Experts believe they know Nostradamus’ five chilling predictions for 2027

Every time a new year approaches, the cryptic writings of a 16th-century astrologer who supposedly saw the future resurface. This time, believers are linking them to 2027.

Nostradamus wrote more than 900 poetic quatrains in his 1555 book Les Prophéties. His vague verses have been linked to historical events such as the Great Fire of London. None of them mentions 2027 by name, but interpreters keep searching his work for clues about what the coming year might bring.

Why 2027?

According to Sky HISTORY, one interpretation holds that the 27th quatrain in each of his “Centuries” could contain clues about 2027. It’s a loose theory, and it relies on reading modern meaning into centuries-old verses.

A debt crisis

One verse has fueled fears of a financial crash. In Century VIII’s 28th quatrain, Nostradamus describes a society “exhausted and dissipated by the debt.” He mentions “copies of gold and silver inflated” and says “all scripts and bonds will be wiped out.”

A political upset in France

Interpreters read Century IX’s 27th quatrain as a hint at a surprise challenge for the frontrunner hoping to succeed Emmanuel Macron in France’s upcoming presidential election. The verse says “he will strike the Dauphin,” which some believe uses the royal title as a stand-in for a political heir.

Rising temperatures and wildfires

Some believers say Nostradamus foresaw the climate crisis, pointing to a line about “celestial fire from the Western side” and “worms half dead without finding even a root.” They read it as a warning about extreme heat and out-of-control blazes.

The Oak Island treasure

Not every reading is grim. Some fans believe a quatrain predicts that the long-lost treasure rumored to be buried on Oak Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, will be found. They link it to the line “Beneath the oak tree of Gienne, struck by lightning.” Sky HISTORY ties the interpretation to the similar-sounding surname of the Lagina brothers, who star in The Curse of Oak Island. The verse doesn’t mention the island or the brothers by name.

There’s a catch. The verse goes on to say, “A man will die, his eye pierced by a spring.”

Iran and Turkey

One verse in Century V’s 27th quatrain says someone “will come from Persia to occupy Trebizond.” Persia is the historical name for Iran, and Trebizond is the older name for Trabzon, a city on Turkey’s Black Sea coast. Some interpreters see it as a sign of change linked to the tensions between Iran and the US.

How did his 2026 predictions fare?

Interpreters had warned of a celebrity assassination and a media frenzy, along with a bloody European conflict in the Swiss region of Ticino. One line, “The great man will be struck down in the day by a thunderbolt,” was read as a death in broad daylight, but no recognizable celebrity has been killed that way so far.

Others claimed a verse about Mars ruling his path among the stars pointed to an apocalyptic clash, which hasn’t materialized.

Skeptics note that Nostradamus’ verses are so vague that, after any major event, a quatrain can be found that appears to have predicted it.

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