Edgar Cayce and Atlantis
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Edgar Cayce Readings about Atlantis in a Nutshell
Two tales of Atlantis that sank into the sea, come down to us through Plato. Adding to that, the Kentucky-born sleep-sayer Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) sank into sleep or self-induced trance, and in such a state he told of Atlantis - where many people could rise up into the air in gas-filled balloons made of elephant skin. Some vessels of Skylanders could move in water, on water and in the air and other subtle spheres.The Atlantis of Cayce we will call Skyland, as it is hard to locate, much as clouds.
Somewhere in the western sea . . .
"A fairyland rises from the sea" - Arne Garborg (1851-1924).The citation of the Norwegian writer Garborg favours a certain wistful longing for a land in the western ocean. Vikings sailed off to explore new lands even to North America. They were remarkable ship-builders.
Tales of exceptional vehicles are not new, and may reflect a dire need for effortless fares. [Cf. Frey's ship]
In the old folk-tale "The Cormorants of Udrost" we are presented with a neat little fairyland called Udrost. It's in the west; not poor and mean at all. Its living-conditions were far better than the lot of Norwegian fishermen.
Some believe in leprachons, and some believe in Atlantis. As for Atlantis in Greek tales two Plato dialogues, it lay outside Gibraltar before it sank into the sea. But according to ancient Egyptian sources the island nation bore the name of Keftiu (Crete). What is more, most of Plato's descriptions of Atlantis conform well to Minoan culture with its palace of Knossos.
Many scholars challenge or oppose the views of Cayce on where Atlantis was or lies submerged. And many views that scholars have supported thoughout history, were ailing and failing ones.
"Nobody in Greece for 9,000 years had mentioned a battle between Athens and Atlantis" before Solon, says Robert T. Carroll, and "It would not take much of a historical scholar to know that Athens in 9,000 BCE was either uninhabited or was occupied by very primitive people." He also says different seekers have located the mythical place in the mid-Atlantic, Cuba, the Andes, and dozens of other places.
To many, Atlantis was a place of advanced civilization and technology. Also, "alternative" archaeologists have credited the Atlanteans with teaching the Egyptians and the Mesoamericans how to build pyramids and how to write, etc., Carroll fills in. [MORE]
If our Skyland is a metaphor, is one of unfulfilled longings, as indicated by "The wish can be the father of the thought"? Along this line of thought, by looking into things Edgar Cayce told of Atlantis, its riches, aims and culture from his sleep, maybe we can learn something of value, maybe not.
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