Description

A Dweller on Two Planets is a book by Frederick S. Oliver, first published in 1905, though the manuscript was typewritten and copyrighted earlier (1894 and again 1899), and finally issued posthumously by his mother. Set partly in ancient Atlantis, this metaphysical work presents itself as a channeled narrative from “Phylos the Thibetan” (also Walter Pierson), who recounts a previous lifetime amid the advanced Poseid civilization. It vividly describes Atlantean society — complete with antigravity crafts, wireless telephony, aerial water generators, voice-controlled machines, and other precursors to 20th-century technology — tied to his modern-day incarnation in 19th-century America and spiritual lessons on karma, reincarnation, and ethical development. The book has had an enduring influence in the New Age and occult communities. It served as source material for movements like “I AM,” the Lemurian Fellowship, and Elizabeth Claire Prophet, and helped shape myths around Mount Shasta and esoteric Atlantis lore. While its literary style draws mixed opinions, its speculative technology and metaphysical vision remain fascinating and thought-provoking.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences, Lost civilizations and anomalous archaeology, Occultism and esotericism, Parapsychology and psychical research, and UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact.

Occultism and esotericism
Retained metadata contains “esoteric” in the description and “occult” in the description.
- “esoteric”· in description
- “occult”· in description
Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences
Retained metadata contains “Reincarnation” in the description.
- “Reincarnation”· in description
Parapsychology and psychical research
Controlled discovery queries from global-grey matched “Paranormal and Mysteries”. Retained metadata contains “Paranormal and Mysteries” in the subject metadata.
- “Paranormal and Mysteries”· via Global Grey ebooks
- “Paranormal and Mysteries”· in subject
UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact
A contributing source assigned this topic during controlled cataloging, but the exact triggering term is not present in the merged metadata.
Lost civilizations and anomalous archaeology
Retained metadata contains “Atlantis” in the description.
- “Atlantis”· in description

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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