How did Nostradamus Predict the Future?
Nostradamus used many techniques and methods to see into the future. We need to understand that his visions have been shaped by his beliefs. Nostradamus believed his gift of sight had a divine source like a God. His religious beliefs and the environment which shaped his early years and therefore his visions. From early childhood Nostradamus' spiritual development was guided by his grandfathers. They steered his interest towards the occult but also taught him greek and introduced him to the work of early Greek philosophers. Nostradamus possessed many books given to him from his grandfathers and other relatives and professors, which he eventually burnt in a fire to prevent rumours. These books were a guide to his life almost. From his grandfathers and from his grandfathers and from his philosophy studies Nostradamus came to an understanding of man as an holistic play of body, mind and soul, falling in and out of harmony with himself and nature. Many of Nostradamus' views of hygiene and medicine came to him through his many visions which he saw how the methods were used int he future to heal people which then brought this back and used it on his patients which worked a lot better then other physicians.
Nostradamus used many magical techniques to conjure visions. He used a variety of magic arts to induce ecstatic trances. Visions came to him through flame or water gazing, sometimes both together. He also followed the practice of Branchus, a Delphic prophetess of ancient greek requiring him to sit, spine erect, on a brass tripod, the legs of which were angled at the same degree as the Egyptian pyramids. the upright position, and possibly the use of nutmeg, stimulated the mind; the angle of the tripod legs was thought to create bio-electric force which would sharpen psychic powers.
Nostradamus used many magical techniques to conjure visions. He used a variety of magic arts to induce ecstatic trances. Visions came to him through flame or water gazing, sometimes both together. He also followed the practice of Branchus, a Delphic prophetess of ancient greek requiring him to sit, spine erect, on a brass tripod, the legs of which were angled at the same degree as the Egyptian pyramids. the upright position, and possibly the use of nutmeg, stimulated the mind; the angle of the tripod legs was thought to create bio-electric force which would sharpen psychic powers.