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© REVIEWS They live according to a philosophy based ios involving time-travelling aliens abduct- B oO oO K S on arcane knowledge and esoteric physics ing humans for mind control, physical ; which they apply equally and practically to experiment and soul transfer and even tam- Reviewed by Ruth Parnell their social, economic and spiritual struc- pering with the very genetic code of human- DAMANHUR: The Real Dream tures. The fruits of their labours, whether in __ ity at various times in our history. The evi- by Jeff Merrifield producing top-quality foodstuffs, visionary dence from some abductees is that such Publisher: Thorsons, UK, 1998 art or even time-machines, speak for such manipulation is frowned upon by higher ISBN: 0-7225-3496-5 (278pp h/c) grand visions being achievable if sustained level extraterrestrials who have access to an Price: AUD$39.95; NZD$59.95; with correctly focused energy. Their experi- Even Bigger Picture—and hopefully have GBP£16.99; NLGf61,90 ences have relevance for all community- access to a catastrophe override button! Distributors: Aust/NZ/UK— HarperCollins minded individuals. One scenario has the planet's atmosphere Publishers; Europe—NEXUS office set on fire in the not-too-distant future by an unique community was established in GLIMPSES OF OTHER REALITIES Earth-based frocreons peyont oa 1977 when a small, spiritually based Volume Il: High Strangeness ness. Could this be the HAARP ionospheric collective, led by Oberto Airaudi, found a by Linda Moulton Howe : , f : J experiment gone wrong? special property in the Piedmont valley of Publisher: Paper Chase Press, USA, 1998 Howe shows the courage of her convic- Valchiusella, north of Turin, Italy. The area ISBN: 0-473-04505-2 (498pp tpb) . : : . : " are a : DN: tions in presenting these mind-blowing sce- nas a freak gravitational quality ‘amas one Price: AUD$55.00; GBP£25.00; narios and attempting to make sense of them chrome" enerey Fines converse. ‘Our “syn- NLGf79,90; USD$27.95 in the light of a Greater Whole. . - Available: Aust/UK/Eur— NEXUS offices; So was Damanhur born, but it was another Yga_Paner Chase Press, 8175 S. Virginia wiry year before they began their secret mission: to excavate with their bare hands a sacred space inside a mountain and create their 5947, fax (702) 853 6329 . Tempio dell'Uomo, the Temple of Mankind. ‘or (and since) volume two of Glimpses of Their digging was a metaphor for digging Other Realities, subtitled High deep into their souls, says author Jeff Strangeness, award-winning author/journal- Merrifield who discovered the community in 1S Linda Moulton Howe has accumulated — 1996 and was moved to write this potted his- Some intriguing testimony from former mili- St #850-D, Reno, NV 89511, ph (702) 826 | eile tory, Damanhur: The Real Dream. tary insiders who want the truth about The Temple complex consists of several UFO/ET phenomena to come out. (See her halls—of elements (Earth, Water, Metal), latest article in this issue.) Spheres and Mirrors—linked by corridors This weighty work is really several books and spiral staircases, and exquisitely deco- in one, covering not only the military evi- rated with stained glass and mosaics dence but the stories of several "abductees" designed on esoteric themes for ritualistic who claim to have had close interactions purposes. Its existence was broken to the with a variety of alien life forms. Howe her- outside world in 1992, bringing the commu- __ self admits that this testimony is hard to ver- nity into conflict with local authorities. ify, but she presents it for what it suggests Undeterred, the Damanhurians, 700 of about how big the ‘Big Picture' really is. them at last count, continue to flourish. It's an incredibly complex blend of scenar- They live according to a philosophy based on arcane knowledge and esoteric physics which they apply equally and practically to their social, economic and spiritual struc- tures. The fruits of their labours, whether in producing top-quality foodstuffs, visionary art or even time-machines, speak for such grand visions being achievable if sustained with correctly focused energy. Their experi- ences have relevance for all community- minded individuals. NEXUS -75 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1998