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ALIEN CONTACTS & ABDUCTIONS: The Real Story from the Other Side by Jenny Randles Published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. (1994), New York, USA (first published by Robert Hale Ltd, London, UK, 1993) ISBN 0-8069-0751-7 (191 pp s/b) Price: AUD$14.95; CAN$9.95; STGEn/a ; USD$9.95 Available: Australia—Distributed by Quest Books, ph (02) 264 7152; Sydney Esoteric Bookshop, ph (02) 212 2225, fax (02) 212 2448; Canada—Canadian Manda Group, Toronto, Ontario; UK—Dist. by Cassell PLC, Villiers House, 41-47 Strand, London WC2N SJE, ph (01202) 67 0581; USA— Dist. by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016- 8810, ph (212) 532 7160. Jenny Randles, the noted British researcher of unexplained phenomena, has produced this eminently readable guide to help us make sense of the UFO mystery. Originally published in the UK in 1993 as Aliens, this US edition will ensure her investigations receive a wider audience. Randles begins with a potted history of alien contact, and features some landmark cases but with a prime focus on the 1950s onwards. She describes the various types of extraterrestrials reported, including phan- tasms, shape-shifters, greys and humanoids, and some classic sightings of these forms and their craft from around the world. From the similarities of UFO/ET sightings, technology and abduction reports in various geographical locations, Randles reckons ® REVIEWS there is enough circumstantial evidence defy- of Matthew and Luke and considered to be B O (@) K S ing rational explanation to force her to sur- directly attributable to Jesus. mise that something's going on. She doesn't The Original Jesus traces the historical * ALIEN CONTACTS & ABDUCTIONS: claim to provide answers, but gives a number exchanges between the biblical lands and The Real Story from the Other Side of possible scenarios so that readers can Indian culture—a trade not just in goods but by Jenny Randles make up their own minds. Perhaps "(e) all of _ in mythology, religious ideas and philosophi- Published by Sterling Publishing Company, the above" is the correct answer in this multi- cal systems. The facts surrounding the nc. (1994), New York, USA (first published ple-choice mystery! authors’ portrait of a compassionate, loving, by Robert Hale Ltd, London, UK, 1993) wise Christ are at odds with what has SBN 0-8069-0751-7 (191pp s/b) THE ORIGINAL JESUS become Christianity according to the Price: AUD$14.95; CANS$9.95; STGEn/a ; The Buddhist Sources of Christianity Church, so this work is controversial yet USD$9.95 by Elmar R. Gruber & Holger Kersten compelling reading. meen - ou er as Roi elo et ed aaa THE ORIGINAL JESUS The Buddhist Sources of Christianity by Elmar R. Gruber & Holger Kersten Published by Element Books Ltd (1995), Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK ISBN 1-85230-628-9 (280pp h/b) Price: AUD$49.95; STG£16.99; USD$29.95 Available: Australia—Distributed by Jacaranda Wiley Ltd, ph (02) 805 1100; Sydney Esoteric Bookshop, ph (02) 212 2225, fax (02) 212 2448; UK—Element Books Ltd, ph (01747) 85 1339; USA— Element Books, Inc., Rockport, MA. This latest title from the authors of The Jesus Conspiracy contains more startling revelations about the life of Jesus Christ. It offers convincing, well-referenced evidence of extensive Buddhist influences on Jesus, his life and teachings. Authors Gruber and Kersten claim that Jesus was brought up by the Therapeutae— Theravada Buddhist missionaries to the bib- lical lands, based near Alexandria—and that his spiritual development was continued by the Buddhist-influenced Essenes and Mandaeans. As further support of their claim, the authors explore the close parallels between early Buddhist texts and the so-called "Q" material—aphorisms recorded in the Gospels compeuing reauing. UFOs: PSYCHIC CLOSE ENCOUNTERS/ THE ELECTROMAGNETIC INDICTMENT by Albert Budden Published by Blandford Books/Cassell PLC (1995), London, UK ISBN 0-7137-21421-8 (256pp s/b) Price: AUD$19.96; STG£9.99; USD$n/a Available: Australia—Dist. by Capricorn Link, ph (02) 899 8322; Sydney Esoteric Bookshop, ph (02) 212 2225, fax (02) 212 2448; UK—Dist. by Cassell PLC, London, ph (01202) 67 0581; USA—Dist. by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016-8810, ph (212) 532 7160. According to British ufologist Albert Budden, our concepts of what constitutes alien intelligence need to be revised. After many years of investigating reports of UFO sightings and close encounters, he presents his case for an hypothesis of "electro-stag- ing” to explain many (but not all) of the characteristics of the experience. Drawing upon Michael Persinger's land- mark mind research, as well as some famous case studies, Budden redirects the UFO mys- tery towards an exploration of the interaction between human unconsciousness, or the NEXUS ¢ 55 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1995