Flood Stories from Around the World
He and his wife were given immortality and lived at the end of the earth.
The Eight Immortals, one of the most beloved tales in Chinese mythology.
They represent different walks of life, showing that immortality and spiritual transcendence can be attained by anyone, regardless of social status or personal circumstances.
His legend tells of him resisting many temptations to attain immortality, representing the power of self-discipline.
He is known for teaching the secrets of immortality and for his wisdom in using alchemy to help others, particularly in times of hardship.
The Eight Immortals are beloved in Chinese folklore and Taoist traditions, as they symbolize the possibility of transcendence and the different paths one can take toward immortality and enlightenment.
The Eight Immortals show that immortality is not bound by status or background but is available to those who cultivate spiritual discipline and embrace the path of the Dao.
Cucurbita: cultivation Before the Great Flood
One of the Eight Immortals, Li Tieguai, is frequently depicted carrying a gourd filled with elixirs of immortality.
Traditions of Atlantis
325.) They "worshipped the sun from the tops of pyramids." (Ibid.) They believed in the immortality of the soul.
The Aditya, like the Adites, are identified with the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.
Corroborating Circumstances
They must believe implicitly in the immortality
They must believe in the immortality of the body, and its resurrection from the grave on some day of judgment in the distant future.
But a belief in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body is not enough, for all Christian nations hold to these beliefs; they must supplement these with a determination that the body shall not perish; that the very flesh and blood in which the man died shall rise with him on the last day, and not a merely spiritual body.
If, then, it should appear that among the races which we claim were descended from Atlantis this practice of embalming the dead is found, and nowhere else, we have certainly furnished evidence which can only be explained by admitting the existence of Atlantis, and of some great religious race dwelling on Atlantis, who believed in the immortality of soul and body, and who embalmed their dead.
The Indentity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New
Religious Beliefs.--The Guanches of the Canary Islands, who were probably a fragment of the old Atlantean population, believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of
The Egyptians believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body, and preserved the bodies of the dead by embalming them.
The Peruvians believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body, and they too preserved the bodies of their dead by embalming them.
Civilization an Inheritance
I may be reminded of the Gauls, Goths, and Britons; but these were not savages, they possessed written languages, poetry, oratory, and history; they were controlled by religious ideas; they believed in God and the immortality of the soul, and in a state of rewards and punishments after death.
Hermeticism and Ancient Mysteries
This idea is central to esoteric traditions, which aim to develop the soul to achieve immortality rather than continuing the cycle of reincarnation.
KEYS 69 WHOLENESS
In wholeness, the fear of mortality vanishes, as individuals recognize their immortality.
KEYS 43: The Apple
Mythological Context: The golden apples represent power, beauty, or immortality in mythology.
Prophecy of Hermes
The belief in the soul’s immortality will be ridiculed, and people will mock the idea of spiritual truth.
Initiates of the Flame (1922)
The Philosopher's Stone, a legendary substance believed to grant immortality, is a metaphor for the enlightened soul that has harmonized body, mind, and spirit.
The worship of Crawling things
Symbolism: Peacocks represent beauty, immortality, and the cycles of time.
Was there a tower in Babylon?
The Offering and Immortality:
As a reward for his piety and obedience, Utnapishtim and his wife are granted immortality by the god Enlil, and they are taken to live at the mouth of the rivers, far from the rest of humanity.
The Deluge of the Chaldeans
He asks Khasisatra to reveal the secret of the events which led to his obtaining the privilege of immortality, and thus the patriarch is induced to relate the cataclysm.
Mount Mashu
In the "Epic of Gilgamesh," Mount Mashu is a critical point in Gilgamesh's quest for immortality.
After the death of his friend Enkidu, Gilgamesh embarks on a journey to find Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Great Flood who has been granted immortality.
1905 – A Dweller on Two Planets
This belief in the immortality and progression of the soul underpins much of their moral and ethical teachings, emphasizing that actions in the physical world have consequences that affect the soul’s journey across multiple lifetimes.
Mount Olympus
Another notable myth involves the hero Heracles (Hercules), who was granted entry to Olympus after completing his Twelve Labors, achieving immortality, and becoming a god.
Trees have been central to many pagan and Celtic traditions.
Apples were seen as magical fruits, representing knowledge, immortality, and connection to the Otherworld.
Timeline of the Four Worlds
Sumerian: Utnapishtim, who was granted immortality for his piety.
Estimates of human origins
Vast floods of water rushed down from either pole; myriads of peoples, scores of nations, attained immortality in the twinkling of God’s eye; and their souls, in millions, rose to heaven and entered the portals of disbodied glory, while their fleshly forms sunk, food for fishes and for worms, leaving only here and there a fragmentary bone or skeleton, to become in future ages, after other upheavals, mute but eloquent witnesses to the fact that there did exist, once upon a time, Pre-Adamite races of men.
Legend of Nandi’s Birth
Sage Shilada performed severe penance to obtain a child with immortality and deep devotion to Shiva.
Upon his birth, Nandi was granted immortality and a place by Shiva's side.
The serpent connection with the Reptilians
In various cultures, the serpent is a symbol of power, wisdom, and sometimes rebirth or immortality, reflecting the complex nature of the reptilian race's depiction.
Huang Di – The Yellow Emperor
He is often associated with immortality and spiritual transcendence.
Dynasties of Kish
The myth highlights themes of divine favor, heroism, and the quest for immortality.
Mummification
Belief in Immortality and Resurrection:
Both books emphasize that the practice of mummification was rooted in a belief in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body.
These consistent details across both books illustrate a shared cultural and religious tradition related to the practice of mummification, reflecting a broader ancient belief system in the immortality of the soul and the physical resurrection of the body.
Atlantis reconstructed
In religion, the Atlanteans held advanced beliefs, including the concept of one universal, omnipotent God, symbolized by the sun, and the immortality of the soul.
The Colonies of Atlantis
Religion and Beliefs: Worship of the sun, moon, and planets, belief in the immortality of the soul, and practices like embalming the dead.