39 Root races.  The Secret Doctrine teaches that these seven groups of human units inhabit seven continents during evolution.—S. D., II, 6, 7, 8.

		a. First race     The Imperishable Sacred Land.

		b. The 2nd race     The Hyperborean Land.

		c. The 3rd race     Lemurian.

		d. The 4th race     Atlantean.

		e. The 5th race     Aryan.

		f.  Two more races will succeed the present one.