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72 = NEXUS & REVIEWS PRINCESS DIANA: The Hidden The authors are not the first to question the — to Omsk; then to Irkutsk near Lake Baikal, Evidence legitimacy of the House of Windsor, but down through Mongolia and the Gobi Desert n King an hn Beveri they do so openly in the context of its corpo- _ to Tibet and back over the Himalaya. ey, ion gan everidge rate power base as The Firm and how the Roerich's diary of the expedition, Altai- ISBN 1-561 71 -922-6 (408pp he) Princess of Wales might have threatened it. Himalaya, was published in 1929, and this Price: £18.95 + £3.00 p&h; Euro31 .90; The authors argue that her stand against reprint of the original includes 20 reproduc- A landmines and her visit to Angola—already _ tions from the inspirational artworks he Liss 19.00 + Gigturepe NEXUS offices: Well supplied with landmines made in the painted in his travels. The apt introduction USA—SPI Socks tel (212) 431 5011 > UK—tepresented almost as great a threat to _is by his US contemporary, the sacred geo- email sales@spibooks com, website , the British Crown and the Establishment as metrician/architect Claude Bragdon. ibook: her relationship with Dodi Al-Fayed. Roerich wrote his diary on horseback and ea the last about the tragic If only all this were common knowledge... __in caravans on his journey so it has a fresh- death of Diana. Princess of Wales. and ness and immediacy, bringing to life the this book from investigative journalists Jon ALTAI-HIMALAYA: A Travel Diary diverse peoples. places and experiences. King and John Beveridge adds a few more by Nicholas Roerich The expedition faced many hardships, and twists to the plot. And plotit probably was. Adventures Unlimited Press, USA, 2001 they were detained by Tibetan authorities for Sts plot. P P ry was. five months at 15,000 feet in summer tents Even HRH Prince Michael of Albany, Head _ (first published 1929) sum of the House of Stewart and President of the ISBN 0-932813-93-3 (423pp tpb) amidst extreme cold and d a European Council of Princes (who wrote the Price: A$37.00; NZ$53.00 + p&h; £18.50 Ss} ys gue, foreword for the book and gave an interview _ inc. p&h; Euro24.90; US$18.95 + s&h Roerich Dee ectve oe Sacred Knowled Be to the authors) is of the opinion that Diana's Availability: Aust/NZ/UK/Europe— cultural chance are insishtful and invalu- death was no accident. NEXUS offices; USA—AUP, tel (815) 253 Chie. (Also see Twilight Zone this issue.) The authors devote only a few chapters to 6390, www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com a 8 — the anomalies surrounding the crash and its Render mystic, artist, philosopher, ~ Alay Uo y investigation before proceeding to describe scientist, educator, author and explorer the "agencies of Masonic government" that Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) was a true had a motive to see the Princess put out of New Renaissance man. To him, beauty was the way. From what their government and the fundamental truth, and he devoted his intelligence sources have told them, the life to expressing and appreciating this pri- authors conclude that MI6 andthe CIA had mary aesthetic. In 1920 he travelled to the a hand in ordering the dastardly operation. USA with an exhibition of his paintings and Prince Michael's contribution to the book stayed on to continue his work of uniting the is interesting, considering the Spencer fami- _ arts and establishing cultural and arts centres ly's historical and bloodline links with the as he had done in his homeland. Stewarts. The drama that unfolds is a histo- In late 1923, Roerich set out on what ry of power struggles between bloodlines— — would become a five-year journey through both legitimate and political (i.e., manipulat- some of the most beautiful and unforgiving i ed by Rome)—that can be traced back to the —_ landscapes in the world. The expedition h Dark Ages Merovingian kings, the kings of _ travelled from Ceylon to India and then so oil * Judah (Jesus, Solomon and David included) — Kashmir; over the Himalaya and across rs i (th las Roer ich and the Egyptian pharaohs. Sinkiang; up to the Altai Mountains and on - The authors are not the first to question the legitimacy of the House of Windsor, but they do so openly in the context of its corpo- rate power base as The Firm and how the Princess of Wales might have threatened it. The authors argue that her stand against landmines and her visit to Angola—already well supplied with landmines made in the UK—represented almost as great a threat to the British Crown and the Establishment as her relationship with Dodi Al-Fayed. If only all this were common knowledge... to Omsk; then to Irkutsk near Lake Baikal, down through Mongolia and the Gobi Desert to Tibet and back over the Himalaya. Roerich's diary of the expedition, Altai- Himalaya, was published in 1929, and this reprint of the original includes 20 reproduc- tions from the inspirational artworks he painted in his travels. The apt introduction is by his US contemporary, the sacred geo- metrician/architect Claude Bragdon. Roerich wrote his diary on horseback and in caravans on his journey so it has a fresh- ness and immediacy, bringing to life the diverse peoples, places and experiences. The expedition faced many hardships, and they were detained by Tibetan authorities for five months at 15,000 feet in summer tents amidst extreme cold and deprivation. This is a mystical travelogue, and Roerich's perspectives on sacred knowledge, ancient traditions such as Shambhala and cultural change are insightful and invalu- able. (Also see Twilight Zone this issue.) | aA ls Roerich www.nexusmagazine.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2002