Most of us embrace the idea of fate in one way or another.

From horoscopes to fortune cookies, it feels nice to hear that we're destined to have

a good day, and if something bad happens, it feels nice to have an excuse.

It's not your fault.

It was bound to happen anyway.

In the 16th century, though, astrology wasn't just a fun little party trick.

It was basically considered a branch of medicine, and one of the best known practitioners was

nostradamus.

Nostradamus wasn't just an astrologer.

Some claimed he was a prophet, and they may have been right.

His book of prophecies is still wildly popular today for one mind-blowing reason.

For the past four centuries, the poems he wrote have been coming true.

This is supernatural, a podcast original.

I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.

Every Wednesday, I'll be taking a deep dive into a real, unexplained occurrence to try

and figure out the truth.

You can find all episodes of supernatural and all other Spotify originals from podcasts

for free on Spotify.

This week, I'm looking at nostradamus.

Physician turned a astrologer, turned larger than life enigma.

Over the past 400 years, his book of prophecies may have forecasted countless major world

events, including World War II and JFK's assassination, and there's still hundreds more waiting

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