Editing Edgar Cayce (section)

===Pseudohistory===

Cayce advocated [[Pseudohistory|pseudohistorical]] ideas in his trance readings, such as the existence of lost continents [[Lemuria]], [[Mu (mythical lost continent)|Mu]] and [[Atlantis]]<ref>e.g. Edgar Cayce reading 1602-3</ref>  and the discredited theory of [[polygenism]].{{sfn|Orser|2004|page=68}} In many trance sessions, he reinterpreted the [[History of life|history of life on earth]]. One of Cayce's controversial theories was polygenism. According to Cayce, five races ([[White people|white]], [[Black people|black]], red, brown, and yellow) were created separately and simultaneously on different parts of Earth.{{sfn|Orser|2004|page=68}} He accepted the existence of [[Extraterrestrial life|aliens]] and Atlantis (saying that "the red race developed in Atlantis and its development was rapid"), and believed that "soul-entities" on Earth intermingled with animals to produce "things" such as [[Giants (esotericism)|giants]] which were as tall as {{convert|12|ft}}.{{sfn|Orser|2004|page=68}}
Cayce predicted "[[Earth Changes]]", a series of cataclysmic events including a polar shift that would lead Atlantis to rise from the sea.

In his 2003 book ''[[The Skeptic's Dictionary]]'', philosopher and skeptic [[Robert Todd Carroll]] wrote: "Cayce is one of the main people responsible for some of the sillier notions about Atlantis."{{sfn|Carroll|2003|page=69}}<ref name="Carroll"/> Carroll cited some of Cayce's discredited ideas, including his belief in a giant crystal (activated by the sun to harness energy and provide power on Atlantis) and his prediction that in 1958, the United States would rediscover a [[death ray]] which had been used on Atlantis.{{sfn|Carroll|2003|page=69}}<ref name="Carroll"/>

During the 1930s, Cayce incorrectly predicted that North America would experience existential chaos: "Los Angeles, San Francisco&nbsp;... will be among those that will be destroyed before New York".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/profecias/esp_profecia01h4.htm|title=American Prophecy – 4|website=www.bibliotecapleyades.net|access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref> He also predicted that the [[Second Coming|Second Coming of Christ]] would occur in 1998.{{sfn|Gumerlock|2000|page=308}}