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REVIEWS 7 “ag remarkable collection of diagrams illustrat- Many observers have seen UFOs and unex- B O O K S ing the harmonies of planetary proportions plained phenomena near crop circle forma- that we can't help but conclude there is an tions all around the world. Having spent unconscious intelligence, and electromagnet- organising principle at work in the cosmos. _several years researching crop circles in ic fields. This is a subject many call “sacred geome- _ England, Germany, the USA and Canada, If human states of mind can be altered by try", because the same mathematical and Hesemann believes there are features com- natural changes in the Earth's magnetic fields —_ geometric ratios occur in all our ancient mys- mon to both UFOs and crop circles, and con- as well as by the application of controlled tery sites such as Stonehenge, the Great cludes that ETs have had a part in initiating frequencies for specific effects (a la Pyramid of Gizeh, as well as mediaeval crop circles over the last 30 years. Persinger), Budden theorises that in these cathedrals and even some modern churches. Hesemann includes an inspiring analysis of days of global electromagnetic pollution the There is also a fascinating link between this crop circle mathematics and symbologies alien experience may be a side-effect of our —_ geometry and many of the unhoaxed "crop and their similarities with glyphs and designs own ever-expanding technology. Indeed, he _ circles", or formations as they should be from ancient and indigenous civilisations claims that many psychic phenomena seem _—_called. (See story this issue.) worldwide. Drawing upon evidence of to be a function of such interaction. A Book of Coincidence is an excellent, ancient ET contact with Earth, Hesemann Originally a UFO believer, Albert Budden —_ well-illustrated and clearly presented book theorises on crop circles and their cosmic was a science-based sceptic until becoming for anyone wishing to explore the many meaning and message. disenchanted with the tendency to dismiss angles of sacred geometry (pun intended!). The Cosmic Connection is richly illustrated the unknown without tackling the unan- with full-colour photos of crop circles (up to swered questions. He claims his hypothesis © THE COSMIC CONNECTION: 1994) and key sacred sites as well as some is the result of a logical progression. Worldwide Crop Formations and ET classic UFO pics. Fascinating material and Budden's thesis is a controversial approach Contacts an intriguing perspective. that can't be ignored in any serious study of by Michael Hesemann ufology or the unexplained. Published by Gateway Books (1995/96), Bath, UK A BOOK OF COINCIDENCE: New ISBN 1-85860-017-0 (1 68pp s/b) Perspectives on an Old Chestnut Price: AUD$35.95; STG£12.95; by John Martineau USD$19.95 Published by Wooden Books (1995), The Available: Australia—Banyan Tree Book Walkmill, Cascob, Presteigne, Powys, Distributors, PO Box 269, Stirling SA 5152, Wales, UK ph (08) 388 5354, fax (08) 388 5365; UK— ISBN 0-9525862-0-7 (132pp s/o sp/bnd) Gateway Books, The Hollies, Wellow, Bath, Price: AUD$n/a; STG£11.95; USD$n/a BA2 8Q), ph +44 (01225) 83 5127, fax +44 Available: Australia—Sydney Esoteric (01225) 84 0012; USA—Adventures Bookshop, ph (02) 212 2225; UK—NEXUS Unlimited, PO Box 74, Kempton, IL 60946, UK Office, ph (01342) 32 2854; USA— ph (815) 253 6390, fax (815) 253 6300. Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) 253 6390. This beautifully produced book, by This is an awe-inspiring study of the geom- Michael Hesemann, Editor of the German etry of the solar system and of the mathemat- _ UFO periodical, Magazin 2000, chronicles ical interrelationships between the planets. two mysteries—crop circles and UFOs—and John Martineau has assembled such a speculates on their cosmic connections. remarkable collection of diagrams illustrat- ing the harmonies of planetary proportions that we can't help but conclude there is an organising principle at work in the cosmos. This is a subject many call “sacred geome- try", because the same mathematical and geometric ratios occur in all our ancient mys- tery sites such as Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid of Gizeh, as well as mediaeval cathedrals and even some modem churches. There is also a fascinating link between this geometry and many of the unhoaxed "crop circles", or formations as they should be called. (See story this issue.) A Book of Coincidence is an excellent, well-illustrated and clearly presented book for anyone wishing to explore the many angles of sacred geometry (pun intended!). [| BOOKS unconscious intelligence, and electromagnet- ic fields. If human states of mind can be altered by natural changes in the Earth's magnetic fields as well as by the application of controlled frequencies for specific effects (a la Persinger), Budden theorises that in these days of global electromagnetic pollution the alien experience may be a side-effect of our own ever-expanding technology. Indeed, he claims that many psychic phenomena seem to be a function of such interaction. Originally a UFO believer, Albert Budden was a science-based sceptic until becoming disenchanted with the tendency to dismiss the unknown without tackling the unan- swered questions. He claims his hypothesis is the result of a logical progression. 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