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© REVIEWS Planet X) and the unexplained (Mothmen). Moen takes us on a rollercoaster ride with B oO oO K Ss Entries are in alphabetical order and are stopovers in the strange intermediate world , cross-referenced to other entries as well as of Dichotomyland, in the various focus lev- Reviewed by Ruth Parnell reading lists and relevant websites. Withno _ els 23 to 27—occupied by people in stages EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL more than two pages per entry, the coverage —_ from unawareness or denial to being blinded Conspiracies, Cults and Cover-ups on most subjects is all too brief, and there is by an afterlife belief system—and in many by Robert Anton Wilson with no easy-find index. But Everything Is _ soul-retrieval and ghost-busting situations. se . Under Control serves its purpose by taking A student of The Monroe Institute, Moen Miriam Joan Hill . the reader on a whirlwind tour of the vast claims to have had contact with the now- Publisher: HarperPerennial, USA, 1998 body of conspiracy information out there. deceased Robert Monroe from beyond— ISBN: 0-06-273417-2 (435pp tpb) from where Monroe has been pushing him Price: AUD$32.95; £12.95; NLGfn/a; VOYAGE BEYOND DOUBT to write his books! The next two titles chart USD$15.00; CAD$22.00 by Bruce Moen his next amazing phase of discovery via the Available: Aust—HarperCollins (June Publisher: Hampton Roads, USA, 1998 Monroe Institute's Exploration 27 program. 1999); UK/USA— HarperCollins; ISBN: 1-571 74-1012-1 (304pp tpb) Moen encourages the curious to learn to Europe—Contact NEXUS office Price: AUD$29.95: NZD$38.95: £11.99; _ use the imagination as a communication Amer who thinks conspiracy theories NLGfn/a; USD$13.95 , tool. But, knowing that to enter unexplored contain only paranoid fantasy should Available: Aust—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9888 realms consciously may require confronting remember that governments take conspira- 0111; NZ—Peaceful Living Publications and overcoming those ideas which block our cies seriously enough to have laws against tel (07) 571 8105; UK—Airlift Book , true perceptions of self and reality, he advis- them and agencies to hunt them down. So mpany, tel 0181 804 0400: Europe— es on how we can change or eliminate old, Robert Anton Wilson reminds us in the Rein ve ve A Hampton Poses tel outdated and unworkable beliefs. introduction to his ironically titled hand- (804) 296 2772, fax (804) 296 5096; book, Everything is Under Control. Canada—Dempsey tel (604) 708 1081 Wilson is famed and still hounded as co- n Voyage Beyond Doubt. the second book author (with the late Robert Shea) of that [i his Exploring the Afterlife series, Bruce monumental occult/conspiracy parody, the Moen continues his journeys into nonphysi- Mluminatus! trilogy (1975)—the inspiration al realms of existence. With good humour, if not making of many a conspiracy theorist. honesty and humility he shares the knowl- Here, Wilson applies the sharp wit and edge gleaned from 'going it alone' and con- philosophical perspective for which he's _ fronting the limits imposed on his percep- renowned in this A to Z selection of conspit- tions by certain core but erroneous beliefs. acies and conspirators—some well known, In many of his travels, Moen is joined by others you've never heard of; some deadly Rebecca, a "mysterious teacher" and experi- serious, others completely wacko. He enced explorer of the afterlife. Though they touches on mysteries both ancient (Egyptian _live 1,500 miles apart, they'd phone each Freemasonry) and modern (the death of other the day after their out-of-body jour- Princess Diana), as well as the secretive neys to compare notes—an activity that (Illuminati, Bilderbergers), the cultish Moen found very helpful in coming to terms (Heaven's Gate), the Machiavellian with his doubt, despite all the evidence for (Kissinger), the ufological (the Xists from the existence of nonphysical reality. Planet X) and the unexplained (Mothmen). Entries are in alphabetical order and are cross-referenced to other entries as well as reading lists and relevant websites. With no more than two pages per entry, the coverage on most subjects is all too brief, and there is no easy-find index. But Everything Is Under Control serves its purpose by taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of the vast body of conspiracy information out there. Moen takes us on a rollercoaster ride with stopovers in the strange intermediate world of Dichotomyland, in the various focus lev- els 23 to 27—occupied by people in stages from unawareness or denial to being blinded by an afterlife belief system—and in many soul-retrieval and ghost-busting situations. A student of The Monroe Institute, Moen claims to have had contact with the now- deceased Robert Monroe from beyond— from where Monroe has been pushing him to write his books! The next two titles chart his next amazing phase of discovery via the Monroe Institute's Exploration 27 program. Moen encourages the curious to learn to use the imagination as a communication tool. But, knowing that to enter unexplored realms consciously may require confronting and overcoming those ideas which block our true perceptions of self and reality, he advis- es on how we can change or eliminate old, outdated and unworkable beliefs. + Veta 6 Lee) _ - Beyond ' Dowdy NEXUS -71 FEBRUARY — MARCH 1999