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The Lost Lemuria
Book Description:
"Lemuria (IPA: /lɨˈmjʊəriə/) is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography. Lemuria has been rendered superfluous by modern understanding of plate tectonics. Although sunken continents do exist see Zealandia in the Pacific and the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean there is no geological formation under the Indian or Pacific Oceans that corresponds to the hypothetical Lemuria.
Though Lemuria has passed out of the realm of science, it has been adopted by occult writers, as well as some Tamil writers of India. Accounts of Lemuria differ according to the requirements of their contexts, but all share a common belief that a continent existed in ancient times and sank beneath the ocean as a result of geological change, often cataclysmic." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Evidence Supplied By Geology And By The Relative Distribution Of Living And Extinct Animals And Plants.; Evidence Obtained From Archaic Records.; Probable Duration Of The Continent Of Lemuria.; The Maps; Reptiles And Pine Forests.; The Human Kingdom.; Size And Consistency Of Man's Body.; Organs Of vision.; Description Of Lemurian Man.; Processes Of Reproduction.; Lemurian Races Still Inhabiting The Earth.; Sin Of The Mindless.; Origin Of The Pithecoid And The Anthropoid Apes.; Origin Of Language.; The First Taking Of Life.; The Arts.; Teachers Of The Lemurian Race.; The Arts Continued.; Great Cities And Statues.; Religion.; Destruction Of The Continent.; Founding Of The Atlantean Race.; A Lodge Of Initiation.; Endnotes
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
"Lemuria (IPA: /lɨˈmjʊəriə/) is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography. Lemuria has been rendered superfluous by modern understanding of plate tectonics. Although sunken continents do exist see Zealandia in the Pacific and the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean there is no geological formation under the Indian or Pacific Oceans that corresponds to the hypothetical Lemuria.
Though Lemuria has passed out of the realm of science, it has been adopted by occult writers, as well as some Tamil writers of India. Accounts of Lemuria differ according to the requirements of their contexts, but all share a common belief that a continent existed in ancient times and sank beneath the ocean as a result of geological change, often cataclysmic." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Evidence Supplied By Geology And By The Relative Distribution Of Living And Extinct Animals And Plants.; Evidence Obtained From Archaic Records.; Probable Duration Of The Continent Of Lemuria.; The Maps; Reptiles And Pine Forests.; The Human Kingdom.; Size And Consistency Of Man's Body.; Organs Of vision.; Description Of Lemurian Man.; Processes Of Reproduction.; Lemurian Races Still Inhabiting The Earth.; Sin Of The Mindless.; Origin Of The Pithecoid And The Anthropoid Apes.; Origin Of Language.; The First Taking Of Life.; The Arts.; Teachers Of The Lemurian Race.; The Arts Continued.; Great Cities And Statues.; Religion.; Destruction Of The Continent.; Founding Of The Atlantean Race.; A Lodge Of Initiation.; Endnotes
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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First published July 27, 2015
About the author
William Scott-Elliot
31 books16 followersWilliam Scott-Elliot (1849-1919) was a theosophist who elaborated Helena Blavatsky's concept of root races in several publications, most notably The Story of Atlantis and The Lost Lemuria, later combined in 1925 into a single volume called The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria.
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April 24, 2025
More theosophy. Short and it reads like a sort of cliff notes of other material on the subject. May be ok for a quick introduction to the topic.
December 16, 2014
The evolution of this Lemurian race, therefore, constitutes
one of the most obscure, as well as one of the most interesting,
chapters of man's development, for during this period not only
did he reach true humanity, but his body underwent the greatest
physical changes, while the processes of reproduction were twice
altered.
p.20
The organs of vision of these creatures before they
developed bones were of a rudimentary nature, at least such
was the condition of the two eyes in front with which they
sought for their food upon the ground. But there was a
third eye at the back of the head, the atrophied remnant of which
of which is now known as the pineal gland. This, as we know,
is now a centre solely of astral vision, but at the epoch of which
we are speaking it was the chief centre not only of astral but of
physical sight.
p. 22
one of the most obscure, as well as one of the most interesting,
chapters of man's development, for during this period not only
did he reach true humanity, but his body underwent the greatest
physical changes, while the processes of reproduction were twice
altered.
p.20
The organs of vision of these creatures before they
developed bones were of a rudimentary nature, at least such
was the condition of the two eyes in front with which they
sought for their food upon the ground. But there was a
third eye at the back of the head, the atrophied remnant of which
of which is now known as the pineal gland. This, as we know,
is now a centre solely of astral vision, but at the epoch of which
we are speaking it was the chief centre not only of astral but of
physical sight.
p. 22
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