Is fate predictable and foreseeable? This question has occupied humanity throughout history and has significantly influenced thought. From antiquity to the present, there have been many interpreters of the future in all cultures who promised to determine the uncertain, the future, and provided people with support during crises through their often charismatic presence. Each era has its zeitgeist, its worldview, and its prophets of the future, who remain significant for historical reflection and continue to attract lively interest. From Cassandra, whose cries go unheard, to Merlin, who is said to have predicted a Joan as the savior of France, to the naturalist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg, who had peculiar visions of the afterlife, and the legendary Rasputin, the book is dedicated to describing these prophets in relation to their respective times.