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The Atlas of Atlantis and Other Lost Civilizations: Discover the History and Wisdom of Atlantis, Lemuria, Mu and Other Ancient Civilizations

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Rarely have I been so disappointed by a book as by this one. It seems an exercise in filling space with irrelevant maps and pictures. Almost nothing is explored or followed up, even in the lightest way. Cannot understand the two sympathetic reader reviews that encouraged me to buy the book. For me, it was a complete waste of money.

The book discusses popular theories on the existence of other continents and vivilizations. Plato described Atlantis in the Dialogue of Critias. Atlantis consisted of the following features:

o Temple of Poseidon with a ceiling of inlaid ivory
o magnificent palaces surrounding the temple of Poseidon
with hot and cold baths
o the laws of Atlantis laid down by Poseidon and governed
by 10 kings
o Bull cults roaming the temple
o the 5-6 year interval for sacred bull hunts

The Aqueducts carried water to the outer concentric circles of the city. The mineral oriohalum was contained on the Poseidon pillar. Edgar Cayce believed that the continent of Atlantis existed somewhere between the Mediterranean and Central America.

Lemuria was the lost continent in the Indian Ocean. Africa, Madagascar, India and Malaysia were linked by a giant supercontinent. Native Lemurians were said to have 4 arms and eyes in the backs of their heads. Atlanteans and Lemurians had no logical thought but they did have an extensive power of memory and
telepathy.

The Land of Mu was said to exist near Easter Island. The terra firma consisted of a chunk of land masse measuring 3000x 5000 miles with 64 million inhabitants.

This volume is a fantastic rendition of continents believed to have existed many centuries ago. Some futurists believe that these lands may rise againin the not too distant future.

This beautifully produced book looks at the background to, and many of the theories about, Atlantis - and also covers other lost civilisations and inundation legends. And it does so in a very readable and interesting way.

But the reviews posted on Amazon show that it is not for everyone. In particular, it is not a textbook, groundbreaking new research, or a reference source for those with a deep and specialist interest in Atlantis. It doesn't profess to be.

I found it to be very nicely produced, and really interesting. I am very pleased I bought it, and expect a great many people would be delighted to receive it as a gift.

So my advice is that to simply dismiss this book would be a great pity - just think about who you are buying it for, or (if it's for you) what you are wanting of it. For your 'average' (but intelligent) interested reader, I would highly recommend it.

while the fotos are great there is really not much new here

This intriguing compendium breathes life into the history, theories and myths of lost civilizations like Atlantis, Lemuria, and Mu. The volume is divided by section to cover all parts of the globe and features lavish reconstructions, maps of possible locations, detailed annotations, with an overview of all the archeological evidence. Beautifully illustrated throughout in full-color, this would make a welcome gift for any enthusiast of history or ancient mysteries.

If you study the probabbilty of ancient lost high civilizations, this is a must have book for you. While there it contains no data that you probably havent already read, the book is in a very readable format. The book is very well suited to introducing the subject matter to those who have had no education on the issues. This is a very neat little book, and a good value.