Interestingly the first person to talk about pole reversals was the American holistic healer Edgar Cayce. On the 11th day of August, 1936: Q What great change or the beginning of what change, if any, is to take place in the earth in the year 2,000 to 2,001 A.D.?
(A) When there is a shifting of the poles. Or a new cycle begins. Ref [826-8]
Geologist of the time did not believe a word of it. However, during WW2 the detecting instrumentation for submarine warfare detected on the sea floor alternating bands of magnetic polarization, which is now evidence for the reversal of the magnetic poles. Humans do have non-physical experiences, e.g. dreams, etc. but now most non-physical experience is discounted, ignored, except for thinking.
> When there is a shifting of the poles. Or a new cycle begins.
He actually is not talking about magnetic poles. He clarifies further:
"There will be shifting then of the poles – so that where there has been those of a frigid or the semi-tropical will become the more tropical, and moss and fern will grow. And these will begin in those periods in ‘58 to ‘98, when these will be proclaimed as the periods when His light will be seen again in the clouds. As to times, as to seasons, as to places, alone is it given to those who have named the name – and who bear the mark of those of His calling and His election in their bodies. To them it shall be given." - https://www.edgarcayce.org/about-us/blog/blog-posts/cayces-p...
> Geologist of the time did not believe a word of it.
I mean, did anybody ask them? Perhaps they would have been familiar with Professor Matuyama's work.
Finally, how many other predictions did he make? Any chance people have cherry-picked a couple of his ideas that seem kind of close to right?
This is why claims without evidence are effectively meaningless.
It's not enough to have a belief. At the very least, you need a logical derivation of your theory.
If I threw out a prediction in this comment that just happened to become true in 100 years, should I get any credit for it? Should people think that I somehow had some special insight? No.
Logic & evidence. Those are the only things of value when make claims or predictions.
Geologist of the time did not believe a word of it. However, during WW2 the detecting instrumentation for submarine warfare detected on the sea floor alternating bands of magnetic polarization, which is now evidence for the reversal of the magnetic poles. Humans do have non-physical experiences, e.g. dreams, etc. but now most non-physical experience is discounted, ignored, except for thinking.