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EVIEWS wormhole handy, the most useful technique _ be interpreted not only in psychic and meta- B oO oO K S for experimenting with time-travelling is physical terms but as a physical representa- A sychometry, where data can be obtained b’ tion. The eight petal-shaped lands featured Reviewed by Ruth Parnell faning into x artefact's vibrations and, lates in this mandala, with Mount Meru at its cen- TIME TRAVEL comparing the results with historical tre, could be a map of Shambhala bordered by J. H. Brennan accounts. The experience can then be deter- _by the eight ethnic culture areas of Central Publisher: Llewellyn, USA, 1997 mined to be mere fantasy, mental time-trav- _ Asia: Siberia (Altai), Mongolia, China, ISBN: 1-56718-235-6 (216pp s/c) elling or, who knows, time teleportation. Tibet, Kashmir/India, Afghanistan, Turkes- Price: AUD$23.95; NZD$29.95; Brennan's book doesn't explore recent tan and Kazakhstan. As Shambhala is seen STG£10.99; USD$12.95; CAN$17.95 breakthroughs in 'time machines’ or alleged _as the wellspring of civilisation and religion, Available: Australia—Quest Books, ph military experiments in time-travel, but it such a schematic may explain the myths (02) 9264 7152; NZ—Peaceful Living, ph does opens the mind to new possibilities. these people have in common. (07) 571 8105; UK—Airlift Book Co., ph LePage maintains that Shambhala is a real 0181 804 0400; USA/Canada—Llewellyn SHAMBHALA: The Fascinating Truth place, but one which, for now, is accessible Publications, ph (612) 291 1970. Behind the Myth of Shangri-la only on an etheric level to those of pure lhe discovery of out-of-place artefacts by Victoria LePage eart. It is said that the Hidden Directorate and skeletal remains in rock strata dated Publisher: Quest Books, USA, 1997 millions of years older than humanity's sup- _—_ ISBN: 0-8356-0750-X (318pp s/c) posed appearance on this planet begs many —_— Price: AUD$31.95; NZD$39.95; questions, not least of which is: Were they STG£12.99; USD$16.00; CAN$23.00 left there by time travellers who visited the Available: Aust—Quest Books, ph (02) ancient past? This question has ramifica- 9264 7152; NZ—Pathfinder Bookshop, ph tions that can't be discounted, says prolific (09) 379 0147; UK—Airlift Book Co., ph ‘new age’ author J. H. (Herbie) Brennan. 0181 804 0400; USA—Theosophical In his latest book, Time Travel, he propos- Publishing, ph 1-800 669 1571. es that nothing in Newtonian, Einsteinian or he lost paradise-kingdom of universal quantum physics that says time travel is love and wisdom, "Shambhala" or impossible. Brennan summarises the anom- "Shangri-la", is central to all Central Asian alies, theoretical physics and some landmark myth and religion and has fired the spirits of experiments in quantum dynamics in an many initiates and explorers in search of its easy-to-follow argument that acknowledges _ secrets and precise location. the profound influence of the human mind. Author Victoria LePage has also been so He cites evidence from quantum physics and _ inspired, and her first book, Shambhala, is mystic traditions, confirming that the mind the result of nearly 50 years' exploration into interacts with the entire space-time continu- _ the Shambhala myth and related Hindu, um—past, present and even future. Buddhist, Sufi and shamanic esoteric tradi- Brennan relates examples of individuals tions. Her insightful perspective puts a few who have experienced "time slips" where more pieces of this puzzle into place. they enter physically into a past time period LePage points to a clue to Shambhala's of that same space—and whose testimony geographical location in the sacred mandala can often be verified. But short of having a of the Kalachakra texts, which she says can SHAMBHALA: The Fascinating Truth Behind the Myth of Shangri-la by Victoria LePage Publisher: Quest Books, USA, 1997 ISBN: 0-8356-0750-X (318pp s/c) Price: AUD$31.95; NZD$39.95; STGE£12.99; USD$16.00; CAN$23.00 Available: Aust—Quest Books, ph (02) 9264 7152; NZ—Pathfinder Bookshop, ph (09) 379 0147; UK—Airlift Book Co., ph 0181 804 0400; USA—Theosophical Publishing, ph 1-800 669 1571. lhe lost paradise-kingdom of universal love and wisdom, "Shambhala" or "Shangri-la", is central to all Central Asian myth and religion and has fired the spirits of many initiates and explorers in search of its secrets and precise location. Author Victoria LePage has also been so inspired, and her first book, Shambhala, is the result of nearly 50 years' exploration into the Shambhala myth and related Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi and shamanic esoteric tradi- tions. Her insightful perspective puts a few more pieces of this puzzle into place. LePage points to a clue to Shambhala's geographical location in the sacred mandala of the Kalachakra texts, which she says can - NEXUS - 79 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1997