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Investigating the past of our mythologies and predicting their references to the present and the future part II.
The Shambhala Tower in the north
A well-known newspaper in Shanghai in the 1920s presented an article by Dr. Lao-Tsin about his trip to a utopia in Central Asia. In a descriptive account before James Hilton’s Lost Horizon, the surgeon describes his dangerous walk with a Nepalese yogi to the highlands of Tibet. In a desolate mountainous region, the two travelers found a hidden valley protected from the strong winds of the north and with a much warmer climate than the surrounding territory. Dr. Lao-Tsin talked about the ‘Tower of Shambhala’ and the laboratories that aroused his astonishment. The two visitors saw the great scientific achievements of the inhabitants of the valley. They also saw outstanding feats in telepathy performed over great distances. The Chinese doctor could have told much more about his stay in the valley had it not been for the promise he had given his inhabitants not to reveal everything.
According to the eastern tradition of northern Shambhala, where there are now only salt and sand lakes, there was once a great sea in…
