Admiral Byrd and the Myth of the Hollow Earth
In the post-war period, Admiral Richard Byrd of the United States Navy carried out explorations at the poles which rekindled the debate on the hypothesis of the hollow Earth and on the existence of the mythical kingdom of Agarthi and its capital Shambhala. The existence of an underground world inhabited by an advanced civilization is present in numerous ancient traditions.
In 1947, US Navy admiral Richard Byrd made an exploratory flight to the North Pole which still today raises a series of questions that official science struggles to answer. Having gone 1,700 miles "beyond" the North Pole, he began to notice a radical transformation of the environment by which he was amazed. Admiral Byrd said he had entered the skies of a verdant territory, an environment totally different from the Arctic environment one would have expected. On land it was possible to observe lush and luxuriant vegetation, typical of territories with average temperatures much higher than those characterizing the harsh polar climate. The admiral's observations were not limited to the flora alone: in the ship's log he noted that he had observed an animal of considerable size, similar to prehistoric mammoths, moving in the vegetation below.
The emotion and amazement felt by Admiral Byrd were such that it led him to make a second flight after nine years. This time the admiral decided to fly over the Antarctic Circle. In 1956, similarly to what he did at the North Pole, he went approximately 2,300 miles "beyond" the South Pole. As evidence of his feat, there is a recording of the radio communication that the explorer had with the control tower:
"Today, January 13, members of the United States expedition penetrated 2,300 miles into a land “beyond” the pole. The flight was carried out by Admiral George Dufek of the United States Navy."
Byrd set his course for the Earth's magnetic pole without ever changing direction along the journey. Exactly as happened nine years earlier, the admiral noted a sudden change in climatic conditions and the consequent mutation of the local flora and fauna.
Several years after his disappearance, Admiral Byrd's flight log was made public, allowing numerous researchers to find answers to their questions. In the logbook, Byrd wrote that his plane was flanked by unknown flying vehicles that "forced" him to make a forced landing at an air base not present on the official maps. Having alighted from his aircraft, the admiral was welcomed with respect and concern by an authoritative figure who revealed to him the reasons for that "summons".
The man, described with delicate features and blond hair, revealed to Byrd the existence of an advanced civilization in the unknown territories of the underground world, as well as the existence of two openings in the poles that allowed entry to this realm. The mysterious interlocutor prophesied to Byrd the approach of dark clouds over the future of humanity and asked the admiral to be the spokesperson for these revelations. He said he was very concerned about the fate of humanity, especially following the discovery and use of nuclear weapons during World War II. Despite the task of disseminating these warnings, Admiral Byrd was unable to carry out the mission assigned to him as he was forced into silence by his superiors.
Admiral Byrd's tales are a touchstone for anyone interested in the topic of the “Hollow Earth”. Many modern researchers think that the American explorer verified the reality of a myth that belongs to various cultural and spiritual traditions: the existence of a heavenly place located inside our planet. A kingdom ruled by a legendary ruler mediator between God and men. In this regard, in literature there is no shortage of various references (albeit in a fantastic and allegorical key) to this tradition. Just think of the well-known novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Vern, the underground world in which Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" is set as well as the journey underground par excellence undertaken by Dante Alighieri in his "Comedy".
The myth of the Hollow Earth is present in the sacred texts of the most ancient Eastern and Middle Eastern cultures where stories of contacts between men and the inhabitants of the kingdom present in the bowels of the Earth are not rare. Tibetan Buddhist tradition describes the kingdom of Agarthi and its mythical capital Shambhala. According to this belief, the head of the underground kingdom is the King of the World, who resides in the Temple of Sacred Science and under whose command there are hierarchies of celestial beings coming from the stars. They govern and influence the progress of human events that occur on the surface, presiding over the evolution of our species.
In the very ancient Uphanishad texts, belonging to the Indian tradition, it is told of the kingdom of Agarthi and its divine sovereign, called Sanat Kumara, also in command of a legion of divine beings who descended on an island in the Gobi sea (now the desert of Gobi) aboard a flaming spaceship from the white star Sirius. The last appearance on the surface of the sovereign of the kingdom of Agarthi dates back to 1923 in India, when he appeared in the eyes of the incredulous spectators seated on a marvelous throne pulled by white elephants. On his way he blessed the crowd, holding in his hand the symbol of a golden apple surmounted by a ring on which was engraved a symbol well known by all: the swastika.
The King of the World also appears in the Judeo-Christian biblical tradition as Melki Tsedeq, king of Salem. His identity is revealed in Genesis (XIV, 19-20) and then taken up again in a commentary by Saint Paul (Epistle to the Hebrews, VII, 1-3):
“This Melki Tsedeq, king of Salem, priest of the Most High, who went to meet Abraham and gave a tenth of all the spoils; who is first of all, according to the meaning of his name, king of justice then king of Salem, that is, king of peace; that he is without father, without mother, without genealogy, whose life has neither beginning nor end, but who is thereby made like the Son of God, this Melki Tsedeq remains a priest forever.”
The legendary underground kingdom of Agarthi would therefore appear to be the earthly home of peoples who visited our skies, with their prodigious flying vehicles, in the mists of time. This would be the coordination center for their presence on Earth, the logistical center of their mission on our planet. Although it may appear to be a simple mythological belief, refuted by current scientific knowledge, the Hollow Earth theory remains a fascinating idea that has not failed to interest, throughout history, prominent personalities who have dedicated years of research and studies to it.
