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REVIEWS God through intellectual insight, but others B oO oO K Ss through personal experience, often at a very young age, or through prayer. Reviewed by Ruth Parnell We need to remind ourselves that scientists THE GOD FACTOR are people, too, who are as entitled as the 50 Scientists and Academics Explain next person to contemplate a higher truth Why They Believe in God beyond themselves and try to make sense of edited by Dr John F. Ashton existence. Perhaps it is typical scientists like Thorsons/HarperCollins, Australia, 2001 these who are wtimately bridging the bound- ISBN 0-7322-6876-1 (379pp pb) ary between science and spirituality. Price: A$22.95; NZ$29.95 Distributor: Australia/New Zealand— MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS AND CROP HarperCollins Publishers, www.harper- CIRCLES collins.com.au by Linda Moulton Howe T e interface between science and spirit is Paper Chase Press, USA, 2000/01 a fascinating area of research, and for ISBN 1-879706-91-1 (347pp pb) _ The God Factor Dr John Ashton (author/ Price: US$19.95 + US$3.00 s&h in USA; co-author of seven books and a research sci- Aust/NZ/UK orders, US$15.95 + $10 p&h entist specialising in chemistry) has assem- _ from Paper Chase; £17.00; NLG55,90 bled contributions from 50 scientists whose Distributors: USA—Paper Chase Press, lives have been touched by God and who #850D, 8175 South Virginia St, Reno, have a strong personal faith in the Creator. Nevada 89511, tel +1 (503) 203 6248, 1- They may not be household names, but these 800 460 8604 (toll-free in North America); scientists, selected from around the world, UK/Europe— NEXUS Offices work as aerospace engineers, astronomers, n her latest foray into unravelling the mys- biochemists, biologists, geophysicists, math- teries of the phenomenal world, US ematicians, mechanical engineers, medical researcher/writer and award-winning docu- researchers, meteorologists, nuclear physi- mentary filmmaker Linda Moulton Howe cists, psychologists and more. examines England's crop circles and associ- I was expecting more of these scientists to ated phenomena including strange, arguably ave discovered the reality of the Supreme intelligently guided lights in the fields. Being through some deep quantum physics Howe has made at least five summertime perspective, where the observer perceives visits to England between 1992 and 2000 im/herself to be one with the observed, but —_ and has experienced first-hand the awe of most of them seem to have fairly traditional —_ seeing and being in crop formations. spiritual viewpoints that are at odds with a For her latest book, Mysterious Lights and rationalist's perspective. In the main, their Crop Circles, she has gathered anecdotal belief in God sustains them, even if it may evidence from eyewitnesses and circle devo- be hard for them to justify rationally. Some _ tees and interviewed biophysicists and math- of them have arrived at their realisation of ematicians. She highlights the work of Dr Price: A$22.99; NZ$29.95 of the ancient symbols that have been Distributor: Australia/New Zealand— ties ous LIGHTS AND CROP repeated and built upon in the landscapes of HarperCollins Publishers, www.harper- England as well as on the continent. collins.com.au by Linda Moulton Howe So, whether plasma vortex energies or T interface between science and spirit is. Paper Chase Press, USA, 2000/01 intelligently guided forces beyond this realm a fascinating area of research, and for ISBN 1-879706-91-1 (347pp pb) are behind the phenomenon remains to be The God Factor Dr John Ashton (author/ Price: US$19.95 + US$3.00 s&h in USA; determined (and may never be). Howe's co-author of seven books anda research sci- Aust/NZ/UK orders, US$15.95 + $10 p&h —_ book, which has a great selection of inspir- entist specialising in chemistry) has assem- _ from Paper Chase; £17.00; NLG55,90 ing photographs, takes us to the heart of the bled contributions from 50 scientists whose __ Distributors: USA—Paper Chase Press, mystery and is a worthy contribution in our lives have been touched by God and who #850D, 8175 South Virginia St, Reno, confounding collective quest for knowledge. have a strong personal faith in the Creator. Nevada 89511, tel +1 (503) 203 6248, 1- They may not be household names, but these 800 460 8604 (toll-free in North America); scientists, selected from around the world, UK/Europe— NEXUS Offices work as aerospace engineers, astronomers, n her latest foray into unravelling the mys- biochemists, biologists, geophysicists, math- teries of the phenomenal world, US ematicians, mechanical engineers, medical researcher/writer and award-winning docu- researchers, meteorologists, nuclear physi- mentary filmmaker Linda Moulton Howe cists, psychologists and more. examines England's crop circles and associ- I was expecting more of these scientists to ated phenomena including strange, arguably have discovered the reality of the Supreme intelligently guided lights in the fields. Being through some deep quantum physics Howe has made at least five summertime perspective, where the observer perceives visits to England between 1992 and 2000 him/herself to be one with the observed, but —_ and has experienced first-hand the awe of most of them seem to have fairly traditional _ seeing and being in crop formations. spiritual viewpoints that are at odds with a For her latest book, Mysterious Lights and rationalist's perspective. In the main, their Crop Circles, she has gathered anecdotal belief in God sustains them, even if it may evidence from eyewitnesses and circle devo- be hard for them to justify rationally. Some _ tees and interviewed biophysicists and math- of them have arrived at their realisation of ematicians. She highlights the work of Dr W. C. Levengood who has studied various samples of biological material from seeds and stalks affected by the energies allegedly involved in creating the crop circles. Based on the evidence gathered, there's no way these creations could have been hoaxed on the ground, and so Linda gives the Doug and Dave episode the dismissal it deserves. Many people claim to "resonate" with the glyphs, as if the geometries are familiar but hard to pin down, and Howe discusses some of the ancient symbols that have been repeated and built upon in the landscapes of England as well as on the continent. So, whether plasma vortex energies or intelligently guided forces beyond this realm are behind the phenomenon remains to be determined (and may never be). Howe's book, which has a great selection of inspir- ing photographs, takes us to the heart of the mystery and is a worthy contribution in our confounding collective quest for knowledge. NEXUS + 73 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2001 www.nexusmagazine.com