall of Aquaman
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Nostradamus took this a bit further, noting that a “mysterious leader” would rise to form an “aquatic empire.”
That prediction isn't a misprint, and we're not sure if he's referring to Jason Momoa and box office numbers or an actual water anomaly rising from the depths to take over the world — while probably starting a tequila brand and a podcast.
Well, we'll just have to wait and see – at least until the world ends.
This article originally appeared on List Wire: Nostradamus' predictions for 2025
