A Dweller on Two Planets

<p><strong>The mystical culture and history of Atlantis is recounted by the author who claimed to receive these insights from a mystical spirit known as Phylos the Tibetan during the 1880s.</strong></p><p>Various descriptions of Atlantean society are given; we are told that they were technologically advanced with sophisticated cultural mores and religious rites. Wireless communication climate control and the use of water to generate electrical power for - among other things - a high-speed rail network are described. Devices which resemble the television and others which are voice-activated are likewise discussed.</p><p>In relating his personal history which involved travel upon planets Earth and Venus Phylos highlights some important parallels between his ancient society and the 19<sup>th</sup> century North American culture in whom his host the author resided. Phylos considers his spirit form to be a final incarnation; his memories of the destruction of Atlantis leads to a foreboding element – such an event may repeat itself in the modern society as its achievements in science and technology reach fantastical new heights.</p><p>For its unusual detail and astonishing contents A Dweller on Two Planets has long been influential in New Age and occultist belief movements.</p>