As 2025 approaches, some of you might be thinking about what resolutions you could make for the new year. If these predictions turn out to be accurate, then don’t worry.

The echoes of the past do indeed become more noticeable as 2024 draws to a close, and two of the most enigmatic figures in history—Baba Vanga and Nostradamus—make horrifying predictions that astonish and enchant people in equal measure.

Regardless of one’s religious beliefs, the foresight attributed to these legendary seers has been debated for decades.

Baba Vanga, a blind Bulgarian mystic whose full name was Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova, is said to have made 85% accurate predictions before her death in 1996.

These have allegedly included the 9/11 attacks, Princess Diana’s death, and Barack Obama’s administration, according to The Economic Times.

Her prophetic ability has left a lasting impression and solidified her position as a significant figure in the field of prophetic enigma, with predictions spanning the next three millennia (go to the bottom of the page for that heartwarming read).

In addition, the 16th-century French astronomer Nostradamus documented his visions in the enigmatic quatrains of his 1555 book Les Prophéties.

The assertions that his predictions predicted important events, such as the rise of Adolf Hitler, the killing of President Kennedy, and the September 11 terrorist attacks, solidify his reputation as a visionary whose work is continuously scrutinized for clues about the future.

Unsettling Forecasts for 2025

Both prophets predict that 2025 will be a pivotal year with major global repercussions.

Nostradamus foretells the formation of an underwater empire and the emergence of a sinister cult to power.

Baba Vanga, on the other hand, predicts the emergence of telepathy, which gives our idea of human potential a future twist.

However, the predictions are also more pessimistic than war forecasts.

Both predict a devastating conflict in Europe, with Nostradamus denoting that it will be the consequence of “cruel wars” and mysteriously adding that “the ancient plague will be worse than enemies.”

Furthermore, Baba Vanga ominously claims that this battle will “devastate” communities, which creates a bleak outlook for the near future and makes me question if I should really spend the money on my Neil Diamond calendar every year.

And if that’s not enough to keep you up at night, Nostradamus also predicts that an asteroid will strike Earth, saying, “A fireball will rise from the cosmos, The world begs you to be a harbinger of fate. A cosmic dance between science and fate: Earth’s fate, a second chance.

A Glimmer of Hope and Interest in Extraterrestrials

Despite the dire forecasts, there are rays of hope.

By forecasting that both sides will become “exhausted” and that interventions from nations like France or Turkey could bring about peace, Nostradamus suggests a possible resolution to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to Sky History.

In a more unusual move, both seers allude to the possibility of extraterrestrial encounters; Baba Vanga even speculates that aliens might attend a significant sporting event.

Let’s just say that things don’t seem to be going well with the aliens, because as I mentioned before, Baba Vanga died with expectations that humans would survive for 3,056 years.

Baba Vanga was who?

The Mirror claims that Baba Vanga is referred to be the “Nostradamus of the Balkans” and that her 85% accuracy rate continues to chill people to this day as her predictions come true when she is no longer with us.

As evidence of her magical abilities, she is reported to have lost her sight during a storm when she was twelve years old.

But what has the mystic predicted that appears to have come to pass in the past?

The terrorist strikes of 9/11

She made the menacing prophecy in 1989: “Horror, Horror! The steel birds will attack the American brethren, causing them to collapse.The terrifying allusion to “steel birds” might be taken to mean the planes that Al-Qaeda utilized to carry out the horrific 9/11 attacks in 2001.

The Kursk being sunk

In 1980, Baba had the horrible vision that Kursk, Russia, will be “covered with water, and the whole world will weep over it.”When a nuclear submarine sank in Kursk in August 2000, killing 188 crew members, her prophesy came true.

Now that those dreadful predictions have come true, it is understandable that you might want to worry about the next three thousand years or more. According to The New York Post, she sees the next three millennia evolving as follows:

2025: The population of Europe will be devastated by a war.

2028: Venus will be investigated by humans as a potential energy source.

2033: As the polar ice caps melt, sea levels will rise sharply all across the planet.

2076: Communists will infiltrate nations worldwide.

2130: People will communicate with extraterrestrials.

2170: Much of the world will be devastated by a drought.

3005: A civilization on Mars and Earth will clash.

3797: Since the Earth is no longer habitable, humans will have to leave it.

5079: The end of the world.

Gentlemen, I’ll tell the truth. I’m afraid. I do not, however, plan on being alive in 5079.