This Hindu Prophecy is Eerily Similar to Nostradamus’ Predictions
The Kalki Avatar Prophecy states that Vishnu will appear in his 10th form to end the Kali Yuga, Nostradamus predicted a similar event.
According to the Hindu Yugas, we are currently living in the Kali Yuga – the Iron Age, Dark Age, or the lowest point in spiritual consciousness and moral virtue. Despite technological advancement, our current age has been marked by war, inequality, and scarcity. And though this may be a subjective observation, there are certainly some aspects that carry some validity.
While the start and end dates of the Kali Yuga are disputed and somewhat ambiguous, many believe we are nearing the end, when Kalki, the final avatar of Vishnu, is supposed to make his messianic return to Earth. This return will usher in the Satya Yuga, our upward journey back to the pinnacle of truth and cosmic order, known as dharma. Many believe we are on the precipice of experiencing the return of this enlightened being and there is even evidence that Nostradamus’s predictions corroborate this Hindu prophecy.
Is the Kalki Avatar Real?
The name Kalki is thought to have roots in the Sanskirt word kalka, meaning filth – making Kalki the destroyer of filth or foulness. Some interpret this avatar to manifest in the form of a cosmic event, while others see it to be a physical manifestation in human form. But all interpretations see it as a destroyer of evil and the harbinger of a positive turning point, ending the Kali Yuga.
In the Hindu scriptures, Vishnu appears in ten different avatars to mankind, with the final iteration being Kalki. Leading up to this point, the era of the Kali Yuga will be recognized for the deterioration of human values, and falsehood triumphing over truth. In today’s age of misinformation and propaganda this seems all too relevant. Uncontrollable and widespread corruption is another characteristic associated with the age before Kalki’s appearance, and that rampant corruption seems to be apparent in our political systems, banking sector and the corporations that control the global economy. The increasing poverty of the masses and wealth of the few are undoubtedly being exacerbated, making this Hindu prophecy all the more prescient.
“…property alone will confer rank; wealth will be the only source of devotion; passion will be the sole bond of union between the sexes; falsehood will be the only means of success in litigation; and women will be objects merely of sensual gratification. Earth will be venerated but for its mineral treasures.” – Vishnu Purana
The Ten Avatars of Vishnu
Unfortunately, some believe Kalki’s arrival is slated to occur around a massive war, like WWIII. Around this time Vishnu will appear riding a white horse amid fire and flames. Hindu mythology is allegorical, so it’s likely that Kalki’s return will be slightly less dramatic, but who knows what form it will take.
Others believe that Kalki has already returned and that he has begun the transformation process by invoking a wave of truthseekers and spiritual practitioners across the world. Some have pointed to spiritual gurus like Sathya Sai Baba as being the Kalki Avatar, but this claim is largely disputed. It is thought that when messiahs like Jesus or Buddha incarnate on Earth, their divine status is known to few, so in the case of Kalki, it is likely that his presence won’t be known to the masses.
Characteristics of Kalki
Aside from his white horse, Kalki is told to have eight superhuman faculties, known in Hinduism as the Siddhis. These faculties are the reason why some believe that spiritual leaders from India, like Sathya Sai Baba, might be the Kalki Avatar, due to stories of them performing miraculous acts. The eight Siddhis, or superhuman faculties that Kalki is capable of, are:
- Being smaller than the smallest particle
- Being able to create or destroy anything or anyone at will
- Being able to take any form at will
- Being lighter than the lightest feather
- Being heavier than the heaviest stone
- Being in total control of emotions
- Being able to manifest something out of nothing
- Having total control of all material elements
Nostradamus’ Prophecies
There are some interesting predictions by Nostradamus, that many believe to be his vision of the Kalki Avatar. These predictions have some uncanny resemblances to the Hindu prophecy and have been interpreted as describing the same entity. In his work, Centuries, a compilation of quatrains, Nostradamus talks about a savior from the East who comes down from his throne striking the evil ones with his rod. The depiction of Kalki in Hinduism shows the Avatar descending on a horse, wielding a sword much like Nostradamus’ vision. But rod can also be interpreted to mean the word of God, according to the Bible, and some interpret this to be the new revelation that Kalki teaches.
Michel De Nostradamus
Nostradamus describes this being as practicing a religion “called by the sea.” Hinduism takes its name from the Sindhu, or Indus, river and is one of the longest rivers in Asia, flowing into the Arabian Sea. Nostradamus also mentions that this savior celebrates a holy day on Thursday – in Hinduism, Vishnu is worshipped on Thursdays. He prophesied that this person will be born of the three water signs, Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio, which many interpret to be a reference to the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
Nostradamus also predicted the arrival of this being to coincide with a great war with several decades of suffering and several decades of peace. He predicted his name to be Chiren or Chyren. These names and prophecies seem to hint that this event has yet to happen and Nostradamus’ messiah has yet to come. Could this be evidence that the Kalki Avatar hasn’t yet made his appearance and we are in the final throws of the Kali Yuga? Or are these allegories much subtler and we have already transitioned into the next age toward a higher level of consciousness?
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Decoding the Actual Age of the Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is widely believed to be around 4,500 years old, constructed during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre around 2500 BCE. But some researchers argue it could be far older, even 10,000 to 12,000 years old, based on geological signs of water erosion and other conflicting evidence. This ongoing debate challenges the accepted history of Egypt and the origins of human civilization.
Posing as a sentinel on the Giza plateau is the weathered and colossal figure that stands 66 feet above the desert sand, the Great Sphinx, a limestone sculpture with the head of a lion and the body of a human. While we now know much about the history and mythology of the ancient Egyptians, the mystery of the Sphinx has yet to be truly unraveled.
An ongoing battle between mainstream Egyptologists and a more recent wave of independent thinkers debates the age of the Sphinx by thousands of years. The latter insists the imposing limestone statue is much older than mainstream archaeologists, and Egyptologists claim it to be.
Mainstream archaeologists determined the Sphinx to have been built between 2558 and 2532 BCE. But in 1992, John Anthony West rocked the scientific community with his claim that the Sphinx was actually carved 10,000 years earlier before Egypt was a desert. West and others argued that academia had overlooked an important detail—the body of the sculpture bore distinct markings of water erosion.
After his assessment of the Sphinx’s age, West found fellow scientists who shared his observation about uncovering an entirely different history than was commonly accepted. West’s search led him to Robert Schoch, a geology professor at Boston University, willing to pursue an open-minded, out-of-the-box investigation into the origins not only of the Sphinx but the entire region, as well as its implications for the origin of the human species.
In Gaia’s original series, Ancient Civilizations, Schoch explains his first encounter with the figure in 1990, at which time he immediately noticed there was a disconnect between the statue’s academically accepted date of origin and the truth staring him in the face. Upon careful inspection, Schoch realized the Sphinx survived intensely wet weather conditions that stand in stark contrast to the now hyper-arid conditions of the Sahara Desert.
Schoch concluded that academia had determined the Sphinx’s age by overlooking signs of erosion due to heavy rainfall. The deluge that eroded the Sphinx was uncommon to the Egyptian plateau 5,000 years ago, but very common 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. For Schoch, this was an exciting find, but for mainstream science, it was met with derision and denial.
