The Lost Book of Nostradamus – Part III

The Wheel of Fortune, the Wheel of Ezekiel, and the Wheel of Nostradamus all address the same basic theme. The wheel shows that thoughts precede physical manifestation. The wheel speaks of cycles, rotations, karma, what comes around comes around, and the fact that today’s thoughts produce tomorrow’s reality. The wheel is also the complete manifestation of the symbol.

The original Wheel of Fortune has four symbols in each corner: man, eagle, bull, and lion. The center of the wheel, according to Eliphas Levi, “represents the First Unit from which all movement originates.” It is the point of all potential. The eight spokes of the wheel, the number eight, represents the man who radiates from the center, indicating the source of what we are. The four symbols in the corners represent the name of God. And the implication that man emanates from and is an extension of the power of God. In the hermetic tradition, the snake actually represents light and its shape is reminiscent of DNA and vibration. The original Tarot image has these symbols supported by clouds, indicating the spiritual support of all there is. Taken together, the wheel speaks of the many cycles; the seasons, night and day, life and death and what follows comes from what precedes, a time to sow and a time to reap.

The Nostradamus Wheel is different. I have said in previous articles that Nostradamus was initiated into the Mysteries of the Tarot. He would have known the appropriate symbolism for the Wheel of Fortune. Where does it differ and why? The first point to note is that the wheel of Nostradamus is not supported by the clouds, spirit, as is the case in the Tarot. Background images are of cities, land, and man-made structures. Here it shows that man still has a sense of superiority and is focused on the material plane and all his problems and worries. Inside the wheel, Nostradamus portrays a setting of time. He has nothing to do with 9/11 and the destruction of the Twin Towers. He talks about a time when there are modern cities, spaceships and jets. The message is for our current age. These images are within the confines of the wheel, indicating that this time period is still caught up in the cycles of life and death, and therefore subject to what those concepts imply. The message also deals with the fact that what is inside the wheel is subject to the forces and events that surround it.

Instead of the eagle at the top right, it has a rooster. The rooster, or rooster, has a long history, symbolically speaking. In most cultures, the rooster was a solar symbol that indicated the triumph of light over darkness, illumination. For the Celts the rooster was a symbol of the underworld. During the Middle Ages, the rooster became a Christian symbol of the speed of Christ’s return and of the final judgment of humanity and of the hopeful overcoming of evil. The interesting thing is that the rooster replaces the eagle. The eagle is the symbol of the soaring spirit, our higher nature, higher truths and a movement beyond the yoke of the material towards a closer connection with the Creator. What Nostradamus implies is that at this point in our history, we are not yet at the point of flying like the eagle, but are still stuck in the good versus evil mentality, Christ will come and save us.

In Christianity, the peacock is both a symbol of immortality and human vanity. Nostradamus has a peacock foot in the hourglass. We are told that the time of human vanity and the time of hoping for some kind of salvation will come and end in this age. This does not mean that there will be a “second coming” as promised by religious institutions. It means that the idea of ​​such a belief is coming to an end. It is only human vanity to think that some god has singled out man for special treatment.

“Quetzalcóatl, called Kukulcán and Gugumatz among the Maya, was not merely a historical figure for the ancient Mexicans, but was a figure that united spirit and matter. The quetzal bird represented the spiritual impulse to take flight and transcend the limits of nature. corporeal existence and the serpent represented being rooted in physical reality to the rhythms and cycles of nature”. (NEXO 2006). Nostradamus knew the meaning of the feathered serpent. He also knew that the snake symbolized wisdom and higher vibrations. He further knew that the story of Quetzalcoatl heralded the destruction of the Mayan civilization and an eventual return of truth and light. The man with the feathered headdress is Quetzalcoatl. He note the cross on the trouser leg. Was it not Christian zeal that destroyed Central American civilization? So here we have two references to a return of something. Of importance is that the feathered man supports the serpent. Is he putting the snake on the wheel or taking it off? In the true Tarot the serpent descends from the left side of the wheel; wisdom descending to matter. In the image of Nostradamus, the serpent ascends. The serpent’s head faces west; symbol of the end of the day, sunset, the end of what has gone before.

The next different symbol is the phoenix. The phoenix bird is the symbol or rebirth and transformation. Go through the cycles that are representative of this Tarot key. Fortunately, the phoenix is ​​rising. Again, the allusion to change and transformation in our time. Also note that he gets up from the ball and looks down at the crown.

The bottom figure is a prince, king, or leader wearing royal purple. The prince has lost his crown. He is trying to clear the blue ball, the earth. This represents the current efforts of ineffective leaders to rid the planet of its ills. The lost crown indicates that the efforts are in vain. Does this sound familiar? From one end of the globe to the other; From one major problem to another, world leaders have been unable and unwilling to address major social, environmental and political concerns.

Some of the meanings of the Lion are obvious: strength, cunning, pride, voracity, power, primal instinct, and dominance. The lion is also the symbol of Christ consciousness, the sun and also greed. The Lion has a staff around an image of the Pope. An image that reveals the interiority of the Church’s thirst for power with a head and crown but the body of a dog, ready to drive away the fears of the unsuspecting. The symbol of Christ, the light of Leo, the sun, is trying to control the symbol of religious authority. So who is the man pulling the lion’s tail? The clue is on his back. There we see an “X”, the original cross that precedes that of Christianity, a cross of suffering and pain. On each side of the cross are two pillars. Those familiar with esotericism and Freemasonry will understand that it is the insiders who are trying to return the lion to its proper place in the image. In Roman numerals, the “X” equals the number 10, which is the Tarot number for the Wheel of Fortune. But it is something else. The “X” is a symbol of 2012 when the earth and our solar system “cross” the galactic plane, the end or beginning of a new cycle for the planet and everything on it. It is said that “all that is hidden will be revealed.” The current rise of spiritual thought, orchestrated by mystical organizations, is paving the way for a great transformation. The New Age, Now Age, The Secret, Waking God, and other events and books represent an explosion of reawakened ideas of man’s true and divine inner nature. Note that the figure is not trying to stop the Lion in his efforts to master the dogma. It simply seeks to return the Lion to its proper place in the circle and cycle of time. Notice that the color of the snake and the mystic’s pants are green, the colors of love and healing.

And now we come to the arm that extends from the top right. Many say it is the hand of God. This is not correct. The arm extends from the position in the Tarot reserved for the man. This is not the physical man, but the spiritual man, the higher self, the super consciousness. The arm emerges from a cloud, symbol of the spirit. The bracelet is royal in color and holds a crook that extends to the center of the wheel. The connection of the arm with the center reveals the connection of man with the divine. But what is the arm trying to do? Higher human consciousness is attempting to break, alter, or change the current cycle. A cycle filled with ruinous dogma, fear, greed and confusion.

What does Nostradamus tell us? He talks about our current time in history. He tells us that the world is in chaos. Our leaders are ineffective, religion has lost its purpose, and a great transformation is coming. He indicates that the transformation is not the result of a mythical “second coming”, but must arise from man’s higher thoughts; a man who mentally reconnects with the center of all that is to break our cycle of destruction and ignorance. The time is drawing near. And, as the Hopi have said, “it’s us we’ve been waiting for.”