The Lost Zodiac of Atlantis: Myth, Mystery, and Cosmic Memory
Of all the myths that haunt the human imagination, none is more persistent than Atlantis. It is the shadow that hangs over our history, a dream of a Golden Age swallowed by the sea. Historians and geologists have searched for it from the Mediterranean to Antarctica, but at the Wilfred Hazelwood Clinic, we suggest that to find Atlantis, one must look up, not down.
Our lead therapist, Martyn J. Shrewsbury, combines his background in Classics and Jungian psychology to explore the radical idea that Atlantis was not just a city, but a specific moment in cosmic time, a forgotten chapter in the zodiacal history of humanity.
The Age of Leo and the Sphinx
Mainstream archaeology dates the Great Sphinx of Giza to around 2,500 BC. However, alternative researchers and geologists have long argued that the heavy water erosion on the Sphinx’s enclosure suggests it is much older, dating back to a time of heavy rainfall in Egypt, around 10,500 BC.
Astrologically, this date is explosive. Due to the Precession of the Equinoxes, the sun rises in a different zodiac sign every 2,160 years. In 10,500 BC, the sun rose in the sign of Leo. This theory suggests that the Sphinx was built as a terrestrial marker, a lion gazing at its own celestial reflection in the dawn sky. This era, known to the Ancient Egyptians as Zep Tepi (The First Time), aligns perfectly with the timeframe Plato gave for the existence of Atlantis.
Martyn posits that the "Atlantean" civilization was likely a solar culture, obsessed with the Leo archetype: sovereignty, creativity, and divine will. Its fall marked the end of the Age of Leo and the violent transition into the Age of Cancer, the sign of water.
Plato’s Great Year and the Cosmic Clock
In his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, Plato describes the destruction of Atlantis as a result of moral decay and divine punishment. But he also speaks of the "Great Year", the vast cycle of time in which the planets return to their original positions. Plato understood that time moves in spirals, and civilizations rise and fall in rhythm with the heavens.
The destruction of Atlantis was not a random accident; it was a cosmic inevitability. As the Great Year shifted, the psychological orientation of humanity changed. We moved from the fire of Leo (individualized consciousness) to the water of Cancer (the dissolution of boundaries). The "Great Flood" found in almost every world mythology is, in this view, a symbolic memory of this astrological shift, when the waters of the unconscious rose up to swallow the ego of the Golden Age.
Edgar Cayce and the Tuaoi Stone
No discussion of Atlantis is complete without the "Sleeping Prophet," Edgar Cayce. In his trance readings, Cayce described Atlantis as a technologically advanced society powered by the "Tuaoi Stone" or Great Crystal. This massive crystal harnessed solar and stellar energy, acting as a power grid and a communication device.
Cayce claimed that the misuse of this energy, tuning the crystal too high out of greed and aggression, caused the tectonic cataclysms that sank the continent. Astrologically, this resonates with the shadow side of Aquarius (technology and vibration) and Uranus (sudden destruction).
Martyn suggests that Cayce wasn't necessarily seeing "history" in the linear sense, but tapping into a deep, traumatic memory in the collective unconscious. The "Tuaoi Stone" represents the human capacity for god-like creation and the inevitable destruction that follows when technology outpaces spiritual wisdom, a lesson highly relevant as we enter the Age of Aquarius today.
The Psychology of the Sunken Self
Why are we still obsessed with a city that may never have existed? From a Jungian perspective, Atlantis is an archetype of the Self. It represents the original wholeness of the psyche before it was fractured by the trauma of existence.
"The 'Sunken City' is the repository of all our lost potential," Martyn explains. "It is the part of you that feels you were meant for something greater, something magical that you can't quite remember." In therapy, recovering "Atlantis" means diving into the deep waters of the unconscious to retrieve the treasures (memories, talents, emotions) that we repressed long ago.
The "Lost Zodiac" isn't a map of stars we can no longer see; it is the map of a psyche we have forgotten we possess. By studying the myths of the past, we are really studying the geography of our own souls.
Remembering the Future
As Pluto enters Aquarius, we are seeing a resurgence of "Atlantean" themes: crystal technology (silicon chips), global networks, and the threat of climate catastrophe. We are, in a sense, re-living the myth.
At the Wilfred Hazelwood Clinic, we help you navigate these ancient waters. Whether you are drawn to the stars, the myths, or simply trying to understand your own sense of loss, remember: nothing is truly lost in the universe. It is just waiting for the tide to turn.
