Joscelyn Godwin: Arktos - The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival

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This book describes the symbolism of the poles of the Earth, which appears within various occult and religious doctrines.

Joscelyn Godwin: Arktos - The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival

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ARKTOS is the first book ever written on the archetype of the Poles: celestial and terrestrial, North and South. It is a hair-raising voyage through cosmology, spiritual philosophy, mystical experience, and beliefs which lead to startling revelations about the secrets of the Poles and the ice-bound lands. Many occult systems speak of a Golden Age, associated with an ancient race that lived in the Arctic regions. Much embraced by ethnologists and Theosophists, this Aryan race entered the mythology of National Socialist Germany with fascinating consequences. In a scholarly fashion, the author explores the origins of present-day National Socialist ideology, its 'polar' inspiration, and links with other occult myths including the survival of Hitler, German bases in Antarctica, UFOs, the Hollow Earth, and the hidden kingdoms of Agartha and Shambhala. This includes extensive discussion of the mythology of 'esoteric Hitlerism' as described by Miguel Serrano. Traditionalist authors such as Julius Evola are also discussed.

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Author	Godwin, Joscelyn
Full Title	Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival
Binding	Softcover
Publisher	Adventures Unlimited (1996)
Pages	272
ISBN	932813356
Language	English
Short Description	This book describes the symbolism of the poles of the Earth, which appears within various occult and religious doctrines.
Praise	'Arktos explores the tangled web of myths, scientific notions, and religious beliefs surrounding the poles. Given the fantastic and occult nature of his subject, Professor Godwin has given us a masterpiece of clarity and economy.' - Dr. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Author, The Occult Roots of Nazism, Hitler's Priestess (available from ITP) and Black Sun (also available from ITP) '. . . A fascinating work of occult history which manages to be as intriguing as The Morning of the Magicians, but which holds to a much higher standard of scholarship." - Jay Kinney, Publisher, Gnosis Magazine 'Protected by his firm-rooted sanity and scholarship, Joscelyn Godwin enters deep and perilous waters and returns with astonishing news from the underworld.' - John Michell, Author, Confessions of a Radical Traditionalist (available from ITP)
Table of Contents	PREFACE PART I: Prologue In Hyperborea Chapter One: The Golden Age Chapter Two: The Imperishable Sacred Land PART II: The Northern Lights Chapter Three: The Arctic Homeland Chapter Four: The Aryan Myth Chapter Five: The Thule Society Chapter Six: The Black Order PART III: The Hidden Lands Chapter Seven: Agartha And The Polaires Chapter Eight: Shambhala Chapter Nine: The Hole At The Pole Chapter Ten: Antarctica PART IV: Arcadia Regained Chapter Eleven: The Symbolic Pole Chapter Twelve: Polar And Solar Traditions Chapter Thirteen: The Spiritual Pole PART V: The Tilt Chapter Fourteen: The Catastrophists Chapter Fifteen: The Uniformitarians Chapter Sixteen: Composite Theories Chapter Seventeen: Polar Wandering Chapter Eighteen: The Restoration
About the Author	Born in England, Joscelyn Godwin teaches at Colgate University in New York state. He is the author of Robert Fludd, The Mystery of the Seven Vowels, Harmony of the Spheres, The Pagan Dream of the Renaissance, The Golden Thread (available from ITP), and many other books and translations related to the Western esoteric traditions.