The Lost Continent Of Mu

by James Churchward

James Churchward | The Lost Continent Of Mu, the Motherland of Men | True to original copy of the 1926 edition | Mu, a legendary continent that disappeared in the ocean waves ages ago, stretched, according to Churchward, "from somewhere north of Hawaii to the south to Fiji and the Easter Islands". Mu was the site of the Garden of Eden and home to 64,000,000 people - known as the Naacals. Its civilisation was very advanced and the ancient civilisations of India, Babylon, Persia, Egypt and the Mayans were merely the decayed remains of its colonies. Churchward writes here about his research into this ancient civilisation, its history and its influence on other civilisations.

342 pages, Paperback

Published October 28, 2020

About the author

James Churchward is best known as a British born occult writer. However, he was also a patented inventor, engineer, and expert fisherman.

He was the elder brother of the Masonic author Albert Churchward (1852–1925.) He was a tea planter in Sri Lanka before coming to the US in the 1890s. In James' biography entitled My Friend Churchey and His Sunken Continent, he discussed Mu with Augustus LePlongeon and his wife in the 1890s. He patented NCV Steel, armor plating to protect ships during World War I, and other steel alloys. After a patent-infringement settlement in 1914, James retired to his 7+ acre estate on Lake Wononskopomuc in Lakeville, Connecticut, to answer the questions from his Pacific travels. In 1926, at the age of 75, he published The Lost Continent of Mu: Motherland of Man, which he claimed proved the existence of a lost continent, called Mu, in the Pacific Ocean.

Reviews

[Kaberoi Rua · Rating 3 out of 5]

James Churchward’s The Lost Continent of Mu puts forward the theory that an ancient and highly advanced civilization once thrived on a vast continent in the Pacific Ocean. This civilization, called Mu, is described as the original home of humanity, the source of spiritual and scientific knowledge later found in ancient cultures such as Egypt, India, and Central America. Churchward claims his conclusions are based on the deciphering of two sets of ancient tablets, the Naacal tablets from India and a collection of stone tablets discovered in Mexico. According to his interpretation, these records describe a civilization of 64 million people living in harmony under a single government and a unified religious system that taught the immortality of the soul.

Although the book presents a wide-reaching and unifying vision of early human history, it does not meet the standards of academic research. The sources Churchward relies on have never been independently verified, and his conclusions are drawn without the support of archaeological evidence or peer-reviewed scholarship. The book also provides no source reference material at the end, which further weakens its academic credibility. Much of the narrative is shaped by personal testimony, subjective interpretation, and esoteric speculation. Additionally, the book reflects outdated ideas about race and civilization that undermine its objectivity and cast doubt on its reliability as a historical account.

Based on other research I have conducted, I do believe without a doubt that both Mu and Atlantis once existed, and for that reason, I resonated with about half of this book. However, some of the religious material and interpretations of ancient mysteries presented by Churchward did not fully resonate with the deeper esoteric content and research I have explored elsewhere—work that speaks more clearly to my soul than many of Churchward’s theories. While the book offers an imaginative and mythic lens through which to view prehistory, its lack of scholarly structure limits its value. Overall, the book was okay—interesting in parts, but ultimately lacking the depth and source transparency needed to stand as a credible historical work.