Obsessed by visions of Atlantis, a wealthy student of the occult is led by prophetic verses from continent to continent in quest of those who can further his knowledge of the foundered land. As he gathers around him a circle of adepts, he learns that his mission is no less than to raise the continent anew and restore to it a brilliant civilization cut off in a single day in its prime. Is he about to achieve the dream of mystics throughout the ages or repeat what led to Atlantis' fall?