THE

I-WORD

FEBRUARY 1910

AMADODA NABANGANE

Ayikho yini inkolelo yokuthi ama-Atlante angahamba? Uma kunjalo, inkolelo enjalo iphi?

UPlato mhlawumbe wayengowokuqala ukujwayela izwe lasentshonalanga nezwekazi elilahlekile lase-Atlantis. Abanye abamlandelayo balusukumele lolu daba baphawula ngengcezu yomlando ayisho njengophuma kukhokho wakhe, uSolon, owathi yadluliselwa kuye ivela kubapristi bakudala baseGibhithe lasendulo. Izinganekwane eziningi ziye zehla ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene, zesiqhingi noma izwekazi lase-Atlantis. UBacon wabhala ngakho, kodwa incwadi ephawuleka kakhulu eka-Ignatius Donnelly: “I-Atlantis; Umhlaba Wangaphambi Kwezikhukhula.” Asicabangi ukuthi kukhona kulabo ababhale nge-Atlantis, abake basho okuthile mayelana nokuhamba emoyeni, noma ikhono lama-Atlanteans okundiza.

Kuze kube yilapho uMadame Blavatsky eshicilela "Imfundiso Eyimfihlo" ku-1888 kwakukhona noma yini eshiwo ngokuqinisekile ngama-Atlanteans nokundiza. Ku-"Secret Doctrine" uMadame Blavatsky uthi, nge-Atlanteans, ukuhamba ngendiza kwakuyiqiniso futhi unikeza umlando omncane ophathelene nembangela yokuwa kwe-Atlantis nokuthi ukuzulazula emoyeni kube nendima ebalulekile kanjani ekwindla. UMadame Blavatsky akazifuni yena udumo lwalokhu kutholakala. Uthi “Emfundisweni Eyimfihlo” lokho akushoyo wanikezwa kona emlandweni wangempela wase-Atlantis, othathwe emibhalweni yalawo madoda ahlakaniphile asengafi futhi agcina futhi adlulisa umlando wokuvuka nokuwa amazwekazi kanye ne-geological kanye nezinye izinguquko zomhlaba, mayelana nokuthuthuka kohlanga lwesintu kanye nokukhuphuka nokuwa kwempucuko yawo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Umbhali wombuzo kanye nabanye "iMfundiso Eyimfihlo" engase ingafinyeleli kubo bazoba nentshisekelo kulokhu kucashunwa okulandelayo okuvela kulo msebenzi:

“Kusukela eMjahweni Wesine lapho ama-Aryans okuqala athola khona ulwazi ‘ngenqwaba yezinto ezimangalisayo,’ amaSabha namaMayasabha, okukhulunywe ngawo eMahabharata, isipho sikaMayasura kumaPandava. Kubo lapho bafunda khona i-aeronautics, i-Viwan, i-Vidya, 'ulwazi lokundiza ngezimoto zomoya,' futhi, ngakho-ke, ubuciko babo obukhulu be-Meteorography kanye ne-Meteorology. Kuvela kubo, futhi, lapho ama-Aryan azuza njengefa Isayensi yawo ebaluleke kakhulu yezimfanelo ezicashile zamatshe ayigugu namanye, eKhemistry, noma kunalokho Alchemy, of Mineralogy, Geology, Physics and Astronomy.” (3d Ed. vol. II., p. 444.)

“Nasi isiqeshana sendaba yangaphambili evela ku-Commentary:

"'. . . Futhi 'Inkosi Enkulu Yobuso Obukhazimulayo,' induna yabo bonke Obuphuzi, yayidabukile, ibona izono zobuso Obumnyama.

“ 'Wathumela izimoto zakhe zomoya (Vimanas) kuzo zonke izikhulu zabafowabo (izikhulu zezinye izizwe nezizwe) kanye namadoda aqotho phakathi, ethi: 'Lungisani. Sukani nina madoda omthetho omuhle, niwele izwe nisazomile.

“ 'INkosi yesiphepho iyasondela. Izinqola zabo ziseduze nezwe. Ubusuku obubodwa nezinsuku ezimbili kuphela kuyohlala Amakhosi Obuso Obumnyama (Abathakathi) kulomhlaba obekezelayo. Ulahliwe, futhi kufanele behle naye. Ama-Lord of the Fires aphansi (ama-Gnomes kanye ne-Fire Elementals) alungiselela umlingo wawo i-Agnyastra (izikhali ezicisha umlilo ezisetshenziswa nguMagic). Kepha Amakhosi Eso Elimnyama (“Iso Elibi”) anamandla kunawo (ama-Elementals) futhi ayizigqila zabanamandla. Banolwazi lwe-Astra (Vidya, ulwazi oluphakeme kakhulu lwemilingo). Woza usebenzise awakho (okungukuthi, amandla akho omlingo, ukuze umelane nalawo Abathakathi). Yonke iNkosi yoBuso Obukhazimulayo (Isazi Somlingo Omhlophe) mayibangele iVimana yayo yonke iNkosi yoBuso Obumnyama ukuba ize ezandleni zayo (noma impahla), funa noma yimuphi (wabathakathi) abaleke emanzini. , gwema induku Yabane (Karmic Deities), futhi usindise ababi bakhe (abalandeli, noma abantu).' ”. (Ibid, ikhasi 445.)

“'(Kodwa) izizwe zase ziwele izindawo ezomile. Bangaphezu kwe-watermark. Amakhosi abo abafinyelela emaVimana abo, abaholela emazweni oMlilo neNsimbi (eMpumalanga nasenyakatho).' ”

“ 'Amanzi aphakama, asibekela izigodi kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kube komunye. Izindawo eziphakeme zasala, phansi koMhlaba (izwe lama-antipode) ahlala omile. Kwahlala khona abaphunyukayo; amadoda oBuso Obuphuzi kanye neso eliqondile (abantu abaqotho nabaqotho).

“'Lapho amakhosi oBuso obuMnyama evuka futhi azicabangela amaViwans awo ukuze abaleke emanzini akhuphukayo, azithola engasekho.' ”. (ibid. p. 446.)

Ingabe abantu abazama ukuxazulula inkinga yokuhamba ngezindiza, aba-Atlanteans abaphindaphindiwe?

Kungenzeka ukuthi izingqondo eziningi ezazisebenza emizimbeni yase-Atlante ziphinde zivele empucukweni esakhiwayo manje, le mpucuko inesikhungo sayo e-United States namagatsha ayo kanye nemiphumela efinyelela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. Kungenzeka ukuthi abasunguli bale nkathi yilabo abasebenzisa ingqondo noma abafundiswa isayensi ye-Atlantis futhi abenza ukuthi kuphinde kuvele izinto eziqanjiwe ezifanayo esikhathini sethu ababezijwayele e-Atlantis. Phakathi kwezinto ezisunguliwe kukhona eyokundiza. Amathuba okuthi umuntu andize, noma ukuhamba emoyeni, aklolodelwa futhi ahlekwa usulu kwaze kwaba sezikhathini zamuva nje, futhi ngisho nezingqondo “ezingokwesayensi” kakhulu zaziklolodela lokho kusikisela noma zakhuluma ngakho njengezehlakalo ezingezinhle noma inkolelo-ze yengane. Ukusungulwa kwendiza kanye nebhaluni eligitshekayo kuye kwabonisa ukuthi ukuzulazula emoyeni kuyinto engenzeka, futhi osekwenziwe kubonisa ukuthi ngesikhathi esingekude kakhulu umuntu uyokwazi ukuqondisa indlela yakhe emoyeni ngokuphumelelayo njengoba manje eqondisa indlela yakhe. emanzini. Umqondo womuntu unqoba ngokushesha ubunzima bokuhamba emoyeni. Kodwa akakazitholi izindlela futhi akakwazi ukuxhumana nezindlela zokundiza kalula. Umuntu angandiza kalula njengezinyoni manje, kodwa kuphela lapho esefunde ukuthintana nokusebenzisa amandla asetshenziswa izinyoni ekundizeni kwazo. Izinyoni azincikile kuphela emandleni angokwenyama ukuze zindiza. Babiza amandla angewona angokwenyama futhi abathintana nemizimba yabo futhi anyakazisa imizimba yabo. Izinyoni azincikile emaphikweni azo ukuze zikwazi ukundiza. Zisebenzisa amaphiko nomsila wazo kakhulu njengebhalansi noma i-lever lapho umzimba ulinganisela futhi uqondiswe emisinga yomoya. Umuntu angase enze ngomzimba wakhe lokho izinyoni ezikwenzayo manje ngowazo, noma, umuntu angase akhe imishini angakwazi ukuhamba ngayo emoyeni. Uzozulazula emoyeni, ngempumelelo enkulu kuphela lapho esefunde ukulungisa nokuhlobanisa amandla akuye nemishini endizayo angase ayakha. Uma umuntu engenza lokhu kule nkathi kungenzeka futhi kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi umuntu wenze okufanayo ezikhathini ezedlule. Kungenzeka impela ukuthi abase-Atlante babenolwazi lwamandla abangela ukundiza futhi babekwazi ukwenza la mandla asebenze emizimbeni yabo, ngaleyo ndlela bakwazi ukundiza, kanye nokulungisa amandla afanayo emishinini yasemoyeni, ngaleyo ndlela belawula ukundiza. yemishini enjalo ngokwentando yabo. Ingqondo iphinda izalwe kusukela ebudaleni kuya kwesinye, isuka kolunye uhlanga iye kolunye. Umqondo womuntu awufundile futhi upheleliswe ohlangeni olulodwa noma impucuko. Kuyadingeka ukuthi ingqondo idlule ezizweni eziningi noma kuzo zonke izinhlanga nempucuko ekuthuthukeni kwayo kancane kancane. Kunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi izingqondo ezibhekene nombuzo noma umkhuba wokuzulazula emoyeni ziyizingqondo ezifanayo ebezikhathazeke nenkinga yase-Atlantis.

Uma ama-Atlante axazulule inkinga yokuhamba ngezindiza, futhi uma labo abathintekayo inkinga efanayo beyi-Atlanteans, kungani laba bantu bengazange baphinde bavuselele kusukela ekucwileni kwe-Atlantis nangaphambi kwesikhathi samanje, futhi uma bebuye baphinde baqale uneminyaka yobudala, kungani bengakwazi ukuqonda umoya noma ukuhamba ngaphambi kwesikhathi samanje?

Ukuthi ama-Atlanteans ayixazulule inkinga yokuhamba emoyeni akukakafakazelwa, futhi akufakazelwa ukuthi i-Atlantis yayikhona. Okungenani akufakazelwa yinoma yibuphi ubufakazi obudingwa isayensi yesimanje. Kuye kwanikezwa ubufakazi obuningi bokuthi i-Atlantis yayikhona, njengalabo okukhulunywe ngabo noma lobo obunikezwa uLwandle lwaseSargasso. Kodwa uma isintu samanje singayixazulula inkinga yokuhamba emoyeni, akukhona okungenangqondo ukucabanga ukuthi isintu sase-Atlantis besingayixazulula. Uma ukuphindukuzalwa kuyiqiniso, kungenzeka impela, impela kucishe kuqiniseke, ukuthi uma labo abaphila namuhla futhi bakhe imishini abahamba ngayo emoyeni bebejwayelene nenkinga yasemoyeni e-Atlantis, nokuthi baphinde bazalwa izikhathi eziningi futhi ngokunokwenzeka. emazweni amaningi kusukela ekucwilisweni kwe-Atlantis. Nokho, okwakungenzeka ngesinye isikhathi empucukweni enkulu kungase kungenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi kuzo zonke ezinye impucuko. Akulandeli lokho ngenxa yokuthi ingqondo yomuntu ngamunye yayixazulule inkinga yasemoyeni e-Atlantis kufanele ikwazi ukundiza noma ukwakha imishini endizayo kweminye imizimba kwamanye amazwe nangezikhathi ezingafanele.

Ukuzulazula emoyeni kuyisayensi, nokho, kungenye yesayensi. Incike futhi ayikwazi ukwenza ngaphandle kwezinye isayensi. Kuze kube yilapho sekuthuthukiswe isayensi ethile, uhlangothi oluphathekayo lokuzulazula kwasemoyeni bekungeke kuzuzwe. Ulwazi lwesayensi efana nemishini, umusi, ikhemistri, ugesi, luyadingeka ekuzulazuleni okuyimpumelelo emoyeni. Noma yiluphi ulwazi oluyisisekelo ingqondo engase ibe nalo ngokwalo mayelana nolwazi namandla ayo nekhono lokundiza, nokho kuze kube yilapho sekwenziwe izinto zenyama futhi kuze kube yilapho ingqondo isijwayelene nemithetho ebusa imizimba yenyama, akukho mikhumbi yasemoyeni noma imishini engaba khona. yakhiwe ngempumelelo noma yasetshenziswa. Kuphela ezikhathini zanamuhla lezi zesayensi ziye zavuselelwa noma zatholwa kabusha. Kuphela uma ulwazi abalunikezayo lwalusetshenziswa noma lusetshenziswa ekundizeni emoyeni, lapho kunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi ukuzulazula emoyeni kuyenzeka. Kungenzeka ukuthi abantu basendulo babenolwazi lwesayensi, kodwa abasishiyelanga imibhalo edingekayo njengobufakazi bokukhombisa ukuthi babenolwazi olusebenzayo lwazo zonke isayensi ndawonye, ​​njengoba manje kuthuthukiswa kancane kancane.

Umqondo womuntu ngamunye ozalwa kabusha kunoma yiliphi izwe laseYurophu noma e-Asia phakathi neminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu edlule akakwazanga ukuthola izimo ezidingekayo zokwakha imikhumbi yezindiza futhi indize kuyo. Uma kungekho esinye isizathu, khona-ke ngenxa yokuthi ubandlululo lwezenkolo lwezwe lwaluzomvimbela ekusebenziseni ulwazi okungenzeka walusebenzisa e-Atlantis. Isibonelo: uma zonke izincwadi zesayensi yesimanje zisusiwe emhlabeni futhi abanye babasunguli bethu abakhulu nososayensi bezofa futhi baphinde bazalwe endaweni ethile yomhlaba bengaxhumani nempucuko yesimanje, enkulu kunazo zonke kulaba sosayensi nabaqambi. babengeke bakwazi kuleyo mpilo ukuhlinzeka ngezimo izimpucuko ababezishiyile ezazinazo. Okuningi ababengakwenza ngisho benolwazi lokuthi bake baphila futhi babazi futhi benza lokho okwaziwayo manje ukuthi kwenziwa kwakungeke kubenze bakwazi ukwenza okufanayo ngaphansi kwezimo ezishintshile. Okuningi ababengakwenza kungaba ukuba amaphayona. Babeyophoqeleka ukuba bafundise abantu abazalwa kabusha phakathi kwabo kuze kufike ukwazisa okungase kwenzeke esikhathini esizayo, bajwayelanise abantu namaqiniso athile, futhi babafundise ukuqonda izisekelo zesayensi. Ukuphila okukodwa bekungeke kubavumele isikhathi esidingekayo sokwakha izimo futhi bafundise abantu bafinyelele isifiso sezinzuzo zesimanje. Kuphela nje njengoba ezinye izingqondo ezithuthukile zenziwa isimo somuntu phakathi kwabantu, nezingqondo ezithuthukile yaqhubeka nokuba senyameni futhi “zitholela” imithetho ethile futhi zithuthukise izimboni namasiko ezwe, kwakuyoba nokwenzeka ukuba kube nesisekelo sokusebenza sempucuko. Sekuthathe iminyaka ukuthi isintu sifundiswe futhi sithuthuke sibe sesimeni esikuso, ngemuva kokucwila ebumnyameni kulandela ukuwa kwempucuko yaphambilini. Njengoba isintu siphuma ebumnyameni nasekungazini nasekubandlululeni futhi njengoba izingqondo ezifakwe enyameni ziya zikhululeka, khona-ke lokho okwakukhona emiphakathini edlule kungase kuphinde kwethulwe futhi kupheleliswe. Ngokusobala sisondela esikhathini sokuvela kabusha kwalokho obekubhekwa njengezimangaliso, kodwa osekuba izidingo nezingxenye zokuphila kwethu kancane kancane. Nakuba abantu ababehlala emizimbeni yase-Atlantean futhi ababehamba emoyeni lapho, kumelwe ukuba izikhathi eziningi bazalwa kabusha kusukela ekushoneni kwe-Atlantis, futhi nakuba inkathi nesikhathi kubavimbele ukusebenzisa ulwazi lokundiza emoyeni, isikhathi sesiseduze lapho laba bantu biza kuze kube manje ulwazi lwabo lwesikhathi esedlule, ngoba izimo zilungile futhi bazokwazi ukuqonda kahle umoya futhi bandize esikhathini esizayo njengoba babengompetha bomoya e-Atlantis ekhohliwe.

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