The Nostradamus prediction interpreted by Liz Greene and Peter Lorie is thought to possibly mean communication with dolphins. The prophet says, “When the animal domesticated by man after great pains and jumps will come to speak: the lightning (Sun) will be harmful to the virgin (Virgo), taken from earth and suspended in the air.” A dolphin is slippery, joyous, impossibly intelligent, and has long been the subject of fascination. This line, “domesticated by man after great pains and jumps,” conjures a creature both wild and familiar, a being coaxed into companionship through understanding and awe. Dolphins leap, literally. And the idea they might “come to speak”? Well, this could mean communication beyond clicks and whistles, a mingling of minds, a cross-species communion.

The next bit: “the lightning (Sun) will be harmful to the virgin (Virgo), taken from earth and suspended in the air.” Here’s where it turns  astrological and apocalyptic. The Virgin—Virgo—is often connected to purity, Earth, and perhaps the ideal of the uncorrupted feminine. If she’s “taken from earth,” we might imagine a departure from nature, from groundedness, perhaps due to technological ascent or spiritual disconnection. “Suspended in the air” could signify modernity’s madness, our lives in clouds both literal and digital. And the lightning or Sun? Being harmful. Like the blinding progress of science when it’s not grounded by a deeper maturity. Could Nostradamus be warning us of a time when enlightenment, solar, electrical, metaphorical—burns the very soul it once illuminated?

• Lightning as Solar/Technological Power: Lightning signifies powerful energy, perhaps the Sun’s rays or technology. This could symbolize breakthrough tech in communication: sonar, AI, neural interfaces.

• Virgin (Virgo): Virgo represents purity, earthly knowledge, and grounded intelligence.

• Harmful Effect: There’s a warning here. The very power enabling our leap across species boundaries could damage the purity it seeks.

“Here we find something that, on the face of it, might take first prize for “weirdness.” Nostradamus is telling us about an animal that mankind has domesticated: a dog, cat, horse? But he elucidates further by emphasising the animal has suffered “great pains and leaps” before it comes to speak…One of the animals that fits this characteristic is the monkey, and monkeys have far greater instance of intelligence than any other animal, except perhaps for one – the dolphin…They are very loving creatures that follow commands and requests from us in a way that others do not. They also jump, and unlike other sea creatures of the sea, they are mammals and could therefore be termed “animals,” domesticated by man. The reference to “lightening” and the “virgin” has some astrological significance, thus giving us the timing for this change in relationship, though some interpreters have inferred that it is more likely concerned with electricity, particularly suspended in air.” By Nostradamus & the Millenium Beyond