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~ REVIEWS Neptune), to rocky (Earth, Venus, Mars), to B oO oO K RY inactive (Mercury, Pluto). These same evo- lutionary processes are also active within THE SPACING OF PLANETS: The each planet, he says. The Earth's core is Solution to a 400-Year Mystery constantly engaged in "internal nucleosyn- by Alexander Alan Scarborough thesis" which has created atmospheres, Publisher: Ander Publications, 1996 ands, oceans, life-forms and fuels. Indeed, ISBN: 0-930258-03-7 (126pp If s/c) e explains the development of hydrocarbon Price: AUD$20.00; USD$19.95 + $2.00 uels (gas, oil, coal) as a function of these p&h in USA; Aust/NZ add USD$5.00 p&h; internal nuclear processes, not as the product elsewhere, add USD$4.00 of fossilised plant life. Distributor: Aust—Cameron Books, ph Wherever phi is revealed, so too is a grand (02) 4758 7676: USA—Ander Publica- cosmic design—and Scarborough can even tions, 202 View Pointe Lane, LaGrange be forgiven for being so certain of the signif- GA 30241 -9103, ph (706) 884 3239. , icance and scope of his thesis. onsidering the human obsession with how we ot here, any new thesis that SUMMER WITH THE LEPRECHAUNS expands our understanding is a welcome by Tanis Helliwell addition to the body of knowledge. Suchis Publisher: Blue Dolphin, USA, 1997 the case with Alexander Scarborough's the- ISBN: 1-57733-001-3 (201pp s/c) sis, The Spacing of Planets, on the origin Price: AUD$26.95; NZD$33.95; and evolution of our solar system. NFL#28,90; USD$13.00 Scarborough presents a cogent argument Distributors: Australia— Specialist for a fourth law of planetary motion, taking —_ Publications, ph (02) 9736 2191; NZ— up where Kepler left off 400 years ago in Peaceful Living, ph (07) 571 8105; Eur— trying to explain the geometric relationship NEXUS Office; USA—Blue Dolphin between the orbits of the six planets known Publishing, ph (916) 265 6925. in his time. Using Kepler's three laws as T: years ago Tanis Helliwell, a Canadian well as Bode's law of geometric spacing, organisational consultant and teacher of Scarborough reasons that the planets were inner mysteries, decided to spend the sum- originally spaced in accordance with the mer in a cottage in the west of Ireland, the golden mean ratio of phi. Moreover, he has Jand of her heritage, to find enlightenment. determined that any deviations from this | What happened was quite different from spacing ratio are calculable using Kepler's what she expected of her peaceful retreat, wird law related fo planetary velocity 1 for soon after arriving at the cottage she was © goes on to describe how planets evolve confronted by a leprechaun and his family through five common stages. The smaller that suddenly materialised in front of her. the sphere, the more rapid its evolution from The meeting was the first of many, for the clear “Sat mass (Sun), to eUram leprechaun befriended Helliwell and shared Glupiter, Saturn), to transitional (Uranus, insights about the elemental races (fairies, devas, pixies, elves, gnomes, leprechauns) that exist on this planet and are intrinsically involved in maintaining various subtle aspects of Nature's living systems. This particular leprechaun claimed to have been studying humans for the last 100 years with a view to bridging the gap between the human and the elemental worlds. He said that both kingdoms are destined to become co-creators, assisting the evolution of each other as well as the healing of the planet. "If humans could see lighter vibrations and the life-force in all living things," the lep- rechaun said, "they wouldn't be harming the world the way they have been." Whether Summer with the Leprechauns, Helliwell's record of her experiences, is read as a ‘true’ story or not, its messages have profound implications for the future of humanity and all living things. But apart from all the insights, this is also an enjoy- able tale full of humour and local Irish colour that's hard to put down. BOOKS THE SPACING OF PLANETS: The Solution to a 400-Year Mystery by Alexander Alan Scarborough Publisher: Ander Publications, 1996 ISBN: 0-930258-03-7 (126pp I/f s/c) Price: AUD$20.00; USD$19.95 + $2.00 p&h in USA; Aust/NZ add USD$5.00 p&h; elsewhere, add USD$4.00 Distributor: Aust—Cameron Books, ph (02) 4758 7676; USA—Ander Publica- tions, 202 View Pointe Lane, LaGrange, GA 30241-9103, ph (706) 884 3239. onsidering the human obsession with how we got here, any new thesis that expands our understanding is a welcome addition to the body of knowledge. Such is the case with Alexander Scarborough's the- sis, The Spacing of Planets, on the origin and evolution of our solar system. Scarborough presents a cogent argument for a fourth law of planetary motion, taking up where Kepler left off 400 years ago in trying to explain the geometric relationship between the orbits of the six planets known in his time. Using Kepler's three laws as well as Bode's law of geometric spacing, Scarborough reasons that the planets were originally spaced in accordance with the golden mean ratio of phi. Moreover, he has determined that any deviations from this spacing ratio are calculable using Kepler's third law related to planetary velocity. He goes on to describe how planets evolve through five common stages. The smaller the sphere, the more rapid its evolution from nuclear energy mass (Sun), to gaseous (Jupiter, Saturn), to transitional (Uranus, Spum pails the caf FDRECHAUNG CHTt ATER PAN WELLUWELL APRIL - MAY 1998 NEXUS +79 PANS IELLUWELL