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& REVIEWS barism and human sacrifice? Yet the very until after he'd developed his system that he B oO oO K Ss idea of a crucified deity, in the form of Jesus discovered the similarities it has with Christ, was borrowed from much more Eastern bioenergetics systems—this being THE CHRIST CONSPIRACY: The ancient "sun god" and "saviour god" tradi- because the human energy body is what it is Greatest Story Ever Sold tions as found in Egypt and India. and hasn't changed in thousands of years! by Acharya $ Acharya S's stance is not new; the "mythi- The ability to raise and manipulate person- . : cist" school, which started to flourish a cou- al energy is essential for the out-of-bod: Publisher: AUP, Kempton, IL, USA, 1999 ple of hundred years ago, has already estab- experience, and Bruce's techniques help in ISBN: 0-75380-679-7 (381 pp pb) _ _ lished erudite arguments for "the Christ con- _ utilising this ability in generating the "pro- Price: AUD$30.00 inc. p&h; NZD$32.95; spiracy". Yet her passionate, intensively jected double". Step by step, Bruce guides £12.95; NLG 36,90; USD$14.99 researched work is powered by her desire to _ the reader through the elements of projection Available: Aust/NZ/UK/Europe— NEXUS expose the deceptions of the religion busi- (mind-splits, astral sight), new energy ways offices; UsA—Adventures Unlimited, tel ness and the horrors that blind faith can (imagination vs visualisation, stimulating (81 5) 253 6390, fax (81 5) 253 6300, bring. Her book is bound to stir emotions. primary energy centres), core skills (deep e-mail auphq@frontiernet.net physical relaxation) and projection tech- n this controversial book, The Christ ASTRAL DYNAMICS niques. He explains how the akashic records Conspiracy, linguist/historian/archaeolo- by Robert Bruce can be accessed and gives advice on dealing gist Acharya S examines historical records Publisher: Hampton Roads, USA, 1999 with strange astral phenomena. and commentaries through the centuries and SBN: 1-57174-143-7 (560pp tpb) This shining torch of a guidebook is writ- concludes there is no evidence for the exis- Price: AUD$36.95; NZD$46.95; £13.99; __ ten with the integrity and insight of someone tence of an historical Jesus Christ. NLG 40,90; USD$16.95 who truly knows and wants to impart. Acharya S (acharya means "teacher", but Available: Aust—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9888 we don't know her real name) argues that the 9444 ; Aust/NZ/Europe— NEXUS offices; AS | RA gospel stories of Jesus are based on myth UK—Airlift Book Co., tel 0181 804 0400; DY WAMICS built on top of millennia of myth, and were USA—Hampton Roads, tel (804) 296 purpose-written by members of certain 2772, website www.hrpub.com secret mystery schools to consolidate the ys f you're looking for a guidebook that con- numerous religions, cults and sects of the veys the idea of the vastness of the astral Roman Empire into one state religion— territory that can be covered, together with which was then promulgated through the the theoretical and practical bases for how it centuries through "forgery, fraud and force". can be explored, then you can't go wrong Millions of people in the last two millennia with Astral Dynamics by Robert Bruce, an have met their sad demise at the hands of Australian-based mystic, healer, metaphysi- Christianity—more so than under any other cal researcher and teacher. religion, she figures. Indeed, contrary to Apart from being eminently well written, what we are told about the rapid spread of it's a practical book for novices and experi- Christianity, the movement was minuscule enced practitioners alike. Bruce describes a even by the mid-3rd century, and most "con- shortened version of his New Energy Ways versions" for centuries were "by the sword". | (NEW) system of bioenergetic manipulation R Q B F RT B R c How's that for a religion based on love and and development, based on his 25 years of af 4 Ll - E compassion, one that supposedly ended bar- _ personal research and teaching. It wasn't until after he'd developed his system that he discovered the similarities it has with Eastern bioenergetics systems—this being because the human energy body is what it is and hasn't changed in thousands of years! The ability to raise and manipulate person- al energy is essential for the out-of-body experience, and Bruce's techniques help in utilising this ability in generating the "pro- jected double". Step by step, Bruce guides the reader through the elements of projection (mind-splits, astral sight), new energy ways (imagination vs visualisation, stimulating primary energy centres), core skills (deep physical relaxation) and projection tech- niques. He explains how the akashic records can be accessed and gives advice on dealing with strange astral phenomena. This shining torch of a guidebook is writ- ten with the integrity and insight of someone who truly knows and wants to impart. Ao>ltlk él DY WAMIE S ROBERT BRUCE ASTRAL DYNANWICS NEXUS - 75 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2000 230 Adprah 0 Sete dot becwrte ROBERT BRUCE