Atlantis and the Cycles of Time. Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations

Joscelyn Godwin gained worldwide fame for his detailed, vivid, and fascinating excursions into various areas of esoteric beliefs. Atlantis is an ancient, mesmerizing myth that has stirred the minds of many researchers for centuries—from academic scholars to New Age channelers. Indeed: if Troy, Mycenae, and the Labyrinth of Crete have been found, if entire cities have sunk to the seabed in the written memory of humanity, and colossal tsunamis have repeatedly struck the land, if devastating earthquakes and ancient civilizations are possible—then why should Atlantis not exist?
The allure of its image is based on one simple idea: we are not the first civilization to achieve a high cultural and technological peak. The human history we know occupies only a negligible part of the countless centuries that have passed over our planet.
Archetypal images of Forgotten Ages and Ancient Masters fill the myths and tales of many peoples.
Setting aside the question of the actual Atlantis, Joscelyn Godwin studies Atlanteology as a cultural phenomenon, examining it throughout human history. A multitude of extraordinary thinkers—and insane ideologists—have based their views on the myth of Atlantis, and the study of the history of the development and transformation of this myth is more valuable for understanding the nature of humanity than any ruins of an ancient civilization.