Michel de Notredame, more commonly known by his Latinized name Nostradamus, was born on December 14, 1503 in the south of France. In 1925 Nostradamus graduated from the University of Montpellier with degrees in medicine and astronomy. The beginning of his career was occupied with caring for those infected with the bubonic plague which was sweeping through the French countryside. Where most doctors knew nothing about how to cure or stop the spread of this horrific plague, Nostradamus cured entire towns with the prescription of fresh air and water, new bedding, and an herbal remedy that contained rosehips, an ingredient that was rich in vitamin C. When the plague returned to France Nostradamus was unable to save his wife or children from the deadly illness. This led to Nostradamus' disgrace, everyone turned on him and he left a fugitive.
Nostradamus spent the next several years traveling the southern parts of Europe. Scholars believe that these troubling times may have contributed to Nostradamus' clairvoyant abilities. After setting with a new family in Salon Nostradamus started his practice of spending the nights studying a brass bowl filled with water. Meditation over this bowl led Nostradamus into trances that allowed visions of the future to appear. Some of these visions were published into the books of prophecies. These books contained quatrains, rhyming four-lined verses, which provided hints of future events.
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