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BOOKS Reviewed by Ruth Parnell THE ROSWELL MESSAGE by René Coudris Publisher: Gateway Books, UK, 1997 (first publ. by F. A. Herbig Verlag, 1996) ISBN 0-85860-039-1 (192pp s/c) Price: AUD$29.95; NZD$35.00; STG£10.95; USD$n/a Available: Australia—Sydney Esoteric Bookshop, ph (02) 9212 2225 (available late August); NZ—Peaceful Living, ph (07) 571 8105 (late August); UK— Gateway Books, ph 01225 835127 (late July); USA—Gateway America, ph (707) 939 9212 (early August). Controversy over the crash and recovery of an alleged alien spacecraft near Roswell, New Mexico, exactly 50 years ago, contin- ues to capture the public imagination. But new information from a surprising source is about to trigger a whole new level of debate. This information comes from a series of para-contact sessions held in August 1995, where two-way telepathic communication was established with, supposedly, the very aliens involved in the Roswell crash—or at least with their mental bodies which sur- vived and reincarnated in new host bodies. Austrian telepathic researcher/author René Coudris conducted these sessions with his wife, Mira, an experienced deep-trance medium. They knew few details of the Roswell incident before these sessions, but René has since become familiar with the available literature, which he presents in summarised form in the first part of his book, The Roswell Message. The revelations these entities make are JUNE - JULY 1997 indeed thought-provoking. They cover their perspective on details of the Roswell crash and government cover-up as well as data about their home planet, technology, repro- duction techniques and their ancient links with humanity. Claiming to have travelled back in time from millions of years in the future, these beings have given a stern warn- ing that we should not to tamper with our genetics—lest we end up like them! Certainly, René and Mira seem to be sin- cere in their approach, but whether this ‘channelled’ information is to be believed is up to the individual to ponder. the Comte de St-Germain: the 'revolution- ary' 18th century Hungarian Prince George Rakoczi who also lived as Sir Francis Bacon; as 14th/15th century Christian Rosencreutz, founder of Rosicrucianism; as 13th century scientist-monk Roger Bacon; and 4th century martyr St Alban, founder of Freemasonry. Michael Taylor, in his book, Master R: Lord of Our Civilisation, highlights the eso- teric links which do seem to suggest conti- nuity of this master soul. He also adds to the list a few more Master R. ‘lives', such as Columbus and Carl Jung, which may or not be accepted by the mystery schools. While Taylor's coverage is necessarily somewhat brief, he has assembled fascinat- ing material which will surely inspire read- ers to explore new realms of knowledge. MASTER R: LORD OF OUR CIVILISATION by Michael Taylor Publisher: The Rawley Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1997 ISBN 0-473-04337-8 (178pp s/c) Price: AUD$30.00; NZD$30.00; STG£12.00; USD$20.00 (prices inc. p&h) Available: New Zealand—The Rawley Trust, PO Box 2831, Christchurch 8015, ph +64 (0)3 366 2943. Certain extraordinary individuals have been responsible for great leaps in the progress of Western civilisation, but, according to 'secret' traditions, some of those individuals have been one and the same soul, expressed as different personalities through the centuries. One such 'master soul' is known as Master R., whose various incarnations have had a similar purpose: humanity's enlightenment. That such soul expressions might be possible requires some acceptance of reincarnation. Master R., Lord of the 7th Ray, is well known to the Theosophists, Rosicrucians, Freemasons and in some New Age circles as NEXUS -71