Atlantis 1896

Maps in pocket.; The pioneer essay of the new method of historical research...astral clairvoyance."--Pref.; Maps: No. 1 The world about one million years ago, during many previous ages, and up to the catastrophe of about 800,000 years ago, Atlantis at its prime -- No. 2 The world after the catastrophe of 800,000 years ago and up to the catastrophe of about 200,000 years ago, Atlantis in its decadence -- No. 3 The world after the catastrophe of 200,000 years ago and up to the catastrophe of about 80,000 years ago, Ruta & Daitya -- No. 4 The world after the catastrophe of 80,000 years ago and up to the final submergence of Poseidonis in 9,564 B.C., Poseidonis.William Scott-Elliot's The Story of Atlantis: A Geographical, Historical, and Ethnological Sketch includes a series of four maps that presume to record the rise and fall of Atlantis in chronological order. Scott-Elliot was a member of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society, which was established in England after the Theosophy movement had gained momentum in the United States. The Theosophy movement was an esoteric religious movement founded by Helena Blavatsky in the 19th century that believed in the re-discovery and dissemination of lost, ancient knowledge into the modern world by spiritual masters. Scott-Elliot hoped that his new method of historical research, founded in Theosophical principals, would prove to be revolutionary; astral clairvoyance was going to be a new methodology for historians that would allow them to avoid the biases and misconceptions of ancient writers and see the ancient world as it truly was. Scott-Elliot's essay claimed to be a psychic record of the true history of Atlantis. Charles Webster Leadbetter allegedly received knowledge of Lemuria and Atlantis through psychic connection with the Theosophical masters; Scott-Elliot recorded Leadbetter’s visions and attempted to verify his claims with research. The four maps included depict a chronological history of the rise and fall of Atlantis, beginning with Atlantis in its prime, then its decadence, and ending with last remnants of the destroyed island, Poseidonis. LPM.Colo