Occult (L)

An Occult connection with Atlantis was first suggested by Blavatsky with a very brief mention in her earliest book, Isis Unveiled, and then cashing in on the popularity of Donnelly’s book, let her imagination run riot with an elaboration in Secret Doctrine. Her literacy lunacy was eagerly accepted by her gullible followers in the Theosophical Society.  A German variant of theosophy was developed by Rudolf Steiner with even more bizarre claims regarding Atlantis. Waldorf schools founded by Steiner are still operating today and continue to draw accusations of racism.

A wide-ranging overview of the contribution of mystics and occultists to the question of Atlantis is provided by Joscelyn Godwin’s book, Atlantis and the Cycles of Time^[746].