And once again about Atlantis. The true history of Atlantis. Nina Ivakhnenko Blavatsky's Atlantis

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Certain aspects of the esoteric teaching about the ancient civilizations of the planet, evolutionary types of humanity unknown to official historical science (the so-called races and subraces), as well as some patterns of the development of human history related to the problem of Atlantis, are covered in detail in one of the letters of Kut-Humi A P. Sinnett.

“(…) Humanity of our fourth great circle has one great cycle of development; also have its races and subraces. (...) Remember, you belong to the fifth race, but still you are only a Western sub-race. Despite your efforts, what you call civilization is limited only to the latter and its offshoots in America. (...) The student of occultism should not talk about the ossified consciousness of the peoples of the fourth race, for history knows almost nothing about this state “before the beginning of modern progress” of other nations except Western ones. What do you know about America, for example, before the Spanish invaded this country? Less than two centuries before the arrival of Cortes, there was the same desire for progress between the sub-races of Peru and Mexico as is now observed in Europe and the United States of America. Their subrace ended in almost complete destruction due to the causes generated by it; the same will happen to yours at the end of her cycle. We can speak only of the “ossified state” into which, following the law of development, growth, maturity and decline, every race and subrace falls during its transitional period. Your “General History” is acquainted only with the latter state, remaining extremely ignorant even of the state in which India was some ten centuries ago. Your subraces are now rushing to the top of their respective cycles. History goes no further back than to the periods of decline of several other sub-races, most of whom belonged to the previous fourth race. And what is the area and time period captured by her World Eye? In the greatest span of several insignificant dozens of centuries - a powerful horizon, truly! Behind this is the darkness of ignorance and nothing but hypotheses!

Question 2.During the time that people of the fourth great circle lived on Earth, did there exist a civilization as great in terms of intellectual development as ours?

Answer. Undoubtedly there was. The Egyptian and Aryan sources, especially your tables of the Zodiac, supply us with all the evidence, in addition to our internal knowledge. Civilization is a heritage, a ancestral heritage that passes from race to race along an ascending and descending path of cycles. During the infancy of one subrace, it is protected by its predecessors, who usually die out when the first reaches perfection. At first, most of them mismanage their wealth, squander it or leave it untouched in the chests of their ancestors. They disdainfully reject the advice of their elders and prefer, like boys, to play in the street rather than study and extract as much as possible from the untouched wealth laid up for them in the Records of the Past. Thus, during your transition period - the Middle Ages - Europe rejected the evidence of antiquity, calling such wise men as Herodotus and other Learned Greeks "fathers of lies", until they learned more and changed this nickname to "fathers of History."

Instead of neglecting, you are now collecting and adding to your wealth. Like every other race, you have had your ups and downs, your periods of glory and infamy, your dark midnights, and now you are approaching your shining noon. The youngest in the family of the fifth race, you were for many centuries an unloved and neglected Cendrillona in your own home. And now, when so many of your sisters have died, and others are still dying, while the few old ones who remain are waiting for their Messiah - the sixth race, to rise to a new life and walk again with the strongest along the path of a new cycle; Now that Western Cendrillona has suddenly turned into a proud, rich princess, a beauty we all admire, what does she do? She turned out to be less kind-hearted than the Princess in the fairy tale. Instead of offering to his older sister, more offended by fate (the eldest in reality, for she is almost “a million years old”, and the only one who has never treated her badly, although perhaps she did not notice her) - instead of offer her the "kiss of peace" she applies to her lex talionrs with a vindictiveness that does not elevate her natural beauty. This is by no means an exaggerated allegory, but History.

Question 3. Even the fifth race (ours) of the fourth great circle began in Asia a million years ago. What happened to her during the 998,000 years preceding the last 2000? Did greater civilizations rise and fall during this period?

Answer. The fifth race - ours - began in Asia a million years ago. What was she like for 998,000 years, before the last 2000 years? A fitting question, proposed, moreover, in a thoroughly Christian spirit, which refuses to believe that anything good could have happened anywhere or ever except in Nazareth. What was she doing? She was busy enough, as she is now, to beg the pardon of Mr. Grant Allen, who would place our primitive ancestor, primitive man, in the early period of the Eocene Age. Truly, your learned writers climb their hypotheses extremely fearlessly, as far as I see. It will be truly deplorable to see how one fine day their fiery, ardent horses will begin to kick and break their necks, which is absolutely inevitable in the future. In the Eocene period, even in its “very first half”, the great cycle of the fourth race - Atlantean - had already reached its highest point, and the great continent, the father of almost all the existing continents, showed the first signs of subsidence, a process that was in progress 11,446 years ago, when it last island(translating his local name, we can call him Poseidonis) plunged into the water with a terrible roar. By the way, whoever wrote reviews of Donnelly's Atlantis is right: Lemuria can no more be confused with the Atlantic continent than Europe can be confused with America. Both sank and were drowned with all their high culture and "Gods", but both catastrophes were separated by a short period of about 700,000 years. Lemuria flourished and ended its run just about this short period of time before the early period of the Eocene Age, since its race was the third. Try to spot the remnants of this once great nation in some of the flat-headed Aborigines of Australia. The criticism that rejects the attempt to populate India and Egypt with the remnants of Atlantis is fair. No doubt your geologists are very knowledgeable.

But why not assume that under the continents they changed and explored, in the depths of which they found the Eocene Age and forced it to reveal its secrets to them, other, much more ancient continents, whose layers have never been geologically known, may be deeply hidden in the bottomless beds of the ocean have been explored, and that they may one day completely revolutionize their present theories, thus illustrating the great truths of inductive generalization, as opposed to their illusory assumptions. Why not admit - in fact, none of them ever thought about it - that our present continents were, like Lemuria and Atlantis, already flooded many times and had time to reappear and carry new groups of humanity or civilizations. And that with the first great geological uplift in the next cataclysm (in a series of periodic cataclysms that occur from the beginning to the end of each great circle) our already exposed continents will sink, while Lemuria and Atlantis will rise again. Think of the future geologists of the sixth and seventh races - imagine them digging deep in the bowels of what was Ceylon or Simla, and finding the utensils of the Vedakhs or the distant ancestors of the civilized Pahari - all the objects of the civilized part of humanity that inhabited these regions will be reduced to dust by enormous masses of moving glaciers during the next ice age.

Imagine them finding only such rude tools and utensils as are now found among savage tribes, and thereby declaring that during this period primitive man climbed and slept in trees and sucked marrow from the bones of animals. And from here the conclusion follows that in the year 1882 from the Nativity of Christ, humanity was an animal-like people, black-faced and bearded, with protruding jaws and large sharp wolf teeth. True, some representative of the sixth race may not be far from the true facts in his conjectures that during the “Simla period” these teeth were used in the fights of “males” for straw widows - but in this case the metaphor will be very little concern anthropology and geology. This is your science.

Let's get back to your questions. Of course, the periods of the highest civilizations of the fourth race, such as the Greek, Roman and even Egyptian, are nothing in comparison with those civilizations that began with the third race. Representatives of the second race were not savages, but they could not be called civilized. Now, as you read one of my first letters about race (M. touched upon this issue first), please do not accuse either him or me of any new controversy. Re-read it and understand that it completely bypasses the question of civilizations and mentions only the degenerate remnants of the fourth and third races and gives you in confirmation latest conclusions your own science. Don't view inevitable incompleteness as incompatibility. Now you ask me direct questions, and I answer them. The Greeks and Romans were small subraces, while the Egyptians were part and parcel of our “Caucasian race”. Pay attention to Egypt and India. Having reached the highest civilization and the development of science, both began their descent. The Egyptians, as a certain subrace, disappear completely (its Copts are the remnants of hybrids). India, as one of the most powerful branches of the main race, composed of many sub-races still existing, is struggling to take once again its place in History.

The story contains only a few vague glimpses of Egypt, about 12,000 years ago, when, having already reached the top of its cycle (a thousand years earlier), it began to decline. What does she know or can she know about India 5000 years ago or about the Chaldeans, whom she confuses with the Assyrians, making them either “Akkadians” or “Turanians”! And that is why we say - your History is on the high seas. We are denied by the Journal of Science; his words, repeated and quoted by M. A. Oxon with delight worthy of a great medium, do not recognize our right to any “higher knowledge.” “Suppose the Brothers said: “Point your telescope at such and such a point in the sky, and you will find a planet hitherto unknown; or: dig in the ground there and you will find a mineral, etc.” Excellent indeed, and suppose that this is done - what will be the result? Well, of course, the accusation of plagiarism, when everything like that, “every planet and mineral” that exists in space and in the bowels of the Earth, was known and recorded in our books a thousand years ago; Moreover, many true hypotheses have been timidly put forward by our scientists and constantly refuted by the majority whose preconceptions they interfered with. Your intentions are laudable, but nothing that I can answer you will be accepted from us.

Every time it is discovered that “this is really so,” the discovery will be attributed to someone who backs up the evidence with facts, as was the case with Copernicus and Galileo, the latter using Pythagorean manuscripts. But let's return to “civilizations”. Did you know that the Chaldeans were at the height of their occult glory before what you call the "Bronze Age"? That the "sons of Hell" or the children of Light preceded by hundreds of centuries the "age of iron", which was already an ancient age, when what you now call the historical period (probably because what is known about it turns out to be not history, but fiction) has hardly just begun. We affirm that much higher civilizations than ours have been created and destroyed. It is not enough to say, as some of our writers do, that a bygone civilization existed before Rome and Athens were founded. We argue that there were a series of civilizations before as well as after the Ice Age; that they existed in different parts of the globe, reached the apogee of fame and died. There was not the slightest memory of the Assyrian and Phoenician civilizations until the discoveries of recent years were made. And now they are rediscovering far from one of the early pages in the history of mankind. These civilizations are not so ancient compared to the most archaic ones. But history is afraid to even admit their existence. Archeology has sufficiently proven that human memories extend much further deeper than that, which has been admitted by historical science, and the hidden achievements of once powerful nations, preserved by their heirs, are even more worthy of confidence. We are talking about civilizations before the Ice Age, and yet from the point of view of not only the ignorant, but also the highly educated geologist, our statement sounds ridiculous. What would you say then to our assertion that the Chinese (I am now talking about inner China, about the real Chinese, and not about the hybrid mixture between the fourth and fifth races who now occupy the throne) are aborigines who, by their unmixed nationality, belong to the highest and the last branch

of the fourth race) reached their highest civilization when the fifth race had barely appeared in Asia and while its first branches were still in projection. When it was? Calculate. You would not suppose that we, having such enormous odds against the acceptance of our doctrine, would deliberately invent races and sub-races, if they were not an irrefutable fact. A group of islands on the Siberian coast, discovered by Nordenskold, was found strewn with the remains of horses, rams, bulls, etc., among the giant bones of elephants, mammoths, rhinoceroses and other monsters belonging to the period when man - says your science - had not yet appeared on the ground. How can horses and rams be found in combination with huge antediluvian creatures? The horse, as we are taught in school, is a completely new invention of Nature, and no man has ever seen its pedactul (ancestor). The Siberian Islands group can expose this convenient theory as a lie. The area now shackled eternal winter and uninhabited by man, that most fragile of animals, had, as will soon be proved, not only a tropical climate - something which your science knows and does not dispute - but was also the foundation of the most ancient civilization of the fourth race, the highest remnants of which we find in the degenerate Chinese, and the lowest (to the ignorant scientist) are mixed with the remnants of the third race. I have already told you that the highest (spiritually) type of people on Earth belongs to the first subrace of the fifth root race - the Aryan Asians. The highest race (physical mind) is the last subrace of the fifth race, you yourself, the white winners. The majority of humanity belongs to the seventh subrace of the fourth root race; the above-mentioned Chinese, Malays, Mongols, Tibetans, Javanese, etc., and the remnants of other sub-races of the fourth race. All these are fallen and destroyed representatives of humanity, straightforward descendants of highly civilized nations, the names and memory of which are preserved only in books such as the Popol Vuh and several others unknown to science.

Question 4. To what era does the existence of the continent of Atlantis belong, and is the cataclysm that caused its destruction (...) connected with the obscurations*, which take their place in the cycle of evolution of the Manvantara?

Answer. To the Miocene era. Everything happens at its indicated time and in its indicated place in the evolution of large circles, otherwise it would be impossible, even for the best clairvoyant, to calculate the exact hour and year when certain cataclysms, large or small, should occur. All the Adept could do was to predict the approximate time; then, so now events that are reflected in large geological changes can be predicted with the same mathematical accuracy as eclipses and other phenomena in space. The sinking of Atlantis (a group of continents and islands) began during the Miocene period (as is now the gradual sinking of some of your continents) - and it culminated first in the final disappearance of the largest continent - an event coinciding with the rise of the Alps, then with the last of the beautiful islands mentioned by Plato. The Egyptian priests of Sais told his ancestor Solon that Atlantis (the only remaining large island) perished 9,000 years before their time. This number was not fictitious, for they carefully preserved their achievements for thousands of years. But then, I say, they only mentioned Poseidonis and would never have revealed their secret chronology even to the great Greek legislator. Since there is no geological reason to doubt this, on the contrary, there is a lot of evidence to accept this information, science has finally recognized the existence of great continents and archipelagos, and thus the truth of another “fable” has been confirmed. It teaches now, as you know, that Atlantis or its remnants continued to exist until post-Tertiary times and that their final immersion occurred in the Paleozoic centuries of American history! So what! Truth and fact should be grateful even for such small favors, in view of the absence of such for many centuries. Deep studies of the seas, especially by Challenger, fully confirmed the reports of geology and paleontology. A great event - the triumph of our “Sons of Light”, the inhabitants of Shambhala (then an island in the Central Asian Sea) over the selfish and vicious magicians of Poseidonis - happened exactly 11,446 years ago. Read in this connection the incomplete and partially veiled narrative in Isis, Volume I, and some things will become clearer to you. I find Donnelly's confirmation of this tradition and history largely correct, but you will find all this, and much more, in Isis.

Question 5. I find that one of the most frequent questions asked about occult philosophy by fairly intelligent people who are beginning to take an interest in it is whether occult philosophy gives any explanation for the origin of evil? This is a point that you previously promised to touch upon and which might be worth tackling in the near future.

Answer. Undoubtedly, it is given, and I touched on this subject long ago. In my notes on Hume's manuscript of On God, which he kindly adds to our philosophy (something which the latter never intended), this subject was touched upon frequently. Didn't he let you look at these notes? For you I can expand on my explanations, but not before you have read what I wrote about the origin of good and evil in the margins of that manuscript. I have said quite enough for our present purposes. Strangely enough, I found a European author - the greatest materialist of his time, Baron de Holbach, whose views completely coincide with the views of our philosophy; reading his “Essais sur la Nature”, I could imagine that in front of me was our book “Kinti” ( ...) M. thinks that for your purposes it would be better for me to give you a few more details on Atlantis, since it is very connected with evil, if not with its origin. In the following Theosophist you will find one or two notes appended to Hume's translation of Eliphas Levi's Preface in connection with the Vanished Continent. (…) What can I add to what has already been said? I am not able to give you purely scientific information, since we will never come to full agreement with the Western conclusion, and our doctrines will be rejected as “unscientific.” Yet geology and paleontology show much that we can say. Of course, your science is right in many generalizations, but its premises are wrong.

For example, she is right that during the founding of America ancient Atlantis sank, gradually collapsing; but she is wrong neither in the epochs she gives, nor in the calculations of the duration of the period of this descent. The latter is the future fate of your British Isles, the first on the list of victims to be destroyed by fire (underwater volcanoes) and water. France and other countries will follow suit. When they reappear, the last seventh subrace of the sixth root race of present humanity will flourish in Lemuria and Atlantis, which will reappear by that time. Their reappearance will immediately follow the disappearance of the present islands and continents. There are very few seas and big waters will then be found on our Earth, the waters, just like the earth, appear and disappear, changing periodically, each in its turn. Trembling at the prospect of new accusations of “contradictions” with some incomplete message, I would rather explain what I mean by this. The approach of each new obscuration is always heralded by cataclysms - fire or water. But besides this, each small circle or root race must be cut in two, so to speak, by one or the other. Thus, having reached the pinnacle of its development and glory, the fourth race, the Atlanteans, were destroyed by water, and you find only their degenerates, decadent remains, whose subraces, nevertheless, had their victorious days of glory and relative greatness. You will become what They are now - the law of cycles is one and unchanging. When your race - the fifth - has reached the zenith of its physical and mental development, has developed the highest civilization (remember the difference we make between material and spiritual civilizations) and is unable to rise higher in its cycle, its progress towards absolute evil will be stopped in the same way , as in their time, its predecessors - the Lemurians and Atlanteans, people of the third and fourth races, were stopped in their development, moreover, by one of the natural changes that had the nature of a cataclysm. The great civilization of your race will be destroyed, and all its sub-races will begin their descent in their respective cycles after a short period of fame and learning.

Pay attention to the remains of the Atlanteans - the ancient Greeks and Romans (modern representatives of these nations belong to the fifth race), how great and how short-lived were the days of their fame and glory. For they were only sub-races of the seven branches of the root race. The Root Race, no more than its sub-races and offshoots, is permitted by the One Ruling Law to violate the prerogatives of the race or sub-races following it, least of all to seize the knowledge and powers accumulated for its successor. “You will not eat fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that grows for your heirs.” This tree is protected by us, which is entrusted to us by the Dhyan-Chohans, the Patrons of our race and the Guardians of those who will come. Try to understand the allegory and never lose sight of the hints given to you in my letter about the Planetary Spirits. At the beginning of each great round, when humanity appears under completely different conditions from those which existed at the birth of each new race and its sub-races, one Planetary Spirit must enter into communication with these primitive people, refresh their memories and reveal to them the truths that they known in previous circles. Hence the confused traditions about Jehovah, Ormuzd, Osiris, Brahma and tutti quanti. But this happens only when a new race arises. It is the duty of the last race to find suitable successors among its sons, who are "chosen," to use the biblical expression, as a vessel to contain the full store of knowledge of the races and posterity until the completion of this circle. (...)

Each race had its Adepts, and with each new race we are allowed to give as much of our knowledge as the people of that race deserve. The last, seventh race will have its own Buddha, just as each of its predecessors had it. But its Adepts will be much higher than the Adepts of the modern race, for among them will be the Planetary Spirit, the Dhyan-Chohan, whose duty is to “enlighten” the memory of the first race of the fifth class of people after the coming “darkening” of this planet. En passant To show you that races are not only not invented by us, but they are the cardinal dogmas of the Buddhist Lamaists and all those who study our esoteric doctrine, I send you an explanation of one or two pages of "Buddhism" by Rhys Davids, which are otherwise incomprehensible, meaningless and absurd. This is written with the special permission of the Chohan (my Master) for your benefit. No Orientalist has ever suspected the truth it contains - you are the first Westerner (outside of Tibet) to whom it is now explained. (...)” (“PM”, 92.)

Let us now turn to the artistic interpretation of the problem of the disappeared continent. In the book “Initiation” by E. Heich, already known to us, the history of bygone races and civilizations is outlined as follows:

“Once upon a time there lived on Earth a race of people different from those who live now. The law of the spirit was fully manifested in them, and not the law of matter, as in people living now. They had consciousness on the divine plane and manifested God here on Earth, without any admixture of selfish bodily qualities. Because of their divine purity, they earned the name "Sons of God."

Their lives were completely determined by spiritual love and selflessness. They had no instinctive physical drives and passions that would cast a shadow on their spirit. People of this high race possessed all the secrets of nature. Knowing very well about their powers and abilities and keeping them completely under the control of consciousness, they could use them to control and guide nature. Their knowledge was limitless, and they did not need to earn their bread by physical labor. Instead of working hard, they used the forces of nature. Knowing the secrets of nature, matter, mind and their own essence, they also possessed the secrets of transforming force into matter and matter into force. And they designed such devices and tools with the help of which they could preserve and use not only the forces of nature, but also their spiritual powers. They lived in happiness and peace as the dominant race on Earth.

However, at the same time, other creatures lived on Earth with them, similar to the Sons of God, but with much more material bodies and at a much lower level of spiritual development. They lived in the jungle, fighting with Nature, with each other and wild animals. These people completely identified consciousness with their body. The race of sons of man now in our country is the result of the crossing of these two ancient races.

The Earth is now going through a period when the process of materialization is progressing. This means that the divine creative force is moving further into the depths of matter, and power on Earth is falling into the hands of more and more material races, which were once ruled by higher, more spiritual races. Representatives of these higher races gradually die out, they leave the material plane for the spiritual and leave humanity to its own devices for many, many millennia, so that it can climb up on its own without any visible guidance.

And finally, this race of cavemen, in accordance with divine laws, will begin to rule the Earth. However, before leaving the Earth, the higher race will implant its powers into the lower, and by the laws of heredity this will enable the lower race - after a very long period of development - to rise again from matter. That is why many sons of a superior race made the great sacrifice of begetting children from the daughters of primitive man. Thus a new type of people developed, new races arose.

The divine power of the Sons of God and the physical powers of the daughters of man produced different types of descendants. On the one hand, among them were physical giants: on the maternal side they received a primitive brain, and on the paternal side they received spiritual strength, which, acting on the material plane, created bodies of enormous strength and strength. Thanks to their enormous physical strength, they defeated the weaker, and their bestial inclinations and needs turned them into tyrants who inspired fear.

On the other hand, among them were also spiritual giants who manifested their inherited creative power through the higher centers of the brain, and not on the lower physical plane. Their task was to lead and teach for a certain time both the inferior and hybrid races. They taught these two races wisdom, sciences and arts, as the foundations of a higher civilization. In addition, they provided these two races with examples of divine universal love, selflessness and spiritual greatness. This is why some countries are now ruled by despotism and tyranny, while others are governed with love and wisdom. Gradually this state of affairs will disappear, and mankind will learn of these great initiates and their secret sciences only from historical records, traditions and legends. But even in the darkest period of human history, according to the laws of heredity, it will be possible for the birth of the Son of God in a human body in order to show humanity the way out of darkness and suffering.

The continent that was the Home of the Sons of God was completely destroyed, and gradually there were fewer and fewer descendants of the divine race left. They left their mortal bodies and never incarnated again. Finally, there are only a few of them left in different parts of the Earth.

However, thanks to the crossing of the two races, new individuals arose with the knowledge of the magic of their fathers and with the bestial egoism of their mothers. They managed to enter the temple and, thanks to their spiritual powers, receive initiation. But they reduced their knowledge to black magic and used both their own and natural forces, which they controlled with the help of instruments and equipment in the temple, for selfish purposes.

The Sons of God who still remained in that part of the earth saw that this would lead to general destruction, since the forces used with devilish egoism instead of divine selflessness would mercilessly destroy both the black magicians and everything around. Therefore, they built ships, closed on all sides and impenetrable even to the forces that destroy matter, loaded them with a few tools and instruments, their families, domestic animals and sailed - some to the north, others to the east, others to the south, and others to the west, to the country where we now live.

Soon the black magicians lost control of their tools. They had to channel the highest cosmic divine forces into these instruments and store them there, since the only source of this force on Earth is the human being himself. But the more selfish these people became, the more the current with which they charged the tools for later use changed.

When the Sons of God were already far away, tragedy broke out. One of the black magicians accidentally introduced into his body a force that destroys matter, that is, transforms matter into another form of energy. And this process, once started, continues without stopping until everything around it dematerializes. This is how an entire continent was destroyed. Finally, the process of disintegration stopped, and the continent, converted into radiation energy, first rose into the upper layers of the earth's atmosphere, and then again turned into the primary form of matter. After further transformation processes, this entire gigantic mass fell to the ground again in the form of an endless stream of water, mud and sand. Ocean waves rolled through giant chasms in the body of the Earth, the earth's surface split, the continental masses of the other hemisphere, split into pieces by a terrible earthquake, diverged further and further from each other to restore balance on the Earth, until they took their present place. Part of the destroyed continent is now in our country in the form of a huge sandy desert, and there is a danger that the winds will carry away these mountains of sand and it will cover the fertile populated areas.

The Sons of God had special equipment on their ships that kept the ships balanced at all times, so they survived the disaster. Finally, they landed at different ends of the earth, where they laid the foundation for a new civilization. With their wisdom and love they won the hearts of the aborigines and became rulers. They were worshiped and revered as gods or demigods. The first actions of the Sons of God in new places were the construction of buildings impenetrable to external influences, where they could store tools charged with powerful all-pervasive energy. These buildings, called pyramids, can now be seen in those parts of the earth where the Sons of God arrived.

We still possess some of these instruments, with which we can control the force of gravity, neutralizing or increasing it at will. Depending on the need, we can make objects weightless or heavier than usual. When we make a huge stone block weightless, even a child can move it with his little finger - this is how the pyramids were erected by the Sons of God.

Where the Sons of God arrived, a high civilization arose, and where they still rule, they lead people with selfless love and self-sacrifice, remaining here on earth to teach people and impart spiritual powers. (E. Heich, “Dedication,” pp. 62–65.)

The reasons for the death of Atlantis are also set out in the fundamental works of H. P. Blavatsky - “Isis Unveiled” and “The Secret Doctrine”. This is how the tragedy that befell the Atlantean race is told in “Isis Unveiled”:

“Tradition relates, and the records of the Great Book explain, that long before the days of Adam and his inquisitive wife Eve, where now only salt lakes and barren deserts are found, there was a vast inland sea that stretched over Central Asia to the north from the proud Himalayan range and its western extension. And there was an island there, which in its incomparable beauty had no equal in the world: it was inhabited by the last remnants of the race of men that preceded our race. This race could live equally comfortably in water, air or fire, since it had unlimited power over the elements [of nature]. They were “Sons of God” - not those who saw human daughters, but real Elohim, although in the eastern “Kabbalah” they have a different name. And it was they who conveyed to people the most prophetic secrets of nature and revealed to them the wonderful, now unpronounceable lost “name” (...) The hierophants of all priestly schools were aware of the existence of this island, but only Iava Aleim, or the head of each school, knew the “word”, and he passed it on to his heir only at the time of death. There were many such schools, and the ancient classics talk about them.

We have already seen that one of the universal traditions accepted by all ancient peoples was that which says that there were many races of people prior to our present race. Each of them was different from the previous one, and each of them disappeared when the next one appeared. The Laws of Manu clearly mention six races, one after another. (...)

There was no communication with the beautiful island by sea, but only through underground passages, known only to the heads; these passages extended in all directions. Tradition points to many of the magnificent ruins of India - Ellora, Elephanta and the Ajanta Caves (Chandor Range), which once belonged to the above-mentioned schools, and to which [they] were connected by such subterranean passages. Who can say about the lost Atlantis - which is also mentioned in the "Secret Book" (...) - that it no longer existed in those days?

((E. P. Blavatsky. “Isis Unveiled”, vol. 1. m 1992, pp. 491–493.))

It is easy to notice that in this case we are talking about the island of Shambhala, on which at that time the representative office of the cosmic Hierarchy of Light was located. The civilization of Atlantis still existed in those days, but had already fallen under the power of black magicians, or adherents of the forces of evil, the origin of which we have already touched upon. Regarding the moral orientation of adepts initiated into esoteric knowledge and their involvement in the Hierarchies of Light or Darkness, H. P. Blavatsky wrote:

“To continue the tradition of the beautiful island, we will add that the class of hierophants was clearly divided into two categories; one are those who received instruction from the "Sons of God" from the island and who were initiated into the divine teaching of pure revelation; another category is the inhabitants of the lost Atlantis (...). In short, they represented the fourth race of people mentioned in the Popol Vuh, whose vision was unlimited and who knew everything at once."

((Ibid., p. 494.))

In this case, Blavatsky is referring to the unusual psychospiritual abilities of the Atlanteans. As esoteric sources say, the Atlanteans were a race of born magicians (or mediums); in those days, unusual, paranormal psychic abilities for people of our race were the most common phenomenon inherent in all representatives of that ancient race, without exception. However, innate magical abilities in the absence of a high spiritual level of development became a fatal circumstance for the entire Atlantean race, which led it to disaster. As E. P. Blavatsky further writes about the Atlanteans and their magical abilities, “perhaps they were what we now call “born mediums” who did not fight, did not suffer for the sake of acquiring knowledge and also did not receive it at any cost - or victims. Therefore, as the first (we are talking about the hierophants mentioned above. - WITH.) following the path of their divine mentors, acquiring knowledge gradually and at the same time learning to distinguish between good and evil, the Atlantean adepts from birth followed the suggestions of the great and invisible “Dragon,” King Tevetat (the Serpent of the Book of Genesis?).” (Ibid.)

This Serpent of the Book of Genesis, who seduced the Atlantean race, was, of course, the once brilliant Lucifer, who by that time had become the Fallen Angel, the Prince of this World.

Blavatsky continues in Isis Unveiled:

(...) under the influence of the evil suggestions of their demon Tevetat, the Atlantean race became a nation of black magicians. As a result, war was declared, the story of which would require too long a narrative; the essence of this story can be found in the distorted allegories about the offspring of Cain, the giants, and in the allegories about Noah and his godly family. The collision ended with the immersion of Atlantis into the depths of the ocean, which found its imitations in the stories of the Babylonians and the Mosaic flood; giants and magicians "(...) and all flesh perished (...) and all people." (Ibid.)

Even more information regarding the Atlantean civilization is given in The Secret Doctrine. In this work, H. P. Blavatsky writes:

“It was from the Fourth Race that the first Aryans received their knowledge and “a lot of wonderful things” (...). From them they learned aeronautics, Vimana Vidya, “the art of flying in air carriages,” and therefore also their great sciences of meteorography and meteorology. Again, from them the Aryans inherited their most valuable sciences about the hidden properties of precious and other stones, also chemistry or, rather, alchemy, mineralogy, geology, physics and astronomy.” (“The Secret Doctrine”. In 2 volumes. Minsk, 1994, vol. 2, book 1, p. 538.)

Regarding the sinking of Atlantis to the bottom of the ocean and the reflection of this event in the myths, traditions and religions of the world, E. P. Blavatsky notes:

“Many times the writer asked herself the question: is the story in the Book of Exodus - at least in its details - as it is told in the Old Testament, independent? Or is it, like the legend about Moses himself and many others, just another version of the legends about the Atlanteans? For who of those who have heard the legend about the latter will not see a great similarity in the main features? Let us remember the wrath of “God” at Pharaoh’s stubbornness and His command to the “chosen ones,” before leaving, to steal from the Egyptians their “jewels of gold and jewelry of silver,” and, finally, the drowning of the Egyptians and the Pharaoh himself in the Red Sea. Then let us read from the Commentaries the following passage from an earlier story:

“And the “Great King of the Shining Face,” the head of all the Yellow Faces, mourned, seeing the sins of the Black Faces.

And he sent his airships (Vimana), with pious people in them, to all his brother rulers (heads of other peoples and tribes), saying:

“Get ready. Arise, you people of the Good Law, and cross the land while it is [still] dry.

The Storm Lords are coming. Their chariots are approaching the ground. Only one night and two days will the Lords of the Dark Face (Sorcerers) live on this patient land. She is condemned, and they must go down with her. (...) Rise up and use your (that is, your magical powers to resist the forces of the Sorcerers). Let every Lord of the Shining Face (Adept of White Magic) force the Vimana of every Lord of the Dark Face to fall into his hands (or possession), so that not one (of the Sorcerers) could, thanks to him, be saved from the waters, escape the Wand of the Four (Karmic Deities) and save your evil ones (followers, or people).

Let every Yellow Face send a (hypnotic?) dream to every Black Face. Even if they (Sorcerers) avoid pain and suffering. Let every person loyal to the Solar Gods bind (paralyze) every person loyal to the Moon Gods so that he does not suffer and escape his fate.

And let each Yellow Face give his water of life (blood) to the talking animals belonging to the Black Face, so that they do not wake up their master.

The hour has struck, the black night is ready.

May their destiny come true. We are Servants of the Great Four.

May the Kings of Light return." The Great King fell on his Shining Face and wept...

When the Kings gathered, the waters had already moved...

[But] the peoples have already crossed the dry lands. They were beyond the water level. The kings overtook them in their Vimana and led them to the lands of Fire and Metal (East and North).”

Elsewhere it is also said:

“Stars (meteors) fell like a shower on the lands of the Blackfaces; but they were sleeping.

The talking beasts (magic guards) were calm.

The lords of the depths awaited orders, but they did not come, for their lords were asleep.

The waters rose and covered the valleys from one end of the earth to the other. The plateaus remained, the bottom of the Earth (the land of the antipodes) remained dry. Those who escaped lived there: the people of the Yellow Face and the Straight Eye (open and sincere people).

When the Lords of the Dark Face awoke and remembered their Vimanas to save themselves from the rising waters, they saw that they had disappeared.”

Then one passage indicates how some of the more powerful magicians of the "Dark Faces", awakened earlier than others, pursue those who "robbed them" and who were in the last ranks, for "the peoples carried away were as numerous as the stars of the Milky Way." , says one of the more modern Commentaries, written only in Sanskrit. “Just as the serpent-dragon slowly unfolds its body, so the Sons of Men, led by the Sons of Wisdom, unfolded their ranks and spread and expanded like a rushing stream of fresh waters... many of the fearful among them perished on the way. But the majority were saved."

However, the pursuers, “whose head and chest rose high above the water,” pursued them “for three lunar periods,” until finally the rising waters overtook them and they died to the last man; the soil sank beneath their feet, and the Earth swallowed up those who desecrated it.

This is very similar to the original material on the basis of which a similar story was built, many hundreds of thousands of years later, in the Book of Exodus. (Ibid., p. 541.)

As E.P. Blavatsky further notes, it was the Atlanteans who became the most ancient colonizers of Egypt. “The civilization of the Atlanteans was even higher than the civilization of the Egyptians. It was their degenerate descendants, the people of Plato's Atlantis, who built the first pyramids in this country, and this, of course, even before the coming of the “Eastern Ethiopians,” as Herodotus calls the Egyptians. This may well be deduced from the statement made by Ammianus Marcellus, who speaks of the pyramids: “There are also underground passages and winding shelters, which, as they say, were built by people skilled in the ancient mysteries and thereby learned of the impending flood; they were built in different places so that the memory of all their sacred rituals would not disappear.” (Ibid., p. 542.)

The problem of Atlantis is not as far from the problems inherent in our civilization as it may seem. As we remember, Atlantis was destroyed by a severe cataclysm caused by the violation of natural laws and the improper use of higher natural energies by representatives of its civilization. It is not difficult to notice that in the teaching of Living Ethics there are direct references to the fact that our time is reminiscent of the times of Atlantis. What led our civilization to such a dangerous point that destroyed the once huge continent and the powerful civilization inhabiting it?

Notes:

Hubbe-Schleiden- President of the German Theosophical Society. - WITH.

Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Roerich- youngest son of E.I. and N.K. Roerichs. - WITH.

This refers to large evolutionary cycles in the development of the planet and humanity. - WITH.

Cendrillon- Cinderella. - WITH.

Copts- Egyptians of Christian faith, members of a Christian religious sect. - WITH.

"Popol Vuh"- epic of the Quiche people; monument of indigenous literature of the peoples of Ancient America. - WITH.

This refers to the British round-the-world oceanographic expedition of 1872–1876. under the leadership of C.U. Thomson. - WITH.

The spiritual heritage of the world is called culture by the Teachers. Living Ethics says a lot about the difference between civilization, i.e., the material values ​​created by humanity, and culture, i.e., its spiritual heritage. - WITH.

In ancient myths and manuscripts there is evidence of the existence and mysterious disappearance of highly developed civilizations on our planet. The remains of ancient structures for various purposes were made with knowledge of astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine. Who built them? Why did the creators go into obscurity?

The story of the sunken Atlantis, told by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, has worried humanity for almost two and a half millennia. Inspired by the great thinker, many have written various works on this topic over the centuries. Thus, in the 17th century, the English philosopher and politician Francis Bacon wrote a talented scientific and technological utopia “New Atlantis”. Merezhkovsky in his philosophical novel “Atlantis - Europe” turned to the ideological wanderings of humanity, to its terrible sentence to forever go in a circle: from one Atlantis to another. According to the writer, the path of civilizations is the path of eternal catastrophes in the past and future. In his work “Teachers of Teachers,” Valery Bryusov defended the idea of ​​​​the complete reliability of Plato’s information about Atlantis. Supporters of the existence of Atlantis were Academician N.K. Roerich and Academician V.A. Obruchev. In J. Verne's "Nautilus" passes under the ruins of Atlantis, the story of its destruction was used by Alexei Tolstoy in his famous "Aelita" and A. Belyaev in the story "The Last Man from Atlantis".

In different parts of the world, on different continents, there are amazing relics - evidence of the Earth's past. These are the Sphinx and the pyramids in Egypt, the 390-meter “Devil's Tower” in Wyoming (USA), the alleys of giant balls in Karnak (France), giant terraces on the islands of Australia, the mysterious stones of Ica (Peru) depicting maps of the Western Hemisphere, comets , nebulae and constellations, as well as surgical operations on the heart and other human organs.

In Peru, in the Nazca desert, there is a complex of ground figures of 30 species of animals, 100 spirals, 700 geometric areas. According to scientists, it would take about 100 thousand man-years to make all these images, and more than 1000 years to build the Egyptian Sphinx (which is older than the pyramids and the flood of Noah).

As a result of many years of research, scientists have found evidence of the existence of flooded cities. Thanks to aerial photography in calm weather and underwater archaeological expeditions, sensational finds have been made. Near Venezuela, a 160 km long wall, made of multi-ton blocks, stretches along the seabed. In 1968 Pilot Brout noticed underwater structures in the Bahamas archipelago. A subsequent expedition by Professor Velentine to the same area discovered a temple and roads underwater. During his flight, pilot Morgan saw pyramids at the bottom of Lake Ron near Madison (USA).

Stories about giant human skeletons being found, as well as other evidence of the existence of giants, are typical for many places on the planet, but perhaps most of these stories exist in North America.

For example, a 10-foot-tall Goliath skeleton was found at Lompton Ranch, California, in 1833. Soldiers digging a hole for the foundation of a powder magazine discovered in an earthen niche a perfectly preserved skeleton with a huge skull and two rows of teeth. There were huge stone axes, spearheads, various shells and stone plates with engraved mysterious inscriptions lying around in abundance. The skeleton and all the finds, by secret order of the high command, were secretly buried in an abandoned coal mine at a depth of forty meters.

In 1911 In Lovelock Cave, located 112 km northeast of Reno, Nevada, the mummified remains of seven red-haired people, whose height reached 2.5 meters, were found. This was a factual confirmation of the legends of the local Pyuto Indian tribe about very large people, whom the Indians called “siteka”. One of the skulls with several bones was preserved and is located in the Humboldt Museum in Winnemucca, Nevada, and household items and huge axes and knives were taken to Reno, to the State Historical Museum.

However, the most amazing remains of giants were found in the 1880s in the Tioga Point Valley, Pennsylvania. Here is what the naturalist Robert Lyman writes about this in his famous book “The Forbidden Land”:

“Dr. Doonghu, State Historian and former clergyman, in conjunction with Professor Moreheadon and Professor Skinner of the Philippe Acdover Academy, excavated the Indian burial ground. They found the bones of 68 people there. The average height of these people was 7 feet (210 cm), and many were much taller, up to 9 feet. Several samples have been sent to the American Research Museum."

All these remains illustrate the descriptions of ancient philosophical treatises of the East about the existence of high civilizations on our planet. The themes of pyramids and sphinxes, Lemuria and Atlantis have been exciting the inquisitive minds of researchers for many years. Riddles, hypotheses, assumptions... And the answers? How to explain these findings? Let's see what knowledge about Atlantis was conveyed to us by ancient legends, what scientists think about this, how the present time is similar to the times of Atlantis, and what conclusions should modern people draw from this.

Scientific rationale for the existence of Atlantis

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato outlined the legend of Atlantis in his two dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. At the same time, he pointed out that when writing them he used information about Atlantis taken from the Athenian legislator and statesman Solon, his great-grandfather, who was revered in Ancient Greece as “the wisest of the seven wise men.” Salon traveled through the Mediterranean countries for 10 years and visited Egypt, where the priests told him that 9,000 years ago in Athens there was a powerful state, and at the same time, behind the Pillars of Hercules, there was a large island of Atlantis - a land of wonders where peace and happiness reigned for centuries, memories of which are the Gardens of the Hesperides, Mount Olympus, the Gardens of Alcinous, the Champs Elysees.

In his Dialogues, Plato describes the mythological story of the creation of Atlantis by the god of the seas Poseidonis and gives a detailed picture of the main city.

Both supporters and opponents of the existence of the Atlantic continent mention these works of Plato in their discussions. Only opponents believe that Plato invented Atlantis to illustrate the ideal state, of which he is the author. On the contrary, supporters argue that Plato sought confirmation of his theory in real facts.

The search for the sunken continent is based mainly on these “Dialogues” of Plato. From time to time, scientific reports appear in the press about discoveries of ghosts of a drowned country, either in the Atlantic or in the Mediterranean. With the development of methods for exploring the depths of the World Ocean, the search for Atlantis intensified. Let's see what evidence scientists present in favor of the existence of Atlantis?

In 1982, a Soviet expedition led by Gorodnitsky, a lecturer in geological and mineralogical sciences, explored the depths of the Atlantic Ocean and the mountain range of the so-called Azores-Gibraltar zone. According to Goroditsky, analysis of samples from Mount Ampere showed that basalt of this type could only be formed by lava solidifying in air, and not under water, i.e. above the surface of the ocean, from which the logical conclusion follows - Mount Ampere was a volcanic island. Further studies of this mountain, as well as Mount Josephine, showed that they used to rise above the water, and this is confirmed by the following circumstances.

In the walls of the mountains there are large niches - obvious traces of the destructive action of water; both mountains are covered with cracks filled with basalt blocks that are well rolled. Between the blocks there are pebbles of different sizes. This means that surf waves once roamed here. And the edges of the rocks are heavily damaged by weathering. All this suggests that this mountain range was once an island, and only later did it sink under water.

How does immersion occur? Where the continental plates collide, the thinner, more deeply submerged oceanic lithosphere breaks and “dives” beneath the continent, thus sinking into the depths of the island’s ocean. A similar situation is currently observed in the Pacific Ocean, the bottom of which is moving at a relatively high speed - approximately 5 cm per year - under the edge of the Asian continent: under Kamchatka, the Kuril and Japanese island arcs.

By the way, the atlantologist Muk, in his statements regarding the location of Atlantis, was based on the translation of the name of the continent from the Aztec language, according to which “atl” means “high mountain”, i.e. Atlantis is a “mountain in the middle of water.”

The famous ethnographer and archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl in his works highlighted common features in the history of the Old and New Worlds: on the one hand, the ancient culture of Asia Minor, Egypt, Crete and Cyprus, on the other, the pre-European civilizations of Mexico and Peru: on both sides of the ocean there was a cult Sun; creation of pyramids; mummification using resins and bandages; construction of canals in cities; similarities in clothing, tools and weapons; similar musical instruments, such as drums and flutes.

In addition, Muk draws an analogy with the “ring of pyramids” and cites the “language ring” - similar linguistic features among various modern peoples of America, Europe and Asia. According to scientists - atlantologists, similar features in the culture and life of peoples and even general patterns of development of civilizations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are explained by the fact that Atlantis was the cultural beginning for the Old and New Worlds.

Anti-Atlantologists oppose the Platonic hypothesis with quite serious and well-founded arguments. But how will they explain the sudden achievements of ancient peoples, in particular, this concerns the knowledge of astronomy, metallurgy, medicine, stone architecture and other branches of science? After all, the emergence of a civilization practically out of nowhere in Asia Minor is probably no less a miracle than the existence of Atlantis.

It is no coincidence that Donely, the author of Atlantis: The World Before the Flood, is considered the father of modern Atlantology - it was his research that first aroused serious interest in Atlantis. It was Donely, who was one of the first to draw attention to the similarity of the architecture of the Indians and Egyptians, who hypothesized that Atlantis was the cradle of all the high civilizations of antiquity.

Donnelly's arguments are based largely on the obvious similarities between the culture of Ancient Egypt and the cultures of the Indians of Central and South America. On both sides of the Atlantic, a 365-day calendar was used, embalming of the dead was practiced, pyramids were erected, legends about the flood were preserved, etc. Donnelly argues that both ancient cultures - Egyptian and American Indians - were the product of Atlantis, and when it was destroyed, they spread west and east. According to Donnelly, the legacy of Atlantis can explain the fact that the Basques of the Spanish Pyrenees differ in appearance and language from all their neighbors. Also, the inhabitants of the Canary Islands bear little resemblance to any African people and had the custom of mummifying the dead. Donnelly says that Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands could be a likely refuge for immigrants from the dying Atlantis.

Mellis in 1958, studying the origin of deep-sea sands in the Atlantic Ocean, showed that the sands of the Romanche Trench were probably the result of weathering of a section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that once rose above the ocean surface. In 1959 in the Military Engineer there was a message that “in the process of hydrographic research, the US Coast and Geodetic Service discovered flooded depressions (depressions) more than 90 m wide and up to 150 m deep in the Strait of Florida. They are located 25 km from the Florida Keys, where the ocean depth is 270 m. They are believed to have been freshwater lakes in an area that then sank.”

The most important expert arguments in favor of the existence of Atlantis can be found in the article by René Malais, “Studies of the ocean floor in connection with the geological structure,” which appeared in Geologiska Foreningens. Malais argues that many of the continental-type landforms of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, in particular the canyons on the ocean floor, could not have been cut by underwater turbulent currents, but must have been formed when the modern sea floor was above water level. He looks at ocean currents and their impact on the glacier that covered Europe and America 10 - 12 thousand years ago.

However, all these facts cannot serve as confirmation of the existence of Atlantis. At best, they indicate that parts of the Atlantic Ocean floor in the recent past were located above the water level.

In the April 1949 issue of Science Digest, another scientist, Dr. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University, published a short article entitled: "The Lost Continent Called Myth." Ewing, in his words, “since 1935, has been mapping, taking samples, echoing the ocean floor and going down to the depths himself.” He took underwater photographs to depths of 5.5 km and "found no evidence of sunken cities anywhere." His research focused along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, stretching from Iceland to Antarctica. At first glance this may be taken as evidence against the existence of Atlantis, but some reflection leads to a different conclusion. Suppose the United States of America is destroyed by severe earthquakes and volcanoes over a period of months or years. Our cities are reduced to ruins and then buried under deposits of ash and lava. Huge tidal waves crashed onto the earth, sweeping away and destroying the remains of structures and all evidence of human creations. Finally, the entire country sinks into the ocean, and within 13 thousand years the tidal currents dissipate and ocean sediments cover all remnants of our civilization. In 14967, someone will photograph several tens of square centimeters of the ocean floor or drill a hole 10 cm deep at the bottom. Can we expect him to see cities or the inside of a car, plane or factory? Everything speaks against this. But he will have no doubt that he has the right to conclude: America never existed.

In the end we seem to be going in circles. The harder you try to solve the problem, the clearer the impossibility becomes clearer. The current literature does not provide convincing evidence for either view or the other. Until written sources other than Plato's are found about its history, or until there is definitive evidence that it never existed, Atlantis seems likely to remain a mystery.

Meanwhile, the concept of the evolution of human races, different from that accepted by modern science, is discussed in detail in the “Secret Doctrine” of H. P. Blavatsky. In accordance with it, races are considered as impulses of cosmic life on the planet, with each race representing a certain stage of a single cycle of earthly evolution. Such spiral cycles are universal in the Cosmos and reflect, regardless of scale, the process of descent, and then - together with the acquired knowledge and experience - the ascent of the human spirit from matter. The Life Cycle of humanity is divided into seven human races called indigenous races. They appear sequentially - one after another. Also, in each Root Race, seven sub-races appear successively. The fourth, or Atlantean, race in the Esoteric Doctrine is characterized by the greatest immersion of spirit into matter in a given cycle.

Could we, representatives of the modern Fifth Race, be interested in the previous fourth race of the Atlanteans?

It is certainly interesting if we take into account the action of the universal law of analogy. For example, each person’s personality is a consequence of his past incarnations, strung, like beads, on the core of the spirit, therefore self-knowledge, which is so necessary for self-improvement, is inseparable from an impartial analysis of one’s own imperfections, sometimes rooted in the distant past of individuality. Likewise, it is equally urgent to study, from the surviving evidence, the heritage of the previous race that was the parent of our own.

The question inevitably arises about how to obtain such reliable evidence. Marine geology and archeology have not yet provided indisputable evidence of the existence of Atlantis. However, in the works of Plato, H. P. Blavatsky and Edgar Cayce, a bright, life-filled, internally consistent and comparable picture of the existence of the Atlantean race appears. How was this knowledge obtained?

There are numerous types of memory. Visual, auditory and other types of memory are associated with the physical senses. There is memory for emotions and thoughts, as well as for the near or distant past. All these types of memory are inherent to the individual, i.e. specific mortal part of man. But there is perfect memory, the memory of the spirit - this is the most intimate secret in man. The Spirit, also called the Witness, the Silent Recorder, has absolute memory of all forms of life in which it has ever resided. Such memory belongs to Individuality - the immortal, reincarnating Triad of the highest principles of man. The memory of the spirit is usually inaccessible to the touch of the personal consciousness, so we, as a rule, do not remember our previous incarnations. We know that we cannot penetrate into the future with the memory of a person, we cannot understand the thoughts of our interlocutor, we cannot see life on another planet if our spirit has not been there.

But consciousness has all these abilities. The category of consciousness is one of the most complex problems of modern natural science. Consciousness is associated with spirit and is defined as the ability to form and perceive ideas, and mind and intellect as the practical application of this ability. In the human microcosm there are different states of consciousness characteristic of its temporary body-conductors that clothe the spirit. There is also a high spiritual consciousness, i.e. the incorruptible acquisition of many lives, the true and eternal property of a particular person. The carriers of spiritual consciousness are the fiery energies collected after each incarnation around the highest Triad of divine principles in man. Of course, these energies or spiritual accumulations of a person reflect the highest (if any) aspirations of each mortal, earthly personality, worthy of joining the immortal Triad. Accordingly, each person has their own accumulations, and for different people they differ qualitatively and quantitatively. Thus, gradually, in a series of incarnations, the cosmic consciousness of the immortal Individuality of man and its fiery body, consisting of the finest accumulated energies, are formed. The formation of the fiery body is the highest goal of the evolution of earthly man in its distant future cycles.

With fiery consciousness you can penetrate into the past of your Individuality, see the chain of your own incarnations. The past is also accessible to consciousness, which has never been in the memory of not only the individual, but also the immortal Individuality. Fiery consciousness is capable, for example, of plunging into the past of a distant geological epoch of the Earth or some ancient people, where the spirit of a given person has never incarnated.

A higher state of our consciousness is straight-knowledge. The highest levels of consciousness, reaching into the infinity of evolution, are omniscience of various degrees. Clairvoyance, clairaudience and other clairsenses are attributes of high consciousness. Clairsentience is a consequence of partially or fully opened human energy centers, which indicates a high degree of formation of the fiery body.

All of the above makes an attempt to explain from the standpoint of the Esoteric Doctrine the mystery of Edgar Cayce’s cognitive abilities, but does not yet answer the question of where he received knowledge about Atlantis. In the “readings” of the clairvoyant, such an answer was given, and Akasha was named as the source of information. In the “Secret Doctrine” of H. P. Blavatsky it is indicated that at the beginning of cosmic evolution Mulaprakriti - the primordial, unmanifested and undifferentiated matter - emits an emanation called Akasha. To imagine how the imprints of everything that happens are formed in Akasha, you can imagine our planet making continuous and complex movements in Space and emitting various radiations. These radiations are imprinted on the subtlest substance of Akasha, creating a kind of film reflecting the life of the planet from the beginning to the end of its existence. Since everything in the Universe moves, the information-energy trace of any cosmic body is also in motion. Complex patterns left in Space are called Akashic scrolls, Cosmic Archives or the perfect Memory of Nature.

But perhaps such imprints in the Akash form only large cosmic objects?

However, the Esoteric Doctrine asserts that literally everything that has existence in the dense world leaves an indelible mark in the Invisible World. All phenomena are recorded, including, for example, the slightest feelings, thoughts and actions of a person. Everything that exists, every object of the universe leaves behind such a “film”, where the story of its life is clearly, completely, and in every detail recorded. Space sees and hears, and for it there is nothing secret or hidden. The symbol of the All-Seeing Eye as a manifestation of the Supreme Deity becomes more understandable. And such a Divinity is Infinity - infinite space with absolute memory; including all the past, present and future of the Universe; visible, and to an incomparably greater extent, the invisible plans of the Cosmos. The information in the Akashic scrolls is indestructible.

The Akashic Scrolls, although they belong to the past, are perceived by the cognizing consciousness in the present, for they exist in reality, in the great “NOW”. The distant future of the planet, already existing in Akasha, is accessible to the observation of seers also in the present, for they are in the eternal “NOW”. The great prophets of the future obtained their information in this way. The Teachers of humanity, the Great Representatives of the Creator of our Solar System read the Akasha as if it were an open book. These perceptions become accessible to consciousness with the opened energy centers of the formed fiery body. Exceptional talents have manifested themselves in individuals before, but also not without enormous efforts on their part over a number of lives. The properties, characteristics and abilities of a person, that is, the qualities of his spirit, are infinitely older than his body, upbringing, education and other layers of a given incarnation. Two people in one: the first is ancient, having accumulated many good and bad properties, the second is young, barely formed in this incarnation. If a person discovers some unusual ability, it means that he has already demonstrated it almost once in the past. The fiery apparatus of the spirit cannot be destroyed either by life or death, therefore the fruits of achievement remain with a person forever.

Now development is following the path of technical progress, but the goal of Evolution is to equip man without a single apparatus, because the potential of his spirit contains the most amazing and perfect fiery equipment. Television and radio, airplanes and rockets are only imperfect imitation of man's future spiritual capabilities. Evolution will go exactly in this direction. The human spirit potentially has the qualities of omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence - i.e. such powers as are usually attributed to the Divine. The distance between what a person is in the present and what he will become in the distant future is immeasurable.

I would like to try to evaluate the significance of the knowledge Edgar Cayce acquired about Atlantis. Edgar Cayce practiced clairvoyant medical diagnosis for forty-three years and submitted reports of thirty thousand diagnoses and hundreds of complete case histories to the Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) he founded. Edgar Cayce's prophecies about the fate of the world are beginning to be seriously studied, because many of them have already come true.

While doing diagnostics, Casey discovered the ability to see the past and predict the future. So, his visions associated with the legendary Atlantis are interesting. He believed that Atlantis was located in the Atlantic Ocean between the Sargasso Sea and the Azores Islands and was destroyed as a result of three cataclysms that occurred between the 15th and 10th centuries BC. According to Cayce, the Atlanteans were familiar with electricity, invented the airplane, had the ability to telepathy, and also had a crystal for focusing and using electrical energy (Casey died in 1945 - long before the invention of the laser). This crystal allegedly caused a series of cataclysms that destroyed Atlantis. After the first and second cataclysms, the Atlanteans moved to the nearest continents, which explains the presence of common features in the civilizations of South America and Ancient Egypt.

As Casey reported, the crisis of modern civilization is occurring largely due to the fact that the souls of Atlanteans are currently incarnating en masse on Earth, having not outlived their worst traits, and sometimes having fallen low. These souls, refusing incarnations, broke away from world spiritual progress and lagged behind in their development. They often have excellent innate technical abilities, but at the same time they are distinguished by selfishness and a desire only for material wealth. The violence and lack of spirituality inherent in modern, especially Western civilization, according to Casey, is a consequence of this phenomenon.

Humanity continues to reap the fruits of its own deeds committed back in the days of Atlantis. Modern humanity must finally realize the reality and drama of the legacy of the previous race, which is imprinted not only in the Memory of Nature, but also in the spirit of each of us. We must begin with knowledge of the true causes of the processes taking place in the world, for this is the first step to improvement.

Many today are seriously studying Cayce's prophecies regarding earthly cataclysms and geological shifts expected from the 1930s to the first decade of the 21st century. Some of them have already begun to be implemented; these include a marked increase in volcanic activity since the 1960s, especially in Alaska, California and the Mediterranean; others may not yet have occurred within the specified time frame.

However, it must be said that Cayce himself did not consider the prophecies to be absolute truth, because this, in his opinion, would exclude free will and the power of prayer - he believed very deeply in their action. And he repeatedly emphasized that nothing can be completely predetermined, only possibility is predetermined.

N.K. Roerich wrote in his book “The Power of Light”: “Yes, legends are not abstractions, but reality itself... Humanity does not make legends about small things, about insignificant and pitiful things.” According to esoteric sources:

The fourth root race of humanity - the Atlanteans - began “its existence approximately 4-5 million years ago... where approximately the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is now located. Then there was a cluster of islands in this place; over time they rose and turned into a great continent - Atlantis.

The first Atlanteans were... giants - reaching three and a half meters. Over the course of thousands of years, their growth gradually decreased. The state of the first Atlanteans can be called infantile; their consciousness was undeveloped. Therefore, their development took place under the direct guidance of the Great Mentors of humanity, who endowed them with intelligence, who were embodied in the person of their Rulers, as a result of which the third subrace of the Atlanteans - the Toltecs - reached the pinnacle of development of their Race.

They were also tall - reaching two and a half meters; Over time, their height decreased, reaching the height of a person today. The descendants of the Toltecs are purebred representatives of the Peruvians and Aztecs, as well as the red-skinned Indians of North and South America.

Atlantis reached its peak approximately 1 million years ago. At that time, “the continent of Atlantis occupied most of the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantis's northern edge extended several degrees east of Iceland, including Scotland, Ireland and the northern part of England, and its southern edge extended to what is now Rio de Janeiro, including Texas, Mexico, the Strait of Mexico and parts of the United States of America and Labrador . The equatorial regions included Brazil and all the ocean space to the gold coast of Africa. The present-day Azores were the inaccessible snowy peaks of the highest mountain range of the continent of Atlantis. There were also separate parts, as if torn off from Atlantis, in the form of islands of various shapes, which later turned into the continents of Europe, America and Africa.”

The Toltecs created the most powerful empire among the peoples of Atlantis. From the Divine Teachers who led them, the Atlanteans received faith in the existence of a Supreme Cosmic Being, penetrating all things. Thus the cult of the Sun was established as a symbol of this highest concept.

After long internecine wars, the individual Toltec tribes united into one large federation, headed by the emperor. The time has come for peace and prosperity for the entire Race. For many thousands of years, the Toltecs reigned over the entire continent of Atlantis, achieving enormous power and wealth. The city of the Golden Gate, located in the eastern part of Atlantis, was the residence of emperors, whose power extended not only to the entire continent, but also to the islands.

Throughout this era, dedicated drivers have always maintained contact with the hidden Hierarchy of Light, obeying its instructions, and acting in accordance with Her plans. As a result, that era was the golden age of Atlantis. Governance was fair and beneficial, and the arts and sciences flourished. The country's leaders, using secret knowledge, achieved truly extraordinary results. During this era, the culture and civilization of Atlantis reached its culmination point.

During the heyday, under the influence of the Adept emperors, the people achieved the purest and truest understanding of the Divine idea. The symbol was the only form with which one could approach the idea of ​​that essence of the Cosmos, which, being inexpressible, permeates everything. Thus, the symbol of the Sun was one of the first to be perceived and understood. The Cult of Fire and the Cult of the Sun were glorified in the magnificent temples that rose throughout the continent of Atlantis, especially in the City of the Golden Gate. In those days, all images of the Divine were prohibited. The disk of the Sun was the only emblem worthy of depicting the head of a deity, and this image was found in every temple. This golden disk was usually placed in such a way that the first ray of the Sun illuminated it during the spring equinox or summer solstice.

Atlanteans “wrote on thin metal sheets, the surface of which resembled white porcelain. They knew how to reproduce and multiply the text.

Schools in the heyday were of two categories: primary, where they taught writing and reading, and higher, where children received a more extensive education. Botany, chemistry, mathematics and astronomy were studied here. Much attention was paid to ensuring that every educated person knew in general terms medicine and methods of treating magnetism.

The main task of the teacher was the development of the student’s hidden mental powers and, in connection with this, experimental acquaintance with the secret forces of nature. This included familiarization with the hidden properties of plants, metals and precious stones, as well as the chemical process of transmutation of metals. ...Particularly outstanding individuals studied at higher schools and universities, where they were specifically engaged in the development of hidden individual powers.” Atlanteans could, for example, cause rain at will.

... "One of the main industries of the Toltecs was agriculture and husbandry." In agriculture, great importance was attached to astronomy.

The main branch of art at that time was architecture. ...The facades of buildings were decorated with frescoes, sculptures or colored ornaments. Atlanteans loved bright colors and painted their houses both inside and outside. A special substance, similar to glass, but less transparent, let light into the interior of houses. Public buildings and temples amazed with their massiveness and gigantic size. Fountains flowed in the courtyards of buildings of public importance. Water was delivered to the city, in particular to the capital of Atlantis, the City of the Golden Gate, through canals.

“The Atlanteans used highly developed technology. They realized the idea of ​​an aircraft, or flying car. To build aircraft, they used a special mixture of three metals. This white metal mixture was very expensive. The surface of the aircraft was covered with sheets of this metal. The Atlantean aircraft sparkled in the darkness, as if they were covered with shiny plaster. They looked like a ship with a closed deck. The motive force was a kind of ether.

The Atlanteans also had sea vessels driven by a force similar to ether, only of a denser composition. Later, when wars and civil strife put an end to the golden age, military ships designed for air navigation largely replaced sea-going ones.

Approximately one hundred thousand years after the Golden Age, the decline of the great Atlantean Race began. The spiritual decline began. Selfishness took over. And the wars put an end to the Golden Age. People, instead of working for the common good under the guidance of the Great Mentors, in collaboration with the cosmic forces of nature, fell into a frenzy of self-destruction. ...Each person began to fight only for himself, to use his knowledge for purely selfish purposes and began to believe that in the universe there is nothing higher than man. Everyone was his own law, his own god.

The Atlanteans began to create their own images, in size and likeness, and worshiped them. ...The richest maintained entire staffs of priests to serve this cult and take care of the altar in which their statues were located. Sacrifices were made to them as to gods. The apotheosis of self-worship could not be greater.

The kings, the majority of the clergy and a significant part of the people began to use hidden powers, regardless of the laws prescribed by the Initiates, frivolously neglecting their advice and instructions. The connection with the Hierarchy of Light Forces was broken. Personal interests, the thirst for wealth and power, ruin and destruction of enemies in order to enrich themselves more and more took possession of the consciousness of the masses.

Intimate knowledge, directed in the direction opposite to the goals of evolution - towards selfishness and ill will, turned into black magic and witchcraft. Luxury, brutality and barbarism increased more and more, until the bestial instincts began to act unchallenged. Sorcerers and adepts of black forces widely spread black magic, and the number of people who comprehended and used it constantly increased.

When the perversion of evolutionary laws reached its apogee and the City of the Golden Gate became a veritable hell in its cruelty, the first terrible catastrophe shook the continent. The capital was swept away by the waves of the ocean, millions of people were killed. Both the emperor and the clergy who had fallen away from the highest Hierarchy were repeatedly warned about this catastrophe.

Under the influence of the Light Forces, who foresaw the catastrophe, the best part of the people emigrated from this area before the catastrophe. These were the most developed members of the Race, who did not succumb to general madness, who knew the law of the world, retained a correct understanding of responsibility and control over psychic forces. This first catastrophe occurred approximately 800 thousand years ago.

The second, less significant catastrophe occurred about 200 thousand years ago. ...About 80 thousand years ago - the third catastrophe, exceeding the others in strength and fury. As a result of these catastrophes, only a small part of the Atlantis continent remained - the island of Poseidonis.

In this era, before the disappearance of the island of Poseidonis, an emperor from the light dynasty always reigned in some part of the continent. He acted under the leadership of the Hierarchy and resisted the spread of dark forces, leading a minority who observed a pure and exalted life.

Before disasters there was always an emigration of the best minority. These emigrations were led by spiritual leaders. They were, as it were, the center of prophetic warnings and saved the faithful, chosen tribes. Such migrations took place secretly, under the cover of night.

In 9564 BC, powerful earthquakes destroyed Poseidonis, and the island sank into the sea, creating a huge wave that flooded the lowlands, leaving a memory in the minds of people as a huge destructive “flood”.

Regarding the destruction of the once great continent of Atlantis, Edgar Cayce also reported that there were three periods of destruction: the first occurred around 50 thousand years BC, the second - 28 thousand years BC. and the last one - 10 thousand years BC, when the remains of the mainland - three large islands, including Poseidonis - disappeared overnight into the dark abyss of the ocean during a cataclysm caused by powerful volcanic eruptions. In many details his descriptions coincide with those of Plato, although Cayce never read the Dialogues of this great philosopher. It is important to note that if all of Edgar's references to Atlantis, which he gave in his “life readings” over a period of about 20 years, are combined together, they form a coherent, consistent series of events. It is also very instructive that much of the information in these records corresponds to H. P. Blavatsky's comments on Atlantis in her magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine. For example, both E.P. Blavatsky and E. Casey mention the high technical achievements of the Atlanteans, huge cities and developed means of transportation, in particular, aircraft; about the discovery of terrifying technical devices and energy sources (like laser beams, nuclear energy, radioactivity); about the great threat to human life from giant animals and birds. Both Cayce and Blavatsky refer to the culmination of a great battle between the proponents of Good and Evil, the forces of Light and Darkness, which ultimately led to the destruction of the last remnants of this archipelago.

How does the legend of Atlantis relate to Edgar Cayce's "life readings"? There are 2,500 documented "readings" given to approximately 1,600 people. About 700 of them - almost half of those who received information about their past lives - had incarnations in Atlantis that affect their present lives. Moreover, Casey did not mention all the incarnations of each individuality, but only those of them that most influenced his current life, as well as those that could be most useful to a person. Therefore, it is not impossible that almost everyone living today had incarnations in Atlantis at one time or another.

Individual strengths and weaknesses are reflected in subsequent lives. When many entities that lived together at the same time reincarnate in another era, group or national tendencies become apparent.

According to the "readings" of Edgar Cayce, many individual souls who had one or more incarnations in Atlantis are reincarnating on Earth in this age, especially in America. Along with technical abilities, they also bring with them a tendency towards extremism. They often exhibit individual and group karma, marked by selfishness and the desire for exploitation as it relates to relationships with other people. Many of them lived during the destruction or geological disasters in Atlantis. If Cayce's prophecies are correct, then a similar period of earthly changes is inevitably approaching.

The final destruction of the remaining islands occurred around 10,000 BC. Most likely, it was this last catastrophe that Plato described in his writings. Each period of destruction lasted for months or years, not days. In any case, there were significant warnings, so many of the inhabitants escaped by moving to Europe, Africa and America. Thus, according to Cayce’s “readings,” both Americas and some areas of Europe more than once experienced an influx of Atlanteans in the prehistoric past.

Why does Edgar Cayce claim that Atlantean incarnations have such a great influence on people, especially in our time? He answers this question in a general "reading": “If the fact of reincarnation is true, and the souls that once dwelt in such an environment (i.e., Atlantis) are now penetrating the earthly sphere and inhabiting individuals, is it surprising if in the past they made such changes in the affairs of the Earth , which brought them self-destruction, and if they come now, they can cause many changes in the affairs of nations and individuals.”

When we look at people who seem to have once been citizens of a country strikingly similar to twentieth-century America, we can often discern both personal and national flaws. The evils, when understood, can be corrected, and America can yet be spared the fate that befell Atlantis. At the very least, individuals, such as Robert Dunbar, may be capable of change and lead more constructive rather than destructive lives.

Robert Dunbar's parents listened in amazement to their nine-year-old son. Robert's face beamed with excitement as he excitedly began talking over lunch about the results of his first experiments with a new set of chemical reagents. That day he carried out almost all the experiments described in the chemistry textbook. With the trepidation of a discoverer, he spoke about the compounds of various chemicals, peppering his story with an abundance of technical terms. It was described with particular excitement how, with a small number of components, he managed to obtain gunpowder and with his own hands make “crackers” and other pyrotechnic products for the New Year.

The story of the chemical reagents actually served as an experience for Robert's parents as they began to study the advice given by Edgar Cayce in his "life readings" for their son. This experiment brought them a new understanding of mental predisposition and opened up to them the still unknown world of the theory of reincarnation and karmic impulses coming from past lives. After the “readings” they looked at Robert with different eyes, and he no longer seemed to them just a smart kid. Now a new image of their son emerged before them, created by his talents, inclinations and abilities accumulated in past lives.

William Dunbar remembered well that day and the unusual feeling with which he listened to the “life readings” for his son Robert, when Edgar Cayce, in a sleeping state, warned that he and Elizabeth had great responsibility for raising the child. The “readings” described Robert’s past lives in Germany, India, Egypt and the legendary country of Atlantis.

In Germany, his activities were related to the use of steam engines; in India, he developed a chemical compound for explosive devices used against enemy tribes. Mathematically based research in the field of electricity and mechanics carried out in other lives was indicated. The warning words of the “readings” rang in the father’s ears again: “...for we find that the abilities of this soul exceed the ordinary level. Therefore, it is necessary to guide (Robert) in the proper direction so that the peoples of the world can benefit from the fruits of the activity of this soul. For if directed along the wrong path (his abilities) will lead to what many have been warned against, namely, “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his own soul?”

A passion for chemical reagents and an immediate attempt to obtain explosives was the first, but not the last, completely accurate description of Robert Dunbar's inclinations made by Edgar Cayce. At an early age, Robert showed interest in cars and all kinds of mechanical devices. In high school, he became interested in electricity and, encouraged by his parents, received a degree in electrical engineering. His attention is drawn to his own “life readings,” and he repeatedly turns to them during World War II when he needs to make a decision. During the war, electrical engineers were involved in performing various engineering work for defensive structures or in order to inflict heavy losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment. Robert chooses to work with radar installations. As Rommel's forces occupied Africa and an invasion of South America seemed inevitable, Robert energetically directed the construction of a radar network in the West Indies to protect the Panama Canal and the oil-producing areas of Trinidad.

At the end of the war, he again had to make a choice, and the decision was not easy. In the fall of 1945, Robert wrote the following letter to his parents:

“Dear mom and dad, today I made a choice and I hope you will approve of it. The Colonel gathered all of us working in this laboratory. You know that I now have ample reason to return to civilian life, the Colonel says that I have the opportunity to remain in the army in my present position and have a good chance of promotion to a transfer to the Dayton, Ohio training ground. This work is secret, captured German scientists will work there, and I think it is connected with the production of missiles and the atomic bomb. A country with such weapons will be invincible. You know how I feel about the army, but I have another opportunity. Those with military experience working with electronics are offered the same civilian jobs. For me, this is much more attractive than military service, and the pay will be double what I previously received from the electric supply company. Work related to means of destruction, rockets and bombs is a trap for me. I read my “readings” again and was surprised that I was sent to the Caribbean, where I once lived and where, as Edgar Cayce said, traces of Atlantis would someday be discovered. This time my work, I believe, was constructive and not destructive. That's why I decided today not to participate in the rocket program. Many of my friends agreed to this proposal. They thought I was crazy when they heard about my decision to return to work in the electrical supply; Maybe I am like that, but in any case, it seems to me that this is more creative work. I am sure that in the future, as soon as everyone sees the benefits of electrical service, there will be a great demand for it, and people will live like human beings again. I hope you both think my decision is correct. Robert, who loves you."

After the war, Robert's life turned out well. He hasn’t made any money, but he has a wonderful wife, two nice kids, he doesn’t complain about his health and has a decent income. He is an active member of the Association for Research and Education. When asked if he ever regretted turning down big money and perhaps fame in another field. He answered with a smile: “I sometimes thought about it, but most of what I would like to have, I already have.”

Now let's see how this story of constructive use of "readings" differs from the story of another young man. The first "reading" was given to him while he was in college. The similarities between him and Robert are such that they could have been friends in Atlantis. Before us is another individual with outstanding talent as a scientific researcher. It was pointed out that his work was also related to mechanics and electricity, and it was also strictly warned that these abilities should be directed in a creative direction. At the beginning of the “readings” it was said that “at this time (1910 – 1911) many people with unusual abilities, directed both towards good and towards evil, incarnate on Earth.” In the “readings,” in particular, it was stated that this person was distinguished by his mental abilities and his profession would be related to research work. He was warned that in his long-ago incarnation in Atlantis he used his scientific data for selfish purposes, “forcing people to obey the will of others.” The "readings" further stated that "if his abilities serve constructive purposes, many will give him honor and glory, but if he turns them to destructive or selfish purposes, many will curse the day when they met this soul."

This young man (Tom) rejected urgent advice to use his talents to create. Rapid success in the field of electronics came to him, it seemed, without any effort on his part. Tom became the head of a large electronics concern developing rangefinders for warships. He was a pioneer in the development of a number of electronic devices used in explosions and other means of destruction. During the war, Tom earned a lot of money. However, instead of peace and happiness, they brought him anxiety and mental confusion. Neither wealth nor marriage served him well, and he eventually reached a nervous breakdown. It was only after he began working in a more constructive field related to high-performance electronic equipment for the entertainment industry that he gained peace of mind and a happier life.

As can be seen from Edgar Cayce's descriptions, there are two individuals here with very similar aspirations and abilities in the field of electronics and mechanics, inherited from long-ago incarnations in Atlantis. Each of them made their choice. One chose creative activity, the other, temporarily, destructive activity. The first achieved the fulfillment of his desires and found peace in his soul, the lot of the second was mental discord and misfortune.

Edgar Cayce's "Readings" indicate the widespread occurrence of this kind of phenomenon. In our era, hundreds and thousands of people are incarnated, carrying inclinations acquired during the time of the technically highly developed civilization of Atlantis. The harmful character traits of people of that time - unbridled selfishness, destructive impulses and slavish submission to one's desires - are again reproduced, as in an unfinished cycle, which promises disasters in the future. Such individuals are often extremists with an innate desire for great good or great evil. And the future of our civilization may depend on how they realize their karma.

The current state of planet Earth

“If you look at the historical time of OUR civilization, you can see that in many parts of the planet there are bloody wars using weapons of mass destruction. Industrial products poison the earth's atmosphere, water bodies, and forests. People die not only in war, but also in peacetime. The scale of moral decay is enormous. Witchcraft is spreading.

We are all currently witnessing unprecedented natural disasters. Over the past few years, an average of 600 different disasters occur annually, including 200 hurricanes, 170 floods and 50 earthquakes, with each subsequent year, on average, 23 more disasters than the previous one.

Our planet is in a position where, at the conclusion of all cataclysms, a change in the angle of inclination of the planet’s rotation axis can occur. One of the reasons for global warming and other adverse phenomena is the unreasonable use of natural resources and environmental pollution with waste from human activity. But this is no secret to anyone. But few people think about other, no less important causes of natural disasters. E.I. Roerich wrote: “Let us not be short-sighted when talking about the death of the World... it is the human spirit that is the exponent and causative agent of volcanoes... A person causes an earthquake - take it literally.”

Few people think about the fact that our thoughts are material, that it was evil thoughts that gave rise to a layer of brown gas that enveloped the Earth and does not allow solar energy to pass through; that it is millions of evil sendings that collide and cause vortices in the atmosphere.

“There are no such cataclysms that would draw the attention of mankind to the essence of what they are doing. After the cataclysm, the survivors did not bother to think about the cause of what happened. They considered themselves innocent victims of fate. They did not improve consciousness and instead of purification they began new battles of insane will. The sons of the Earth are hastening to bring disaster closer.”

We could talk about the causes of the cataclysms in detail and a lot, but this is most accurately, briefly and comprehensively stated in one paragraph of the Teaching of Living Ethics: “Unfortunately, the present time completely corresponds to the last time of Atlantis. The same false prophets, the same wars, the same betrayals and spiritual savagery. We are proud of the crumbs of civilization, just as the Atlanteans knew how to rush over the planet in order to quickly deceive each other; Temples were also desecrated and science became a subject of speculation and contention. The same thing happened in construction, as if they didn’t dare to build firmly! They also rebelled against the Hierarchy of Light and were suffocated by their own egoism. They also upset the balance of underground forces and through mutual efforts created a catastrophe.”

The salvation of humanity lies in the realization that the World is controlled by the Cosmic Mind. And the crown of the Cosmic Mind is the Mind of the Hierarchy of Light. Great Kumaras (Higher Teachers) come to Earth to accelerate human evolution; they are the ones who show us the evolutionary direction. They are embodied in all races and nationalities, as the founders of religions and philosophies, as Great Sages and mentors of peoples. They take on a physical form to shift the consciousness of lost humanity and to cleanse old teachings of error and distortion. They were all once people. They are former people who, through selfless lives, grew into Gods. For there are no Gods who were not once men.

The Hierarchy of Light really exists; exists as a Stronghold of Knowledge and Love. And all great discoveries, all great ideas invariably come from this Source. And in catastrophic situations, it is the Elder Brothers of humanity who send warnings to the best people on the planet, and whoever listens to them will be saved. As mentioned above, our planet is now in a critical situation. This is reality. People must realize it in order to join forces in eradicating evil and stopping wars, stopping moral decay. Everyone must adjust their life in accordance with the laws of evolution.

“Let us remember the covenant of the ancients... Before stepping into the great future, let us remember the past and comprehend the present. Let's think together about what wisdom has been saying for thousands of years in the language of legends and tales. Perhaps this knowledge will be useful along the way.”

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