The PropheciesBy: Nostradamus The predictions of the sixteenth century French astrologer Nostradamus have long proved captivating. He has been credited with anticipating the Great Fire of London, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. Today, as the world grapples with financial meltdowns, global terrorism, and environmental disasters as well as the Mayan prediction of the apocalypse on December 21, 2012 his prophecies of doom have assumed