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REVIEWS © veloped to handle the elixir's effects, and as B oO oO K S a result his consciousness was plunged into the darkness of the astral realms. Taking on human abductions by the Greys. He found the role of alchemist and performing 'tricks' this disturbing, but over the months still for rich patrons, he was unable to save him- managed to conduct 'unauthorised' commu- self from horrific death—nor from his fate nications, learning brief details about the of remembering all his subsequent lives. He Greys' interactions with humanity, their had no choice but to learn from his mistakes, belief systems, their energy sources, as well though he continued his alchemical quest as other intelligent life in the universe. throughout these incarnations. Increasingly disenchanted with the mili- Four lifetimes later he was reborn in 1760 tary, Sherman quit in 1995, determined to as Cornelius von Grotte. A pupil of the make public his small piece of the puzzle. great alchemist Count St Germain, he went on to become a master Rosicrucian and win THE RED LION his internal battles over negative forces. by Maria Szepes Things turned full circle when he took on a Publisher: Horus Publishing, USA, 1997 pupil who did exactly as Hans had done and (first published in Hungary, 1946) murdered him for the elixir. In the process, ISBN: 0-9652621-7-0 (h/c), Cornelius reached his goal of oneness with 0-9652621-8-9 (377pp s/c) the universal order and understanding of Price: AUD$30.00 (inc. p&h) ; NZD$n/a; humanity's spiritual progress. STG£17.00; USD$18.95 (USD$25.95 h/c) More than an engaging historical tale, The Available: Aust/NZ/UK/Eur— NEXUS Red Lion unveils essential occult knowledge offices; USA—Horus Publishing, Yelm, about pitfalls on the path to fulfilment. WA, ph (360) 894 0965; Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) 253 6390. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE midst the hellfire of World War II, by Dr Paul J. Ameisen Hungarian author Maria Szepes (Orsi) Publisher: Lansdowne Australia, 1997 wrote her timeless novel about one man's ISBN: 1-86302-567-7 (200pp s/c) search for immortality. On release in 1946 Price: AUD$20.00; NZD$n/a; The Red Lion was banned, but editions pub- —_ sTG$10.00: NFLfn/a; USD$n/a lished decades later in German and English available: ‘Aust/NZ/UK/Eur— NEXUS attest to its message having more longevity offices; USA—Adventures Unlimited, ph than the powers that suppressed it. Due to (g15) 253 6390, fax (815) 253 6300. popular demand, it is now back in print. sthma incidence is on the rise especially The story spans four centuries, beginning in the industrialised world, but it is in 1553, in what is now Germany, with the highest in New Zealand and in Australia, character Hans Burgner who, in his blind : ae ar . where it affects one child in four and one determination to acquire the secret of eternal ~ . adult in ten. As to the cause, many theories life, murdered his alchemist master Rochard have been proposed including air pollution, - a i obtain the mysterious elixir, "the Red anti-asthma drugs, faulty diet and stress; but ion". But Hans was too spiritually unde- . one explanation, proposed by Russian respi- ratory physician Konstantin Buteyko in the late 1950s, has asthma as one of many com- plications resulting from overbreathing—an action that depletes the essential 6.5% car- bon dioxide content in our lungs, thus impacting on our bodies in many ways. Buteyko developed special breathing tech- niques for sufferers of asthma and other con- ditions. Though hounded for years by the Russian medical establishment, he eventual- ly documented 100,000 asthma cures. Every Breath You Take, one of the few books on the "Buteyko Method", as it is known, is written by Dr Paul Ameisen, an experienced medical practitioner and natural therapist who started using the technique about seven years ago after it was intro- duced into Australia. He cites Australian statistics of over 8,000 "cures" as at 1997, with at least a 90% success rate, plus recent favourable clinical trials in Australia. veloped to handle the elixir's effects, and as a result his consciousness was plunged into the darkness of the astral realms. Taking on the role of alchemist and performing 'tricks' for rich patrons, he was unable to save him- self from horrific death—nor from his fate of remembering all his subsequent lives. He had no choice but to learn from his mistakes, though he continued his alchemical quest throughout these incarnations. Four lifetimes later he was reborn in 1760 as Cornelius von Grotte. A pupil of the great alchemist Count St Germain, he went on to become a master Rosicrucian and win his internal battles over negative forces. Things turned full circle when he took on a pupil who did exactly as Hans had done and murdered him for the elixir. In the process, Cornelius reached his goal of oneness with the universal order and understanding of humanity's spiritual progress. More than an engaging historical tale, The Red Lion unveils essential occult knowledge about pitfalls on the path to fulfilment. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE by Dr Paul J. Ameisen Publisher: Lansdowne Australia, 1997 ISBN: 1-86302-567-7 (200pp s/c) Price: AUD$20.00; NZD$n/a; STG£10.00; NFLfn/a; USD$n/a Available: Aust/NZ/UK/Eur— NEXUS offices; UsA—Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) 253 6390, fax (815) 253 6300. Awe incidence is on the rise especially in the industrialised world, but it is highest in New Zealand and in Australia, where it affects one child in four and one adult in ten. As to the cause, many theories have been proposed including air pollution, anti-asthma drugs, faulty diet and stress; but one explanation, proposed by Russian respi- ratory physician Konstantin Buteyko in the late 1950s, has asthma as one of many com- plications resulting from overbreathing—an action that depletes the essential 6.5% car- bon dioxide content in our lungs, thus impacting on our bodies in many ways. Buteyko developed special breathing tech- niques for sufferers of asthma and other con- ditions. Though hounded for years by the Russian medical establishment, he eventual- ly documented 100,000 asthma cures. Every Breath You Take, one of the few books on the "Buteyko Method", as it is known, is written by Dr Paul Ameisen, an experienced medical practitioner and natural therapist who started using the technique about seven years ago after it was intro- duced into Australia. He cites Australian statistics of over 8,000 "cures" as at 1997, with at least a 90% success rate, plus recent favourable clinical trials in Australia. 74 © NEXUS FEBRUARY - MARCH 1998