WHO WAS "NOSE-HAIR DAMUS?” He is better known as Nostradamus, the guy who wrote quatrain (four-line) predictions about the future, for which people still call him a prophet. But he wrote purposely-vague predictions of future events so that all sorts of coming scenarios could be said to have fulfilled his non-specific forecasts. And Nostradamus was actually involved with witchcraft. He practiced the sorcery of scrying, an occult activity that involves staring at fire, or a shiny surface like a mirror or water, until you get into an altered state of consciousness that allows you to more easily receive visions and messages from spirits—which are demons. Here are other ways he practiced witchcraft's scrying: "He used various forms of meditation, focusing on fire or water while being under the influence of mild hallucinogens.” And he knew he was messing with dangerous occult practices, even warning his son not to dare do what dad had done. About his witchcraft, Nostradamus said this: “Such practices 'dry up the body, disturb the mind, and send the soul to hell.' For that reason he burned the ancient books, in which he first discovered the techniques involved. He said they burned with an unnatural brilliance.”