NOSTRADAMUS FORESEES THE ROLE OF QIGONG

The humankind for a long has lived through a dreadful anxiety and horror, in
its pursuit to explain Nostradamus’ quatrain about July, 1999 [X - 72].

At last, this date has passed, the new millennium has come and the people have
drew a sigh of relief. For a short. The events from the last autumn on again
set up the humankind on alert...

Whether Nostradamus wanted to frighten the people with his prophecies? Or, he
just wanted to have a joke? Or, as some interpret, he has made a mistake in the
calculations, and the “end of world” has been postponed? Neither the one, nor
the other, nor the third. The great scientist had a profound understanding on
the objective laws of Universe and their impact on people. With a unprejudiced
exposition and love to humanity, he has strived to forewarn it, to awaken it, so
that the people do all what is in the frames of their abilities to avoid the
disasters. Because, the movements in Universe follow their objective laws and
cyclic recurrence, and the Earth (including everything on her) is subordinate to
their influence: every part and every detail naturally comply to the general
movement of the Cosmic whole!

For Nostradamus, the year of 1999 represents a partitioning line, in which the
principles of the old and the new epoch collide. He knows that the change of
one big cycle with another, what are, for example, two millenniums, is made
uneasily. The cataclysms in Nature and society continue before and after the
boundary of two cycles, until a new equilibrium is achieved. That is why,
after the beginning of the new millennium, there occur many unhealthy phenomena.

Our present day still has not drift far from the restless transition period
toward the New epoch. The people should be wakeful: they should search for the
true path toward their own liberation from the circle of negative influences, so
that to make their life better and continue the advancement of humanity. The
heaven does not exterminate the humans, neither it takes up with their
salvation, but instead grants them the opportunity to attain their freedom and
advancement on their own. Nostradamus has clearly understood this truth.

Thus, along with the objective analysis on the cyclic changes in Universe and
their reflection on humankind, he has also looked for the reverse tendency,
which can give a hope to the people. Because, within Yin there is also Yang,
therefore, such a tendency always exists in reality in Nature.

When Nostradamus recounts to Katherine de Medici, the then queen of France,
about the future hardships of humanity, the queen asks him whether he knows a
way that will help the people to evade the terrible events - whether aliens, or
a new race, or something else, some kind of thing, for example, would not help
them? Or, the dreadful calamities inevitably must happen? Nostradamus replies
to her that there is only one way to avoid the misfortunes, but this does not
pertain to the assumptions listed by her: neither aliens, nor any kind of thing
could rescue the humankind. The terrible events might not happen only if in
the future, near before the time of the great tumult, there occur a new
phenomenon. What is it, he cannot clearly name it, but he feels that only if
this phenomenon manifest itself in advance, the humanity for sure would change
its previous way of living, avoid its self-destruction, revive and start to
build a completely different human world.

Although he fails to give it a name, Nostradamus has felt this phenomenon as
really existing in Nature, he has sensed that it flows both in Universe and
throughout the human world. Moreover, in several quatrains he precisely
describes the characteristics of this phenomenon, which, according to him, will
save the world.

Now we live in the time, which Nostradamus had in mind. Let’s think about:
what did before the end of last century manifest itself as a new phenomenon in
society, which actually possesses the power and the potentiality to completely
transform the humans, their health, understandings and behavior. The unknown
phenomenon, according to Nostradamus, should had happened before 1999.

During the 50s, in the middle of 20th century, there really occurred one
phenomenon of this type: qigong, an ancient teaching on the objective
connections between Man and Universe, which also comprises practices for
physical and spiritual development of the people, overcame the limits of the
separate schools. In the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s, qigong
started to spread quickly and extensively throughout all over the Earth. For
less than 10 years, the interest toward qigong around the world increased to
such an extend that it indeed became a large-scale phenomenon and now, according
to the statistics, the people practicing qigong are more than those practicing
all types of sport, martial arts and other methods brought together.

Why namely qigong is the phenomenon, about which Nostradamus speaks during his
meeting with Katherine de Medici? Because qigong is a natural product and is
not made up by the humans. It contains objective knowledge and natural
techniques for increasing qi. And, qi (the vital energy), which is accumulated
and cultivated in the human body through qigong, represents the power capable to
regulate and balance the human being, to help his attain healthy body and mind,
expand his knowledge on the objective world, modify his behavior, change his
fate and equibalance his connections with Nature. Qi - the energy - by and
large exists objectively not only within the human, but also in environment. It
is everywhere in the great cosmic space, a fundamental constructive unit for all
things and occurrences. Qi has the most omnipresent nature. All things in
Universe are connected through it in a invisible net. That is why, it is an
expression of the greatest whole and unity in Nature. Not a living being could
exist without it. The physical and spiritual health of man is based on,
regulated and developed thanks to qi. The harmony in Universe also is
maintained and relies on this fine substance.

And, because qigong views these subjects scientifically, from the point of the
objective truth, without doubt, it is the very phenomenon, which Nostradamus
refers to. Not accidentally, many of the qigong practitioners after a time
confide that the positive changes in their personality are so significant that,
as if they have become other people, as if they live a new live.

Among the quatrains of the great scientist, there are at least three, in which
are described specific issues, related to the training and nature of this
teaching:

[III-2] Le diuin verbe pourra à la substance,
Comprins ciel, terre, or occult au fait mystique
Corps, ame, esprit ayant toute puissance,
Tant soubs ses pieds comme au siege Celique.

The divine word will give to the sustenance
Including heaven, earth, gold hidden in the mystic milk:
Body, soul, spirit having all power
As much under its feet as the Heavenly see.

The gold of the knowledge about qi has been hidden till now in mystic attires.
Yet, only thanks to qi, “body, soul and spirit” could be genuinely powerful.
There comes a time, when the people learn about the objective truth about the
substance - the invisible, but material energy, intrinsic to all things, to the
humans and the whole Universe, in order to overcome their problems. Indeed,
only qi - the most profound original substance, of which are construct all
things in Nature, has the power to transform their quality, and thus, the
direction of their development.

[IV-25] Corps sublimes sans fin à l'œil visibles,
Obnubiler viendra par ses raisons,
Corps, front comprins, sens, chef & inuisibles,
Diminuant les sacrees oraisons.

Lofty bodies endlessly visible to the eye,
Through these reasons they will come to obscure;
Body, forehead included, sense and head invisible,
Diminishing the sacred prayers.

In the process of qi cultivation, the fine matter of energy becomes visible
for the human eyes. The obscurity in the understanding is due to one’s
insufficient knowledge on the natural truths. When one practices qigong,
however, in the state of profound meditation one stops to feel the body, mind
and the senses (“forehead included”), which as if become intangible, while the
consciousness at the same time attains extraordinary clarity and unison with
Universe. Then, one realizes that one should not rely only on prayers and like
the children always to beg for something from his Father, but one should also
rely on his own work and endeavors in order to achieve his health and
enlightenment.

[V-96] Sur le milieu du grand monde la rose,
Pour nouueaux faits sang public espandu,
A dire vray on aura bouche close,
Lors au besoin viendra tard l'attendu.

The rose upon the middle of the great world,
For new deeds public shedding of blood:
To speak the truth, one will have a closed mouth,
Then at the time of need the awaited one will come late.

There should not always understand the words in their direct literal meaning.
Here, the word is not about shedding of blood. The new deeds, which are able to
transform the people and the Path of humanity, demand to “give blood”, i.e. to
exert great endeavors. Efforts and work are required.

In order to change one’s life and behavior, one first will have to realize this
necessity and change his way of thinking. To understand the Truth of life, to
understand the Human and the natural Way toward the further evolution, and the
interconnections between humanity and the Cosmos. However, in order to cognize
the Truth and then to “speak” correctly for it, one first will have to master
and utilize the right method for its achievement: to relax “with a closed
mouth” and eyes, so that to let one’s inner matter restore qi (energy), which
will help him to attain health, mental harmony and enlightenment. In other
words, one has to practice meditation. Yet, namely this quiet exercise is the
most important in the system of qigong.

Nostradamus points out that the knowledge on this method (“the rose”) will come
(it will blossom) from “the middle of the great world”, i.e. from the Middle
Country, what in translation from Chinese means the name of China.

In other places he again repeats: the knowledge would be brought “from
Tataria”, as by that time in Europe often have called China, and what all of
Nostradamus interpreters have noticed.

Thus, in his quatrains Nostradamus shows us that only qi (the energy) is that
huge invisible power in Universe, on Earth and in the human nature, which
transforms the people, their values and fate. Only through its increase and
cultivation within the human beings, it becomes possible in a natural way to
balance and regulate the interconnections between the peoples, so that they be
able to limit and even evade the “terrible disasters”. And only qi is in a
position to change the humanity’s path toward light and peace, in a harmony with
Nature.

Wang Jianjun
Hanlin Academy
hanlin_academy@...

February 2nd, 2002, Sofia

PS: D-r Wang Jianjun is a prominent qigong scientist, president of Hanlin
Academy. Member of the Chinese Scientific Institute for Human Research, the
Chinese Qigong Scientific Research Association, the Chinese Medicine Association
of China and member of the Governing Board of Ecoforum for Peace World Movement
to the United Nations. He is author of several books, including on “Natural
Qigong” (“Wuwei Qigong”) and numerous scientific articles. Many times before
July, 1999, d-r Wang Jianjun repeatedly explained in his lectures that “the end
of world” will not come and that the meaning, put by Nostradamus in this phrase
is another: an end of the old time and a beginning of the new; however the
transition period between them is not easily accomplished and it is accompanied
by many phenomena of struggle between the positive and negative trends in Nature
and society.




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