Elephants walking on a large grain cultivation plain along with stately and free horses. The volcanic mountains are rich in ores with three different colors of stones that are used in common buildings and temples. When looking at the great city, in concentric circular layers, in the middle of this plain surrounded by mountains, we see a large system of canals that maintain contact and trade with the ancient world.

Do you already suspect where we are? This question is not very difficult to answer if you are knowledgeable about the legends of Atlantis. But, would you suspect that our great lost continent is in... Indonesia?

Who was PROF. ARYSIO SANTOS?

Atlantis has been an object of fascination since ancient times and we have already created some content explaining a little about it. To this day, no one knows if it really existed, much less where it was located. However, one thing is a fact: recent expeditions, searches have been organized in the modern era and even seers like Edgar Cayce were emphatic in establishing the existence of the lost continent.

I read a very interesting book by Prof. Arysio Santos, Brazilian, who defended a very controversial theory: Not only did the lost continent of Atlantis exist, but it was in the Pacific Ocean, right where we know today as Indonesia. I confess that I have seen some absurd theories not only here on the internet, but in some books, and, as a good explorer, I needed to know this theory a little more and better.

The Prof. Arysio Nunes dos Santos was an electrical engineer with a doctorate in nuclear physics and a free professor. In addition, he served as a geologist and climatologist, contributing significantly to the theory of the Ice Age and Catastrophism. His research argues that a cataclysm led to the end of an original paradise, identified as Atlantis and the Garden of Eden, cited in various cultures and religions. Over more than 30 years, Santos researched topics such as symbolism, alchemy and comparative mythology, and mastered several ancient languages, such as Greek, Latin, Sanskrit and Dravidian, which helped him decipher languages such as Etruscan and Pelasgian, linking them to East, the original location of Atlantis according to his studies.

Evidence of the lost continent in Indonesia

The Prof. Arysio has a deep understanding of geography, legends, language and ancient mythology in his work. With this, he makes very interesting and pertinent points by comparing Plato's famous work Timaeus and Critias with all these characteristics.

Among the points that he considers relevant for identifying the lost continent are an immense population, the possibility of extensive maritime trade, even mythological characteristics with ancient temples and monuments, to the presence of precious metals and volcanism in the region.

More than that, Prof. Arysio compares these points with other places already mentioned by other authors and refutes several of them in a very convincing way.

We recommend a visit to Prof.’s website. HERE for more details.

Some interesting curiosities and paradigm shifts

In addition to the pertinent comparisons with facts and data, I noticed some interesting paradigm shifts through research carried out by Prof. Arysio. Here are the main ones:

Continental Size: Libya and Asia Minor

Atlantis is famously described by Plato as a submerged continent larger than Asia Minor and Libya combined. I am not questioning here the possible lack of accuracy of the description made at a time with a scarcity of accurate measurement resources, but where else could a sunken continent of this size exist?

Some argue that it could be in the Atlantic mesodorsal, but mappings show that in addition to being a very deep area in some points, it does not have the characteristics of a lost continent. Another area that would remain would be exactly in the recently submerged part within the Indonesian archipelago, which possibly began to be flooded 12,500 years ago. Could this be the origin of the Flood Myth?

Two harvests per year and tropical climate

The Professor argues that for a continent or island to have two harvests per year, and a pleasant, tropical climate, it should be at a latitude closer to the equator. This observation is quite pertinent considering that we were in the midst of an ice age, and other places on the planet within the tropics would not meet Plato's criteria (Amazon, Central America, Africa...). Places that are outside the tropical range would be very unlikely to have the climate and harvests as reported (Great Britain, North Atlantic, Scandinavia...).

Another curiosity here are the reports of the winds of Paradise in texts such as those by Homer, Hesiod and even Josephus, as well as several other classical authors. In fact, these winds are also the cool afternoon breeze that God enjoyed in Paradise, in the company of Adam. Trade winds are movements of air masses that occur from the tropics to the equator, bringing humidity and freshness.

Atlantic Ocean? Everything was Atlantic.

Many (including me) may be arguing now: But didn't Plato say that Atlantis was in the Atlantic Ocean? How can it be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?

There's a catch here. The Atlantic Ocean was named precisely because of the legend of the great continent. But, the descriptions only said that the Continent was beyond the Pillars of Hercules (Strait of Gibraltar).

In the past, people only believed in “Ocean”, which was the body of water that surrounded the three previously known continents (Asia, Africa and Europe). Therefore, any mythical continent or island that lay beyond the pillars of Hercules, in the middle of the Great Ocean, could be Atlantis. There was no clear division in Plato's time between the Indian Ocean, the Pacific and the Atlantic.

The Catastrophe and the Flood

A very interesting fact about the theory of Atlantis in Indonesia is that the archipelago is one of the very few places on the planet that had a very different territory on a large scale compared to 12 thousand years ago. Others are the continent of Doggerland in what is now Great Britain, a part of the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East and even a good part of the coast of the Americas.

The planet was at the end of a great ice age and a large part of the water in the oceans was concentrated in immense glaciers at both poles. This is scientifically proven and known from recent studies. More than that, it is already theorized that there was a great impact or volcanic explosion that caused the end of this ice age with a great flood, as told in ancient myths. This phenomenon is known as the Younger Dryas Hypothesis, which allowed major climatic and geographic changes on the planet.

In this context, “pre-flood” ocean levels were lower than current levels by up to 120 meters. A major part of the water that passed from glaciers to the oceans was also known as Meltwater Pulse 1B. As a consequence of this, a good part of these continents were completely submerged, giving way to our current world map.

My opinions and conclusions

At first glance, the theory of Atlantis in Indonesia seemed quite absurd to me. My first memories and studies always made reference to the supposed continent in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean or other places close to the most cited and known civilizations in the West.

However, I was quite intrigued by the collection of interesting evidence that Prof. Arysio brings it to his work. The Indies are recognized as one of the oldest, most fruitful and mystical civilizations in history and we know little about their incredible ancestral origins. Their language gave rise to almost all the language in the world. More than that, the Pacific Ocean is the cradle of great mysteries, reaching even the Americas with the wonderful Moai, on Easter Island and the mysterious pre-Inca and Tiahuanaco civilizations.

“The Sanscrit [sic] language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists.”
-Sir William Jones, 1786.

We have already shown here in other content that there are striking traits of Oceanian genetics in the Indians of America. Had they all come via Behring's great bridge? Local myths say no and confirm that great navigators reached our shores, from the east, thousands of years earlier than we thought. Who, after all, are these ancient explorers?

So we are heading to Indonesia soon to explore and see for ourselves. When we combine theory and experience, we can more easily evolve in the dark areas of stories, myths, and even science itself. See you soon. The truth is out there!

The Theory of Atlantis in Indonesia - Evidence and Myths by Prof. Arysio Santos