Atlantis Pyramids Floods (6 page)

Note
: The
people in the country of Atlantis were destroyed, but not the land
itself. This included Florida and Mexico. Only those who lived high
in the mountains would have survived the destruction of
flooding.

Within the last twenty-five years, all
sciences relating to the past and present of man have been
enormously developed. Old, worn-out, useless theories have been
discarded, new facts have taken their places, discoveries have
followed discoveries, each discovery helping to form, link by link,
the chain of human history.

We are beginning to perceive that we
are but yet young in the knowledge of human history, that we have
as yet picked up but a bright pebble of thought or glittering shell
of theory, while before us lies the whole vast sea of human history
unexplored. That we are beginning to acknowledge this is a good
sign, for, when a man or mankind acknowledge their ignorance, they
have at least a sure foundation to build upon.

Again, the spirit of bigotry, the
spirit that told men to scorn and deride Galileo and Columbus, is
fast passing away, and in its stead comes the spirit of
rationality, a spirit that tells men to look upon a new idea or
theory, even if it does run outside of the accustomed rut, with a
reasoning if not favorable eye. And we have faith, as science grows
to grander proportions and dispels some of the mist that now
envelops it, that some day not far distant will bring forward an
historic Edison that shall bring together the faint voice of the
prehistoric past and the bright, clear voice of the present; that
some future Champollion will discover, among the ruined cities of
the Americas, an American Rosetta-stone that will complete the
chain of human history. “The noblest study of mankind is
man.”

11

ATLANTIS IN MEXICO

The information in the following
article is from
Our Story of
Atlantis,
written by Dr. W.P. Phelon and published in
1903. This book gives detailed information about four areas and
their terrain features. Three of them are temples, and one is the
king’s palace in Mexico City. While the palace is no longer there,
the ruins are still standing and can be identified by the terrain
features in the surrounding area. Keep in mind that the original
author of the book thought he was describing the sunken home of his
ancestors when he was really describing North America. He wrote the
story in the past tense, but some parts have been rewritten here in
the present tense. You can find
Our Story
of Atlantis
online and read it for free in libraries
or by clicking on the link at the end of the article.

The material regarding Atlantis in the
book was provided by George Lippard. Dr. Phelon published the book
after Lippard’s death. It describes existing structures and terrain
features of today as being the same as those found on Atlantis.
Though it has a convoluted explanation about where the material
came from and who wrote it, it provides valuable text in uncovering
details about Atlantis. Without
Our Story
of Atlantis
, it would be difficult to connect the
pyramids of Egypt to those found in Mexico City. Fortunately, we
have Dr. Phelon’s book that reinforces Plato’s story, and Plato’s
story that reinforces Dr. Phelon’s book. Neither of the stories
would have been believable without the actual terrain matching the
features and structures they described.

This article starts with a description and
layout of the continent of Atlantis, which matches the features of
North America. As you read this section, you will find that the
structures and terrain features have been given their present day
names, with Internet links provided for your reference. This will
help to identify the features when reading the descriptions of
Atlantis in the actual books.

The Brief Summary

Our Story of Atlantis

Our continent of Atlantis follows the general
outline of other continents found in the world. It is about 1,000
miles wide at its narrowest point, which was measured between
Guatemala and the Florida Plain and 3,000 miles long at its widest
dimension, which was measured between California and New York. The
surface is mostly level and consists of vast fertile plains, which
cover the great plain states: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The Great Plain States:

www.luventicus.org/maps/unitedstates/greatplains.html

The continent is mountainous, with the Rocky
Mountains running north and south near the western side of the
United States. The Appalachian Mountains run northeast along the
eastern side. From these mountains, the Mississippi River acts as a
watershed. With its many branches, it drains nearly the whole
length of the continent.

Mississippi River:

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Mississippirivermapnew.jpg

Much of this water is diverted through
artificial canals to the Tampa Bay bypass canal, which flows into
McKay Bay at Tampa. This canal has locks that help transport cargo
to the great port at Hillsborough Bay near the city of Tampa.

McKay Bay in Tampa:

www.google.com/maps/search/McKay+Bay+into+Tampa/@27.9411802,-82.405119,4046m/data=!3m1!1e3

The Great Temple in Chichen Itza, built both
for use and symbolism, is to the northeast of this boundless
continent on the Yucatan Peninsula. It is located on this plateau
of many acres where the gradually rising ground begins to break
into foothills. The whole surface had been leveled and paved with
some soft material of which the Atlantans alone knew the secret.
This hardened under the action of the sun and atmosphere, until it
was like adamant.

Chichen Itza:

www.world-mysteries.com/chichen_kukulcan.htm

Upon this broad expanse of level space, close
enough to the mountains (the Sierra Madres) to be buttressed by
their mighty arms, stood the great, white-walled temple,
Teotihuacan, facing the south with ample area for assemblage.
Beyond the great plaza, toward the city, trees and fountains shaded
and beautified clear up to the naked edge of the vast pavement.

Teotihuacan:

www.world-mysteries.com/wm_dwp_teot1.htm

Teotihuacan is in the northeastern part of
the city. Its lofty tower bears upon its top the finest observatory
ever built and occupies the northeastern quarter of the Temple
grounds. This and the temple itself are protected from attack on
the north, east, and west by the local mountains, which serve both
as a defense and a foundation to support the massive
structures.

To the east of Mexico City, a belt of
country called the Florida Plain reaches to the seacoast. It was
not level with the ocean because of its height above sea level.
However, it had also been smoothed and paved so that there would be
no obstruction to the eye until it rested on the far horizon.

The belt of country:

www.google.com/maps/@23.8232598,-92.1917529,2005321m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

This city which is beyond the immense area
occupied by the grand city covers upwards of 75,000 square miles,
has been cultivated from time immemorial and is one vast
garden.

This plain is liberally irrigated from the
river, which is a canal 600 feet in width and 100 feet in depth,
extending around the plain 12OO miles. Not only were these waters
used for irrigation, but through a system of locks at the port,
galleys can be raised and lowered into the grand canal where they
both receive and distribute cargo. Here they transported all kinds
of products in the interests of commerce. It is hardly necessary to
mention that the population of this plain and the surrounding
Appalachian Mountains was in the millions.

The First Americans –
Part 5, “The Windover Bog People”:

youtu.be/teh90FTIKec

In the center of the city, now Tampa, were
the royal palaces, protected by three immense canals which were
built entirely around them, with two intervening zones of land.
These canals are connected with the great sea by another canal 300
feet wide, 100 feet deep, and six miles long.

Small Island of Atlantis:

www.google.com/maps/@27.9323936,-82.4513301,1948m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Another great landmark is found in the
foothills of the country leading away from Florida into Georgia.
The Great Temple, dedicated to MO, has been built among these hills
and mountains, which is now known as the Kolomoki Mounds in
Georgia. This temple was dedicated to the God known as the ONE and,
the All. This temple seems to have been destroyed by the flood.

Kolomoki Mounds:

www.rd.com/advice/travel/historic-park-kolomoki-mounds-in-georgia

From what I have already described, perhaps
this next feature will be plain to see. The new royal city was laid
out like a disc, with a segment wanting where it is fitted against
the foothills of the northern mountain range. Broad avenues in a
semicircle begin at the mountains and end at the mountains. These
are crossed at regular intervals by other avenues, forming the
radii of the circle. In the center of this circle is what is now El
Caracol, Texcoco, but was at one time the King’s palace.

This is a faint portrayal of that which was
really the culmination and concentration of the Nation’s thousands
of years of existence and unfolding. “Never will there be so many
people gathered in the same place at the same time,” said our
prophets and Magi.

The King’s Palace, El Caracol,
Texcoco:

www.google.com/maps/@19.570296,-99.002685,1025m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

This brief chapter discusses some of the
important features that both Plato and Dr. Phelon wrote about. Each
writer mentioned the same features more than once in their books,
giving a bit of new information each time. This is where we learned
that Mexico City became the grand city and Tampa was the great port
city of Atlantis. To get the story the way the authors told it, you
must read their books. Also, keep in mind that your interpretation
of the stories might be different from that given here.

Our Story of Atlantis: Written down
for the Hermetic Brotherhood By W. P. Phelon, M. D., Research Done
by La Plongoen.

Found in Perking Library, Duke University,
Rare Books

archive.org/stream/ourstoryofatlant00phel#page/n2/mode/1up

12

PLATO’S ATLANTIS – THE COMPLETE
STORY

The full story of Atlantis was told by
Critias, recorded by Plato, and translated by Benjamin Jowett.
Since Jowett’s translation contains errors in grammar and syntax,
scholars have criticized his work and attributed those errors to
carelessness. Some of the mistakes and errors may have been
corrected in editing. The complete story is presented here. It has
three sections:
The
Overview
,
The Story of
Athens
, and
The Story of
Atlantis
. If necessary, scroll down to find the story
of Atlantis.

Note
: As you
read the story, disregard the mythology for now. Also, Solon, the
original author, changed some of the names in Plato’s story so that
they would be familiar to the people in Greece.