Tracking the Lemurians
by Marnie Patchett
Title
Tracking the Lemurians
Artist
Marnie Patchett
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Following the Railroad tracks to Mt. Shasta.
Mount Shasta has also been a focus for non-Native American legends, centered on a hidden city of advanced beings from the lost continent of Lemuria. The legend grew from an offhand mention of Lemuria in the 1880s, to a description of a hidden Lemurian village in 1925. In 1931, Wisar Spenle Cerve wrote Lemuria: the lost continent of the Pacific, published by the Rosicrucians, about the hidden Lemurians of Mount Shasta that cemented the legend in many readers' minds.
Mount Shasta is a potentially active volcano located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 feet (4321.8 m), it is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California.
During the last 10,000 years, Mount Shasta has erupted an average of every 800 years, but in the past 4,500 years the volcano has erupted an average of every 600 years. The last significant eruption on Mount Shasta may have occurred about two centuries ago.
The lore of some of the Klamath Tribes in the area held that Mount Shasta is inhabited by the Spirit of the Above-World, Skell, who descended from heaven to the mountain's summit at the request of a Klamath chief. Skell fought with Spirit of the Below-World, Llao, who resided at Mount Mazama by throwing hot rocks and lava, probably representing the volcanic eruptions at both mountains.
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Comments (22)
Catalina Walker
A Fabulous Scene, Marnie! Congratulations on your well deserved wonderful sale! :)) l/fv
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Beautiful colors ,and a wonderful perspective in this Fabulous Landscape!! L/F
Elizabeth Tillar
Marnie, I love your perspective on this favorite subject of mine! The mountain in the distance is beautiful, and the railroad track is classic! l/f