Origin of the Egyptians [Hardcover]

Augustus Le Plongeon (Author), Manly P. Hall (Introduction)

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ISBN-10: 0893144185 | ISBN-13: 978-0893144180 | Publication Date: January 1999

By Augustus Le Plongeon, M.D.

Introductory Preface by Manly P. Hall

The premise for this book is best summarized in the words of its author, who writes: "Plutarch, in his Life of Solon, informs us that Psenophis and Sonchis-one a priest of Heliopolis, and the other of Sais-told the Athenian legislator that 9,000 years before his visit to Egypt, on account of the submergence of the Island of Atlantis (Land of Mu of the Mayas) all communications had been interrupted with the Western countries. If the Egyptians learned the art of writing from the Mayas, as no doubt they did, it must have been in times anterior to the cataclysm. In this we would find the explanation of why identical characters are being found on the most ancient monuments of Egypt and those of Mayach, having the same meaning and containing the relation of the same cosmogonical traditions." Illustrated.

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The Philosophical Research Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1934 for the purpose of assisting thoughtful persons to live more graciously and constructively in a confused and troubled world. The Society is entirely free from educational, political, or ecclesiastical control. Dedicated to an idealistic approach to the solution of human problems, the Society's program stresses the need for the integration of religion, philosophy, and the science of psychology into one system of instruction. The goal of this instruction is to enable the individual to develop a mature philosophy of life, to recognize his proper responsibilities and opportunities, and to understand and appreciate his place in the unfolding universal pattern.

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The Origin of the Egyptians is the last book which Le Plongeon completed and will be of great interest to those searching for the answer to the lost Atlantis as found in the records of ancient people.

Some years ago, the Library of the Society was able to secure many of Le Plongeon's original photographic negatives, prints therefrom, and drawings which he created to illustrate his books. Among these acquisitions was the original manuscript of The Origin of the Egyptians in Le Plongen's autograph. The work was originally published in The Word magazine in serial form. The preface by Manly P. Hall includes information supplied by persons who accompanied Le Plongeon on his travels, one of whom became the executor of his estate and the custodian of his writings.

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• Hardcover: 159 pages
• Publisher: Philosophical Research Society (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893144185
• ISBN-13: 978-0893144180
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pre-Dynastic Egypt, January 7, 2001

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Cletus F. Wallace (Coatesville, PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Origin of the Egyptians (Hardcover)

I was doing research on the pre-dynastic history of Egypt. I got caught up in the question that has defied archaeologists and historians alike: Where did the ancestors of the ancient Egyptians originate? Ancient Egyptian Civilization seems to have burst on the scene fully developed, from nowhere. It seems unlikely that the aboriginal cultures of Africa provided the root for this ancient and highly developed civilization. I could never accept that the ancient Egyptians were the descendants of extraterrestrials. Who, then were the real ancestors of the ancient Egyptian civilization? August Le Plongeon provided a most plausible answer. Exploring Central America, the home of the ancient Mayas, along with his wife Alice and writing of his exploits during the last quarter of the ninteenth century, Le Plongeon formulated his theory that the ancient Egyptians were the descendants of Mayan Colonists from that strange and fascinating civilization of Central America. Mayan culture has many similarties in common with ancient Egypt. Both civilizations built pyramids of impressive proportions. Both possessed a highly developed religion and an astounding body of mathematical and scientific knowledge. Both possessed a glyph type writing. Mayan words appear in the Egyptian language too frequently to be coincidence. The evidence is almost overwhelming! Many of Le Plongeon's contemporaries and today's scholars consider him an eccentric, not to be taken too seriously. On this point the call is up to the reader. Le Plongeon's theories can't be ignored! They are more than worthy of consideration. Apparently Le Plongeon had no fear of the Roman Church, he makes no attempt to hide his contempt for the Church, and its priests accompaning the Spanish military invaders of the Mayan Empire. Le Plongeon has a tendancy to tell it like he sees it and let the chips fall where they may. Refreshing! After reading Le Plongeon's book I can understand why this might not be a popular volume with the Roman Church. Fortunately in this country we don't ban or burn books, or the people who write such books, not yet!

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This review is from: Origin of the Egyptians (Hardcover)

Augustus Le Plongeon is a much underated author and amateur archeaologist, who has presented valuable information on the similarities between the Mayan cultures of the Americas and the Egyptians. His research on the Mayans in his book Queen Moo & the Egyptian Sphinx and Sacred Mysteries among the Quiches, were liberaly borrowed upon by subsequent authors(lechers), with intent to discredit and alter his findings. His works on the land of Mu and Atlantis, and resulting theories have left an imprint on all scholarship on the subject thereafter. The Philosophical Research Society should be commended for this publication.