When Nostradamus wasn’t predicting giant events like the Great Fire of London, Princess Diana’s death, or nuclear weapons, it appears he was thinking about the year 2025.

More precisely, he predicted what would happen during the year.

Surprisingly, the renowned French astrologer reportedly prophesied a significant amount of negativity for humanity. Which would be concerning, but when do mystics ever gaze into the future and predict happy outcomes?

If you were looking for good fortune in the second half of the year, you’ve come to the wrong spot, since Nostradamus had low expectations for 2025.

Who was Nostradamus?

You’ve probably heard of Nostradamus, a French astrologer, apothecary, and physician who lived from 1503 to 1566.

So, why is he known for forecasting events that occurred hundreds of years after his death?

That’s all due to his book Les Prophéties, which comprises 942 poems, each purporting to prophesy the future.

What prediction did Nostradamus make about 2025?

In Les Prophéties, Nostradamus is said to have predicted a lot of things for our good year 2025, including increasing strife in world politics, the conclusion of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the advent of Aquaman, and an Amazon tragedy.

However, it appears that the astrologer believed that more worrying events were on the way, as he predicted that the plague would return to England’s shores with the following: “The kingdom will be marked by wars so cruel; foes from within and without will arise; a great pestilence from the past returns; no enemy is more deadly under the skies.”

This wasn’t the only grim prediction; Nostradamus appears to have believed that this would be the last year that humans would exist on Earth, as suggested in the following poem: “From the cosmos, a fireball will rise. / A harbinger of fate, the world pleads. / Science and fate in a cosmic dance. / The fate of the Earth, a second chance.”

Aside from the flowery phrasing, it appears that Nostradamus foresaw a comet or alien object impacting with Earth while we all watch in terror and ask for a second chance.

What has Nostradamus previously predicted correctly?

The main reason Nostradamus has earned the reputation of being the ultimate boss of all clairvoyants is that several key historical events are said to have been addressed in Les Propheties.

Famous prophecies ascribed to Nostradamus include

The French Revolution, 1889: “Songs, chants, and demands will come from the enslaved / Held captive by the nobility in their prisons.”

Hitler’s quote: “From the depths of the West of Europe / A young child will be born of poor people / He who by his tongue will seduce a great troop / His fame will increase towards the realm of the East.”

9/11 terrorist acts: “The sky will burn at forty-five degrees / Fire approaches the great new city / By fire, he will destroy their city / A cold and cruel heart, blood will pour / Mercy to none.”

However, it’s advisable to approach these statements cautiously, as many phrases, like “The ancient task will be completed / From on high, evil will fall on the great man / A dead innocent will be accused of the deed / The guilty will remain in the mist,” are at best ambiguous.

Now, it may seem like some nonsense AI prompt or something your uncle says after one too many drinks at Christmas, but it’s the poetry that has been credited for predicting John F. Kennedy’s killing.

So, will the pandemic hit the UK in the next six months before a scorching comet kills the rest of us? Maybe, maybe not.

However, I wouldn’t be too concerned since if mankind does disappear, you won’t have to worry about FOMO.