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= REVIEWS physiologies. Art Baker exclaims, “Healthful B O oO K S | _ living is the only way to obtain true health." : Mite If you'd like to understand why germs, virus- Box 230893, Tigard, Oregon 97281-0893; ¢S and bacteria do not actually cause disease, Australia—Sydney Esoteric Bookshop (see _then this book is for you. ad on page 71). i j Clinical psychologist Richard Boylan, Ph.D., coined the term “Close Extraterrestrial Encounter Syndrome” to describe an increas- ingly prevalent phenomenon: the psychologi- cal and emotional symptoms resulting from being contacted by and temporarily abducted by extraterrestrial entities. Dr Boylan has been investigating UFOs since 1947, and has researched over 100 cases of human-ET contact since 1989. He estimates that CEES affects 575,000 Americans, and has lobbied the American Psychiatric Association and the AMA's Diagnostic Manual Committee to try to get mental health professionals to recognise the syndrome. In counselling sessions, Dr Boylan has found that the majority of abductees go through a brief adjustment to the very idea of their ET interaction and, in fact, go on to regard their experiences in a positive light. Certainly, the research has convinced Dr Boylan that alien visitors are a reality and that there are enough intelligent, spiritual entities around to be of HIGH SOCIETY some beneficial influence in our future. The Legalisation of Illicit Drugs The contactees’ personal accounts are strange by Joan Kersey and too compelling to dismiss out of hand. Published by Hampden Press Pty Ltd, PO People who share similar experiences will find Box 134, Five Dock, NSW, 2046, Australia; much solace and support from this book. phone +61 (02) 911 6631, fax +61 (02) 819 4517 i” HIGH SOCIETY The Legalisation of Illicit Drugs by Joan Kersey Published by Hampden Press Pty Ltd, PO Box 134, Five Dock, NSW, 2046, Australia; phone +61 (02) 911 6631, fax +61 (02) 819 6517 ISBN 1-875648-15-1 (151 pp pbk) Price: AUD$14.95 Available: Selected bookshops. A long overdue book, made even more remarkable by the fact that it has taken a 67- year-old grandmother to write it! Her message is to legalise all drugs, and to subject them to the strictest controls. While this book deals with mostly Australian social, legal and health issues, the message is universal, “Faced with undeniable evidence that the drug trade, with its associated crime, is flour- ishing, there seems to be a growing realisation that current methods have failed and the drug ‘war’ in unwinnable," says the author. “We need to create a framework for the con- trolled and legal use of drugs, so that drug users, especially the young, will ‘come out of the closet’ and seek advice and treatment for any drug problems. Such a reform would also take money out of the hands of drug dealers, amd remove the incentive for drug-related crimes." "I wouldn't be surprised if some of the people who most strongly support the present status quo are the biggest drug dealers. They are the ones who profit most from the prohibition of drugs," Mrs Kersey says. AWAKENING OUR SELF-HEALING BODY A Solution to the Health Care Crisis by Arthur M, Baker, M.A. Published by Self-Health Care Systems (1994), 1800 S. Robertson Blvd, Suite #239- 1, Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA; phone/fax +1 (310) 202 1170 ISBN 1-883989-25-6 (306pp pbk) Price: USD$12.95 + USD$8.50 p&h A/asia Available: Self-Health Care Systems (see ad on p. 39). This is the book from which our article, “Exposing the Myth of the Germ Theory" (pp. 35-38), has been extracted—so obviously we think it has some important things to say. Author Art Baker explains in very easy-to- understand terms how ‘bacteria’ and ‘viruses’ do not cause disease as such. He explains what ‘disease’ really is, what causes it and how to prevent it. He examines the problems with health care systems—key issues such as the high financial cost of our present system, and the damage that allopathic (western) medicine does to the health of the community. As the book's title suggests, there is a solu- tion—natural health and hygiene, a health care system based on our biological adaptations, such as eating foods most suited to our our NEXUS ¢ 75 ——— OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1994