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= REVIEWS its attendant ego) and awaken to the energies B oO oO K S of their God within—unconditional love. This book is so well written, I had to pinch THE THREAD OF INFINITY myself so I'd remember where I was each by Jon Whistler ; time I put it down. You, as the reader, are Publisher: Light Pulsations, Aust, 2000 there, living each life, experiencing their ISBN: 0-9585489-8-6 (664pp tpb) feelings. It has so many echoes of historical Price: AUD$35.00 in Aust; AUD$40.00 to accuracy that you will be left in eternal won- NZ; US$30.00 elsewhere (prices incl p&h) der as to where the information came from. Available: Australia— NEXUS Magazine, I just cannot praise it highly enough! tel (07) 5442 9280; or Light Pulsations, PO Box 1447, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, tel THE GRAND DESIGN, Volumes 1 & 2 +61 (0)3 6334 5195, fax +61 (0)3 6328 by Paddy McMahon , 1539, website www.ionictherapylife.com publisher: Hampton Roads, USA, 2000 (Reviewed by Duncan Roads) ISBN: 1-57174-154-2 (vol 1 200pp tpb); t is not often that I get so drawn into one 1-57174-155-0 (vol2 226pp tpb) of the books on our eternal "reviews pile". ae . 1 initially picked up this book to make an Price: ene bebe eae. RZD 938.95 "executive decision" as to whether I would ual f ar 99 eaC! f include the title for review in NEXUS, and oti abe: Aust emeratt a a 2886 ended up not being able to put the darn thing 8105: UK—Airlift Book Co tel 020 8804 down! My concern was that the book was > 3 pane "visionary fiction" (a category I generally 0400; USA—Hampton Roads Publishing avoid including in NEXUS), and indeed, to —_©0., tel (804) 296 2772, www.hrpub.com this moment, I am still undecided as to A“ a child, Irishman Paddy McMahon whether I believe it to be literally true or was fascinated by fairies and angels, yet not. fearful of the hell, devil and evil spirits of his Catholic upbringing. Much later, at the age of 44, he began to see and hear spirit guides, and three years on, in 1981, had his first conscious communication with one whom he named "Shebaka". Fifteen years later, he learned that this highly evolved spiritual entity was once the Egyptian Pharaoh Shabaka (712-698 BC), who pre- served an ancient scroll bearing Ptah's cre- ation story in a stone carving—now held at the British Museum in London. The Grand Design is a two-volume collec- tion of Shebaka's higher-soul wisdom, chan- nelled for the purpose of relaying insights to help individuals achieve their true spiritual potential. McMahon's original self-pub- lished edition was very well received, and WHIS TLE R it's easy to see why it gelled with so many ; people. Shebaka's messages have the clarity and authority of a being who has progressed The tale starts in an ancient civilisation through various stages of evolutionary which is known to its inhabitants as "Lemu". development, and they ring true to those The characters Teappear in various guises — who are on a path of spiritual enquiry. and lifetimes at key points in the Earth's his- Volume | shares Shebaka's insights on tory: in Atlantis; Rome in the time of Julius — God and the Grand Design, awareness and Caesar; Judea in the time of Jesus Christ; an consciousness, the seven stages of evolu- ancient American "Indian" civilisation; the tionary growth, time and space, group rein- time of Arthur and Merlin in ancient Britain; carnation, prophecy and even euthanasia and pre-World War II Nazi Germany; andon suicide. Volume 2 delves further into how into the super-secret world of the Illuminati the Grand Design translates into the reality and the upper echelons of the global intelli- of human experience; it considers uncondi- gence community. tional love, sin and karma, imagination and It is the story of those who feed on the meditation, soul mates and relationships, energy of fear so they can maintain their ETs and the Akashic records, as well as sex, energy source. It is the story of those strug- politics, money and much more gling to break through the boundaries of a This is down-to-Earth wisdom: coming deliberately created space-time illusion (plus. 4 non-ju dgmental, | loving spa ce BOOKS THE THREAD OF INFINITY by Jon Whistler Publisher: Light Pulsations, Aust, 2000 ISBN: 0-9585489-8-6 (664pp tpb) Price: AUD$35.00 in Aust; AUD$40.00 to NZ; US$30.00 elsewhere (prices incl p&h) Available: Australia—NEXUS Magazine, tel (07) 5442 9280; or Light Pulsations, PO Box 1447, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, tel +61 (0)3 6334 5195, fax +61 (0)3 6328 1539, website www. ionictherapylife.com (Reviewed by Duncan Roads) t is not often that I get so drawn into one of the books on our eternal "reviews pile". 1 initially picked up this book to make an "executive decision" as to whether I would include the title for review in NEXUS, and ended up not being able to put the darn thing down! My concern was that the book was "visionary fiction" (a category I generally avoid including in NEXUS), and indeed, to this moment, I am still undecided as to whether I believe it to be literally true or not. WHISTLER. The tale starts in an ancient civilisation which is known to its inhabitants as "Lemu". The characters reappear in various guises and lifetimes at key points in the Earth's his- tory: in Atlantis; Rome in the time of Julius Caesar; Judea in the time of Jesus Christ; an ancient American "Indian" civilisation; the time of Arthur and Merlin in ancient Britain; pre-World War II Nazi Germany; and on into the super-secret world of the Illuminati and the upper echelons of the global intelli- gence community. It is the story of those who feed on the energy of fear so they can maintain their energy source. It is the story of those strug- gling to break through the boundaries of a deliberately created space-time illusion (plus JUNE — JULY 2000 NEXUS -77