Nostradamus scholar John Hogue discussed prophecy and shared his predictions (based on the writings of Nostradamus) about President Bush, Iraq, and the war on terror.
According to Hogue, a completely relaxed mind is required in order to see into the future. He added that even the gifted mystic Nostradamus, who developed his "second sight" after losing his wife and children to the plague, had to "get out of his own way" by clearing his mind. Once the mind is open, Hogue says we must be careful not to color prophetic visions with our own hopes and fears.
Despite that humans can see future events, Hogue does not believe in predestination. He says the future "only appears to be written because we train each generation to be mechanical." Hogue thinks we've been programmed to believe the future is preordained but, he notes, "it is not."
Hogue indicated the war on terror would go on for 27 years, and there will be another major terrorist attack on the United States in 2008. He said we had a chance in 2002 to break the cycle of violence we're currently in, but missed the opportunity. Thankfully, he says we will have another window to review and deal with the situation in 2008.