Nostradamus and Other Prophets and Seers

by Jo Durden-Smith (Contributor)

The ability to see into the future and to accurately predict events has fascinated and yet frightened man for thousands of years. As far back as 4000 bc, the Sumerians consulted sages who would pronounce on important matters and advise on courses of action. In this riveting account, the predictions of the most famous sages and seers from the dawn of civilization are looked at in detail. One of the best known of these visionaries was Nostradamus, and indeed his prophecies and predictions form the core of this book. Illustrated throughout, Nostradamus and Other Prophets and Seers examines the role of astrology, alchemy, and arcane knowledge in prophecy. Most intriguingly, it tries to answer that age-old question of whether there is such a thing as 'secret knowledge', and whether it is possible for mere mortals to access it.

304 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2017

About the author

Jo Durden Smith was a British author and a documentary film maker.
He was educated at Haileybury and Merton College, Oxford. He worked for World in Action, Granada TV's documentary team, where his rock films were made.
Subsequently he lived in New York, and then Moscow. He was a columnist for The Moscow Times, to 1997.

Reviews

[The Phoenix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this read. It goes through the history of prophets and seers, dedicates part of it to Nostradamus and his prophecies - what came to pass as accurate predictions and what some have interpreted for future predictions. Nostradamus wrote his predictions in a way that had hidden meaning. And the keys to unlocking them are long gone.

Still, if you find the mysteries of prophecy of interest, this would be an exciting read for you.

[Tracey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was sucked in by the cover...

Seems the author looked up different people of history on wikipedia and threw them in a book. Do not waste your time on this, as it is incomplete and baised.

[Ame · Rating 2 out of 5]

It reads like an essay, which it probably is supposed to. However, the writer fails to provide any sort of context, so you’re plunged into it and expected to know the basics. I didn’t know anything, just picked it up because my friend said I should try something new - anyway, probably read the Nostradamus Wikipedia page first if you’re new and want to read this book.

[Theophanea · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had high hopes for this book, but the majority of it was filled with filler fluff, big words and information that didn't seem relevant to Noatradamus at all. Not to mention the stuff I picked the book up to read was in the very last, like 50 pages of the book.

Very disappointing read.

[Andrea Houle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I stopped reading it a quarter of the way through. It was awful. Super text bookish. Lots of confusing terms. You would already have to know a lot about the subject to get whats being said. I never stop reading a book so that should say a lot

[Marjorie Schultz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting but unexpected review of other prophets took half the book. Much more academic than I wanted.

[Jack T · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5

[Natalia Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si te deja conocimiento, pero a mí ver es mucho análisis de las cuartetas de Nostradamus y de sus profecías e igual esa era la intención.