The term "Earth Changes" was created by the American psychic Edgar Cayce in the 1930s. He believed that the world would soon experience a series of major and sudden changes that would greatly affect human life on Earth.

These changes include natural events, such as large earthquakes, melting ice at the poles, a shift in Earth's axis, extreme weather, and solar flares. They also involve significant changes to local and global social, economic, and political systems.

Cayce's term was used by some groups in the New Age movement. This movement is often connected to predictions made by people who claim to have psychic abilities. These beliefs have sometimes been linked to Christian millennialism and ideas about UFOs. Some followers of the New Age movement believe that Earth changes will come before a "Golden Age" of spiritual growth and global peace.

Prophecies of Edgar Cayce

In the 1930s and 1940s, Cayce made many predictions about big and dangerous events that would affect the entire planet. He said a series of "earth changes" would happen between 1958 and 1998. He believed Earth's axis would shift, and many areas that are now land would become underwater. He also predicted that Atlantis would come out of the ocean.

Prophecies of others

In the late 1980s, Lori Toye created the I Am America Map. She said she had visions about this map starting in 1983. The map sold more than 40,000 copies. Later, she made other maps, including the Freedom Star World map, the Golden Cities map, and a series called Earth Changes Progression. These maps showed what Earth’s geography might look like in the future after changes in Earth’s climate and geography.

In 2004, Gordon-Michael Scallion, who claimed to be a psychic, shared many predictions about "Earth Changes." He also started a monthly newsletter called The Earth Changes Report.

Reception and interpretation

Prophecies about Earth changes are sometimes called pseudoscience because they use words from science to explain ideas that are not from religious writings and instead come from visions or dreams. David Spangler, a leader of the Findhorn Foundation spiritual community, said these prophecies show the shared fears and anger of many people, not real predictions of future events.