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Lemuria
Legendary
lost continent of the Indian Ocean said to be the original Garden of Eden and the cradle
of the human race.
The theory of the
existence of Lemuria arose in the nineteenth century, when natural scientists sought to
explain Darwin's theory of evolution of similar species from a common ancestor. It was
suggested that a land bridge once existed during the Eocene Age from the Malay Archipelago
to the south coast of Asia and Madagascar, thus connecting India to southern Africa. The
theory explained why such animals as the lemur are found primarily on Madagascar and in
parts of Africa, but also in India and the Malay Archipelago — hence 'Lemuria'.
Occultists applied the
term to an ancient continent which was the main center of activity in the early history of
humanity. Madame Helena P. Blavatsky,
cofounder of Theosophy, believed that
Lemuria had been inhabited by the Third Root Race of humankind, whom she described as
fifteen-feet-tall, brown-skinned hermaphrodites with four arms; some had a third eye in
the back of the skull. Their bizarre feet, with protruding heels, enabled them to walk
either forward or backward. Their eyes were set far apart in their flat faces so that they
could see sideways. They had highly developed psychic
powers and communicated by telepathy.
Their continent, which covered most of the southern hemisphere, broke up and was destroyed
— only fragments were left, such as modern Madagascar, the Seychelles, Easter Island and Australia. The
Lemurians migrated to Atlantis, where
they evolved into the Fourth Root Race. Like the Lemurians, the Atlanteans fled the
destruction of their own continent, spreading to other lands and starting the present
Fifth Root Race. Earth is destined to have Seven Root Races. According to
later Theosophists, notably W. Scott-Elliot, the Lemurians went through an
egg-laying phase, then they bred sexually with beasts, resulting in today's
great apes, and eventually became Cro-Magnon
man.
Philosopher and occultist
Rudolf Steiner, using information he said
came from the Akashic Records, said Lemuria
extended from Ceylon to Madagascar, and had included parts of southern Asia and Africa. He
also described the Lemurians as the telepathic Third Root Race, who initially had no
memory. The goal of Lemurians was to develop will and clairvoyant
power of imagination in order to control the forces of nature. Lemuria was destroyed by
volcanic activity. See Mu.
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