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REVIEWS symbolised in the atomic structure of the diamond. As he rather cutely puts it, "each carbon atom [of the diamond] is a baby tetrahedron". Then there's behavioural mathematics, allowing wave models to be constructed that signify previously unidenti- fied forces represented by a series of non- regular polyhedra which correspond with the signs of the zodiac! Wiseman's approach offers a new twist on the meaning of life, the universe and everything. symbolised in the atomic structure of the reversals and the onset of ice ages in the B oO oO K S diamond. As he rather cutely puts it, "each past. Felix argues that the planet could carbon atom [of the diamond] is a baby undergo such a reversal imminently. UNIVERSE OF WAVES tetrahedron". Then there's behavioural As for underwater volcanoes, with many by Ross Wiseman mathematics, allowing wave models to be thousands of them active at any one time Publisher: Discovery Press, NZ, 1999 constructed that signify previously unidenti- (80% of them are underwater), such large ISBN: 0-473-05402-7 (384pp tpb) fied forces represented by a series of non- injections of heat may be enough to change Price: NZD$39.95 + p&h in NZ; foreign regular polyhedra which correspond with the ocean temperatures, trigger El Nifio events orders, NZD$49.95 inc. p&h , signs of the zodiac! Wiseman's approach and dramatically affect global weather sys- Available: New Zealand—NZ orders. offers a new twist on the meaning of life, the _ tems. The moisture from warmer seas, con- NEXUS Office, tel (09) 403 8193; foreign universe and everything. densing as rain, could at the Tight fime-"par- any vor ticularly during a polarity reversal—produce orders son valle, Press 02 MY ’ yaa NOT BY FIRE BUT BY ICE floods of biblical proportions. But if all that 836 0772. fax +64 9 837 6364 by Robert W. Felix precipitation fell in winter, the result would urs is a universe of waves, and wave Publisher: Sugarhouse Publishing, 2000 _—_be unimaginable amounts of snow—enough One are the cause of it all, theoris- ISBN: 0-9648746-8-7 (254pp tpb) to bury much of the northern hemisphere in es Ross Wiseman. But his theory encom- Price: USD$1 5.95 inc. p&h in USA; over- fee and era new "Felix al ib passes more than just physics, to include the Seas airmail, add USD$9.00; NLGf38,90 astror hic and owas eee carla biological and social sciences as well. Available: USA—Sugarhouse Publishing, P tinctions, di Leneae luded. H Some of this Wiseman touches on in his PO Box 435, Bellevue, WA 98009-0435, Warne that this could be our fate. too, © earlier book, Pre-Tasman Explorers, where __ tel (425) 451 9311, website http:// i _ he introduces his theory of socio-economic + members.aol.com/iceagenow/; Europe— ——_ cycles (see 5/05). Here, in Universe of NEXUS Office, tel +31 (0)1321 380558 Waves, these are given more detailed treat- ‘orget global warming: the planet could ment under the moniker of "cosmic cycles", be engulfed in an ice age any day, and it and require some understanding of zodiacal _—_ could happen almost overnight. This is the traits in order to grasp and appreciate—but conclusion of architect turned independent they are so broad as to touch on grand evo- researcher Robert Felix, who has devoted lutionary cycles in geological and biological most of the 1990s to researching a phenome- terms, and even take in alien influence. non that comes around like clockwork every Deferring to the ancient Greek philoso- 11,500 years. His well-written and exten- phers Plato and Aristotle and also Descartes _ sively documented book, Not by Fire but by —the three of whom Wiseman considers Ice, presents a believable argument which is had the best scientific grasp on the concept indeed chilling in its implications. of the soul—he applies the wave principle to Apart from solar and galactic cycles, Felix the soul "fundamentals", and from there sees two major triggers for ice ages: mag- makes a wholehearted attempt at explaining _ netic field reversals and underwater volcan- basic human experience and consciousness. ism. Scientists don't dispute that the Earth's None of this makes much sense without magnetic field is in a phase of weakening— delving into Wiseman's description of the which is exactly what has been recorded in wave principle, aka the creative principle, ice core and rock samples prior to sudden 74 © NEXUS reversals and the onset of ice ages in the past. Felix argues that the planet could undergo such a reversal imminently. As for underwater volcanoes, with many thousands of them active at any one time (80% of them are underwater), such large injections of heat may be enough to change ocean temperatures, trigger El Nifio events and dramatically affect global weather sys- tems. The moisture from warmer seas, con- densing as rain, could at the right time—par- ticularly during a polarity reversal—produce floods of biblical proportions. But if all that precipitation fell in winter, the result would be unimaginable amounts of snow—enough to bury much of the northern hemisphere in ice and herald a new ice age. The kinds of events Felix describes are cat- astrophic, and in the past have resulted in mass extinctions, dinosaurs included. He warns that this could be our fate, too. FEBRUARY — MARCH 2000