1958 (end of ) excerpts from the 'Atlantis, A Journal of
Research'
Special 'Notes of the Day'- The Atlantis, a Journal of Research of
The
Late James Churchward who was Vice
President of this research group who wrote the 'Mu' series of
Books, or Cosmic Children of Mu. The
President of this group was Sir James Robinson, H.M.
Counsel General in
memoranda which they had at their
disposal, also what happened to the store of stones with glyphs
accumulated by Churchward's friend William
Niven. It would also be interesting to find out if James
Churchward was related to a certain Albert
Churchward, a author of 'Signs and Symbols of
Primordal Man'?
Further Discoveries by Mr. Gouveia (In the Bahamas)
In his undersea exploration work off of
the Bahamas, Mr. Gouveia and his associates have brought to the surface a
granite slab weighing 475 pounds, which must have formed a step or a lintel.
Details are given in these dimensions, 5'-6'' wide rectangle lying flat on sea
floor, 13'' at the rectangle east and west ends square, and rectangle height
was 7 7/8'' high all around the piece. The twin pedistal's that held this
granite rectangle up were 7'' by 13'' placed at the rectangle's east and west
ends underneath it. There is no Granite available locally i.e. Bahamas, and the
question of where it came from maybe of Norway, how it got there and when is
still unanswered. Mr. Gouveia has received a measure of friendly approval from
the Colonial Office administration in the islands which is all to be good. He
also writes "indeed you are to be commended for all the fine work you have
done on behalf of the Atlantis question. The fact that you have kept the spirit
of Atlantis alive so well for so many years is worthy of the greatest praise.
At least you do have mine". Mr. Gouveia also observes "I am aware of
the USSR's progress and indeed they may well scoop the Western World in the
Atlantis field as they did with Sputniks. They do have some fine brains and
that is what it takes". The party hope to resume their exploration in a
few months (of 1958), which will give them time to sort out and classify what
they have discovered.
An Open Letter from Dr. Zhirov to all Atlantologists, By
Dr. Zhirov
Dear friends, My little book about
Atlantis problem edited in the USSR (Moscow 1957) was very well received by
Soviet and foreign readers. Many of these asked to be publish new more widened
edition. Now I have contracted with the State Geographical Publisher to the
publication of new book of the Atlantis problem. 350-400 pages. This book will
have the following content:
First part Plato's Atlantis Ch.1 The
Platonic legend of Atlantis, Ch. 2 Critical examination of the texts of the
dialogues 'Timaeus', and 'Kritias', Ch. 3 Scheria, Tartessos, and Egeia. Second
Part Other Myth's, legends, and hypotheses, Ch. 4 The myths and legends about
deluges and cataclysm's. Ch. 5 Geographical myths and legends of Antiquity. Ch.
6 The mysterious islands and countries of the Atlantic. Ch. 7 The myths and
legends of the alien gods and Heroes. Ch. 8 Esoteric (Occult) traditions of
Atlantis, Ch. 9 Hoerbiger's cosmic ice theory. Ch. 10 Fantastic hypothesis on
Atlantis. Third Part Atlantis as the reality. Ch. 11 Geological and geophysical
conceptions and general hypothesis. Ch. 13 Submarine canyons and the Great
Upheavels of the Quarternary. Ch. 14 The Atlantic Ocean present, Ch.
15Macronesia and the problem of the Guanches. Ch. 16 The bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean, Ch. 17The geological history of Atlantis, Ch. 18 Atlantis and the
Ice-Age, Ch. 19 The cause and the date of the destruction of Atlantis, Ch. 20
Atlantis as an historical and ethical reality; Atlantis and anthropogenesis,
Ch. 21 The descendants of the Atlanteans, the dolmen people. Ch. 22 The mystery
of two oceans; Atlantis, both Pacific and the Andean Cultures.
The Green Sounding Stone in Atlantis, Gaston Burridge
(writing from California)
He asks the question if there are traces
of Jade Stone being of interest to Atlanteans at a remote period? Off hand we
are unable to help him, perhaps readers may be able to furnish a clue. Mr.
Burridge remarks that jade was the most valuable material in two civilizations:
The Chinese and the Pre-Colombian, being far more esteemed than gold or even
precious stones, commenting also that it has for long been considered a cure
for kidney troubles. He also remarks that in China it was known as the
"Green Sounding Stone", the priests considering that the purer the
note emitted when it was struck, the higher the quality of the Jade. One feels
that the thin wafer like pieces of jade giving out such sweet tones may well
have formed the temple bells of the earlier cultures of Atlantis and its cousin
Lemuria. It is odd that the Chinese should have called it the 'green stone',
personally I have never felt any interest in jade of other colors, considering
as I do that the white jade is more of an albino than a distinct color. Jade
shares with Amber the distinction of being the precious trading material par
excellence in prehistoric times. The 'Amber Routes' from the Baltic Sea,
brought amber beads to Egypt and Palestine, while if my memory is correct Marco
Polo even saw them in China. Whether jade was appreciated, as much in early
times in Europe as was amber is a point that requires investigation.
Jules Verne
and Atlantis, by Sykes (beginning of 1959)