The Rise & Fall of Atlantis And the Mysterious Origins of Human Civilization

by Gordon, J.S.

• ISBN13: 9781905857241
• ISBN10: 1905857241
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Watkins

Summary

Many have dismissed Plato's account of the lost continent and people of Atlantis as an inventive fantasy but John Gordon argues that this is because we take his work too literally. While Plato's Atlantis is an account of a lost ancient civilization, it is also a brilliant and complex metaphor for cosmic creation and the evolution of consciousness that can only be fully understood with a knowledge of the profound ancient wisdom traditions on which it is based.

Author Biography

John Gordon, a chartered surveyor by profession, and currently researching for a PhD

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xix
Plato and His Story
The Cultural Background of Plato's Time	p. 2
The Interpretation of Plato's 'Myth'	p. 16
Planet Earth
The Genesis of Intelligence	p. 38
Gods, Angels and Man	p. 51
Light and the Philosophy of Creation	p. 70
Our Planetary Nature	p. 86
Darwinism and the Changing Face of our Planet	p. 99
Cataclysms and Continental Drift	p. 115
Humanity
The Origins of Humankind	p. 136
Lemuria and the Early Third Race of Humankind	p. 149
Lemuria and 'The Descent of the Gods'	p. 164
Greater Atlantis and its Heirs	p. 185
The Post-Diluvian World	p. 199
The Destruction of Poseidonis and the Pillars of Herakles	p. 219
The Mediterranean Colonies of Poseidonis	p. 235
Culture
The Religious Culture of the Atlanteans	p. 258
Atlantean Magic and Mysteries	p. 276
Ancient Science and Technology	p. 290
Epilogue: Looking Towards the Future	p. 311
Appendices
The Origins and Evolution of Darwinism	p. 319
The 'Sea Peoples'	p. 322
Notes	p. 324
Bibliography	p. 341
Index	p. 345
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