On the Trail of the Ancient Island

The mystique of a drowned continent has stimulated wonder among seekers after ancient wisdom and bewildered scholars for a score of centuries. With the advent of the Web, Online book store enthusiasts have at their disposal a massive list of works treating different aspects of the myth of Atlantis, both academically oriented and a more fantastic read.



There are more ideas concerning what the nature of this fantastic island entailed and beneath which sea the remnants can be recovered than nearly any other of the many stories involving prehistoric superior cultures. Yet the tale of a genius race which preceded ours has engaged the imagination of generations exactly for the reason that it explains many mysteries to the modern mind.



Well-known philosopher Plato first began to write about a sunken civilization, which he referred to as Atlantis, about twenty-four hundred years ago. His version suggests the lost Island lay near the Straits of Gibraltar and met a fateful end more than 10,000 years before his time.



New Age icon Edgar Cayce described Atlantis as a large land mass, rivaling the dimensions of Greenland. According to the prophet's vivid vision, the Atlanteans were accustomed to powerful psychic qualities and tools, and seeded colonies to the peculiarly similar solar-worshiping cultures of the early Mesopotamians and the pre-Columbian Americans. The theme is frequently associated with reincarnation as well as telepathy, and is part of the mythos of Golden Dawn prophecies.



Hypotheses on the location of Atlantis vary widely from the coast of India to the Carribbean, although, of course most of the focus centers on well-known possibilities which are Mediterranean islands, particularly Sardinia and Cyprus.



The mystery may always remain concerning the real history, however, the literature seems to indicate: human kind has attained high levels of advancement in the distant past and the cycle of development and fall, maybe over and again, in the forgotten recesses of that which we usually regard as the dawn of civilization.