The other eleven pentagons projected onto the earth’s surface can be equally matched with its natural features. It should also be observed that the centres of the pentagons are three points of a pattern of hexagons, or a grid of equally sized triangles. The pattern of hexagons can be easily observed with the formation of Australia and New Zealand.

The influence of the geometric pattern on the continental land-masses soon becomes very apparent. Perhaps most obviously in its conformity with Europe, North America and India. Although these three pentagons reflect the most obvious relationship between the earth’s material and etheric bodies, the others become evident when they are accurately projected onto a 3-dimensional globe.

Atlantis Revealed

This pattern could reveal the location of the mythical continent of Atlantis. According to the dialogue of Plato, it would seem to be most probably centred on the meeting point of triangles in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean. Thus meaning that it would have been contained within the giant hexagon stretching from Greenland down to Brazil (Fig 33).

Confirmation of this theory is found within the plan of the French zodiac. An extension of its zodiacal houses places the geometrical centre of Atlantis in the house of Pisces. The mythology of the origins of Atlantis is explained by Plato. His story tells us that the king Poseidon, Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, inherited Atlantis when the world was divided between the gods. The Roman equivalent of Poseidon was Neptune, the god traditionally associated with the zodiacal sign of Pisces.

Plato’s narrative informs us that Atlantis existed « beyond the Pillars of Hercules ».

The « Pillars of Hercules » were considered by the ancients to be the twin mountain peaks at the strait of Gibraltar ; one in Europe, one in Africa, that mark the limits of the ancient world. The twin mountain peaks, laid by Hercules, lie precisely at the Taurus/Gemini cusp of an extension of the French zodiac.

To clarify the significance of this position, we only have to consider « beyond the pillars of Hercules » as referring to a location in both place and time.

In terms of « place », there is the association between the « twin tower » astrological symbol for Gemini and the twin mountain peaks. The line of the Gemini/Taurus cusp passes between the twin mountain peaks and continues on to the North African Atlas mountain range. In one version of the Hercules legend, he went to Africa to steal the golden apples as the penultimate of his twelve labours. He consequently tricked Atlas into searching for the apples while he temporarily carried the burden of the mountains. Thus there is a link between the Gemini axis, the mythology of the Atlas mountains and the Pillars of Hercules.

In terms of « time », the start of the golden age of Atlantis could also be quite simply interpreted as being « beyond the Pillars of Hercules », or rather « beyond the age of Gemini » (Fig 34). As we have already seen, the astrological phenomenon known as the precession of the equinoxes refers to the apparent backward motion of the sun through the zodiacal constellations. This means that the end of the age of Sagittarius signified the movement of the equinoctial axis « beyond » Sagittarius/Gemini and into Scorpion/Taurus.

If the precession of the equinoxes into Scorpio/Taurus brought about the start of the golden age of Atlantis then we can more easily understand the Atlantean cult of (Taurean) bull worshipping. Furthermore, the stealing of the golden apples as Hercules’ penultimate task, means that his final liberation was achieved in the following sign of Taurus.