Blog #118--There's a Reason Prophecies Can Be Confusing

Despite efforts to convince ourselves we all have free will, prophets have come along at various times in the past to predict future events accurately. Many of us wish to minimize the value of prophecy. We claim any correct predictions are lucky guesses that do not prove future predictability. And we use any ambiguity as an excuse to discount them.

However, some prophets are too accurate too often to be ignored. Nostradamus may be one of the most famous prophets, having been amazingly accurate on numerous occasions. He lived in the 16th century, but his quatrains are still referenced frequently today. After all, every generation believes his predictions referred to their lifetime specifically since precise dates of events are usually absent. Some of his predictions may yet happen.

One of the most famous prophets from ancient times was called the Sibil of Tarquin. Her prophecies and teachings have been referenced frequently and are still in use today. She is the alleged author of the Book of Revelations in the Christian Bible. Those revelations have been rewritten, edited and occasionally changed over the centuries, but her original prophecies were their foundation. Michelangelo painted her on the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

Christians also recognize how Jesus made the prophetic statement at Gethsemane the night before his arrest that his disciple Simon Peter would betray him three times before dawn. The fact this is described as happening gives credibility to the prophecy and to prophetic visions in general.

Even the most accurate prophecies over the centuries have been somewhat vague and difficult to analyze, giving doubters an argument in their favor. But once one understands how prophecies flash before our minds, it is possible to realize that no true prophecy can be described with direct statements. As I described in my book “It’s a Secret, So Pass It On: a Toolbox For Life,” it is the right side of our brains that receives mental images from the space-time continuum, which connects past, present and future. The right side is creative, perceptive and intuitive, but it deals in pictures rather than words. Its communication is indirect, making interpretation confusing and prone to multiple interpretations.

Our higher selves send mental images to the right brain. A person receiving the images tries to describe them so others might understand, but the prophet’s interpretations are dependent on his or her background and level of understanding. For instance, if the Sibil of Tarquin, who lived prior to Christ, or Nostradamus were to see a flying saucer in their visions, they would have no frame of reference that could describe it accurately. Instead, they might call it a “flying wheel” or a “fire-breathing dragon,” among many possibilities. And those reading the prophecy would have all sorts of competing images dancing in their heads that confuse rather than clarify their understanding.

The farther prophetic images extend into the future, the more difficult it is to describe them accurately. Nostradamus may have predicted nuclear weapons, but how might he have described the mushroom cloud that occurs subsequent to the explosion? He might have shared this situation accurately enough for some to interpret correctly, but the percentage of misinterpretation is high.

Those of us with strong left brains might either fail to receive the images, or we might reverse the description since the left brain functions opposite to the right brain. So while it would be easier to understand a vision if described in direct terms, it would likely be incorrect. Vague descriptions are better in this regard; those getting a mental image based upon the prophet’s words are more likely to understand them correctly than someone trusting in the words to be literally true.

Prophets like Nostradamus and the Sibil of Tarquin saw major Earth events and shared them with others. But we all are capable of sensing future events to some degree, only on a smaller scale. If we observe the thoughts running through our minds daily, we can begin to anticipate events accurately. For instance, we may know when we are going to win a game before we play it. If it is not wishful thinking, we may indeed win.

One successful notion does not prove prophetic ability. But if we sense upcoming events accurately a high percentage of the time, that may be evidence of prophetic ability. No one is 100% accurate because our left and right brains are opposites, and we don’t listen to the truth all the time. Fear and selfishness prevent it.

Plus, if we assume our left and right brains are separate and not working in tandem, we may find one side claiming to be truthful and the other a liar. Actually, both sides are liars if left to their own devices since our higher selves, a synthesis of the left and right brains, connects with the space-time continuum to give us glimpses into the future.

Prophecies can certainly be confusing, leading many of us to ignore them. But I challenge everyone to look for predictions after the fact. You might be amazed how often someone anticipated future events. For instance, “X-Files” spinoff “The Lone Gunmen’s” pilot plot pertained to terrorists who hijacked a plane with a plan to crash it into the World Trade Center in New York City. The show aired before the traumatic events of September 11, 2001, in which two planes crashed into the twin towers. The main difference was that in the television show, disaster was diverted in time. People prefer a happy ending.

Prophecies may be confusing to the uninitiated, but they do seem to occur with some frequency. The more accurate predictions we find, the more likely we are to accept destiny as a possible cause for this phenomenon.

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