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Atlantis is presented as a civilization of extraordinary development, far beyond what we usually imagine when thinking about the ancient world. The readings describe Atlantis at a time when its people had reached a very high level in science, technology, social organization, mental development and the use of natural forces. One reading refers to Atlantis as being at “the height of the then known civilized forces” (8-1). Another describes Poseida as reaching “even a higher state of application of material things” than the present day (38-1).
Atlantis was therefore not described as a simple or primitive society. It had rulers, temples, teachers, priests, scientists, engineers, record keepers and people who specialized in different areas of knowledge. There were organized systems of government and social classes, and some readings describe Atlantis as maintaining relationships with other countries and lands. In Poseida, for example, individuals served the country in its relations with other nations, suggesting that Atlantis existed within a wider world of contact and communication (234-1).
One of the strongest themes is the Atlanteans' knowledge of the hidden or unseen forces of nature. The readings repeatedly speak of “universal forces,” electrical forces, vibrations, energy, light and powers that could be applied to physical life. Some Atlanteans became powerful through the application of these forces, although the readings constantly warn that such power could be used either constructively or destructively (240-2).
The civilization also appears to have developed forms of energy that sound strikingly modern. One reading describes an Atlantean who was able to generate a force later compared with “electronic energy” (270-15). Another speaks of teaching connected with the “transmission of thought through ether” (187-1). These descriptions suggest that the readings viewed Atlantis as a civilization deeply interested in the relationship between energy, consciousness and matter.
Communication appears to have been particularly advanced. The readings describe people in Atlantis who managed communications between different lands and who worked with forms of communication “under the sea, the wires, the air currents, or what not” (587-3). Another reading describes the transmission of voice and the recording of images through vibration in terms compared with what later became television (813-1).
Transportation is described in equally remarkable terms. One reading speaks of craft that carried individuals from place to place and of technologies that could overcome what today would be called gravity. The same reading refers to the ability to obtain information at a distance and even to read inscriptions through walls (519-1). These abilities were connected with the use of powerful crystals and electrical forces.
The great crystals seem to have played a central role in Atlantean technology. They are described as concentrating light and other natural forces and then directing those energies for practical purposes. In one reading, great crystals stored or concentrated “motivative forces in nature,” and these energies were connected with guiding ships on the sea, craft in the air, transmitting voice and recording images (813-1).
Atlantis also possessed considerable knowledge of the earth itself. Some readings connect Atlantean technology with forces deep within the earth and with methods of directing energy into those regions. Other individuals are described as having strong interests in electrical forces, communications and “the innermost portions of the earth” because of their Atlantean experiences (615-1).
Healing and medicine were also part of Atlantean civilization. Some individuals associated with the Law of One served not only as priests or priestesses but also as physicians. One reading describes a priestess in Atlantis who functioned as both spiritual leader and doctor, working with universal forces for the body and mind (823-1).
Another fascinating description connects healing with sound, colour and vibration. Atlantean knowledge brought into Egypt is described as including something like “electron music,” in which colour, vibration and sound could influence emotions and physical conditions. These methods were said to be capable of helping people suffering from disturbances of mind or body (824-1).
The readings also portray Atlantis as a civilization deeply interested in human consciousness. Thought, emotion and spiritual forces were not considered separate from physical life. There are descriptions of psychological study, thought transmission, mental influence and the ways consciousness could affect matter. This seems to have been one of the great strengths of Atlantean knowledge, but it later became one of its greatest dangers when people began using mental and spiritual abilities to dominate others.
There were also impressive achievements in construction and architecture. Some rulers and leaders were associated with the erection of beautiful buildings and with knowledge of stone, marble, granite and mechanical lifting forces. One reading describes a period when “some of the most beautiful buildings were erected” and connects these achievements with advanced mechanical understanding (779-9).
Atlantis was therefore a civilization where science, religion and spirituality were not completely separated. Temples were centres of worship, but they were also connected with knowledge, healing, energy and the study of natural forces. The Law of One used temples as places where spiritual understanding and the laws of nature were studied together.
This combination is one of the most important features of Atlantis. The people were not simply developing machines. They were studying the relationship between mind, matter, energy and spirit.
Yet the readings repeatedly emphasize that high civilization does not necessarily mean high spiritual development. Atlantis possessed extraordinary knowledge, but many people gradually became more interested in material achievement, comfort, power and pleasure. One reading says that although Poseida had reached an extremely high level of material civilization, “the application towards material surmounted that toward the spiritual” (38-1).
This was the beginning of the great problem of Atlantis.
The civilization had learned how to control enormous forces, but it had not completely learned how to control the desires within human beings.
Some Atlanteans used their abilities to help others. Others used them to gain power, wealth, pleasure or control. The readings therefore constantly distinguish between the constructive and destructive use of exactly the same knowledge.
One reading explains that creative forces should not merely make life easier but should become something that benefits humanity, warning: “Do not make self a part of any that bring curses. Rather those that bring blessings to many.” (240-2)
This principle becomes the key to understanding Atlantis.
Atlantis was great not simply because of its technology. Its real importance lies in the fact that humanity was being given tremendous power and was being tested in how that power would be used.
At its highest level, Atlantis showed what humanity might achieve when mind, science and nature are understood together. At its lowest level, it showed what can happen when the same knowledge becomes separated from spiritual responsibility.
The story of Atlantis therefore begins with greatness.
It was a civilization of remarkable knowledge, communication, healing, architecture, energy and understanding of natural forces.
But hidden inside that greatness was the question that would eventually determine its destiny:
Would humanity use its knowledge in service to others, or would it use that knowledge for power over others?
That question leads directly into the next part of the Atlantis story — The Law of One and the Sons of Belial.
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