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What is Hyperborea? We looked in Finland.

GONGENHUM
3 min readJul 7, 2023

Analyze this! And once you are done, add your own dose of imagination to the stats and be happy with what you have to be happy with. Because no matter what glass lens type you wear, polycarbonate or high-index, performing a thorough probe on this version of Hyperborea demands its own academic degree.

So where is this place?

There are three theories that can equally fluctuate your sobriety.

The first one has to do with Helena Blavatsky who founded a pan-religious gnostic movement called Theosophy in 1875. According to her, Hyperboreans are the second Root Race who are created from pure spirit and live near the North Pole.

The second is the brainchild of none other but Mr. Clark Ashton Smith who, in a letter to H.P. Lovecraft, objected to the idea by claiming

Theosophy, as far as I can gather, is a version of esoteric Yoga prepared for western consumption, so I dare say its legendary must have some sort of basis in Oriental records. One can disregard the theosophy, and make good use of the stuff about elder continents, etc. I got my own ideas about Hyperborea, Poseidonis, etc. from such sources, and turned my imagination loose.

The above two are the strongest documents we have found about this un-happened epic history. The third can be the result of us being entangled in a web of…

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