Well said, Nostradamus was a very interesting man to say the least. He would sit in a dark room with a single candle and watch the flames flicker against the wall. This would bring him to a deep meditative state where he would have his premonitions. I believe that past and future have already been, recorded within the akashic records that have everything recorded within all time periods. Since time is only a third dimensional construct. Certain people just have an ability to access this stream of unlimited data and as a result can access any information that they are able to lock into.

I believe Nostradamus was one of these people and utilized this to see events in the future. Also men like Einstein and Tesla could do the same and lots of there scientific knowledge as they themselves even admitted just came to them when they would be in meditative trances.