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REVIEWS the top. The inscriptions have some hiero- glyphic elements, but they have commonali- ties with those found in the South Pacific, South America and elsewhere. Green speculates on a host of extant arte- facts in the light of voyages by Egyptians, Celts, Phoenicians, Arabs, Chinese, Incas, Pacific Islanders, ancient Dravidians/Tamils and more. He also shows that these visitors have left their linguistic stamps on local Aboriginal languages in surprising ways. The array of evidence for Australia's rich, alternative history up-ends the textbooks. the top. The inscriptions have some hiero- consciousness". Some traditions have it that B oO oO K S glyphic elements, but they have commonali- _—_ Vedic knowledge was given to humanity by ties with those found in the South Pacific, the Supreme over a million years ago; oth- THE GYMPIE PYRAMID STORY South America and elsewhere. ers, in the scores of thousands of years ago. by Brett J. Green Green speculates on a host of extant arte- The Rig-veda refers to the Sarasvati River in Publisher: De Grene, Australia, 2000 facts in the light of voyages by Egyptians, the time of the Indus Valley civilisation—a ISBN: 0-9586878-2-X (148pp I/f pb) Celts, Phoenicians, Arabs, Chinese, Incas, river which scientists now believe stopped Price: A$35.00 inc. p&h Pacific Islanders, ancient Dravidians/Tamils _ flowing around 8000 BC—so this has to be Available: Australia—De Grene and more. He also shows that these visitors an ancient body of knowledge. . Enterprises, 52 Red Hill Road, Gympie, have left their linguistic stamps on local The Vedas also contain evidence of high- Qld 4570, fax +61 (0)7 5482 3909, e-mail Aboriginal languages in surprising ways. tech know-how, such as ion engines that degrene@ safeweb.com.au, website The array of evidence for Australia's rich, powered flying craft. Could such inventions www.safeweb.com.au/~degrene alternative history up-ends the textbooks. account for the vast global influence the i 9 the Gympie and Cooloola regions of Vedic Aryans supposedly had? Knapp says . that at the base of many a temple, be it southeast Queensland are scattered (as PROOF OF VEDIC CULTURE'S P . . are other parts of Australia) with anomalous GLOBAL EXISTENCE Sumerian, Persian, Hindu, Islamic or . d f: hhich poi ro Christian, can be found Vedic foundations. stone ruins and artefacts which point to visi- by Stephen Knapp Vedic Sanskrit influence is also obvious in tation if not settlement by various non- Publisher: TWRN, USA, 2000 world languages from the Indo-European to Aboriginal peoples over the last few thou- ISBN: 0-9617410-6-6 (342pp tpb) the Incan. We thus have some responsibili- sand years. The Te controversial ne act Price: US$14.95 + p&h ty, Knapp urges, to protect what is left of are 1s U eer le B rere vron de 4 Available: USA—The World Relief Vedic culture, not just on the subcontinent mateur historian Brett Green has devoted Network, PO Box 15082, Detroit, Ml but wherever on Earth it has touched. much of the past 15 years to sorting the facts 48215-0082, tel +1 (313) 331 3190 - from the Sn ee E aC Sa lhe missing link in our understanding of raat al i 8 . civilisation is the Vedic Aryan culture Vedic Coltnres reminiscences and finds. Pulling all this together for his book, The Gympie Pyramid which thrived on the Indian subcontinent in | Global Padaterice Story, he also summarises the findings o: antiquity and which influenced subsequent recent researchers such as Rex Gilroy and civilisations in Sumeria, China, Egypt and J sie cca ae reprints material from the diaries of 18th- the Middle East, Europe and Britain, South- , century European pioneers. One in particu- _ East Asia and as far away as the Americas. : lar, John Green, got to know local Stephen Knapp, in Proof of Vedic Aborigines and learn their languages and Culture's Global Existence, delves into the legends—many of which refer to "gods" history and traditional sources of the who arrived from across the sea and erected | Vedas—that ancient body of sacred litera- structures of religious significance. ture which many regard as the fount of the From an early photograph and reconstruct- _ world’s spiritual and cultural heritage. To ed drawings, it seems that the pyramid was a _ set the record straight, he explains the true hill with stone terrace-work, accessed Sanskrit meaning of the word Aryan as "a through an inscribed stone archway, with a way of life that aims at the elevation of ceremonial megalithic stone installation at everyone in society to a higher level of 74 © NEXUS consciousness". Some traditions have it that Vedic knowledge was given to humanity by the Supreme over a million years ago; oth- ers, in the scores of thousands of years ago. The Rig-veda refers to the Sarasvati River in the time of the Indus Valley civilisation—a river which scientists now believe stopped flowing around 8000 BC—so this has to be an ancient body of knowledge. The Vedas also contain evidence of high- tech know-how, such as ion engines that powered flying craft. Could such inventions account for the vast global influence the Vedic Aryans supposedly had? Knapp says that at the base of many a temple, be it Sumerian, Persian, Hindu, Islamic or Christian, can be found Vedic foundations. Vedic Sanskrit influence is also obvious in world languages from the Indo-European to the Incan. We thus have some responsibili- ty, Knapp urges, to protect what is left of Vedic culture, not just on the subcontinent but wherever on Earth it has touched. ng af : Pedic Cufinre’s | Global Padaterice Sip aon ae OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2000