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Age Of Capricorn
Running time	3:52
Appears on	Inferno (2026)
Next	Father And Son
Prev	Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan

"Age Of Capricorn" is the fourth track on Boards of Canada's fifth studio album, Inferno.

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The "age of Capricorn", to followers of astrology, is an upcoming astrological age that will follow the current "age of Aquarius" and begin around the year 4000 AD.^[1] Astrologists theorise that humans, by this time, will be "born clairvoyant" and that the concept of death will disappear as humans "will be in constant contact with the worlds beyond."^[2]

The mentions of "Mabus" likely refer to the writings of famed astrologer and seer Nostradamus. Followers of Nostradamus claim that the name "Mabus" refers to the Antichrist^[3], and several attempts have been made to link this name with well-known figures, from Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden. The sample of a man rearranging the letters of "Usama" to "M a a u s" then to "Mabus" is almost certainly a reference to this.^[4]

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From 0:49 onwards, a Nostradamus prophecy theorist (potentially John Hogue) performing anagrammatic analysis on the name "Mabus", linking Osama Bin Laden through an alternative spelling "Usama".

U-S-A-M-A
M double A-U-S
U, uh
M-A-B-U-S

Mabus, Mabus

A possible source for the “Mabus” sample may be a 2004 Art Bell episode featuring John Hogue, specifically two sections, one being about a 27-year war tied to the Antichrist, and another about possible Mabus candidates, which hogue ranks Bin Laden in the top three, hogue spells “M-A-B-U-S” and “M-Double A-U-S” at 1:29:58 and 1:31:33, although hogue doesn’t spell “U-S-A-M-A” or “U-Uh” in the episode, the spelling can be made through Audio Stitching using audio from other moments to make similar spellings.
From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing, sampled from Door of My Heart (A Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda)

Just for once, come to me
I look for Thee night and day

From 1:58, a prayer from the end of televangelist Jack Van Impe's 1990 video tape "A.D. 2000: The End?".^[5]

I am a sinner
All have sinned
You bore my sin
You shed Your blood for me
To cleanse me
I receive You
And Your shed blood
For the remission of my sins
Come into my heart
Save me now
Help me to be ready for Your return

In Your name, I pray this

At 2:55 and 3:16, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
During the transition to "Father And Son" faint sounds of water leaking can be heard.

Trivia[edit]

This is the third track in Boards of Canada's discography that is named after a zodiac symbol, after "Aquarius" and "Gemini".

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[1] ttps://compassastrology.com/capricorn-age

[2] ttps://www.astrolada.com/articles/predictive-astrology/the-age-of-the-capricorn-4000-ad-to-6000-ad-occult-secrets-of-the-distant-human-future.html

[3] wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist

[4] wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist

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 | name=Age Of Capricorn
 | runtime=3:52
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+| appearson=[[Inferno]] (2026)
+| next=[[Father And Son]]
+| prev=[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]}}
 "[[Age Of Capricorn]]" is the fourth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Inferno]]''.
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 == Comments ==
-The frequent mentions of Mabus possibly refer to the writings of Nostradamus. Mabus is popularly considered to be the name of one of three supposed antichrists in the writings of Nostradamus. This is disputed by others, but nonetheless the name "Mabus" for the Antichrist remains tied to Nostradamus mythology.
+* The "[[wikipedia:Age of Capricorn|age of Capricorn]]", to followers of [[wikipedia:Astrology|astrology]], is an upcoming astrological age that will follow the current "[[wikipedia:Age of Aquarius|age of Aquarius]]" and begin around the year 4000 AD.<ref>https://compassastrology.com/capricorn-age</ref> Astrologists theorise that humans, by this time, will be "born [[wikipedia:Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]" and that the concept of death will disappear as humans "will be in constant contact with the worlds beyond."<ref>https://www.astrolada.com/articles/predictive-astrology/the-age-of-the-capricorn-4000-ad-to-6000-ad-occult-secrets-of-the-distant-human-future.html</ref>
+* The mentions of "Mabus" likely refer to the writings of famed astrologer and seer [[wikipedia:Nostradamus|Nostradamus]]. Followers of Nostradamus claim that the name "Mabus" refers to the Antichrist<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>, and several attempts have been made to link this name with well-known figures, from [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] to [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]]. The sample of a man rearranging the letters of "Usama" to "M a a u s" then to "Mabus" is almost certainly a reference to this.<ref>[[wikipedia:Nostradamus_in_popular_culture#.27Mabus.27_as_Antichrist]]</ref>
 == Samples / Lyrics ==
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 U-S-A-M-A<br>
 M double A-U-S<br>
-U<br>
+U, uh<br>
 M-A-B-U-S<br>
 Mabus, Mabus</blockquote>
-* From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing.
+* A possible source for the “Mabus” sample may be a [https://artbellarchive.org/episode/july-3-2004-nostradamus-and-our-future-john-hogue/ 2004 Art Bell episode] featuring John Hogue, specifically two sections, one being about a 27-year war tied to the Antichrist, and another about possible Mabus candidates, which hogue ranks Bin Laden in the top three, hogue spells “M-A-B-U-S” and “M-Double A-U-S” at 1:29:58 and 1:31:33, although hogue doesn’t spell “U-S-A-M-A” or “U-Uh” in the episode, the spelling can be made through Audio Stitching using audio from other moments to make similar spellings.
+* From 1:25 onwards, call and response choral singing, sampled from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avn4ZTxSuyo Door of My Heart (A Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda)]
 <blockquote>
-This will always come to be / Just the Lord's love to me<br>
+Just for once, come to me<br>
-I'm ? today
+I look for Thee night and day
 </blockquote>
 * From 1:58, a prayer from the end of televangelist Jack Van Impe's 1990 video tape "[https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1166333-a-d-2000-the-end A.D. 2000: The End?]".<ref>{{#ev:youtube|SXscbPwJXSA|480||||start=3219|false}}</ref>
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 All have sinned<br>
 You bore my sin<br>
-You shed your blood for me<br>
+You shed Your blood for me<br>
 To cleanse me<br>
-I receive you<br>
+I receive You<br>
-And your shed blood<br>
+And Your shed blood<br>
 For the remission of my sins<br>
 Come into my heart<br>
 Save me now<br>
-Help me to be ready for your return<br>
+Help me to be ready for Your return<br>
-In your name, I pray this</blockquote>
+In Your name, I pray this</blockquote>
-* At 2:55, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
+* At 2:55 and 3:16, a deep raspy voice, possibly TTS, saying "Capricorn".
+* During the transition to "[[Father And Son]]" faint sounds of water leaking can be heard.
 == Trivia ==
+* This is the third track in [[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Discography|discography]] that is named after a [[wikipedia:Zodiac|zodiac]] [[wikipedia:Astrological sign|symbol]], after "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]" and "[[Gemini]]".
 == Videos ==
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 == Audio ==
 <spotify width="100%" height="380">track/6iQ2DAJ3fmtDzByJQAqAki </spotify>
+== See Also ==
+* "[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]"
+* "[[Gemini]]"
 == External links ==

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