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REVIEWS light on the so-called "missionary men in black" who, according to traditions around the world and this region particularly, would suddenly appear to warn people of imminent disasters and just as quickly disappear. Wilkins digs up enticing evidence for sub- terranean pre-Inca tunnels and strange lights and lost cities in the Amazon jungle. His discussion regarding the antiquity of the ruined city of Tiahuanaco is fascinating in view of recent geological findings and dis- coveries of artefacts beneath Lake Titicaca (see Twilight Zone, 7/06). light on the so-called "missionary men in can protect ourselves in domestic and office B oO oO K S black" who, according to traditions around environments (sometimes the best advice is the world and this region particularly, would to move!). He then describes the effects of MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT SOUTH suddenly appear to warn people of imminent —_ power and high-voltage lines, electrified AMERICA disasters and just as quickly disappear. train lines, cellphones and transmitters, and by Harol ei Wilkins digs up enticing evidence for sub- _ summarises key case studies which link such y Harold T. Wilkins 1 is and lich EMFs with ill health Publisher: AUP, USA, 2000 (first terranean pre-Inca tunnels and strange lights s with ill health. ; , . . y J and lost cities in the Amazon jungle. His In the third section, Coghill explains how published in 1947) discussion regarding the antiquity of the and why magnets can help the natural course ISBN: 0-932813-26-7 (190pp tpb) . ruined city of Tiahuanaco is fascinating in of healing in many common conditions Price: A$33.00; NZ$48.00; £14.00 inc. view of recent geological findings and dis- including arthritis, constipation, cystitis, p&h; NLGfn/a; US$14.95 + s&h coveries of artefacts beneath Lake Titicaca headaches, inflammation, insomnia, men- Available: Aust/NZ/UK/Eur— NEXUS (see Twilight Zone, 7/06). strual cramps, and muscle and joint pain. offices; USA—Adventures Unlimited Press, He gives guidance on how to choose the PO Box 74, Kempton, IL 60946, tel (815) THE BOOK OF MAGNET HEALING right type of magnet for which condition and 253 6390, e-mail auphq@frontiernet.net, by Roger Coghill apply them therapeutically. He looks at the website www.wexclub.com/aup Publisher: Gala Books, UK, 2000; benefits of magnetised water and gives tips his latest title in the Atlantis Reprint Simon & Schuster, Australia, 2000 on treatments for plants and animals. Series from Adventures Unlimited Press |gBN: 0-7318-1020-1 (127pp tpb) Some excellent resources are listed at the was first published in 1947. Mysteries of Price: A$29.95; NZ$34.95; £10.99 back of this jazzily designed book (the sup- Ancient South America, by Harold T. Available: Australia—Simon & Schuster, Plier information is mostly UK-based), and Wilkins, is considered a classic in its genre tel (02) 9415 9900; NZ—Macmillan, tel there are plenty of scientific and medical but has been out of print for some time. (09) 415 6677; UK—Gaia Books, 20 High references that you can follow up. Wilkins travelled to South America in Street, Stroud, GL5 1AZ, tel 01 453 1939 to try to verify his theory that Atlantis, 759995. Europe—Enquire NEXUS Office or the ruins of an ancient Atlantean colony, tg] 434 (0)321 380558 , might be found in unexplored parts of Brazil W c fs ell-known UK research biologist and and the land further west. His conclusion author Roger Coghill has written a was that a giant cataclysm had struck the very practical guide in The Book of Magnet planet in 9753 BC, to be precise, and that Healing. He brings to it the benefit of years the New World had not escaped unscathed. of investigation, some of it gained in recent The sacred Guatemalan Popul Vuh, for times through Coghill Research Laboratories instance, describes "a great flood followed which conducts empirical research into EM by a thick rain of bitumen and resin" which phenomena and their effects on health. "accomplished the ruin of the race of man Coghill first takes us through the funda- which was given up to destruction". mentals of natural magnetism and discusses In this fascinating sourcebook, Wilkins modern magnetic materials, endogenous uncovers old manuscripts, books and an fields, ions and geomagnetic variations. "Atlantean" alphabet which all give descrip- Next, he explores how artificial magnetic tion to the ancient civilisations which flour- _and electric fields can be detrimental to ished around Brazil in antiquity. He sheds health, and he gives handy hints on how we 74 © NEXUS can protect ourselves in domestic and office environments (sometimes the best advice is to move!). He then describes the effects of power and high-voltage lines, electrified train lines, cellphones and transmitters, and summarises key case studies which link such EMFs with ill health. In the third section, Coghill explains how and why magnets can help the natural course of healing in many common conditions including arthritis, constipation, cystitis, headaches, inflammation, insomnia, men- strual cramps, and muscle and joint pain. He gives guidance on how to choose the right type of magnet for which condition and apply them therapeutically. He looks at the benefits of magnetised water and gives tips on treatments for plants and animals. Some excellent resources are listed at the back of this jazzily designed book (the sup- plier information is mostly UK-based), and there are plenty of scientific and medical references that you can follow up. magnet , roding DECEMBER 2000 — JANUARY 2001