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

Author	Joscelyn Godwin
Format	Softcover
ISBN	9780932813350
Publication Date	30/11/1996
Publisher	Adventures Unlimited Press

The book "Arktos" by Joscelyn Godwin discusses the polar myth and its connection to Nazi survival. Godwin discusses how the polar myth has been present in many different cultures and how it has been used to explain different things, such as the end of the Golden Age and the shift in the earth's axis. Godwin also discusses how the polar myth is connected to neo-Nazism and its connection to other arcana, such as the survival of Hitler and German bases in Antarctica.

Arktos is the first book ever written on the archetype of the Poles: celestial and terrestrial, North and South. This engrossing and sometimes hair-raising voyage through cosmology, occultism and conspiracy theory leads to startling revelations about the secrets of the Poles. The author investigates legends of a Golden Age, which some claim ended in a prehistoric catastrophe, a shift in the earth's axis. This is examined in the light of the latest geological theories, as are predictions of a coming pole-shift. The perennial fascination of these ideas is shown to be part of a "polar tradition" of hidden wisdom. There are many recorded tales of an ancient race said to have lived in the Arctic regions, which later spread through the Northern Hemisphere. This supposedly "Aryan Race" entered the pantheon of Nazi Germany, with dreadful consequences. The author examines the origins of modern neo-Nazi ideology, its "polar" inspiration, and its links with other arcana, including the survival of Hitler, German bases in Antarctica, UFOS, the Hollow Earth, and the hidden kingdoms of Agartha and Shambhala. However, "Arktos" differs from most writings on these subjects in its responsible and scholarly treatment, and its extensive use of foreign-language sources. Born in England, Joscelyn Godwin teaches at Colgate University, New York State. His many publications include "Athanasius Kircher" (1979), "Robert Fludd" (1979), "Mystery Religions in the Ancient World" (1982) and "Harmonies of Heaven and Earth" (1988), all available from Thames and Hudson.