XXX. Introduction to Theosophy V

When the candidate looks back in time and considers, for example, the Atlantean catastrophe, which destroyed such an enormous number of people, he realizes that the present catastrophes are mere trifles in comparison, and that the principle of justice is in no way violated. The Atlanteans knew how to use the driving forces of nature, which are mysteriously connected to water and air. And because they did not use these forces for good, a devastating reaction was triggered in these two elements and the continent was flooded.