NOSTRADAMUS: WHO IS THE ROSE?
NOSTRADAMUS: WHO IS THE ROSE?
PREFACE: THE QUATRAINS and the SIXAIN
Nostradamus, Quatrain 5.96 (Century 5, Quatrain 96) is the one packed with the most information, whoever it is it pertains to, now or sometime in the future.
Nostradamus, Quatrain 5.96
The Rose above the middle of the great world, because of new deeds public blood is shed: To tell the truth, they will have closed mouths, then at a time of need the awaited one will come late.
Thus far, in my research, there are a total of five authentic Nostradamus quatrains mentioning The Rose: two are definitely about a person, a third one appears to be about both a person and a season when roses bloom as well, a Nostradamus pun, a fourth is about the Rose using her seal or stamp, and a fifth is tricky to translate as the rose could either be an ingredient or a person. But given the volatile yet intermittent nature of Britney Spears' relationship with her parents and sister, it makes a lot of sense that this fifth quatrain is about her and a certain family member sometime in the future.
That's it! Five authentic Nostradamus quatrains ... at least so far. And we will discuss each of them.
Less certain is another authentic quatrain concerning "the Lady of the Garland" ... which immediately brings to mind photos Britney shared on Instagram back in 2020, 2021 and 2022 where she was wearing a rose garland in her hair a number of times. She has not done this again recently, but it was a powerful statement as it followed her declaration of a new "Project Rose."
The only other flower the French prophet mentioned prominently besides the Rose is the Lily. Thus, "the Lady of the Garland" could be someone of future French royalty, when France has a monarchy once again after World War III. If it applies to"The Rose" it would be a sixth quatrain, but we cannot be sure without mention of the type of flower. Because we cannot be sure if it applies to Britney or not we will treat that quatrain generically.
Then there is the sixain that unquestionably discusses The Rose as a real person. But the authorship is in doubt. Many scholars believe it was written by a pupil of Nostradamus, an astrologer named Jean-Aimé de Chavigny. It too is packed with all kinds of information, but it may not apply to anyone at all or may have been a failed prediction by Chavigny about someone in the 17th Century. The problem is there are details in it that mirror certain aspects of Britney's life.
OLDER IDEAS ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF THE ROSE I HAVE DISMISSED
Although one meaning of Quatrain 5.96, as we will discover, might have concerned the murder of Princess Diana ("England's Rose") in Paris, and another meaning (immediately below) may have related to an infamous religious cult causing the spectacular suicide of a popular fashion model, ultimately "The Rose" is about a LIVING WOMAN, alive in our time or else some future time, one who has claimed, or will claim, The Rose as her device, and not about someone who is connected to this special flower after death as has been the case with the late Princess Diana.
In any event, before Britney in 2020 and since, the following were the only interpretations of The Rose that might in some way have been linked:
1.) The "The Rose of the World" Mind Cult: The Suicides of Russian supermodels Ruslana Korshunova and Anastasia Drozdova
It was reported in 2011 by various news sources that a 1970's American mind-control cult similar to Scientology called "The Rose of the World" remains active in other countries, including Russia. An investigation by filmmaker Peter Pomerantsev concluded without a doubt that Russian supermodel Ruslana Korshunova, who leapt to her death from a building site adjacent to her 9th floor Manhattan apartment on June 28, 2008, belonged to this cult. So too did another prominent model, Anastasia Drozdova, a close friend of Ruslana's, who also leapt to her death in 2009. Both were members of the cult, Rose of the World.
Ruslana allegedly wrote the following on her web page before leaping to her death: "My dream is to fly. Oh, my rainbow it is too high." A search of Anastasia's room yielded the following cryptic message from Rose of the World: "Anastasia, your lullaby is winter's end. You're on your way."
Ruslana's body was found 8.5 meters from the building from which she fell.
Pomerantsev had this to say about Ruslana's alleged suicide "jump":
"8.5 meters? That's not a fall. That's a leap. That's almost flight. She didn't stand on the ledge and take a step off. She took a run and soared ."
Manhattan is the financial center of the world ("middle of the great world"). Ruslana Korshunova's blood was shed publicly, but for what "new deeds" remains a mystery.
However, the report was never censored or in any way were details hidden from the public. No one kept their mouths shut over the tragedy and potential cause, in fact just the opposite.
And it appears the awaited one who was to save her never showed up.
So, on two counts this quatrain failed to deliver.
2. The Life and Death of Princess Diana
Princess Diana was the most famous and glamorous woman in "the great world." After her tragic death, singer and songwriter Elton John rewrote the lyrics for "Candle In The Wind," which had been a tribute to actress Marilyn Monroe, and applied them to Diana, calling her "England's Rose." If the second line does apply to her, she was killed because of "new deeds": possibly her affair with boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed. The French authorities have frustrated the international public which adored Diana by being tight-lipped about the investigation. It is doubtful they will ever "speak the truth," perhaps because French secret police were involved in the murder plot.
For many years I and many others bought into the idea that Diana was "the Rose." However, the Rose appears in other quatrains that do not apply well to Diana. The fact is, Diana was never nicknamed "the Rose" during her life; not until Elton John eulogized her as such. It is highly doubtful therefore that Diana was ever "the Rose" of Nostradamus prophecy. It is also unlikely to refer to Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle or humanitarian actress Angelina Jolie.
Also, where was the "awaited one" who was supposed to arrive late ... but in time to save her? A Nostradamus error or simply the fact that Quatrain 5.96 did not apply to this event?
Still, I believe "The Rose" is a person ... and that person is a very famous female. Furthermore, because I spent close to a quarter of century linking "The Rose" to Princess Diana, this person probably also believes in the connection.
Let me say to that person: you do not have to be another Diana to be "The Rose." You are "The Rose" by your own designs and your own beliefs. You have become "The Rose" entirely on your own!
And Who is the Rose?
It TRULY appears that The Rose is former pop singer Britney Spears.
The only living human being who has publicly made a connection between herself and The Rose to millions of people time and time again since the year 2019.
The color of love: Britney Spears, who was 41 at the time, looked ‘pretty in pink’ as she modeled an off-the-shoulder mini dress for a new Instagram video. A photo of the late Princess Diana hanged on the wall in the background.
The connection between Britney's pink dress and the image of Princess Diana is obvious, is it not? She is linking herself to the only other modern woman named the Rose: one she doubtlessly admires, although possibly unaware at the time that the title was conferred upon Diana after her death. "Project Rose," long believed by fans to be about the lawyer Matthew Rosengart who helped gain Britney her freedom from conservatorship, was Britney actually about her transforming herself into the personification known in Nostradamus prophecy as THE ROSE.
There are many examples of Britney reminding her fans that her link to the Rose is continual. They have never stopped. These are the latest as of June 2026.
That project is now over because the transition is complete. BRITNEY IS THE ROSE.
No one else has ever laid claim to the title "the Rose" ... not before Diana and not after she died. In fact, not even Diana did ... that was Elton John's doing. If anyone ever does lay claim to "the Rose" they have to be someone very famous.
Thus, in the summer of 2019, Britney Spears, and no one else, began associating herself with the symbol of the rose. "Project Rose" emerged that summer on Instagram. Britney Spears, still imprisoned by and under control of a conservatorship, had reinvented herself.
Project Rose was cryptically seen labeled as “Just a Touch of Rose” and featured Britney wearing a garland of pink roses in her hair. It was a new project she was working on was all she would say.
In summer 2020, and ever since, Project Rose and "Rose" have been names we would read about and hear about from Britney Spears sporadically.
I believe Britney now believes she IS "the Rose" ... a kind of alter ego or symbolic name. It is quite clear, I think, that she is aware of the Princess Diana link that has been made to the Rose as well since she associates it with emoji symbols of the British flag and because she also recorded a popular song with Elton John who dedicated "Tiny Dancer" to Britney in the same way he had dedicated "Candle In The Wind (Goodbye Norma Jean)" to Diana. The difference being that Diana was dead while Britney is very much alive.
So when did Britney become The Rose? Regardless of the "Just a Touch of Rose" preview in summer 2019, on August 13, 2021, Britney declared "Project Rose is a year old and 9 days old!!!!" That would make the true starting date of "Rose" as August 4, 2020. Thus, her comment on October 24, 2022, was slightly off as she said "Rose is two years old." It would have been two years and two months and two weeks old at that time.
But the way she said that we can conclude she was only "approximating" two years!
Britney gained a large measure of freedom from her conservatorship in November 2021. She was groomed for the world of popular music and entertainment by Disney and by her parents, with a strong emphasis on sexual exploitation. An especially strong sexual exploitation.
Thus, it appears she has lived in a confusing existence that is constantly in flux. One world she might have preferred to realize is that of a dancer or perhaps as a model or actress rather than as a singer, as another Anna Nicole, Pamela Anderson, or Jayne Mansfield. We have been seeing glimpses of this type of Britney since she began to model various clothing ensembles and appear topless and also nude.
Britney Spears enjoyed much worldwide popularity via Instagram and the #FreeBritney movement from 2019 until November 2021 within the confines of a highly restrictive conservatorship, and for another two years following her release. Instagram has allowed her to pose for photos, share dance videos, and communicate with millions of fans.
Several documentaries of her life catapulted her fame even higher. In a sense, she has been in the spotlight during this time nearly as much as, and possibly more than, she was during 20 years of singing and dancing on stage and making music videos.
The real reason the star received so much unwanted attention during the period that triggered the conservatorship, 2007-08, had to do with the magnitude of her breakdown. I use the following quote to summarize: hers was "a collapse on a scale that we’d really never seen.” No, not even Marilyn Monroe's breakdowns had been so publicly witnessed via the news media. It was like being told there was a massive earthquake or volcanic eruption not seen in 100,000 years going on somewhere in the world and then being scolded later for watching. No one had ever seen any famous personality go through what Britney did during that tumultuous time. It was a MAJOR EVENT, like the outbreak of a major war. Yes, there were trolls who made fun of her but most of us we were shocked and spellbound. And many of the shocked and spellbound of 2007-08 became a part of the #FreeBritney movement.
Thirteen years of misery later and at last there came a light at the end of her tunnel. We all seek that light sooner or later because sooner or later we end up in tunnels of our own. Some tunnels are short, and others are long. Some of us never find the way out ... or only discover the exit is an entrance to yet another tunnel.
In my opinion, she is the most famous female on the planet and possibly the most beautiful woman in the world.
SHE IS OUR 21st CENTURY VERSION OF MARILYN MONROE!
Yes, it is true that she will do something vulgar like flipping the bird at her fans or the public. Of course, Marilyn would never have done that, nor Diana, nor even Jayne Mansfield. But these are different times we live in, looser and much more expressive. She is still as close as we can get to such a figure as Marilyn or Diana today.
How popular she will remain depends on certain critical decisions that she will have to make.
Then again, if YouTube proved that one can become a popular entertainer, singer, musician, actor or whatever on the Internet, Britney Spears has proved that a famous stage and music video celebrity can greatly magnify his or her existing popularity merely by using social media, in her case Instagram, without making any kind of public or "televised" appearance.
But of course, Britney's circumstances are unique to the hardships she has faced since 2007, making her Instagram performances and communications enticingly enigmatic.
One other characteristic I note as well is her ability to engage her audience on a seemingly one-to-one basis, although this is an illusion, but one she carries off well using basic eye contact skills. It is what is lacking from so many other performers ... the randomness in which they open up directly to the camera lens. They do it, but not consistently. Britney is if anything consistent with her eye contact and facial expressions. She is upfront and personal ... a hard thing to do for millions of fans. It makes one feel she is engaging you directly. In a sense she has created a new form of entertainment ... a more intimate kind because she is sharing so much of herself. That makes some fans think she is crazy ... but I don't think she is crazy at all.
For now, "The Rose" remains a symbol intimately attached to the former pop singing sensation and current Instagram dancing, modeling, and fandom communication icon.
Britney Spears Remains "The Rose" of at Least Five of Nostradamus's Prophecies
Remember that in all of his prophecies, The Rose is a woman who KNOWS she is linked to that flower, and not someone like Princess Diana who was given that title AFTER she DIED. Also, in one quatrain, The Rose is strongly connected to the Pope and Catholicism and in another to Greece. Diana did not match either of these, nor did she receive the romantic attentions of any of the male surviving members of French royalty, pretenders, or otherwise as predicted in a sixain.
Neither has Britney Spears yet fulfilled all of the Rose prophecies. In fact, there is only one quatrain where it can be argued that she has: "the Rose above the middle of the great world" quatrain (Quatrain 5.96, at top of page).
However, it recently appeared that Britney made an important inroad to fulfilling another quatrain, Quatrain 5.31, concerning Greece (more on that further down).
Line 1 of Quatrain 5.96, covered the entire period of #FreeBritney: from 2019 to 2021 when alarms went off over the welfare of the former pop singing sensation, particularly among her 42 million Instagram followers, resulting in world attention and controversial discussions, a slew of docudramas about Britney's life (despite many inaccuracies), the #FreeBritney Movement itself, and finally her release from the 13-year conservatorship. It has continued to cover 2022 and most of 2023, the publication of her book, shakily in 2024, and now once again in 2025 and 2026.
Regarding line 2, this was and is a turbulent period of American history and world history for that matter, and sadly much blood has been spilled in the US, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, and elsewhere.
However, the blood that was shed publicly may well have been that of Donald Trump, the victim of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, as well as the death of a person attending the rally where he was shot and two other people there who were injured.
Then again, if that was not bad enough, there came another very public shedding of blood when a young man named Luigi Mangione repeatedly shot and murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A large segment of the public supported the murder on X, especially women who thought Mangione was "hot" ... and they, in turn, linked the killer to Britney's song "Criminal." And they did worse.
The worst and most public shedding of blood resulting in death came last year. Charles James Kirk (Charlie Kirk) was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA in 2012 and served as its executive director until his assassination on September 10, 2025.
Kirk was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a rooftop. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University showed Charlie Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans “The American Comeback” and “Prove Me Wrong.” A single shot rang out and Kirk could be seen reaching up with his right hand as a large volume of blood gushed from the left side of his neck. Stunned spectators were heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away.
Regarding line 3, public discourse, free speech, has been minimized greatly in the US, thus the "to speak the truth they will have closed mouths" line. This is the age of cancel culture, the age of the algorithm, the age of marginalizing or silencing certain people for political reasons so they have no voice or means for self expression, including many types of artists.
AND IT APPEARS I AM ONE THEM.
The final line could imply future trouble for the Rose and a last-minute intervention by someone, male or female. Whether it will be a romantic interest or not I do not know. Given the fragile nature of Britney's persona and lifestyle, post-conservatorship, it would seem most applicable to her.
Thus, there is little doubt Britney remains the one most likely to be The Rose today, despite the difficult time she had in 2023 and 2024 adjusting to her new freedoms and problems she has had since her ex-husband Sam Asghari left her. I have made it clear that this person is not the Britney Spears of old, despite many fans who want her to go back to who she was. This is a NEW BRITNEY ... and people have been having a hard time adjusting to the fact that she is a completely new personality. The transition or re-invention has been so difficult for some of these fans to accept that they write her off as "crazy."
Britney also continues to prove that "The Rose" is her personal insignia, emblem, and device, in artwork on Instagram and also as the inside cover imprint in her book.
So, if all things are still remaining the same, here is also another quatrain to consider:
Nostradamus, Quatrain 2.97
Roman Pontiff beware of approaching the city that two rivers flow through, near there your blood will come to spurt, you and yours when the Rose will flourish.
I ask you, have you ever wondered why the prophet capitalized the "R" in "Rose" in the Pope prophecy? A strange thing to do just to designate that spring has arrived.
Anytime the Pope decides to travel to a city watered by two rivers, he is potentially in very grave danger according to Nostradamus. The prophet warns the Pope to avoid doing so "when blooms the Rose." That of course would definitely point to April, May or June especially as far as a season of bloom. But the Rose can also have a double meaning when it is also applied to a person.
The last time there was any potential danger of prophecy fulfillment was when the late Pope Francis visited Iraq, but not at a time of roses blooming, and also when he visited Athens in 2021. He pulled through these two-river cities remarkably well.
However, when his successor, the current Pope Leo XIV or another after him, goes to a country with a city watered by two rivers, that may coincide with a major event in the life of Britney Spears.
REVELATION: THE LATE POPE FRANCIS WAS NEARLY KILLED WHEN HE VISITED IRAQ IN 2021 ... THE YEAR BRITNEY SPEARS, THE ROSE, WAS FREED FROM HER CONSERVATORSHIP
This only recently came to light on December 17, 2024:
As it turns out, Pope Francis was almost killed during his March 2021 visit to Iraq. Two different suicide bombers were en route to Mosul with explosives to kill the pontiff. Both were intercepted by police and killed.
This is a powerful reminder that not all "failed" predictions can easily just be written off and forgotten. I predicted the Pope might be assassinated in Iraq ... I have argued since the late 1990s that Iraq is "the land between two rivers" whose cities any pope must avoid, not only Francis! In this case, closeness counts, especially when the event is a rare one ... and when one's life is on the line. It functions as yet another precedent in a string of precedents going back to the possible murder of Pope John Paul I in 1978, the assassination attempts on the life of Pope John Paul II in 1981 and 1982, and Saint John Paul's natural death in 2005.
Because the trip occurred in March, the lack of roses, the flowers, may have aided the Pope and caused the potential assassins to not only fail at their attempts on his life but be apprehended and killed before doing so.
Regarding "The Rose" as a person: that aspect of the prediction was not discussed to any great length in the prediction, but it was on my blog. I indicated we might not be simply talking about the flower but about someone using the Rose as a device or personal emblem.
The only person doing that today is pop star Britney Spears. The fact that she was not freed from her conservatorship until November 2021 may have saved his life. Had she gained her freedom in spring or summer he might have died that year.
There are at least three Nostradamus prophecies directly indicating The Rose will have great fame and power. As pop singer Britney Spears she already has a powerful legacy from the Aughts and early Teens. But "The Rose" is a NEW Britney.
Britney's book, The Woman In Me, plus a still-pending major biopic, and her unique and intimate form of Instagram entertainment and communication with fans has placed Britney on a path to greater stardom.
Regarding the Biopic
Yahoo News Short (Star), June 17, 2026: Universal Pictures' Britney Spears biopic remains in limbo, a source tells Star, highlighting uncertainty around a high-profile studio project. The Britney Spears biopic, tied to rights from her memoir The Woman In Me, is reportedly paused as Universal Pictures evaluates timing and direction. The source points to strong profits from the Michael biopic and says the studio hopes for a comparable "happy ending" dynamic. The report cites Spears' May 4 arrest in Ventura, California, on suspicion of DUI, a guilty plea to a wet reckless, and voluntary treatment. Star also notes Jeff Sneider's claim of a May 13 restaurant incident. Producers reportedly want Spears to re-engage before proceeding.
The "happy ending" is that Britney Spears is still alive and experimenting with alternative forms of performance and expression! She survived more hell between 2007 and 2021 than most female celebrities could ever handle. Most actresses and pop singers in Britney's situation would be dead. Marilyn Monroe is a good example of someone who was not strong enough to face the tabloid media pressure alone that Britney has had to put up with since 2020, let alone a conservatorship. The events of 2024, 2025, and whatever was going on the night of her arrest early this year (2026) would have killed most any female star you could care to name.
Nostradamus, Quatrain 5.31
Through the land of Attica, fountain of wisdom, where presented will be the rose of the world: The bridge ruined, its great preeminence subjected, a wreck amidst the waves.
Nostradamus places the Rose at different times and locations of our future: at a time when a pope is murdered while traveling abroad, in Greece at a time when war is raging in Ukraine, Poland, Denmark, and the Balkans, and Italy and the Vatican itself are under attack, and at a time of great bloodshed in the Middle East and Persian Gulf.
In the quatrain above it is not hard to imagine Britney being invited to Greece someday as a special guest of honor. She has a huge fan base there and even one with a special website devoted to her. Imagine how she might be received in Athens, given all the terrible things she suffered and endured during the conservatorship that she has managed to survive and better herself so much since finally being free of it. It might be a major event meeting the president of Greece and given the keys to the city!
Nostradamus also associates the Rose with the wisdom of the ancient Greeks. Britney knows what I have suspected for many years, that Time is an illusion: “Rose is two years old but what if time is an illusion!!!??? I’m wearing the same necklace TODAY that I’m wearing here!!!” she says in an article above. Essentially, she is saying Time does not even exist, and I have often said it is CHANGE we measure and call it TIME. And the change we measure is almost always human and animal change, biological change, because in most of the world and universe change is so slow as to be practically non-existent.
Centuries ago. wealthy or well-to-do people were born in a manor, a castle, a mansion, and grew up there, married and had children there, and died there. Generations may have lived and perished there, but the edifice they lived in never changed or changed little. The universe is like that edifice. Britney knows that even with biological change, people tend to change very little in a year (unless illness or lifestyle issues change their appearance) ... and that necklace round her neck will outlast her for centuries to come. Thus, Time is an illusion.
While it does not appear that this quatrain has been fulfilled, and I will explain why, it is very clear to me that Britney has set the stage for her to be able to realize this prophecy at a later time.
Not only did Britney, the Rose, vacation in Greece in May 2024, but she stayed at one of the islands. Which island no one knows, but it could have been at Attica.
Not my top choice of a news embed because of them mentioning the incident where she hurt her foot in a fight with Paul Richard Soliz. But unfortunately, the Greek City Times does not allow embedding.
Here is the lead in though from GCT:
"Britney Spears revealed in a post that she travelled to Greece two months ago. On Tuesday morning, the pop star published a series of photos that, as she says, she took during her stay on an island, whose identity she did not reveal. One of the snaps she shared with her more than 42 million Instagram followers depicts the blue door of a shop with the menu written on small blackboards. The singer also photographed the alleys of the island and the harbour with the boats. "Pics I took from a trip to Greece 2 months ago," she wrote in the caption. During the period she claims to have been in Greece, the 42-year-old received a lot of attention from the press and worried her millions of fans."
No one knows which island Britney, The Rose, stayed at, but if this visit was related to the quatrain by Nostradamus, it was likely Attica. But that does not necessarily have to be the case, especially if she plans to go back to Greece again for future visits. Eventually on one of these visits she may stay at a hotel in Attica. Bear in mind though that "Attica" may simply function symbolically for the nation of Greece. Sort of like saying, the Attican nation.
However, while I find this vacation in May encouraging, and definitely places Britney on the right path regarding the visions of Nostradamus, this particular trip did not fulfill the quatrain.
For one thing it will be no secret that The Rose is in Greece: she will be presented in Greece, or on the island of Attica itself, in some way, officially or at least to fans.
The second half of the quatrain deals with events involving The Vatican occurring at the time she is in Greece, and possibly the island of Attica. The events in Rome are not going to be very good:
"The bridge ruined, and its great pre-eminence will be subjected, a wreck amidst the waves."
Nostradamus used both "ship" and "bridge" to symbolize the Catholic Church and the Pope.
Thus, at the very least, the Pope and the Vatican will be threatened. The Vatican and the Church will be under subjection, indicating some kind of control from outside of Italy, but in the medieval sense, under attack ... military or terrorist attacks.
What kind of an attack? The weapon has been created:
Nostradamus predicted that the Balkans will be on fire in a big war and some of it will spill over into Italy and Rome itself. Such attacks could be triggered by the war Vladimir Putin is waging in Ukraine. Part of Ukraine is in the Balkans and has had the support of Hungary. The French prophet even indicates that biological attacks will be launched against Rome, southern Italy, and even as far south as Sicily. One disease he mentions: SMALLPOX!
There is also the suggestion that emissaries of current pope or a future pope die at sea, killed during a naval attack on a Vatican ship, possibly an attack by Iran or Russia.
Two different quatrains indicate danger to the Pope and other Vatican officials at the same time "The Rose" will flourish.
The Pope himself, Leo XIV or whoever it will be, will spit blood as well as all the people with him when he visits a city watered by two rivers. Pope Leo will visit such a city in September 2026: Paris. The same city where Princess Diana was murdered in 1997, watered by the Seine and Marne rivers.
The Rose will flourish in some way at the time, but where or in what way we do not know. The Vatican, as well as the Pope, will be threatened ... and at THAT time the Rose may be in Greece or actually on the Greek island of Attica.
In any event, just taking the time to vacation in Greece places Britney in a position where she is more likely to return there. And during one such visit, the Papacy will be threatened by a missile attack launched against Europe by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Again, the May 2024 trip was important, especially if she did stay on the island of Attica. But I would expect to see a number of news outlets reporting it at a time tremendously terrible things are happening to Rome, to Italy, and to the Vatican itself.
Is Britney in any danger? I see nothing certain in prophecy to indicate this. But from an historical repetition perspective, she entered among the female greats at a time of potential turmoil. There have been many parallels made between Britney Spears and Marilyn Monroe over the years. After her divorce from playwright Arthur Miller in 1961, Marilyn lived for only another 19 months and then committed suicide from a drug overdose.
Thus, Britney moved into greater fame, the fame of Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly (Princess Grace), and Princess Diana between August and December 2025. What happened to these and other female icons on the same line of repetition, like Whitney Houston, Thelma Todd, Carole Lombard and Isadora Duncan, is quite obvious.
Thus, 2025 was a major year Britney Spears had to exercise caution in her life and not to overeact to tabloid news attacks in the way Marilyn Monroe did. She is Marilyn's 9th cousin, so she must definitely be careful about who she associates with. Princess Diana's association with Dodi al-Fayed technically got her killed because he insisted on a secret rendezvous in Paris when both she and Dodi were under intense surveillance by those associated with the British Secret Service who wished to murder Diana and the baby she was carrying at the behest of Prince Charles. (Ironically, I found out in 2007, ten years after Diana's death, that I am her 9th cousin. My late mother's side of the family has tons of real estate not far from Althorp which we can not lay claim to. Thus, it appears Britney and I have something in common at least. Small world.)
It also appears there was an overlap from 2025 into 2026 when Britney was arrested for DUI. I believe her head was in a bad place that night, and the arresting officers may well have saved her life. I sincerely hope that was the end of the karmic influence of 1962 on 2025 ... and 2026!
I did not initally understand this image. A woman's soul rising above a river in the woods? Possibly "the Rose above the middle of the great world" in Quatrain 5.96? Then I saw the companion video beside it:
Some of the words that appeared beside the video: "Just angel..seriously though..you will know when I’m here..HALO..I fucking dare you!"
The "Just Angel" can be either the archangel Michael ... or the Angel of Death. Some also link him to the Angel of the Resurrection. In the image of a soul rising from the river and woods, it is the soul of one who has just died. The message was clear. Frantically I got online, only to find out that Britney had been arrested and the image and video taken down. This is why I say, the arrest may have saved her life. If she had ever gotten back home, she might no longer be with us.
The more attention and popularity Britney Spears receives, the greater any potential danger may be. Sadly, this is too often the price of fame, and it is the nature of the times we are in and moving further into.
Britney To The Rescue? Could lines 3 and 4 be linked to the Modena Quatrain?
Nostradamus, Quatrain 1.7
Arriving too late, the execution already carried out, adverse winds having delayed the letters en route, the conspirators of the "13 sect" see their plot thwarted by the Seal of the Rose.
An important person is executed. Someone, it would appear, from the Radical Left. Important documents carried by certain parties that could reverse the decision or put into place a stay of execution do not reach their destination in time due to bad weather.
It appears that those individuals in lines 1 and 2 will be the same as those opposed to "Modena" (Madonna) in June 2030: Taylor Swift and her army of Swifties. The "13 Sect" or "13 Cult" IS the Cult of Taylor Swift. "13" is Taylor Swift's favorite NUMBER. It is her "lucky" number too. Swift is an influencer for the Radical Left. She played a concert for Kamala Harris, throwing her and the Radical Left support in the US presidential election. Thus, whoever is executed is from the Far Left. The documents and the Swifties are too late to personally stop it.
Britney Spears is a very close friend of Madonna: the figure called "Modena" who is targeted by two famous people involved in a "Showmance" and a "Sham-Marriage." Most likely that is Taylor Swift, Madonna's greatest rival, and whoever her "false husband" will be in 2030. The Swifties of course are perfect instruments or tools to carry out the Taylor's designs. So, it is unclear if "the '13 sect' see their plot thwarted" is about the conspiracy against Modena (Madonna) or an attempt to stop the execution of someone who frankly may deserve it. Thus, Quatrain 1.7 may be about two events: 1) one event, an execution that cannot be stopped, in lines one and two and 2) a later event in the third and fourth lines, possibly the Modena conspiracy.
It goes without saying that if someone, somehow, had the power to stop a conspiracy against Madonna, it would be her good friend, Britney Spears. IF SHE HAD THE MEANS TO DO SO.
If anyone has noticed there has been a lot of "Rose" going around on Instagram of late. In text: "Caption - Rose" and "Crazy beautiful outside ... don't forget to smell the roses." And in art/photography: a gun held upright, shooting a red rose, and a large bouquet of roses.
And in recent years I have made it no secret that I believe Britney Spears is "the Rose" of Nostradamus prophecies.
I don't know what Britney will be capable of doing by 2029 or 2030. That is three and four years away from now in the future. In 2026, especially in the aftermath of a court decision made after her arrest for DUI, I would say she has little "power." Fame yes, power no.
But perhaps some day she may have some kind of influence that could stop a plot by conspirators ... even to intervene in a plot against Madonna. A simple letter may be all that is needed.
A LETTER OR DOCUMENT BEARING THE SEAL OF THE ROSE.
The Dark Rose Prophecies
Unfortunately, not everything will always be rosy for The Rose, whether that is Britney or someone else. At this time, Britney is the most logical one to apply the above predictions to ... those that have been discussed so far. Most recently, her rose symbol has appeared on the inner cover of her new, best-selling memoir ... the boldest statement yet that she is indeed "The Rose" of Nostradamus prophecy.
In the following quatrain, it is possible The Rose may either lose her fame, fortune and position in the world or worse, may meet her death. If it is death, it will be a terrible one.
It is Quatrain 10.47, also known as "the Lady of the Garland" quatrain. It is potentially applicable to Britney not only due to her use of the Rose as her symbol, but also because up until a few years ago she often posed wearing a garland of roses in her hair.
However, the most popular flower to wear in garlands, especially in Europe, appears to be a tie between the rose and the lily. We cannot entirely rule out the lily as there is a future female and several men in Nostradamus prophecy associated with that flower.
And it is for that reason we cannot be certain that Quatrain 10.47 is about Britney Spears at all. It could be a famous royal, the daughter or niece of the future French monarch who brings peace to the world at the end of World War III.
Thus, we will have to regard this quatrain generically. Any illustrations should not have the appearance of Britney Spears, however the rose garland may stay as there is a 50% chance it may be the flower used ... but when is impossible to be sure about at this time. It could be as late as the early 2100s.
If this quatrain is about our own time, using my base 7 system, this may not take place until 2037. That's a long time from now and, frankly, next to none of us are probably going to survive the "three days of darkness" that may come in 2039 anyway.
A generic version has been substituted using a different model. A video or slideshow version may be substituted in the near future, using this same model (if I can figure out how to make a slideshow on here, the video was too large). Nevertheless, the details in the quatrain should still be heeded. In our time, albeit probably not until the late 2030s, it may be applicable to Britney as The Rose (or someone yet unknown). Or it may not happen until 2070 or 2100 to a popular female from France or Spain, either wearing a rose garland or a lily garland.
The Lady of the Garland
Nostradamus, Quatrain 10.47
From the town of Burgos to the Lady of the Garland they will impose a severe punishment for the treason committed: The great prelate of Leon through Formentera will decide her fate, the Lady to be undone by false pilgrims and ravishers.
This is a very serious and important prophecy because whoever the garland wearer is will get into trouble in Spain and could face charges of treason and be sentenced to death. The charges would probably be false, but that would not matter to religious authorities and governors in the town of Burgos, nor would it matter to the Prelate of Leon. It would appear that they will allow a form of execution to take place that used to occur in ancient Rome: being torn apart by the people. When Emperor Nero found out that Galba was near and would arrest him, he committed suicide by slitting his throat rather than be torn apart by Roman citizens.
In this quatrain, a huge mob of people posing as tourists (or pretending to be fans of the woman if she is an entertainer or singer) will be used as instruments of her execution, as well as "ravishers" (the old word for "rapists") put into place for the purpose of executing "the Lady of the Garland" through violence. Difficult to believe this could happen in our time or even by the late 2030s.
It is possible the woman might escape this fate and move on with her life ... or this event in Spain could be the end of her and her death. Impossible to know for certain, but it sounds like something more likely to occur in a stricter Catholic setting in Spain, possibly after World War III. Let us not forget that Spain was once the center of the Catholic Inquisition ... The Spanish Inquisition ... although some of it spilled over into France.
In any event, Spain will become a very dangerous place in the future, even the far future, for a variety of reasons as several famous young women many years from now will either travel there or be forcibly transported there and then killed or executed.
One female in the late 2100's will have the beauty of Lais. She will die "a miserable death" by execution, possibly by the dreaded iron collar (death by garroting). Another woman in the 2200's will be a very famous and attractive high-priced prostitute, abducted and transported to Spain by sex traffickers. Her death will be at the hands of a mob of crazed and violent people (similar to what could happen to the Lady of the Garland). Also, a very famous and beautiful woman, a French princess, will be assassinated, possibly shot with a high-powered rifle, in the 2070's while she is in a balcony theater seat watching a live music concert. The assassin, who may also be of minor royalty or aristocracy, will come from a region of Spain during a time of mass protests, arsonist fires, and widespread violence there.
We continue with an appraisal of Quatrain 5.96, the prophecy that at this time has largely been fulfilled and clearly is about none other than Britney Spears. It is the last line that must be evaluated as it will either apply to near future events or else to the Lady of the Garland quatrain, not to occur until the late 2030's.
Quatrain 5.96 and Three Dark Lines
Nostradamus, Quatrain 5.96
The Rose above the middle of the great world, because of new deeds public blood is shed: To tell the truth, they will have closed mouths, then when needed the expected one will come late.
We can pretty much agree that the first line was fulfilled by Britney just prior to, during, and since being freed from her conservatorship. This includes all the work of the #FreeBritney Movement, and all the documentaries made about her around that time (even though she hates them). It can also refer to additional stardom to come besides what she is currently enjoying on Instagram ... a partial outcome from the release of her memoir, "The Woman In Me," which has been a major success for the pop star.
It is also possible that this is the only rose quatrain that might even apply to Britney Spears. It is not impossible there may be other "Roses" in the future. But as this is a THEME page (all of the pages on this site are thematic), I apply all relevant quatrains to the same person. That is the way it is usually done when commentators discuss themes in Nostradamus.
The second line, "because of new deeds public blood is shed," could easily be about conditions in the United States since 2020. Crime, violence, riots, arson, murder ... ever since the killing of George Floyd each year has grown bloodier and more violent.
On July 13, 2024, former President Donald Trump was shot through the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania, blood was everywhere ... "public blood was shed." Forensic specialists have said that had he moved his head a few centimeters in the other direction, he would have died. One person at the rally was killed by the sniper and two others were injured.
Then again, for the public shedding of blood, there is this:
Despite a flurry of reports since that Britney was using stage props, they weren't "real," she was imitating Shakira's knife dance, and feeling let down by her fans because someone (someone close to her as it turns out who was not simply a fan) called LAPD to do a wellness check on her ... this report, and many others like it, has never been addressed. Rather, it has fallen through the cracks or has been brushed under the carpet. Did she cut herself several times doing the dance or not? I guess we will never know. But this is just an example of how line 2 could have played out if it applied to The Rose and not other events: minor bleeding, not death.
Still, I don't want to see Marilyn Monroe kill herself all over again, I was only a small child but will never forget it. And I don't want to see any more Princess Dianas going to their graves either ... I lived through that as an adult and believed, strongly believed, it was going to happen a full year before it did ... and had no realistic way to stop it.
Now on to line 3:
Line 3 reads, "To tell the truth, they will have closed mouths."
From a public standpoint, this could be about censorship. I have been experiencing it myself.
It is being accomplished by ALGORITHMS. Indexing robots on platforms like YouTube, social media sites like X (formerly Twitter), and search engines like Bing ... programmed to look for certain things and to ignore other things. Many very good sites and talented people are being overlooked and hidden by these algorithms. People with important things to share instead scream into an echo chamber.
It can also be done the old-fashioned way: by spamming the search engine results of a website with hundreds, even thousands, of phony sites that look as though they are linked to the website they are spamming. These sites can then deliver malware to anyone clicking on them or redirect them to an illicit sex site. When the Google search engine detects this, Google punishes the VICTIM by delisting the site and rewards the GUILTY by leaving their spammy sites up. In my book that is censorship.
It can be done by countries, political parties, criminals, and simply jealous people by marginalizing the person's integrity, age, politics, or other aspect of the person, causing people to avoid that person's work. These same evil ones can spam or damage with hacking and malware as well.
It is hard to speak the truth if no one knows you exist, cannot find you, or you are knocked right off the Internet, or your computer is destroyed. Then you almost certainly have a closed mouth.
Regarding Britney, the Rose, the line could have applied to what happened to some degree since the wellness check by fans occurred earlier a few years ago. Most of her fans were pretty much told to "f**k off" and Britney repeated "Don't f**k with me."
Thus, line 3 could mean people are being intimidated by Britney into keeping their mouths shut and not tell any truth or speak their mind, even if they only have her best interests in mind.
Line 4 tells us that whoever Britney is waiting for or is in serious need of will finally arrive ... but he will arrive late. He can arrive late, but still in time, or he can arrive too late ... too late to save her from whatever mess she is in or, worse, from herself.
That is up to Britney ... and influences from the long ago past.
Sixain 44: Half Bright and Half Dark
There are two translations for this sixain, one Corsican and the other French. I will present both. Nostradamus often used both, as well as Provencal, Latin, and rarely Italian.
The first three lines in French and Corsican are identical. However, the last three lines are quite different. The Corsican version actually provides the best outcome and solves many problems presented by Quatrain 5.96, "at the time of need the awaited one will come late," and Quatrain 10.47, what appears to be certain doom for "The Lady of the Garland." However, the French version of the last three lines is the darkest prophecy for The Rose imaginable and would easily fall into the category of Gothic horror.
Nostradamus, Sixain 44 (Corsican translation)
The beautiful rose in France admired by a very great Prince to the desired end, six hundred and ten, when her loves are born. Five years later, she will be seriously injured, by the stroke of Love she will be entwined, if after fifteen years of Heaven she receives help.
The first three lines in French and Corsican are identical. However, the last three lines are quite different. The Corsican version actually provides the best outcome and solves many problems presented by Quatrain 5.96, "at the time of need the awaited one will come late," and Quatrain 10.47, what appears to be certain doom for "The Lady of the Garland." However, the French version of the last three lines is the darkest prophecy for The Rose imaginable.
I won't pretend that I entirely understand this sixain, but the Corsican translation appears to be one of the happiest ones for Britney Spears, if she is indeed The Rose. But in French, it is only happiness in the first three lines.
In both versions, she will attract and perhaps marry a royal prince and have more children (or affairs).
Then again, the admiration she receives from a Prince may have already happened many years ago. But if there was to be a desired end it failed to materialize:
The second half of the sixain can be translated two ways.
In the Corsican version, after being seriously injured at age 48, possibly in a car accident, Britney Spears as "The Rose" will be entwined by the stroke of Love, suggesting another relationship to follow.
Is it possible that THIS was the serious injury? The foot damaged during a fight at the Chateau Marmont?
Unfortunately, the answer is probably "NO."
The Original "Rose" of Sixain 44: Queen Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici gave birth to six children between 1601 and 1609. Thus, her "loves" were all born in 1609, not 1610. However, she officially became Queen of France on May 13, 1610. During her coronation ceremony on May 14, 1610, her husband, King Henry IV, was assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac - which immediately raised suspicions of a conspiracy. Henry was stabbed by Ravaillac in public when the king's carriage was stopped by traffic congestion associated with Queen Marie's coronation ceremony. Marie served as Queen and Regent of France between 1610 and 1617 during the minority of her son Louis XIII. Louis, who should have taken full power as King of France in 1614 with what should have been the official end of Marie's regency, did so on April 24, 1617 after he was forced to overthrow his mother by Coup de majesté after three years of continued refusal to give up her power as Queen.
The Rose Scepter was a scepter held by the queens of France. Marie de' Medici was the last to hold one after coronation in 1610. She had it hidden and years later buried with her after her death in 1642.
There is no evidence that Marie de' Medici was ever physically injured or romantically wounded in 1615 (five years after 1610). There is no evidence of any notable romance occurring in 1615 or later. She lived on until July 3, 1642.
The second half of the sixain (lines 4, 5 and 6) was not fulfilled, whether or not we follow the French or Corsican versions. Therefore, the events of 1610 to 1615 retain a possible mirroring influence.
Two such years should have been 1932 or 1939, but again no evidence of anything occurring in those years. The next two most important years would be 2030 (1610 + 322 + 98) and 2037 (1610 + 329 + 98).
Thus, 1) the injury is most likely to occur five years after 2030 (2035) or 2037 (2042) or else 2) occur during 2030 or 2037. Due to the tumultuous "three days of darkness" pending in 2039, we can eliminate 2042. The only applicable "post" year would be 2035. More likely, the year in question is 2030 or 2037.
If I haven't stated such, I should now, many Nostradamus scholars consider the sixains as being potentially spurious. We can't be 100% sure the French prophet even wrote it, and it may even have been written by his pupil, astrologer Jean-Aimé de Chavigny. It is potentially important, nonetheless, because it is one of a small handful of predictions attributed to Nostradamus that mention "the Rose" as a person. But the warning light is on; it could be false.
So, if the sixain is right, it has to be about a future event, including the line, "when her loves are born." That makes either 2025 or 2032 very important years involving Britney and children, especially the children she already has and children she has not yet given birth to (or adopt). If that fails to happen in either 2025 or 2032, the sixain is likely to fail.
If it is fulfilled in 2025, then an injury will occur five years later, likely in 2030.
* There is no more speculation. Britney returned to her two sons in 2025. Thus 2030 may be one more dangerous year for her. However, there are two others for which the danger associated with 2030 is even greater: Pamela Anderson and Taylor Swift.
Is there any other way we might know if the year 2030, when Britney Spears is 48, is the kind of year she might have a non-fatal but serious injury, possibly during a car accident? That is arrived at using my base 7 system: history repeats itself at intervals of 7 years, but far more often, intermittently at multiples of seven years such as 21, 28, 42, 63, 98, and other multiples of 7 years. Some of these years are very important by themselves.
In June 1967, the famed blonde actress Jayne Mansfield died in a car crash on the way to a nightclub engagement during the early morning hours. 35 (5 x 7) years later, in 2002, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Linda Lovelace both died from injuries sustained in car crashes only days apart. One year short of 21 years later, in 2022, actress Anne Heche died in a horrific car accident.
But not all historical repeats are necessarily fatal ones. When Britney was 13 in 1995, she had a very close call:
Because of what happened to Britney in 1995, it seems to confirm her status as "The Rose" of the sixain.
As Britney reveals more and more of her body to her adoring fans and public, she may shift from a Marilyn Monroe type figure to one like Jayne Mansfield. Thus, 35 years after the close call she had in 1995, The Rose may face yet another in 2030, but will survive it according to the sixain. This repeat may be so conditional that it may not be a very serious injury at all or even, yet again, just another close call.
Britney will probably survive it should she be involved in a car crash in 2030. The injury may be very minor. But if the victim is either Pamela Anderson or Taylor Swift, not only is death likely, but also decapitation.
The start of Britney's first year of Heaven, post-conservatorship, would be either 2021 (she was freed from conservatorship in November 2021) or else 2022 as her first calendar year of freedom. Fifteen years later would be either November or December 2036 or else some time in January, February, or March 2037, when she is either 54 going on 55 years old or else is 55 years old, still very beautiful. She will need help from someone fast. This may relate to the "Lady Of The Garland" quatrain, but it is impossible too know. However, it might relate to Quatrain 5.96, "at a time of need, the awaited one will come late." This "awaited one" may bail her out of some kind of mess, but what it will be is uncertain.
Actually, I tend to think the "awaited one" is linked to a time in the 2020s in the not too distant future; linked to the troubles Britney may still be experiencing in the current period. But all the same, apparently she will need some kind of help again in 2037, fifteen years after being freed from her conservatorship.
That could be a bad year for an American heiress with the initials P.H. (the same as Patty Hearst). Paris Hilton has those initials and may be in trouble that year, and Britney is a good friend of Paris Hilton, she may even be with her at the time a home invasion occurs. If she is, they will both need help ... fast.
Nostradamus, Sixain 44 (French translation)
The beautiful rose in France admired by a very great Prince to the desired end, six hundred and ten, when her loves are born. Five years later, she will be seriously injured by the stroke of Love, she will be buried, if at fifteen years of age from Heaven she received help.
The French translation of the first half of the sixain is exactly the same. I have provided an alternative interpretation concerning what "her loves" may be: rather than having more children, by pregnancy or adoption, the "loves" are a large number of extramarital affairs if she is married or else simply a lot of affairs if she is not.
The second half of the sixain is darker, that by the stroke of love itself she is injured (injured by love, a broken heart, a romance that ends badly or too soon). Then she is not "entwined" by love but ends up BURIED (as in dead and buried, see image, above right, of Britney enclosing herself in a stone coffin).
The final line is very obscure in French, and in that translation, she is supposed to have received help "from Heaven" when she was 15 years old. It appears if she received help at 15 she will find only a broken heart, sadness and death at age 48 in the year 2030. That sadly could be a consequence of having so many affairs. Enough affairs and one might find the perfect match, but what if you lose that person? The love interest may even die rather than breaking off the relationship. Odd what the changing of so few words can do.
Perhaps The Rose is aware of the sixain prediction, after all? If so, perhaps she is hinting and joking at that in the news article above. That would be a good thing, indicating she has everything under control. Her return to finding God again is also positive if it relates to the Corsican version rather than the French, indicating the 15 years of Heaven are 15 years of God belief.
Despite the happier ending of the Corsican translation, it is still dark. On the other hand, the French version of lines 4 and 5 are as dark as dark can get with the final line merely mysterious, but of no real help for The Rose.
SUMMARY: The Truth Has Been Confirmed: Britney Spears IS The Rose of Prophecy
Events seems to be moving in a more positive direction for Britney again. And "Project Rose" is much more than an art or photo project.
Fans keep thinking they have "figured it out" but they are always wrong and tend to overlook contrary evidence.
Fans thought they figured it out in 2021 when Britney hired lawyer Mathew Rosengart. He was the one who helped her terminate the conservatorship.
Impossible. She started a preview to the Rose project as long ago as 2019. It began officially in 2020. At neither time was Rosengart being considered for anything. The #FreeBritney Movement had not even taken off yet. Fans were still guessing whether Britney was alright or not alright based on a series of coded messages they had jointly made up, including a color scheme.
Plus, she continued to use the rose image, including a portrait of England's Rose, Princess Diana, who she identifies with, long after being freed from conservatorship. Roses have been visible in some dance settings as well. Maria River Red may be an attempt to put the red rose into an alter ego, a reminder that the Rose is alive and well.
However, it is the cover of Britney’s new book under the external cover that really shows us The Rose is Britney and will continue to be.
Britney has made the rose her device. What do I mean by that? A device can be a stylized emblem, badge, impresa, heraldic symbol, cypher, standard, flag, family coat of arms ... really anything symbolic a person has associated himself or herself with or their family. It is normally and historically associated with a member of royalty. Most famously the moon or lunar crescent (and other lunar symbols) was the device of Henri II's mistress, Diane de Poiters, because her first name was the same as the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the moon.
Why Britney chose the Rose as her emblem is unknown, but it is possible that she identifies strongly with Princess Diana, England's Rose, and has also read enough Nostradamus prophecy online about the role of The Rose to be inspired into making it her own personal symbol. In any event, she is the first non-royal person of fame to use a personal device in centuries.
THE ROSE, INANNA, ISHTAR, SEMIRAMIS, NIMROD & the BIRTH OF TAMMUZ
According to ancient Greek poets who studied mythology, Semiramis was often associated with goddess worship, particularly in the context of her alleged role as the wife of Nimrod as Queen of Babylon. How this was derived is unknown as there is no historical evidence to support it and, later, was revived and embellished upon as anti-Catholic propaganda by 19th Century writers. While there is no explicit mention of her declaring herself a goddess in historical texts, it is suggested that she took advantage of her husband's death to proclaim her divinity, claiming descent from the moon and associating herself with various deities like Ishtar and Ashtoreth. Her reign and military exploits have led to her being linked with the worship of the moon and other deities, further solidifying her legendary status. Thus, while she may not have officially declared her divinity, her influence and the myths surrounding her suggest a significant connection to goddess worship.
Human behavior can follow divine themes found in mythology accidentally, subconsciously, or deliberate design. Today, in the 21st Century, there are two female deities given serious attention: Isis/Inanna/Ishtar/Astarte, syncretized by the ancients, and Diana, the Great Divine Feminine, as syncretized by poet Robert Graves in his book, The White Goddess. In his writings, Diana, Artemis, and Hecate are no longer separate deities, but one universal feminine goddess who has existed since the Dawn of Time. This theory is taken quite seriously whereas the Ishtar/Semiramis myth is more along the lines of "pop mythology." However, in both beliefs lie the seeds of truth and fabrication .
The Origin of the Rose Comes from Mythology and History. It is a Tale of Light and Darkness.
As Aphrodite she was born on the Greek island of Cyprus, near what is now the city of Paphos. Other versions have her born near the island of Cythera in the trading route between Crete and the Peloponesus. In the second instance, she went by the name Cytherea before becoming Aphrodite. She is associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
Aphrodite's important personal symbols include seashells, myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. The goddess Aphrodite is almost always accompanied by Eros, the god of lust and sexual desire. She is also called "the goddess of the prostitutes."
As Aphrodite, one can see why Nostradamus might have foreseen "The Rose" as becoming a central figure in future Greece, honored or worshiped.
Inanna is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of war, love, and fertility. She is also associated with political power, divine law, sensuality, procreation, and beauty. She was known by the Babylonians and Assyrians as Ishtar. The Rose is closely associated with the Babylonian goddess Ishtar and her human representative, Queen Semiramis, the original "Whore of Babylon." Like Aphrodite, she was also associated with the planet Venus.
Flowers, in ancient Mesopotamian culture held deep symbolic meanings and were integral to ritual and worship. Inanna is associated with several flowers: the date palm, lily, and rose stand out as significant symbols within her lore. The rose holds a significant cultural association, linked to both love and conflict. Its beauty is admired, yet its thorns remind us of the dangers of passion. The rose is a classic symbol of love, aligning with Inanna’s role as the goddess of romance and desire. The rose’s thorns represent the struggles and conflicts that accompany love, echoing Inanna’s warrior aspect.
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