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Abaris Hyperboreios βαρις Ὑπερβόρειος

595 – 595 BCE

Legendary sage, Mongol shaman, and catalyst for the beginning of Western Civilization

Abaris Hyperboreios, Skywalker βαρις Ὑπερβόρειος (c. 595 BCE)
Legendary sage, Mongol shaman, ancient ambassador of Eastern Wisdom to the West, “master of incantations,” and “Overcomer of Obstacles;” One of the earliest druids, Abaris became a famous and greatly respected sage in pre-Socratic Greece. Plato described him as a great physician who healed both body and mind, Herodotus depicted him as a magical arrow traveler, and anecdotes written by Pindar, Iamblichus, Pausanias, and Suidas characterized him as sorcerer, prophet, shamanistic missionary, purifier and bringer of balance to the earth. Peter Kingsley links him to the early formation of Tibetan civilization as well as being the soul-brother of Pythagoras, the spark that lifted the Greeks out of their primitive state, and the catalyst for the beginning and momentum of Western Civilization.

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Quotes by Abaris Hyperboreios

Quotes about Abaris Hyperboreios (3 quotes)

“If you already possess temperance, then you have no need of the charms of Abaris the Hyperborean; but, if you still lack that virtue, we must apply the charm before the remedy.”

Plato Πλάτων 428 – 348 BCE via Shan Dao

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“[Abaris] has the makings and markings of a shaman—of one of those strange, uncontrollable healers and mystics found across the world but especially familiar in the areas around Siberia and Central Asia.”

Peter Kingsley 1953 CE –
from A Story Waiting to Pierce You

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“I shall not tell the story of Abaris, said to have been a Hyperborean who went around the whole world carrying an arrow and eating nothing.”

Herodotus Ἡρόδοτος 1
“The Father of History”

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