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= REVIEWS THE SUPERGODS B O O K S by Maurice M. Cotterell Publisher: Thorsons, UK, 1997 in scientific doctrine in an entertaining, ISBN: 0-7225-3462-0 (253pp h/c) often extremely irreverent manner. Price: AUD$39.95; NZD$49.95; While Peter Bros sure isn't winning friends STG£16.99 amongst the scientific orthodoxy, his views _ Distributors: Aust/NZ/UK— HarperCollins will surely help reshape our thinking into the — Publishers, Thorsons. next century and beyond. But if you want to uthor, scientist and engineer Maurice know how he resolves this crisis in science, Cotterell unravels a little more of the you had better refer to other books in his mystery of the Maya of Central America in Copernican Series. his latest book, The Supergods. He reiterates the extraordinary astronomi- THE MYSTERY OF THE CRYSTAL cal and mathematical knowledge possessed SKULLS: Unlocking the Secrets of the by the Maya, whose calendar began in 3113 Past, Present and Future BC with the "birth of Venus"—a timing by Chris Morton & Ceri Louise Thomas which suggests that a magnetic field reversal Publisher: Thorsons, UK, 1997 of the Sun occurred then, which was strong ISBN: 0-7225-3485-X (395pp hic) enough to cause Venus to shift on its axis. Price: AUD$55.00; NZD$49.95; Cotterell discovered that the Sun's magnetic STG£22.00: NFL#63,00 ; field reverses itself every 3,740 years, and that the long-term sunspot cycle reflects the rise and fall of civilisations. He has decoded numbers relating to this from many arte- facts, suggesting that the Maya had a clearer window on the universe than perhaps any other civilisation that has existed on Earth. (The Appendices cover this in great detail.) : " Significantly, the Temple of Inscriptions at Louise Thomas, have expanded their fact- Palenque and its treasures, the tomb of Pacal finding into an in-depth book. Votan and Lid of Palenque (dated to circa According to various native legends, there —_743_783 AD) contain clues to the hidden are 13 crystal skulls in existence, but not all mysteries of the Maya cosmos. The very of the skulls found so far are part of this structure of the Temple has correlations with esteemed group. There are more that are yet the golden mean phi ratio of 1.618:1. By to be discovered—and they will be, accord- superimposing drawings from the Lid on top ing to transmissions from the most famous of each other and highlighting key sections crystal skull of all, the Mitchell-Hedges in colour, Cotterell continues to find new skull, found in Belize in the mid-1920s (see _ images revealed which suggest the fulfil- Twilight Zone this issue, and NEXUS 2/22). ment of important prophecies in our times. Distributors: Aust/NZ— HarperCollins Publishers; UK/Europe— NEXUS offices. r we media-watchers at NEXUS, the UK-sourced TV documentary, The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls, was one of the viewing highlights of 1997. Now, its inde- pendent producers, Chris Morton and Ceri During channelled communication ses- Cotterell contends that Pacal Votan was sions, this crystal skull conveys messages not only known by different names in the from an extradimensional intelligence—on the existence of other skulls, their creation =e by thought, and their purpose as information storage and communication vehicles. Some of the skull's messages point to imminent discoveries of vestiges of their long-lost civilisation in Australia, under the water near Bimini and in the Dead Sea. Others are warnings about the state of our scientific ignorance, our erratic weather, livestock dying in great numbers, the Earth's magnetic field shifting and the planet's axis tilting. And still, it is not yet time for all the skull collective's records to be revealed! In considering the wealth of knowledge passed down by the Maya and Aztec native people, the scientific evidence that defies analysis, the otherworldly warnings and the life-changing effects on those who deal with some of these skulls, Morton and Thomas conclude that they have important spiritual _ i messages to be heeded for our times. aos, Ua PT Pa Eee Tay cm cae, BOOKS in scientific doctrine in an entertaining, often extremely irreverent manner. While Peter Bros sure isn't winning friends amongst the scientific orthodoxy, his views will surely help reshape our thinking into the next century and beyond. But if you want to know how he resolves this crisis in science, you had better refer to other books in his Copernican Series. THE MYSTERY OF THE CRYSTAL SKULLS: Unlocking the Secrets of the Past, Present and Future by Chris Morton & Ceri Louise Thomas Publisher: Thorsons, UK, 1997 ISBN: 0-7225-3485-X (395pp h/c) Price: AUD$55.00; NZD$49.95; STG£22.00; NFL{63,00 Distributors: Aust/NZ— HarperCollins Publishers; UK/Europe— NEXUS offices. r we media-watchers at NEXUS, the UK-sourced TV documentary, The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls, was one of the viewing highlights of 1997. Now, its inde- pendent producers, Chris Morton and Ceri Louise Thomas, have expanded their fact- finding into an in-depth book. According to various native legends, there are 13 crystal skulls in existence, but not all of the skulls found so far are part of this esteemed group. There are more that are yet to be discovered—and they will be, accord- ing to transmissions from the most famous crystal skull of all, the Mitchell-Hedges skull, found in Belize in the mid-1920s (see Twilight Zone this issue, and NEXUS 2/22). During channelled communication ses- sions, this crystal skull conveys messages from an extradimensional intelligence—on the existence of other skulls, their creation by thought, and their purpose as information storage and communication vehicles. Some of the skull's messages point to imminent discoveries of vestiges of their long-lost civilisation in Australia, under the water near Bimini and in the Dead Sea. Others are warnings about the state of our scientific ignorance, our erratic weather, livestock dying in great numbers, the Earth's magnetic field shifting and the planet's axis tilting. And still, it is not yet time for all the skull collective's records to be revealed! In considering the wealth of knowledge passed down by the Maya and Aztec native people, the scientific evidence that defies analysis, the otherworldly warnings and the life-changing effects on those who deal with some of these skulls, Morton and Thomas conclude that they have important spiritual messages to be heeded for our times. pete eke ee at NEXUS - 75 DECEMBER 1997 - JANUARY 1998