Nostradamus free e-book novel - The Greatest Sinner Ever

“Astrology looks for the relationship between events in the cosmos, on
earth and in humans. But haven’t we already talked about this before?”
Michel shook his head “no.”
“My memory is not what it used to be, my boy. Through this research we
are able to use information about one moment to trace a series of events
which follow it. In other words: we can predict the future from it. This is
much more difficult than it seems. Since time immemorial it has been
accepted that the Sun, the Moon and the planets influence our lives here on
Earth.” Grandfather got up again, opened the attic shutter and placed the
spy-glass on its stand.
“Come and stand over here. The sun has just set and we will probably be
able to see several planets. Let me see if… there it is! Look Michel, just
above the last rays of the sun: Mercury, the planet of the intellect and
mental capacities.” His grandson looked through the device and
discovered a pink planet that was twinkling. Jean continued.
“As you know, the Earth rotates around the Sun in one year and not the
other way around as the Church claims. They’re also still insisting that the
Earth is flat and that you can fall off it. Poppycock! They just prefer to
keep their followers ignorant.”
“But doesn’t the Sun also make a circle every year?”
“Yes, but not around the Earth, but along various groups of stars. Those
groups all together are called the Zodiac. For example, there is Gemini,
Aries, Taurus, etcetera.”
“I’m a Sagittarius.”
“Undeniably true, my boy, but it will take some time before the Sun will
pass by there, because we are not currently living in the age of
Sagittarius.”
Grandpa peered through the spy-glass again and continued his tale.
“Mercury is always near the Sun and for that reason it not always clearly
visible, but tonight we are lucky,” and he passed the device over.
“That planet’s not very exciting,” said Michel, while he peered through the
lenses.
“Well, you should see the Moon,” and Jean serenely looked up the
celestial body in the cloudless canopy. There was genuine love between
grandfather and grandson. Perhaps because they were so much alike. They
both had the same interests and they were both of slight build. Only the
youngest one still had his life stretching out before him and Grandpa
obviously didn’t anymore.
“This is what you want to see,” said Jean and stepped aside.
“Wow!” exclaimed Michel and gazed at the gigantic Moon, full of craters,
mountains and crevices.
“Someone is walking around on there, Grandpa.”
“Ha-ha, that’s funny. Even if that were possible, it is too far away to be
able to see such details.”
“I really do see him,” the boy insisted. “He is planting a flag with red and
white stripes and stars.” Jean made an unbelieving face and took over the
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