His popularity never wanes, but waxes when people think the end is near. Hogue has studied mysticism and prophecy for more than 20 years. Many people are preparing for the computer chaos of Y2K in January. And Nostradamus and astrologers agree that in the spring the planets will be aligned just right for a flurry of earthquakes. He drifted into prophecy after a brief career as an opera singer and a lifetime of reading history and religious scriptures.
People change their costumes.
They change their technology. But humanity never changes. It's pretty much the same caveman mentality it always was. His study of scriptural prophecy deepened his conviction. Unlike many Nostradamus buffs, Hogue doesn't think the Earth will do an actual somersault in October.