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REVIEWS © Maggiore also gives well-reasoned advice B oO oO K S for anyone who has tested positive for HIV, and outlines alternative health/wellness WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU options available, from ayurvedic to naturo- THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT AIDS pathic medicine. She includes a guide to WAS WRONG? "AIDS-speak", numerous references, organi- by Christine Maggiore sations (US-based), websites and publica- Publisher: AFAA, USA, 1999 (4th ed rev) tions to consult, and personal case stories to ISBN: 0-9674153-0-6 (286pp tpb) inspire. This is a book that clearly dispels Price: USD$10.95 + USD$2.00 p&h in the myths about AIDS. USA, USD$5.00 p&h to Aust/NZ/UK/Eur, USD$2.00 to Canada; NLGf26,90 THE LOST MAGIC OF CHRISTIANITY: Available: USA—American Foundation Celtic Essene Connections for AIDS Alternatives/Alive & Well, tel+1 by Michael Poynder (818) 780 1875, e-mail AFAA@alive- Publisher: Green Magic, UK, 1999 andwell.org, website www.aliveand ISBN: 0-9536631-0-8 (192pp tpb) well.org; Europe—NEXUS Office Price: AUD$31.95; AUD$37.95 econ. air to NZ; £9.99; IR£12.70; NLGf39,90; a am YEA ck USD$17.95 What if eroryihing Available: Aust/NZ— Banyan Tree, you thought Adelaide, tel +61 (0)8 8363 4244, fax +61 you knew (0)8 8363 4255; UK—Counter Culture, about tel/fax +44 (0)1823 698895; Ireland— oe, Easons; Europe—NEXUS Office; USA— Al DS : Samuel Weiser, tel (212) 777 6363 [ntermoven through the fabric of millennia WAS WRO NG? of cultural and religious traditions is a ! LJ common thread which joins all those who i have sought unity with the Source. The fun- P = damentals of this premise are ably elucidat- ed by Michael Poynder in The Lost Magic of Christianity. Here he explains how the first of the Essene Christians came to Britain in AD 36 and quickly found common ground with the Celtic Druids. Indeed, that com- a monality goes way back to the neolithic his slim but powerful book has turned a __priests/seers who tuned into and amplified few heads around on the HIV=AIDS natural forces by positioning stones in hypothesis/fraud since it was first published gacred geometric relationships. in the USA in 1996. For author Christine This ancient metaphysics and esotericism, Maggiore, the impetus for writing What if with roots in both the East and West, Everything You Thought You Knew About encompassed knowledge of how to tap into AIDS Was Wrong? (now in its fourth revised energy flows and represent them in graphic, edition) came a result of her being declared spiral forms (Celtic knotwork being a later HIV-positive in 1992 (while being in no risk development); understanding of the human category), then becoming an AIDS activist, chakra and meridian systems (and how to and then discovering a body of scientific, use them for pendulum dowsing of earth/ medical and epidemiological data at odds water energies); and insights into the power- with that of the "AIDS establishment". In ful geometries of crystals, the stars and 1995, this HIV dissident set up her own architecture (later seen in the Irish round organisation to disseminate alternative infor- towers, whose positioning around Ireland mation and give renewed hope to HIV-posi- mimics the winter solstice night sky). tives who are still alive and well. This tuning-in to nature, so basic to the In her book, Maggiore provides facts and Druids and Celtic Christians, was eventually figures on the science of AIDS and HIV, the debased by the patriarchal priesthood of the variable accuracy of AIDS tests, the fallacy Church of Rome. The magical traditions of the viral load concept, the alarming went ‘underground’, the memories were effects of new and combo cocktail AIDS relegated to folklore and the spirit of the drugs, and the statistical fudging that helps people was suppressed. But the magic is not keep the AIDS industry booming. She con- aj] Jost, and Poynder gives guidance to help siders who is really at risk (immune-sup- the individual take responsibility for their pressing drug-taking activity is a key factor) divine selfhood. His fresh look at our and what actually causes this combination of — ancient heritage suggests a few more pieces illnesses popularly called AIDS. of the puzzle that we can put in place. Maggiore also gives well-reasoned advice for anyone who has tested positive for HIV, and outlines alternative health/wellness options available, from ayurvedic to naturo- pathic medicine. She includes a guide to "AIDS-speak", numerous references, organi- sations (US-based), websites and publica- tions to consult, and personal case stories to inspire. This is a book that clearly dispels the myths about AIDS. THE LOST MAGIC OF CHRISTIANITY: Celtic Essene Connections by Michael Poynder Publisher: Green Magic, UK, 1999 ISBN: 0-9536631-0-8 (192pp tpb) Price: AUD$31.95; AUD$37.95 econ. air to NZ; £9.99; IR£12.70; NLGf39,90; USD$17.95 Available: Aust/NZ— Banyan Tree, Adelaide, tel +61 (0)8 8363 4244, fax +61 (0)8 8363 4255; UK—Counter Culture, tel/fax +44 (0)1823 698895; Ireland— Easons; Europe—NEXUS Office; USA— Samuel Weiser, tel (212) 777 6363 [ntermoven through the fabric of millennia of cultural and religious traditions is a common thread which joins all those who have sought unity with the Source. The fun- damentals of this premise are ably elucidat- ed by Michael Poynder in The Lost Magic of Christianity. Here he explains how the first of the Essene Christians came to Britain in AD 36 and quickly found common ground with the Celtic Druids. Indeed, that com- monality goes way back to the neolithic priests/seers who tuned into and amplified natural forces by positioning stones in sacred geometric relationships. This ancient metaphysics and esotericism, with roots in both the East and West, encompassed knowledge of how to tap into energy flows and represent them in graphic, spiral forms (Celtic knotwork being a later development); understanding of the human chakra and meridian systems (and how to use them for pendulum dowsing of earth/ water energies); and insights into the power- ful geometries of crystals, the stars and architecture (later seen in the Irish round towers, whose positioning around Ireland mimics the winter solstice night sky). This tuning-in to nature, so basic to the Druids and Celtic Christians, was eventually debased by the patriarchal priesthood of the Church of Rome. The magical traditions went ‘underground’, the memories were relegated to folklore and the spirit of the people was suppressed. But the magic is not all lost, and Poynder gives guidance to help the individual take responsibility for their divine selfhood. His fresh look at our ancient heritage suggests a few more pieces of the puzzle that we can put in place. ew at eee nome an PI ar What if cane you thought 78 « NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2000