Description:
The legend of Hollow Earth was introduced to the West in 1886 in Mission de l'Inde, translated here into English for the first time. Known as Agarttha or Shambhala, this kingdom beneath the Himalayas is governed by advanced spiritual laws and is home to libraries containing humanity's collective wisdom.
Brief description: The Marquis Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842-1909) is a key figure of French esoteric tradition who had a great influence on the magus Papus (who described Saint-Yves as his "intellectual teacher") as well as Helena Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner, and René Guénon. Saint-Yves also was the creator of the Archeometer, a measuring instrument, which he claimed was a "key" to understanding the Mysteries of the Word.
Review Quotes: "There is a grandeur to this book. Its vivid and elegant prose lifts it far above the logorrheic authors of visionary and channeled literature. It rivals the fantasy fiction of H. P. Lovecraft or Jorge Luis Borges and reminds us that the earth is a place with many unexplored corners, enigmas, and surprises in store for us surface-dwellers."-- "Joscelyn Godwin, from the introduction"