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REVIEWS “© lar contact until his death in 1987, though B oO oO K S not publishing his book until now. He attended one of Owens's training sessions in THE PK MAN how to contact SIs, and herein reprints the by Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD main pointers (they worked for him!). Hampton Roads, USA, 2000 In The PK Man, Dr Mishlove examines ISBN 1-57174-183-6 (308pp tpb) Owens's achievements from the perspectives Price: A$37.35; NZ$49.95; £n/a; of sociology, psychology, anthropology, NLG fn/a; US$14.95 physics and ufology. He also seriously cau- Available: Aust—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9888 tions that it's one thing to connect with the 0111; NZ/Europe— NEXUS offices; UK— —_ power that's innate within us, but another to Airlift Book Company, tel 020 8804 0400; —_ know how to use it responsibly and wisely. USA—Hampton Roads, www.hrpub.com EVE OF THE APOCALYPSE by Michael Bond Oracle Press, Qld, Australia, 2000 ISBN 1-876494-41-7 (412pp tpb) Price: A$32.00 in Aust; A$41.00 o/s p&h Available: Australia—POB 340, Swansea, NSW 2281, tel 0438 710412 (Aust only), e-mail orders@eveoftheapoc.com.au, www.eveoftheapoc.com.au he human race, Westerners in particular, is largely in denial of the reality that Nature is the source of all life on this planet. Behind it all, argues Michael Bond in Eve of the Apocalypse, is a rationalistic way of thinking that goes back to Plato—whose vision of the ideal Republic could ultimately be our demise if we continue to divorce our- selves from Nature and reality. By insisting that reality can only be properly understood Tt: is the extraordinary story of one of in logical, rational terms, Plato created a the most famous and powerful psychics mindset that permeates today in the trend of our time, Ted Owens (1920-1987). US- towards global economic rationalism. born Owens, the self-titled "PK Man", Such a mindset, Bond maintains, is split in claimed his amazing psychokinetic abilities a no-man's-land between our mental and were conferred on him by "space intelli- emotional states. Instead of mental knowl- gences" (SIs), enabling him (with their help) edge and intuitional feelings fusing in a to control the weather, cause power black- sense of being or knowing, the rational outs and create UFO sightings on demand. thrust creates a conflict between head and However, Owens's personality was such heart, where the rational faculty forces the that he often used his powers in unethical, heart to repress its feelings. Such inner con- reckless and vengeful ways, announcing his __ fusion, Bond says, produces a state of psy- intention to cause lightning strikes and out- chic terror which is an unnatural state of of-season hurricanes, heatwaves or floods being. No wonder modern Western culture just ahead of the events actually happen- is in such a bind! ing—and usually causing death and destruc- Thus this flawed way of looking at the tion. Such events include the ending of a world permeates all our affairs, whether in drought in California in 1967, as well as the economics, politics, justice, science, medi- downing of a jet airliner in 1975 and the cine, religion, education, the media and so eruption of Mt St Helens in 1980, he on. It creates a society where proponents of claimed. What sort of causal involvement the letter of the law usurp truth and fairness. he had in these events is still subject tocon- _ Ultimately, rationalism creates a tuned-out jecture, according to Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, society of tuned-out individuals. And the but it's well worth discussing openly. tuned-out aren't awake to the great lies per- The author of Roots of Consciousness, Dr petrated by government, the military, sci- Mishlove has a doctorate in parapsychology —_ ence and corporate culture... and has hosted a public TV talk show, So what to do about it? Michael Bond's Thinking Allowed, since 1986. He met Ted _ answer is to adopt a policy of honesty and Owens in 1976 and followed his career self-responsibility, open our mind and heart closely, assessing his talents, documenting to the Universe and trust our intuition. We hundreds of PK events and keeping in regu- have nothing to lose and this just may help. lar contact until his death in 1987, though not publishing his book until now. He attended one of Owens's training sessions in how to contact SIs, and herein reprints the main pointers (they worked for him!). In The PK Man, Dr Mishlove examines Owens's achievements from the perspectives of sociology, psychology, anthropology, physics and ufology. He also seriously cau- tions that it's one thing to connect with the power that's innate within us, but another to know how to use it responsibly and wisely. EVE OF THE APOCALYPSE by Michael Bond Oracle Press, Qld, Australia, 2000 ISBN 1-876494-41-7 (412pp tpb) Price: A$32.00 in Aust; A$41.00 o/s p&h Available: Australia—POB 340, Swansea, NSW 2281, tel 0438 710412 (Aust only), e-mail orders@eveoftheapoc.com.au, www.eveoftheapoc.com.au he human race, Westerners in particular, is largely in denial of the reality that Nature is the source of all life on this planet. Behind it all, argues Michael Bond in Eve of the Apocalypse, is a rationalistic way of thinking that goes back to Plato—whose vision of the ideal Republic could ultimately be our demise if we continue to divorce our- selves from Nature and reality. By insisting that reality can only be properly understood in logical, rational terms, Plato created a mindset that permeates today in the trend towards global economic rationalism. Such a mindset, Bond maintains, is split in a no-man's-land between our mental and emotional states. Instead of mental knowl- edge and intuitional feelings fusing in a sense of being or knowing, the rational thrust creates a conflict between head and heart, where the rational faculty forces the heart to repress its feelings. Such inner con- fusion, Bond says, produces a state of psy- chic terror which is an unnatural state of being. No wonder modern Western culture is in such a bind! Thus this flawed way of looking at the world permeates all our affairs, whether in economics, politics, justice, science, medi- cine, religion, education, the media and so on. It creates a society where proponents of the letter of the law usurp truth and fairness. Ultimately, rationalism creates a tuned-out society of tuned-out individuals. And the tuned-out aren't awake to the great lies per- petrated by government, the military, sci- ence and corporate culture... So what to do about it? Michael Bond's answer is to adopt a policy of honesty and self-responsibility, open our mind and heart to the Universe and trust our intuition. We have nothing to lose and this just may help. 76 * NEXUS FEBRUARY — MARCH 2001