Century IV, Quatrain 50: Libra will be seen to reign in the West, holding the rule over the skies and earth. No one will see the strength of
Interpretation with Explanatory Remarks:
This could be an extremely important prediction. It relates to current ongoing economic events
in Asia, and particularly in China .
In the 1986 edition of her book, The Prophecies of
Nostradamus, Erika Cheetham wrote: According to this prediction, when Libra
the Balance rules over America ,
that country will be at the height of its powers. But Asian strength will be equally strong
until the seventh comes. Does this mean
the seventh ruler in Asia , or the seventh decade?”
In 1986 this prediction was not fully understood, but it
should be more meaningful after September 17, 2015, the day the Federal Reserve
Bank announced to the world that they will keep the key interest rate at zero,
citing global turmoil. (Nostradamus may
be confirming that the Federal Reserve made the right decision because China ’s economic
health may be in a much worse condition than we realize.)
General Comment:
Nostradamus gives us several important pieces of
information. Chronologically and
factually, they relate to China ’s
current socio-economic problems.
First: Nostradamus tells us “Libra will be seen to reign in
the West, holding the rule over the skies and earth.” “Libra” is an astrological sign and it stands
for balance. This expression appears to refer
to America ’s
military and technological strength.
Note his words “…over skies and earth.”
Obviously, Nostradamus recognized the value of “air power”. This is indeed a very interesting observation
coming from a psychic who lived about 450 years ago when airplanes did not
exist.
Third: Nostradamus tells us “No one will see the strength of
Fourth: The wording “No one will see the strength of Asia destroyed until seven hold the
hierarchy in succession” infers that the structural socio-economic problems which
surfaced during Xi Jinping’s Presidency were festering during Hu Jintao’s
Presidency, and prior. Indeed, during Xi
Jinping’s Precidency China ’s
economy started to weaken. An unexpected
decline of exports, lower GDP growth rates, and increased unemployment during
Xi Jinping’s Precidency exacerbated the problems of the pre-existing economic
structure to the point that China ’s
economic future is currently in question.
The amazing thing is that Nostradamus’ prediction appears to be relevant
to today’s concerns.
Fifth: The most noteworthy point Nostradamus makes is the
use of the word “destroyed”. He comes
out like a modern economic forecaster and declares that the strength of Asia will be destroyed.
Wow! His expression sounds
emphatic, as if there is absolutely no doubt about the outcome of what is to
come. Does this mean that China ’s
economy could have a hard landing? Does
it mean that following the current decline of exports/imports and overall
economic deterioration, there could be other variables that could come into
play and worsen China ’s
economy even more? Whatever the reasons
may be, his prediction sounds ominous – not only for China but for the entire world
economy.
Sixth: We all know that present day economies are
intertwined and interdependent – especially China ’s. If China’s economy has a hard landing or the
country experiences serious economic problems, other Asian economies, emerging
markets, as well as Western economies would also be affected one way or another
and in various degrees. Isn’t it
precisely this type of concern that may have prompted the Federal Reserve Bank
to announce on September 17, 2015 that they will not have a rate hike?
Seventh. This quatrain consists of two sentences. The second sentence refers to the destruction
of Asian strength. The first sentence
refers to “Libra will be seen to reign in the West, holding the rule over the
skies and earth.” If we look at the
quatrain we see no obvious logical cohesion between these two sentences. What relevance does the West’s military
strength have to do with Asia ’s economic decline?
Ostensibly none. But, could Nostradamus
be inferring that China ’s
economic destruction would also adversely impact Western economies? Could Nostradamus be inferring that at the
time of China ’s economic
collapse, America ’s military
power would be at its peak, but following China ’s
economic collapse America ’s
military power would decline? Isn’t it a
well known axiom that military power is dependent on economic power? Therefore, is Nostradamus telling us that the
economic decline which would start with China would have a domino effect throughout
the rest of the world economies? Could
Nostradamus be inferring that we are about to have a world depression? Aren’t most of the economies currently being
supported by constant infusion of artificial steroids, the so-called
Quantitative Easing (QE) from Central Banks? How much of a push would it take
to bring these houses of cards down? You
be the judge.
The line of succession cited below relates to succession of
Premiers (the National President of China ):
#1 Maozedong , 1st premier of Communist gov’t, 1949;
#2 Liu Shaoqi ,1959;
#2 Liu Shaoqi ,1959;
#3 Hua Guofeng,
1976. (He was later considered "no good" because of his involvement
in the Cultural Revolution, and he was often omitted in the list);
#4 Li Xiannian, 1983;
#5 Yang Shangkun, 1988;
#6 Jiang Zemin, 1993;
#7 Hu Jintao, 2003.
#4 Li Xiannian, 1983;
#5 Yang Shangkun, 1988;
#6 Jiang Zemin, 1993;
#7 Hu Jintao, 2003.
#8. Xi Jinping
There is also another list which refers to the head of
the Communist Party, the Secretary of the Party. Mao served in both positions, but
Dong Xiaping was in charge for many years and brought capitalism to China
