And did you think it couldn’t get any worse?
Asteroids that wipe out the world, zombies and ruinous hunger are on deck for 2021, according to French philosopher Michel de Nostradamus, whose history of predicting the future has been frighteningly accurate.
Nostradamus, who died in 1566, prophesied calamitous events through his “Les Prophéties”, a collection of poetic blocks. The Renaissance era seer alluded to events such as the French Revolution, the development of the atomic bomb and the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Now, attentive readers of his work say he predicted a 2021 even more destructive than this year-long hell.
In his writings, he mentions “Few young people: half dead to start”. This can only mean one thing, according to the Annual Horoscope: a zombie apocalypse.
“Fathers and mothers dead from infinite pains / Women in mourning, the pestilent monster: / The Great to cease to exist, for the whole world to end,” continued the philosopher, ominously.
Nostradamus also seems to allude to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic – but writes that the coming year will be even more destructive, perhaps bringing hunger to the world. The pandemic has already resulted in millions of Americans going to food banks for the first time. And the UN has warned that food insecurity will be an even bigger problem in 2021.
“After major problems for humanity, a bigger one is prepared,” wrote Nostradamus. “The Great Engine renews times: / Rain, blood, milk, hunger, steel and plague, / It is the fire of heaven seen, a long spark in operation.”
Next? An asteroid: “In the sky, you can see fire and a long trail of sparks”. We have already had some troubles – on Christmas Day, a huge asteroid passed straight through Earth. In November, a pickup-sized asteroid screeched across our planet about 250 miles over the South Pacific on Friday 13.
However, historians often point out that Nostradamus’ writings are incredibly vague – or even non-existent. So cheer up. Things can really get better next year.