Beyond Lemuria - Second Edition

SYNOPSIS (Courtesy of IMBD; brackets mine):Beyond Lemuria is an allegory of good and evil intentions. Two groups of mystic seekers are played by the same actors [almost like a dopple-ganger or parallel reality thing?]. The sinister "Draconians" [very original] search for ancient super-scientific secrets of power in the caverns of Mt. Shasta, while their counterparts, the "Lothinians" [phew] seek spiritual enlightenment by climbing America's holy mountain [who knew?]. Both groups find what they are seeking and get what they deserve. [I certainly did].At the very beginning of the film, there is a "disclaimer" which is totally unnecessary, if not laughable. Then there is a little jaunt to faraway Nan Madol, to show a remnant of long lost ancient Lemuria (I think?). Next we are watching a classroom lecture and some grad student initiate (into what?) do his bad acting routine as the ephemeral plotline unfolds. We are subsequently introduced to such enlightened characters as;- Master Phylos (who wears the Egyptian 'Nemis' headdress for some odd reason, probably because he has one?); he appears to be the aging patriarch of some spiritual sect?- Sister Lilith, an attractive gal (all of the women in this have nice figures and are much younger than all the male participants save the student guy). The young lady shares a name with an ancient goddess or demon (take your pick) depicted in a Sumerian Bas-relief with bird-talon feet, wings, and a homely mug, who now goes by the moniker of "Queen of the Night," and as such has variously been identified as Astarte, Ishtar, Inanna and 'LILITH,' who biblical mythos identifies as Adam's first wife (she apparently flew the coop?). Oddly this Bas-relief is hanging on the wall in the scene where we are introduced to the present and much prettier Lilith? (Where does one get a fake bas-relief like that?).- That's just some of the strangeness; this film is "chock-a-block" filled with iconic ancient symbolism from many cultures, in a 'mix-and-match' milieu of nonsensical importance.- We are then introduced to some "Zoltan" guy (I can't make this up) who has a foreign, maybe eastern European accent? About halfway through this 'tour de force' the viewer is introduced to a nefarious televangelist dude who is doing his best (worst?) to channel Adolf Hitler (with obvious symbolic overtones echoing the Nazi party); who the "good guys" are going to somehow convert 'on the holy mountain' etc.We see a vision of "Master" Jesus (what I assumed was the worst portrayal of the 'J' man ever; turned out to be Hermes Trismegistus? My bad!) whose image is shown hovering over the mountain as he's spouting some drivel about something or other; its almost shameful and might be considered blasphemous by true believers.- Inside the mountain, government operatives are preparing to blow up the entrance to some ancient Lemurian underground cavern, here we find a scantily clad and not unattractive Lemurian princess who for some unexplained reason has the lovely Lilith chained to a rock? Then things get real interesting (if not a little 'soft porn-like'). The scantily clad 'hot' Lemurian princess, gets behind her (how can I explain this?), "crystal powered, orgasma-tron, particle beam weapon" (clearly a phallic symbol) and points it right at Lilith's nether-region, which then induces what can only be described as a very convincing climax, which unfortunately kills the young lady. Why? I have no idea, but I will admit that it was strangely erotic in a 'pseudo-lesbo' sort of way, and who am I to judge? I'm just not sure what the point was?This film reeks of "all that is good and weird, but well intentioned in the cosmos"; all I can say is that it could be destined to become a cult classic for movies made on a budget, with an unusual if not somewhat scattered message; Ed Wood would be blown away!UPDATE:MAR 8, 2015;Having done a precursory search of the "Shaver Mystery" on Wikipedia; I found that it concerns a sci-fi story [written by Richard Shaver and promoted by Ray Palmer] as published in 'Amazing Stories' circa 1947; I have to say that I am further mystified as to why anyone would use this incredulous story as inspiration (or as a back story) for what I can only surmise are belief/paradigms, that resonate some truth to those few individuals "in-the-know"? My research continues...NOTE: Mr. Runyon corresponded w/me shortly after I published my original (2-star) review; he took issue with some ill-conceived, if not totally undeserved references I had made; a thoughtless failing on my part. I found Mr. Runyon to be most gracious and understanding in accepting my sincere apology. He even went so far as to send DVD's of "Beyond Lemuria" to myself and a dear, aging friend of the family living in Nevada. Thank you Mr. Runyon for your largesse and kindness - you are a good soul!

Is Beyond Lemuria prophetic?The film Beyond Lemuria was released in 2007. It predicted the return of Planet X in 2012 which did not happen; however a large asteroid nearly collided with the earth at that time so we can’t say that the film makers were entirely wrong. The film also suggested the existence of an ancient underground civilization of predominantly evil mutants resembling H.G Well’s Morlocks. Recently there have been numerous reports confirming the existence of these ancient aliens and their subterranean cities and tunnel networks. I’m 2014 a new edition of the film was released with a booklet explaining the background of this evil underworld. This makes us wonder, just how much did the makers of this film know? Did they know too much?

The mysterious underworld of the demonic Deros who inhabit the abandoned subteranian cities of the ancients has been recently validated by numerous commentators: Charlie Ward and others. Although they do not call the creatures "Deros" or mention Richard Shaver's 1940s revelation, their descriptions leave no doubt that these are the same bad guys and the same underground satanic society. Beyond Lemuria, especially the second edition, is the only film dealing with this controversial subject. Be sure to get the DVD version. It has the Shaver Mystery booklet you will need to understand the origin of this monstrous assault on humanity.Tero Anonymous

Beyond Lemuria was filmed in a strange and supernatural locale that has always been filled with ancient legends of unearthly powers and mythic visitors. The Native Americans viewed Mount Shasta as a holy mountain … the home of the Great Spirit and other far ancient Powers, with stories of both giants and small supernatural folk who were frequently to be encountered there. Also, the Indians were terrified by the huge and ominous caves beneath the desolate lava fields at the base of this imposing old volcano.In the early twentieth century the writer, mystic, and artist Richard Shaver brought these ancient legends up-to-date with his disquieting depictions of far-prehuman Elder Races and the remnants of archaic civilizations, still possessing great power, to be found in and around Shasta.This film relates a compelling morality parable, in a modern setting, wherein both the good and the evil aspects of humankind meet at this sacred mountain, and in the awesome caves at its base … each seeking their respective goals and each finding their own respective destinies, as interpreted by the strange Shaver Mysteries at America's Holy Mountain.

I give this a thumbs up just for sheer weirdness and creepy cult like earnestness. It's a super low budget fantasy story that promotes the somewhat popular theory of a hollow earth where good monsters and bad monsters engage in various kinds of shenanigans to frig around with us surface dwellers. I dunno bout all that ...interesting fun idea (& I knew a dude that adamantly believed it) but probably not true, in my humble opinion, despite the appeals of this film to the contrary. Worth picking up a copy and floating it to friends into obscure fringe stuff. Helps if you're baked.

Genius!...Lemurians, Enochian Magick, a shapely adult film star, Mt. Shasta, Hermetic Wisdom, and more. Poke Runyon manages to tell a very intriguing and fun tale (based on some great occult books), and at the same time share some Ancient Wisdom, not an easy task. Fantastic work by Merrick Rees Hamer and Chris Saunders in the starring roles. Highly recommend to anyone interested in Magick, Myth, Hermeticism, Paganism, Secret Societies, etc. as well as fans of low-budget sci-fi, horror and fantasy genres.