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The AMORC’s Lemuria Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2015 | Comments Off

A classic book on the subject of lost Pacific Ocean continents was originally published in 1931 and entitled, Lemuria The Lost Continent of the Pacific. The author’s name on the cover is “Wishar S. Cerve,” who is also known as “H. Spencer Lewis,” was the founder of the Ancient and Mystical Order of the Rosae Crucis (Rosicrucians) in the United States and it’s first Imperator from 1915 to 1939.

I found, in contrast with the works of my great-grandfather, that this book provides no references, or so it seems. In James Churchward’s books, names of famous authors and scientists, as well as scholarly books are dropped in support of the points in the narrative, however in Lemuria…, a passage near the front of the book relates that all the sources are listed together in an appendix. James’ first book was written in 1926 Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men with Lost Continent of Mu and Children of Mu following in 1931. The table below shows some of the similarities between the references. Note that the complete list of James Churchward’s references are not listed below, but are provided in Lifting the Veil on the Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men. Note that the version of Lemuria… used has a printed date of 1975.

Lemuria… Appendix II	Churchward
The researches and writings of Dr. Augustus le Plongeon	Augustus le Plongeon is frequently quoted in the Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books
Records of the Mayan people in Yucatan	Codex Cortesianus & Troano Manuscript (2 parts of the Madrid Codex) quoted in the Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books
The records of William Niven, archaeologist	the 2500 of the 2600 total tablets drawings that William Niven sent to James. Quoted in the Children of Mu and other books after 1926.
The records of Dr. Morley of the Carnegie Institute	–
The Codex Cortesianus, a Mayan book written 5,000 years ago from temple records and which can be found in some institutions of learning.	Codex Cortesianus (1 part of the Madrid Codex) [as above]
Manava Dharma Sastra, an ancient Hindu book	Quoted in the Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men (same quote as from Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx by le Plongeon [page 9])
The writings of Lao-Tse	Lao-Tse is quoted in Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books
The writings of H.T. Colebrook concerning his researches in Asia	Colebrooke is not referenced directly, however le Plongeon’s quotes from Colebrooke are contained in James’ books (unattributed.)
The records of researches of Professor Ellis in Polynesia	Rev. William Ellis is referenced in Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men with unattributed quote from Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx by le Plongeon [page 74])
The Egyptian Book of the Dead	A whole chapter in Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men(1926) and Lost Continent of Mu(1931) on the Book of the Dead
A study of the history of the Inca people and the Quiches.	James references the Popol Vuh in the Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books.
The researches of Leonard V. Dalton in Venezuela	–
Researches at Easter Island	Quotes Te Pito Te Henua or Easter Island by William J. Thompson in Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books
Plutarch‘s Life of Solon	Life of Solon is quoted in the Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books.
The researches of Dr. Henry Schliemann	Heinrich Schliemann is quoted in Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men (as well as his self identified grandson, Peter.)
The papyrus rolls from Egypt to be found in the museum in the city formerly known as St. Petersburg, Russia.	–
Osborn‘s book, Men of the Old Stone Age	–
The excavations at Yucatan and various parts of Central America.	Chapter 12 of Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men is entitled “YUCATAN’S PLACE AMONG THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS”
Richard Curle‘s book, Wonders of the Past	–
The writings of Valmiki, the ancient Hindu historian	Valmiki is quoted in Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Men and other books
The book of Manu, containing ancient Hindu writings	The Book of Manu is quoted in Children of Mu and other books. Note that it is the same book as the Manava Dharma Sastra previously mentioned.
E.H. Parker‘s book on China	E.H. Parker is quoted in Children of Mu
Captain Cook‘s records of his trip around the world in 1770.	–
The National Geographic Magazine: “Our Global Ocean,” F. Barrows Colton, Jan. 1945 “Exploring the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,” Maurice Ewing, Sept. 1948 “New discoveries on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,” Maurice Ewing and Robert Sisson, Nov. 1949	–
Atlantean Research – Official organ of the Research Center group. This group is headed by Egerton Sykes, and part of the activity is devoted to research on the subject of the continent of Atlantis. In 1948, Mr. Sykes headed an expedition to the Atlantic to test scientifically some of the theories advanced regarding the submerged continent. In the publication abovementioned, a series of articles under the heading “Atlantis: The Atlantic Continent and Its Submersion,” appeared in 1948 by Dr. Rene Malaise. (ed. the Atlantis Research Center was formed in 1945)	–
The Atlantis Myth, by H. S. Bellamy [ed. book published in 1948]	–
The Rosicrusian records and historical writings	–
The records of the Essenes, and hundreds of others	–

At the bottom of the list printed in Appendix II of Lemuria… is the following:

The publishers cannot attempt to give information by correspondence as to where the foregoing books and others can be found by readers desiring them. Most of these books can be found in the larger of the principal libraries throughout the world. but any librarian or large publishing house will attempt to get these books for any reader or will state where and how they may be secured.

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The AMORC’s Lemuria Part 1

Posted on May 3, 2015 | Comments Off

I recently received an email that inquired about the identity of the person that wrote chapter six of this book, a certain Dr. James D. Ward, identified as an Eminent Disciple of Oriental Monastery Schools. The author of the email wished to know if this person could possibly be James Churchward.

In comparing the similarities between the writing of Chapter 6 of Lemuria… and Churchward’s writings, I found that both men attacked unnamed experts and promised to tell the ‘real’ truth and secondly, both witnessed historical records that nobody else has/had seen.

The differences were greater and are provided below in the table:

Ward	Churchward
God was creator of Man and everything	Four Sacred Forces and Supreme Consciousness created everything
Lemuria. What’s Mu ?	Mu, not Lemuria
Atlanteans were another people	Atlantis was a colony of Mu
Lemurians started out as perfect and digressed over time	People of Mu did not digress until the great cataclysm that sunk Mu
inclined to believe that Man once walked on all fours*	Evolution does not exist
Implies that Jesus was a reincarnation of one of the 12 Holy Lemurian disciples	Jesus was a Master that was taught by the Nacaals.

* Yes, I realize this is a contradictory statement to the one immediately above it (see page 145 [1974 edition])

There are at least three possible answers. The first being no, although there is a similarity in the last names James Ward was not James Churchward. Another possibility was that James did write it and it was published as is. The third being that whatever James wrote was later edited. Thankfully, a subsequent email with a bio on Dr. Ward was received which indicates that James Churchward was not the author.

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In Response To A Comment on “Genetics and the Lost Continent of Mu”

Posted on February 16, 2015 | Comments Off

Almost five years ago I published a video entitled, “Genetics and the Lost Continent of Mu.”

A transcript is available at: http://www.my-mu.com/podcasts/pc15.html

First, in the past five years, the evidence has changed. As I mentioned recently in another posting that the video was released before the discovery of Denisovian or Homo Florensis or that ‘we’ share DNA with Neaderthal. At the time, scientific evidence did not support man’s origins from the lost continent of Mu and it still does not. That is the scientific bottom line, the other bottom line is still: “Let’s try to build bridges between people instead of walls.”

One of the comments I received on the video is copied below and I am never shy about providing my thoughts (which follow.)

You say that James Churchward “named” the lost continent “Mu”. That statement is totally false and without any merit. My proof lies in the books written by Mr. Baird T. Spalding called “The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East”, a set of 7 books which were produced in 1927. The scientists in the book (including Mr. Spalding), who spoke with the Masters referred to in the books, were given the information about Mu from these Masters! This group of scientists traveled to India, Tibet, China and Persia in 1894 and as the book was published in 1927 it must have taken any number of years to compile, thus the information about “Mu” was known to Mr. Spalding long before 1927 (when you say Mr. Churchward published his own book). Again I will say that the Masters of the Far East who are documented in this set of books are the ones who told Mr. Spalding about “Mu” (which they spell “M-O-O-H”): Mr. Churchward did no such thing as NAME the lost continent – that is a ludicrous statement! The continent was known to these Masters and had been known to them for many many years, if not centuries, as Mu. Mr. Churchward is taking credit for information already printed in these books about Mu”. According to the Masters in the book (many of whom were more than hundreds of years old) Mu was already named in the tablets and other artifacts which Mr. Spalding and his friends were shown while in Asia! It is unthinkable of Mr. Churchward to say he was the one who named Mu! As it was a continent which had been around since the beginning of mankind! Churchward’s fairy story about “naming Mu” discredits him entirely. ?

My initial response in the YouTube comments section was short and to the point:

Hi,
a. My great-grandfather wrote that he discovered the Naacal tablets in India in the 1860s where he first found out about Mu. His first book was written in 1926 (i.e., before 1927.)
b. I have newspaper clippings that reach back to 1924 where James talks about Mu (i.e., before 1927.)
c. Spaulding and his wife were friends of James Churchward, my great-grandfather.
You may make your accusations about being ‘false and without merit,’ but your posting makes excellent fodder to set the record straight on my blog (http://blog.my-mu.com.)
btw, were you aware that Baird T. Spaulding spent time in a mental institution??

And, to the point – setting the record straight.
1. My great-grandfather did not name the sunken Pacific continent, “Mu.” According to his works, ‘Mu’ was written on the Naacal tablets which he witnessed and translated with the Rishi in India in the 1860s.

2. According to the faq at bairdtspaulding.org, Baird T Spalding only wrote 4 books while he was alive.

3. The purported 1894 ‘scientific’ trip to India-

Spalding was only 22 years old in 1894, and he spent most of the 1890’s in the Yukon mining for gold. Spalding’s first visit to India was in 1935 at the behest of his publisher, after the release of Life and Teaching Volume 3.
faq at bairdtspaulding.org

btw, there was a picture on the internet of the folks that were on their way to India in December of 1935 and James Churchward was in the picture, however he did not make the voyage as he died the next month in Los Angeles.

4. James was friends with Baird and Stella Spalding. Stella typed out the manuscript for ‘Colonies of Mu,’ a never released book.

5. James was also friends with Augustus and Alice LePlongeon in New York of the 1890s and did discuss the origins of man with them. Churchward’s work appears to be more heavily influenced by LePongeon rather than by Spalding, especially since there were no mention of interacting with the centuries-old ‘Masters.’

I offer the original commenter to post their response at their convenience.
I will gladly link their response to this posting in whatever format they desire and/or provide them a spot on the my-mu.com guestblog with a link as well.

Have a great day.

PS For full disclosure, I have had email communications with the researcher at www.bairdtspalding.org in the past.