According to Helena Blavatsky's Theosophy,
The Secret Doctrine
the esoteric cosmology described
the first root race, known as the Polarian Race, was an ethereal and non-physical race that reproduced by self-division, similar to an amoeba. This race existed on a primordial land mass at the North Pole, which Blavatsky called the "Imperishable Sacred Land," and was composed of etheric matter before the Earth was fully formed.
Nature: Ethereal, androgynous, and asexual. They did not have physical bodies in the way we understand them.
Reproduction: They reproduced by dividing themselves, like an amoeba.
Location: They existed on the "Imperishable Sacred Land," which was a region located at what was then the North Pole, .
Earth's state: They existed when the Earth was still cooling and its axis had a different tilt .
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the second root race was the Hyperborean race, which followed the first, ethereal Polar Race. This race developed rudimentary physical bodies, lived on a now-submerged continent called Hyperborea near the North Pole, and reproduced by budding.
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he Third Root Race, known as the Lemurians, were the first to develop fully physical bodies and sexual reproduction. They inhabited the lost continent of Lemuria, which Theosophists believe existed in a large part of what is now the Indian Ocean, including Australia.
Characteristics of the Third Root Race
Physical Form: The Lemurians were a giant race, described as being twelve to fifteen feet tall. Their bodies were initially rudimentary, but gradually developed flesh, blood, and bones, adapting to the Earth's conditions at the time.
Reproduction: The race evolved through three stages of reproduction:
Sweat-Born: The early Lemurians inherited this method from the Second Root Race, where offspring formed from drops of vital fluid exuded from the body.
egg-Born: They then became androgynous (hermaphroditic) beings who reproduced by laying eggs.
Sexual Reproduction: By the middle of the Third Root Race, approximately 18 million years ago, the sexes separated, and modern sexual reproduction began. This event is mystically referred to as the "Fall of Man" in Theosophy.
Consciousness and Mind: A crucial development during the Third Root Race was the awakening of the mind principle, or Manas. Advanced spiritual beings called the MÄnasaputras ("Sons of Mind") incarnated into these human forms, bestowing them with intellect and self-consciousness. Before this, humans were physically developed but "mindless".
Senses: The Lemurians are associated with the development of the sense of touch (inherited from the second race) and eventually, the full development of the two physical eyes. They were also said to have a "third eye" (pineal gland) at the back of their head, which was their primary form of perception before the two front eyes developed.
Civilization: They built large cities made of "rare earths and metals," which were eventually destroyed by volcanic eruptions as their continent sank.
Descendants: According to traditional Theosophy, modern-day descendants of the Lemurians include the Australoid and some African races (Capoid and Congoid), as well as the Dravidians
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he Fourth Root Race was the Atlantean Race, which followed the Lemurian Race (Third Root Race). This race is described as an advanced but ultimately spiritually and morally corrupt civilization that flourished in the mythical continent of Atlantis. The Atlanteans were said to have developed advanced material technology and psychic abilities, but their downfall came from their hubris and materialist focus, leading to their destruction in a great deluge.
Timeline: According to Theosophical teachings, this race began to evolve around 4.5 million years ago and reached its peak physical development about two million years ago,
Physical and mental characteristics: The Atlanteans developed a coarser physical body than the earlier Lemurians, reaching the "bottom of the arc of descent into matter," and developed speech, which was not necessary for the earlier, more telepathic races. They were known for strong material instincts, but their hubris led to their downfall.
Decline: The race became morally degenerate, practiced "sorcery," and "mated with the mindless," resulting in "monsters". This moral decay ultimately led to their civilization's destruction by a great deluge, estimated to have occurred around 850,000 years ago.
Succession: The Fifth Root Race, which Blavatsky identified as the current Aryan Race, is believed to have begun its evolution during the later stages of the Atlantean race
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Aryan race, is considered the current and fifth stage of human evolution, following the fourth (Atlantean) and third (Lemurian) root races. It is described as having a long history, beginning approximately a million years ago, and is believed to be further divided into seven sub-races,
including groups like the Hindus, Semites, Persians, Celts, and Europeans.
Theosophy holds that a future sixth root race will eventually emerge to succeed the fifth
a future, prophesied stage of human evolution /a race of higher consciousness, unity, and greater spiritual development, with some texts suggesting its pioneers would appear as exceptional children in our current time. Blavatsky's work on this topic, which has been further explored by followers like C.W. Leadbeater, describes its characteristics, the role of spiritual leaders, and the societal changes that will accompany
Characteristics and emergence
Spiritual and physical traits: The sixth root race is expected to have a higher level of consciousness and unity, with spiritual leaders playing a significant role in guiding humanity.
Pioneers: Children who might be considered "exceptional" or "monstrous" in our time are seen by some in Theosophy as the pioneers of this new race
Future development: The race is said to be born with characteristics like a darker skin tone (in contrast to the fading of the fifth race) and a shortened lifespan, with no old age.
Evolutionary progression: Its emergence marks a new turning point in human evolution, with the current fifth root race having passed its evolutionary apex
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The seventh root race will arise from the seventh subrace of the sixth root race on the future continent that the sixth root race will be living on that will arise from the Pacific Ocean.[32] The continent they will inhabit is esoterically called Pushkara.[7]
This root race will be the last race to appear on planet Earth. Theosophist Scott Ramsey predicts that any sexual difference among humans will cease to exist, and both conception and birth will become entirely spiritual.
He also writes humanity will have a great spiritual development, and he describes this development in the following words:
"Everything that is irredeemably sinful and wicked, cruel and destructive, will have been eliminated, and that which is found to survive will be swept away from being, owing, so to speak, to a Karmic tidal-wave in the shape of scavenger-plagues, geological convulsions and other means of destruction
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