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@ REVIEWS UFOs AND THE NATIONAL overview of postwar official and public SECURITY STATE: Chronology of a reactions to UFOs. He covers significant Cover-up 1941-1973 sightings and "waves", attempts by the mili- by Richard M. Dolan tary to clamp down on a possible security Hampton Roads Publishing, USA, 2002 threat it couldn't control, the Air Force's (revised edition; first published 2000) failed Project Blue Book, the beginning of ISBN 1-57174-317-0 (478pp tpb) the "modern" alien abduction era in 1961, Price: A$41.95: NZ$53.95: Euro 20,90; and the rise and fall of early civilian UFO £13 99: US$15 95 (US$11 95 on the web) groups. He also examines the 1968 Condon Availabilit ° Aust—Gemcratt tel (03) Report, which concluded that nothing of sci- 9761 pate NZ—NEXUS Office tel (09) entific value had been or would be obtained 405 1963; Europe NEXUS Office, tel poles nevbitions vellum i another wel- ee ae ‘each ion Roads come addition to the ufological record. Publishing, tel (804) 296 2772 THE WILD GENIE: The Healing Power of Menstruation by Alexandra Pope Sally Milner Publishing, Australia, 2001 = ISBN 1-86351-279-9 (288pp tpb) LJ sS Price: A$34.95; NZ$49.95; £13.95; and toe National Secoarity State Euro 25,90; US$n/a Availability: Aust—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9761 5535; NZ—David Bateman, tel (09) 415 7664; UK—Windsor Books, tel 01865 - 361122; Europe—NEXUS Office; USA— Sterling Publishing, tel (212) 532 7160 he last thing that many premenstrual or menstruating women and girls want to RICHARD DOLAN hear is that menstruation means living their ‘ feminine power—especially when they're in an irritable state of mind or extreme pain. © serious study of the paranoid Cold But in The Wild Genie, Sydney-based psy- Donwatogy of 6 Cover-ap 141-197) War environment can ignore the influ- _ chotherapist and women's health educator ence of the UFO phenomenon on the estab- Alexandra Pope offers a different perspec- lishment and evolution of the national secu- _ tive on this natural female biological cycle. rity state, most evidently in the USA. At The big message is that women are not least one researcher, cultural historian meant to suffer because of menstruation— Richard Dolan, has made the connection: but if they do, they can do something about that the secrecy policies and security mea- it. Distressing symptoms are a signal for sures put in place by government, military women to attend to their overall health and and intelligence apparatuses were at least their place in the world, says Pope. By deal- partly in response to a perceived UFO ing with one problem at a time—for threat, whether Soviet or extraterrestrial— instance, improving a poor diet, restoring an more so than is generally acknowledged. imbalance of hormones, reducing stress lev- For the first volume of UFOs and the els, lowering exposure to environmental pol- National Security State, Dolan turns to files _ lutants, and so on—women can start the released under the Freedom of Information healing process in motion. And as all sys- Act (but as many a researcher has found, tems are interconnected, a gain in one area only so much material has been de-classi- soon has benefits in other areas. This does fied). To fill in the gaps, he defers to impor- wonders for improving self-esteem, too. tant "primary sources", such as the works of Pope goes further to restore meaning to the pioneering researcher/author Major Donald _ purpose and power of the menstrual cycle, a Keyhoe, in tracing historical developments meaning that has been devalued by material- on UFOs from the US perspective. istic culture. The scope of this volume (first published She helps girls and women find a way to in 2000 by Keyhole Publishing and revised —_ discover or reconnect with their innate femi- and updated for this new edition) covers the nine power, to work through pain and trau- period from 1941, with the first "foo fighter" ma via a womb-heart-head connection, and encounters during WWII, to 1973, by which __ to adopt practical, health-promoting diet and time the UFO problem had reached new lifestyle options. Her book is a well of wis- depths of security secrecy. . dom for women of all ages—and the men Dolan has written a succinct chronological — who care about them. overview of postwar official and public reactions to UFOs. He covers significant sightings and "waves", attempts by the mili- tary to clamp down on a possible security threat it couldn't control, the Air Force's failed Project Blue Book, the beginning of the "modern" alien abduction era in 1961, and the rise and fall of early civilian UFO groups. He also examines the 1968 Condon Report, which concluded that nothing of sci- entific value had been or would be obtained by studying the phenomenon! Dolan's ambitious volume is another wel- come addition to the ufological record. THE WILD GENIE: The Healing Power of Menstruation by Alexandra Pope Sally Milner Publishing, Australia, 2001 ISBN 1-86351-279-9 (288pp tpb) Price: A$34.95; NZ$49.95; £13.95; Euro 25,90; US$n/a Availability: Aust—Gemcraft, tel (03) 9761 5535; NZ—David Bateman, tel (09) 415 7664; UK—Windsor Books, tel 01865 361122; Europe—NEXUS Office; USA— Sterling Publishing, tel (212) 532 7160 he last thing that many premenstrual or menstruating women and girls want to hear is that menstruation means living their feminine power—especially when they're in an irritable state of mind or extreme pain. But in The Wild Genie, Sydney-based psy- chotherapist and women's health educator Alexandra Pope offers a different perspec- tive on this natural female biological cycle. The big message is that women are not meant to suffer because of menstruation— but if they do, they can do something about it. Distressing symptoms are a signal for women to attend to their overall health and their place in the world, says Pope. By deal- ing with one problem at a time—for instance, improving a poor diet, restoring an imbalance of hormones, reducing stress lev- els, lowering exposure to environmental pol- lutants, and so on—women can start the healing process in motion. And as all sys- tems are interconnected, a gain in one area soon has benefits in other areas. This does wonders for improving self-esteem, too. Pope goes further to restore meaning to the purpose and power of the menstrual cycle, a meaning that has been devalued by material- istic culture. She helps girls and women find a way to discover or reconnect with their innate femi- nine power, to work through pain and trau- ma via a womb-heart-head connection, and to adopt practical, health-promoting diet and lifestyle options. Her book is a well of wis- dom for women of all ages—and the men who care about them. 76 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2002