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REVIEWS @ RS : a 95476, USA; National Book Network, USA, BOOKS ph (301) 459 3366, fax (301) 459 2118. Golden Fountain is a refreshing look at CULT RAPTURE one of the oldest medicinal treatments by Adam Parfrey known to man: urine therapy. Once you get Published by Feral House (1995), USA over the typical initial reaction of disgust, ISBN 0-922915-22-9 (371 pp s/c) you discover that this is a very serious sub- Price: AUD$28.50; STG£11.99; ject. A sterile fluid full of chemicals inte- USD$14.95 + USD$2.00 p&h gral to normal bodily functions, urine is a Available: Aust/NZ—Manic Ex-Poseur,PO renowned healing agent against a vast range Box 8, Carlton North, Vic. 3054, Australia, of human ailments from acne and AIDS to ph/fax +61 (0)3 9381 1876 (trade enquiries — warts and wounds. 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Parfrey contributes com- time-tested wisdom in a responsible, bal- mentary and the bulk of the articles which anced manner, addressing concerns and he says “all describe how the panic-stricken _ explaining the intricacies of externally- middle class escapes its apocalyptic night- applied and internally-taken dosages appro- mare”. priate for treating specific diseases. With a little sympathy and a lot of sardonic The reprinted testimonials from satisfied wit, Parfrey documents assorted mindsets individuals are convincing enough to inspire and cult fetishes (some that you didn't need even the most sceptical to try this simple, to know existed) that have sprung up across _ effective health option. What's more, your the nation with end-of-millennium urgency: very own personal brew doesn't cost you past-life melodramas, communications with —_ anything, can't be patented, and its use can't ‘space people’, sex cults of the physically be prosecuted by the health authorities. disabled, mail-order Russian brides, toname Take your health into your own hands and just a few. go with the flow! Conspiracy theorists will find a wealth of information, covering such subjects as the AFTERLIFE; THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO Monarch mind-control program (designed to LIFE AFTER DEATH create multi-personality slaves); spooky rev- by Carol Neiman and Emily Goldman elations about Illuminati sex/death rituals; Published by Labyrinth Publishing (1994), analysis of media bias in reporting on the Newleaf/Boxtree (1995), UK militia movement's involvement in the ISBN 0-7522-0555-2 (224pp s/c) Oklahoma bombing; and more. 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Books, 18900 Olive Ave, Sonoma, CA The quest to understand the human condi- AFTERLIFE; THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO LIFE AFTER DEATH by Carol Neiman and Emily Goldman Published by Labyrinth Publishing (1994), Newleaf/Boxtree (1995), UK ISBN 0-7522-0555-2 (224pp s/c) Price: AUD$19.95; NZD$39.95; STG£10.99; USD$22.95 (h/c) Available: Aust—Random House, ph (02) 9954 9966, fax (02) 9954 4562; NZ— Random House, ph (09) 444 7197, fax (09) 444 7524; UK/Europe—Boxtree Ltd, UK, ph +44 (0)171 928 9696, fax +44 (0)171 928 5632; USA/Canada—Penguin Books, USA, ph 1 800 526 0275. Humanity's age-old preoccupation with the paradox of life and death is presented suc- cinctly and philosophically in this richly illustrated volume. In Afterlife, the authors consider testimony from diverse traditions—Chinese, Egyptian, Native American, Tibetan, Tantric, Christian and Occult—that have attempted to make sense of where we came from, why we're here and where we go when we die. They consider the modern near-death experience and suggest it has changed popular percep- tions of death and an afterlife in subtle, pro- found ways. The quest to understand the human condi- APRIL-MAY 1996 78 © NEXUS