Summary of Mario Reading's Nostradamus

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Divination and prophecy. Key Words Divination, prophecy, scrying, spirits of the void, Iamblicus Chalcidensis, neo-Platonism. Long Form Nostradamus describes how he approaches the act of scrying/divining. He describes how he prepares himself with spiritual exercises and copious amounts of hallucination-enhancing nutmeg. He then proceeds to describe how he enters a trance-like state and becomes possessed by the