For approximately 250 years, spanning the 16th to the 19th century, maps worldwide consistently showed California as an island. This belief persisted for nearly three centuries, reflecting a global agreement about California being an isolated land surrounded by water. Many maps, numbering in the hundreds if not thousands, during this time illustrated California as distinct from the mainland. Considered by many as the biggest mapping mistake of all time, this portrayal of California as an island has left a lasting mark on our understanding of historical maps.
When looking at old maps, it’s clear that California being portrayed as an island stands out noticeably. But why did mapmakers choose to depict California in this way? On modern maps, California is clearly not an island; you can physically cross the border from Nevada and see that it’s connected to the mainland. So, why did people believe it was an island for hundreds of years?
Was the idea of California as an island born from a widely adopted myth, perhaps initiated by a single individual and subsequently embraced by many? Or could it be that people were actually seeing something completely different than what we currently see when we observe California? This exploration hints at a more intricate explanation and we believe that the answer lies within the phenomenon known as the Mandela Effect, specifically in people’s memories of the world map.
Let’s be clear; we’re not suggesting that California as an island is its own Mandela Effect because it is indeed not one. Allow me to clarify. Through people’s personal experiences with the Mandela Effect and witnessing geographical changes—memories of a different world—we’re convinced that those historical maps portraying California as an island capture a genuine phenomenon. In essence, people were truly seeing California as an island, not due to a mistake.
What we are actually looking at when we look at these maps of California as an island is residual evidence of a hidden world. These maps contain bits of information from a hidden world that are somehow visible in this one. A world that neither you or us have experienced. It can be thought of as a map existing in a parallel dimension within a different frequency. Some may refer to this as “reality residue,” and we firmly believe that is precisely what these maps of California as an island are.
It’s a proven fact that reality residue is one of the ways we are able to prove our memories. As we said before in a previous article, reality is a blend of realities, a mixture of multiple hidden worlds but we’re only perceiving it as one. Essentially reality in its entirety is made up of reality residue, information from many hidden worlds invisible to the naked eye. Reality residue lies hidden all around us. There are things we are not able to physically see.
The explorers and cartographers, during the mapping of California, indeed perceived and experienced it as an island. While this may initially strike the average person as mythical, upon grasping the understanding we have attained, it becomes apparent that it is not a myth at all. Despite the tendency of humans to create myths, the persistent depiction of California as an island—embraced globally for nearly three centuries—raises questions. One might expect that such a widespread error would have been corrected after a few years, yet historical evidence indicates otherwise.
As mentioned in a previous article, in other worlds, world maps and geographies are significantly different from the one we are familiar with. Worlds beyond our imagination, emphasizing the importance of taking the Mandela Effect seriously. We believe that within our memories of geography lies the key to unraveling many ancient mysteries. Understanding this will inevitably unlock a new realm of exploration.
