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APRIL - MAY 1997 _ REVIEWS credibility amongst the less-enlightened of pany of some advanced, benevolent extrater- B oO oO K S is peers—but this ability is all part of han- restrials, travelling to and from their home 7 ing a major paradigm shift in conscious- lanet and participating in their day-to-da Reviewed by Ruth Parnell ness on all levels from the personal to the Tetivities. What he Teared of these people, PARADIGM WARS: Worldviews for a planetary—and beyond. their language, lifestyle, technology, history New Age Woodhouse believes we humans are soon and their plans is nothing short of mind- by Mark B. Woodhouse to take a giant leap towards our galactic des-__ blowing, for these aliens have a special rela- Publisher: Frog, Ltd, Berkeley, CA, tiny, but how we handle it depends on free- tionship with Earth's and humanity's past USA, 1996 ing any restrictive mindsets we may have. and future history. ISBN 1-883319-42- 9) All hell broke loose not long after Alec's Price: Raab Ob erCETR oo £2.00 CoEVOLUTION return to Earth when he was visited by secret p&h; USD$22.50 + p&h by Alec Newald — government-connected ‘scientists’, demand- Available: Australia—Sydney Esoteric Publisher: NEXUS Publications, ing to know the details of his trip. Refusing Bookshop, ph (02) 9212 2225: UK— Mapleton, Qld, Australia, 1997 to cooperate, Alec soon found himself the Airlift Book Co., ph 0181 804 0400; ISBN 0-9587093-0-0 (215pp s/c) victim of a sinister set-up. USA—Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) Price: AUD$20.00; NZD$25.00 + p&h; _,_In CoEvolution, Alec suggests many 253 6390. STG£1 1.50; USD$16.95 + p&h intriguing links that make his experience all If this book's title, Paradigm Wars, may Available: Aust—NEXUS Magazine, ph the more significant, and warns that our seem to have negative connotations, the (07) 5442 9280; New Zealand—NEXUS lives are soon to undergo major changes. author makes no apologies. As a realist and Office, ph (09) 416 7320; UK—NEXUS OO] an optimist he sees that the state of the Office, ph 01342 322854; USA— ( world will get much worse before it gets bet- Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) 253 a : ter—but he does see a much rosier future a 6390. ( _ ( ] ke \ ( ) | l J | 7 | ( ) little further down the track. It would be remiss not to admit to some - = = _ Author Mark Woodhouse, a philosopher degree of bias towards this book (previewed I: and academic, juxtaposes two world views: _ last issue), as editor Duncan Roads consid- , } an old paradigm and a new, both ina state of | ered Alec Newald's story so mind-boggling \ ileal aig transition. He brings balance to the issues in that he decided publish it, and gave this priate that he gives valid reasons for both Old and reviewer the opportunity to edit it. In our ( ) New Age perspectives reassessing them- view, this book will go down in history, for selves, realising full well that this requires Alec has gone where very few have ever had dealing with guilt, fear, control and frustra- the opportunity to tread. tion on both sides. In late February 1989, Alec arrived in Woodhouse applies his detailed critical Auckland after what should have been a analysis to a vast range of perspectives, from three-hour drive from Rotorua in New the social to the personal, the physical to the Zealand. Soon he realised he had lost ten mystical, the mechanistic to the holistic, the days but had no idea how that could have materialistic to the energetic, and soon. His _ happened. Through a series of revelatory courageous critique treads that fine line dreams and later, hypnotherapy sessions, between the intellectual and the intuitive— Alec was able to piece together the puzzle. both in terms of his target audience and Alec had spent those 10 days in the com- credibility amongst the less-enlightened of his peers—but this ability is all part of han- dling a major paradigm shift in conscious- ness on all levels from the personal to the planetary—and beyond. Woodhouse believes we humans are soon to take a giant leap towards our galactic des- tiny, but how we handle it depends on free- ing any restrictive mindsets we may have. pany of some advanced, benevolent extrater- restrials, travelling to and from their home planet and participating in their day-to-day activities. What he learned of these people, their language, lifestyle, technology, history and their plans is nothing short of mind- blowing, for these aliens have a special rela- tionship with Earth's and humanity's past and future history. All hell broke loose not long after Alec's return to Earth when he was visited by secret government-connected ‘scientists’, demand- ing to know the details of his trip. Refusing to cooperate, Alec soon found himself the victim of a sinister set-up. In CoEvolution, Alec suggests many intriguing links that make his experience all the more significant, and warns that our lives are soon to undergo major changes. CoEVOLUTION by Alec Newald Publisher: NEXUS Publications, Mapleton, Qld, Australia, 1997 ISBN 0-9587093-0-0 (215pp s/c) Price: AUD$20.00; NZD$25.00 + p&h; STG£11.50; USD$16.95 + p&h Available: Aust—NEXUS Magazine, ph (07) 5442 9280; New Zealand—NEXUS Office, ph (09) 416 7320; UK—NEXUS Office, ph 01342 322854; USA— Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) 253 6390. It would be remiss not to admit to some degree of bias towards this book (previewed last issue), as editor Duncan Roads consid- ered Alec Newald's story so mind-boggling that he decided publish it, and gave this reviewer the opportunity to edit it. In our view, this book will go down in history, for Alec has gone where very few have ever had the opportunity to tread. In late February 1989, Alec arrived in Auckland after what should have been a three-hour drive from Rotorua in New Zealand. Soon he realised he had lost ten days but had no idea how that could have happened. Through a series of revelatory dreams and later, hypnotherapy sessions, Alec was able to piece together the puzzle. Alec had spent those 10 days in the com- C COEVOLUTIO E V O NEXUS - 79