A few years ago, with the approach of1August 999 18, the prophecy of the end of the world spread like wildfire. In our country, Nostradamus, the mysterious prophet of France in the middle ages, also became a news figure because he predicted the so-called "1999 catastrophe". The book about Nostradamus' mysterious prophecy has been selling well for some time, and many newspapers have shown unprecedented attention to it. "1999 catastrophe" even caused great panic among some people. However, as many responsible and upright scientists and social science workers have pointed out, nothing will happen on1August 1999 18! Moreover, it turns out that nothing really happened, and the prediction of catastrophe was completely bankrupt! However, the lessons left by this incident are extremely profound. With the help of modern media, the mass mysticism culture with the worship of supernatural "psionics" as the main content is a hotbed of contemporary new religions, including cults. The prediction of "1999 catastrophe" is an important part of the popular mysticism culture in recent years and a countercurrent in our social life. This paper briefly introduces its origin and development, hoping to make readers have a clear understanding and serious reflection on it.
65438+July 0999,
The king of terror fell from the sky,
So king angorama came back to life,
Before and after, Mars ruled in the name of happiness.
This is a prophetic poem of the so-called "1999 human catastrophe" which has been making a lot of noise in the society since the end of 1980s. It originated from Nostradamus (or translated as "Nostradamus Dammous") and other centuries (10: 72). ).
Mysterious prophet
Who is Nostradamus?
According to relevant data, Nostradamus was born in Provence, France on February 4th, 503. He was influenced by Jewish mysticism since childhood, although his whole family converted to Christianity on February 5th12. Nostradamus was smart since he was a child. He learned everything about Greek, Latin, Hebrew, mathematics and astrology, and was especially interested in astrology. 1522 went to Montpellier to study medicine, and practiced medicine in the south of France after graduation. It is said that he often prescribed some prescriptions for immortality to local priests. 1529 returned to the medical department, and obtained a doctorate. 1534 or so, I married a "noble and charming beauty". However, the good times did not last long, and the epidemic took the lives of his wife and children. 1538, Nostradamus was accused of heresy because of his careless remarks, and he was displaced for several years to escape persecution. At the same time, Nostradamus showed "extraordinary" predictive ability. Legend has it that he predicted that a young monk was a "respected leader" and he became pope after Nostradamus died. From 65438 to 0554, the Black Death (plague) was prevalent in southern France, and Nostradamus saved lives and made great contributions. Later, she married a widow of a rich man in the salon and settled down. 1555 published the first three volumes (300 articles) and part of the fourth volume of the collection of prophecies. It seems that the death of the king was foreseen (1: 35), and Nostradamus became famous. 1556 In July, Nostradamus went to Paris at the invitation of the princess, and became an adviser to King Henry II, predicting his good or bad luck. However, he was soon chased by the police on the charge of "witchcraft confusing people" and had to return to the salon in a hurry. On July 1566, Nostradamus died of gout and edema for a long time.
The French name of Century Astrology is Les Centuries Astrologiques, and its English translation is The Complete Prophecy of Nostradamus, with a volume of *** 12. Each volume contains about 100 four-line poems, with a volume of * * * 655. The book Century has been reprinted since its publication. According to relevant introduction, as far as we know, there are 26 versions and 4 kinds of fakes. Since the publication of the book, Nostradamus's predictions have been used by different people. It is said that people used Nostradamus' prophetic poems during the French court struggle in the17th century and during the Bastille Uprising in July 1789. 1940, Germany scattered a large number of prophetic poems "taken from Nostradamus" by plane, claiming that Hitler would win, and Britain and France carried out tit-for-tat counter-propaganda.