Ep 166: Edgar Cayce on Atlantis
Above image from Encyclopædia Britannica: The island of Atlantis, as depicted in an engraving in Athanasius Kircher's Mundus Subterraneus (1664; “Subterranean World”). This map, based on Egyptian maps, is oriented with the south at the top (note the compass arrow pointing down), so America and the Atlantic Ocean lie to the right of Africa and Spain. The text in the legend on the upper right, translated, states, “The site of Atlantis, now beneath the sea, according to the beliefs of the Egyptians and the description of Plato.” © Photos.com/Thinkstock
“I must warn you, though, that if you persist in reading this book you may never be able to return to our so-called ‘real world of facts’ without the nagging suspicion that the fantastic events depicted just might be tainted with the truth.”
– Hugh Lynn Cayce from the Introduction of the book, Edgar Cayce on Atlantis
Background:
Most people today believe that the legendary lost continent of Atlantis is just that, an ancient legend buried by time and not the ocean. The first known mention of the fable comes from two of Plato's dialogues, Timaeus and Critias, where mighty princes ruled the massive and prosperous island. However, Atlantis' glory faded as they were conquered and eventually became undone by their evil and impious ways until earthquakes destroyed this once utopian land, submerging it under the waves. But what if the legend of Atlantis is real, and the account of an advanced civilization thriving in the expanse of the Atlantic ocean is more fantastic, bizarre, and unbelievable than one could imagine? In approximately 2500 "life readings" given by Edgar Cayce for roughly 1600 different people between 1923 and 1945, just such a narrative began to emerge. Of around 700 of the reading's recipients, nearly 50%, had been told that their past-life incarnations in Atlantis had left characteristics that were influencing their present lives. After this revelation, questions focused on an Atlantean history generated details of warring factions with incredible technologies, such as ships that could fly through the air and undersea, particle beam-like weapons, global communication, and genetic engineering, and most controversial, the origins of human life. From a practical standpoint, perhaps just as extraordinary is the fact that none of the references to Atlantis given over two decades conflicted or contradicted one another. Ultimately, the purpose of the story of Atlantis would be to serve as a cautionary tale – that we must all learn from the mistakes and negative proclivities of our past lives so that a new age of peace and enlightenment might save us from our destruction.
LOCATION:
The island chain of Bimini, which Edgar Cayce’s readings described as once being one of the mountaintops of Atlantis and where evidence of the lost continent would be discovered in 1968. It’s claimed in that same year, the “Bimini Road” was discovered.
Reference Links:
“Atlantis and the Edgar Cayce Readings” from the A.R.E. website
“Edgar Cayce on Atlantis” from the A.R.E. of New York Edgar Cayce Community website
Evidence of Giants in Sardinia on “Open Minds with Regina Meredith” from Gaia.com
The Joe Rogan Experience clip: “Robert Schoch Explains Sphinx Water Erosion Hypothesis”
“Archaic Native Americans built massive Louisiana mound in less than 90 days” from ScienceDaily.com
EDGAR CAYCE'S LIFE CHRONOLOGY, 1877-1945 from the A.R.E. official website
“Edgar Cayce Prophecies: Past, Present, and Future” from near-death.com
Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur and hypnotism
“The power of the placebo effect” from Harvard Medical School Health Publishing
“Egypt says archeologists uncover 20 ancient coffins in Luxor” from TribLive.com
The New York Times article, “Illiterate Man Becomes A Doctor When Hypnotized”
“Shankar Abaji Bhisey: The ‘Indian Edison’ Who Dazzled The World With His Inventions”
The provenance of the “Time Is What Keeps Everything From Happening At Once” quote
The official website for the Association for Research and Enlightenment edgarcayce.org
Edgar Cayce recorded giving an actual health remedy “reading” from the A.R.E. YouTube channel
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Episode 166: Edgar Cayce on Atlantis. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Chris Potter of rumblejar.com; Sound Design by Ryan McCullough; Tess Pfeifle, Producer, and Lead Researcher; Research Support from the astonishing League of Astonishing Researchers, a.k.a. The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2020 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.