The Cellular Cosmogony (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Concave Earth Cosmology, Religious Science, and Utopian Vision in a Cellular UniverseBy Cyrus Reed Teed, Koresh
Length6h 46m
About this audiobook
The Cellular Cosmogony is a striking synthesis of speculative astronomy, religious metaphysics, and late nineteenth-century reformist imagination. Framed as a comprehensive challenge to conventional cosmology, it advances the famous Koreshan claim that humanity inhabits the inner surface of a concave earth. Its prose moves between mathematical demonstration, prophetic assertion, scientific polemic, and utopian vision, making the work significant not merely as eccentric cosmology but as a document of alternative knowledge-making at the margins of modern science. Cyrus Reed Teed, writing as Koresh, was the founder of the Koreshan Unity, a communal religious movement that blended millenarian Christianity, alchemy, social reform, and anti-establishment science. The volume reflects the intellectual ferment of its era, when spiritualism, new religious movements, and popular scientific controversy often overlapped. Teed's arguments reveal how cosmological speculation could become a framework for social organization, spiritual authority, and communal identity. Readers interested in the history of science, American religious innovation, and utopian movements will find this book a valuable primary text. It offers a rare opportunity to examine how alternative cosmologies construct coherence, authority, and meaning. As a historical artifact, it invites reflection on belief, evidence, and the persistent dialogue between science, faith, and imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length6 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 24, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Cellular Cosmogony (Annotated)
2The Cellular Cosmogony
3DEDICATION
4INTRODUCTION
5THE CELLULAR COSMOGONY
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6Optical Factors and Illusions
7Koreshan Application of Geodesy
8Laws Which Determine the Form and Function of the Universe
9Universal Form and Function Are Persistent
10Koreshan Principles of Optics
11Koreshan Cosmogony in Contrast with Modern Astronomy
12An Absolutely Indisputable Premise
13Solving an Incalculable Problem
14The Earth Is a Shell; the Sun Is the Center
15Central and Circumferential Limitation. A Universe Within a Universe
16Life Develops and Matures in a Shell, Egg, or Womb; Hence We Are Inside of It
17Forces and Factors Which Perpetuate Universe
18The Only True Science Is Founded on a Demonstrated Premise
19Plumbline Is First Step in Rational Demonstration
20Telescopes more or less Imperfect at Best; Likewise the Lens of Every Human Eye
21The Geodetic Survey
22Tests That Cannot Be Ignored
23Experiments on Lake Michigan
24Objections by Illogical Critics
25Preparations for the Geodetic Survey
26Levels, Plumbs, Appurtenances, and Records
27Results and Inevitable Conclusions
28ADDENDA
29The Wonderful Properties of Radium
30Astronomical Mysteries and Hypotheses
31Force of Vibration Applicable to Aerial Navigation
32SYNOPTICAL OUTLINE OF THE UNIVERSAL EGG OR SHELL
33Important Admissions
34Principles of the New Geodesy
35Copernican Hypothesis in the Schools
36Memorable Quotes
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