The Book of Prophecies: Discover the Secrets of the Past, Present and Future

by Jonathan Dee

The Book of Prophecies presents and examines the forecasts of oracles, saints, magicians, astrologers, mediums and madmen, from prehistoric times to the 20th century and beyond.' This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855856832
• ISBN13: 9781855856837
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Collins & Brown
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Nicely Illustrated and Informative

This a wonderful book on the history of prophets, prophesies, oracles, and diviners from ancient times to the present. It covers a diverse range of subjects and touches on many issues relating to the occult arts. Beginning with the ancient Greek and Roman oracles, the author (ironically named John Dee) gives a description of the important role that these prophets of the future have played in the history of the world and, whether or not we believe in their abilities to predict future events, the undeniable influence they have had on many famous characters throughout history, from Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, the Caesars, Catherine de Medici, Napoleon, Adolph Hitler, and even Ronald Regan. This book also chronicles the lives and predictions of many of the most famous seers and prophets including the biblical Joseph, Daniel, and St. John, the Delphic Oracle, and of course Nostradamus. Today, prophets and prophesies are often either embraced with unquestioning credulity (think National Enquirer) or dismissed as pure pseudo-scientific hokum. The truth is however, that people still have a powerful desire to gain intimate knowledge of the future and this fact alone has kept seers and diviners employed for millennia. Even today, one cannot go into a bookstore without seeing at least ten to twenty books on Nostradamus and his predictions, which are just as popular today as 450 years ago! Why is this? Perhaps it is due to our fear of the unknown and our desire to know our fate ahead of time. For to possess knowledge of the future is to be one step ahead and might allow us to change the course of history, or to know the will of God. But whatever the reason, one thing is clear, and that is that since the dawn of history, mankind has always stretched out his hand to catch even a shadowy glimpse of whatever lies down the dark and twisting road that is the future.