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REVIEWS © age through the human body, explaining the B oO oO K S structure, workings and communications of . — — DNA, cells, organs and systems. He The Bible code's divinatory potential is explains the subtle balances and counterbal- only as good as the questions asked, but, as_—_ances involved in these interactions and how Rips says, "there is no limit to the amount of the equilibrium can malfunction. At times, information that could be encoded" in this he says, there is no option but to resort to multi-layered hologram, this "mind beyond surgery to rectify the imbalance. our imagination". Nuland has sewn some gripping survival stories, fascinating clinical histories and THE WISDOM OF THE BODY heart-rending experiences into his eminently by Sherwin B. Nuland readable narrative in praise of the wonders Publisher: Random House, USA, 1997; and wisdom of the body. Yet he is not so Chatto & Windus, UK, 1997 concerned at what wonders may exist ISBN: 0-7011-6482-4 (409pp s/c) beyond the limits of physical sight. Price: AUD$19.95; NZD$29.95; STG£7.99; USD$n/a MEDICINE DREAM Available: Aust—Random House, ph (02) —_ by Merilyn Tunneshende 9954 9966; NZ—R/House, ph (09) 444 Publisher: Hampton Roads, USA, 1996; 7197; UK—R/House (avail. mid-"98); HarperCollins, UK, 1997 USA—R/House, ph (212) 572 2571. ISBN: 1-57174-046-5 (232pp hic) hat makes us greater than the sum of Price: AUD$17.95 (s/c); NZD$29.95; our parts is our human spirit, yet that STG£7.99; USD$16.95 spirit is a function of our genetic blueprint, Available: Aust—Cameron Books, ph writes Sherwin Nuland in his latest book, (047) 587676; NZ—HarperCollins, ph (09) Wisdom of the Body. Still, the reality of our 443 9401: UK—Thorsons ph 0181 744 physical nature makes us no less mysterious, 7979 USA—Hampton Roads ph (804) he says, for the human body and its work- 296 2772 fax (804) 296 5096. ings are truly miraculous. r Merilyn Tunneshende, as for other An experienced practising surgeon and a : we . visionaries and spiritual warriors, there is physician, Nuland teaches surgery and the . history of medicine at Yale University in no turning back on tBe path of Ahowledge between writing accessible medical books. found story P If-tr c a ; . His years of experience in dealing with life- pro hel story Ca 1c ‘Costa ‘da whe ontin- or-death emergencies have given him first- ese eaey ers Sastane da Woe books on Don Juan's Yaqui way of knowl- hand proof of the power of the human spirit . 4 to want to survive, and its ability to perme- edge have shifted many a paradigm over the last two decades. ate that intent instantaneously throughout all wpe systems and cells of the body. Not insignifi- A Spanish linguist and student of Toltee and Mayan culture and religion, Merilyn cant is the Spirit of each member ° f the med- headed south in the mid-1970s after a tragic ical team fighting for a patient's life. t ch, dher life. U: tedly sh Nuland takes the reader on a fantastic voy- foun changed’ er ale. \ nexpectedly she ound herself apprenticed to a Yuman shaman who later ‘introduced’ her to a Mayan magician/healer who continued to guide her on her path of metamorphosis. She had become a "nagual woman" with a special talent for "healing dreaming". Merilyn's training was tested in 1992, after 12 years back in the US, when she was diag- nosed with a life-threatening illness. She returned to Mexico and found her old men- tors who performed powerfully energetic practices to support her self-healing. Some of these processes involved the ritual use of sacred mushrooms, and study of the Mayan prophetic calendar, the Tzolkin, which marks a new dawning of planetary con- sciousness by the year 2012. Having entered spiralling vortices into timeless realms and experienced transforma- tional, healing energies that operate on all levels of being, Merilyn's mission now is to make us aware that these realms and experi- ences are accessible to all those who seek. MEDICINE DREAM by Merilyn Tunneshende Publisher: Hampton Roads, USA, 1996; HarperCollins, UK, 1997 ISBN: 1-57174-046-5 (232pp hic) Price: AUD$17.95 (s/c); NZD$29.95; STGE£7.99; USD$16.95 Available: Aust—Cameron Books, ph (047) 587676; NZ—HarperCollins, ph (09) 443 9401; UK—Thorsons, ph 0181 741 7070; USA—Hampton Roads, ph (804) 296 2772, fax (804) 296 5096. F:. Merilyn Tunneshende, as for other visionaries and spiritual warriors, there is no turning back on the path of knowledge after that first step. Medicine Dream, her profound story of self-transcendence, contin- ues the legacy of Carlos Castaneda whose books on Don Juan's Yaqui way of knowl- edge have shifted many a paradigm over the last two decades. A Spanish linguist and student of Toltec and Mayan culture and religion, Merilyn headed south in the mid-1970s after a tragic event changed her life. Unexpectedly she found herself apprenticed to a Yuman shaman who later ‘introduced’ her to a Mayan magician/healer who continued to guide her on her path of metamorphosis. She had become a "nagual woman" with a special talent for "healing dreaming". Merilyn's training was tested in 1992, after 12 years back in the US, when she was diag- nosed with a life-threatening illness. She returned to Mexico and found her old men- tors who performed powerfully energetic practices to support her self-healing. Some of these processes involved the ritual use of sacred mushrooms, and study of the Mayan prophetic calendar, the Tzolkin, which marks a new dawning of planetary con- sciousness by the year 2012. Having entered spiralling vortices into timeless realms and experienced transforma- tional, healing energies that operate on all levels of being, Merilyn's mission now is to make us aware that these realms and experi- ences are accessible to all those who seek. 84 - NEXUS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1997