Arcturians, a supposed extraterrestrial civilization from Arcturus, first came to prominence after being mentioned in 1928 by American mystic Edgar Cayce. The concept was incorporated into many New Age movements, which imagine the Arcturians as benevolent beings seeking to share knowledge and wisdom with Earthlings. [1] [2]
In 1920, Scottish writer David Lindsay published the science-fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus . [1] By 1923, the "Arcturians" were discussed as a hypothetical example in the writings of British spiritualist Francis Younghusband. [3]
By 1928, Arcturus had become part of the teachings of Edgar Cayce, an American psychic. [4] The star Arcturus was mentioned by Cayce in more than 30 of his psychic readings. He described Arcturus as a "gateway" to higher realms of consciousness that can have a profound effect on people's lives. Cayce called the Arcturians the most advanced community in the universe, the community most similar to the divine. [5]
The concept of Arcturians was incorporated into the works of New Age leaders Jasmuheen and Dolores Cannon. [6]
the earth may be ministering to the higher beings on the planets of some star, say Arcturus, and these Arcturians may be preparing the conditions and fitting us to rise to a higher mode of existence. We may be serving the good of the Arcturians in some way of which we have no conception.