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SECRETS OF THE EXODUS patriarchs were Egyptian, they propose that —_ growing trend towards rediscovering its role by Messod and Roger Sabbah the early Old Testament books were deliber- _in the natural rhythms of life—a type of Thorsons, UK, 2002 ately written with most Egyptian linkages "modern naturalism", as he describes it. But ISBN 0-00-713315-4 (290pp hc) omitted and with an emphasis on a much this trend is now also being informed by a Price: A$55.00; NZ$69.95; £18.99; earlier Mesopotamian origin for monothe- new science which is exploring the molecu- euro33,90 ism, so that the Israelites would gain favour _!ar and geometric structure as well as ener- Availability: Australia/NZ/UK— with their masters during their Exile in getic frequency signatures of all sorts of HarperCollins, http:/Awww.thorsons.com; Babylon. The authors' research into water—from the sea, glaciers, rivers, run- Europe—NEXUS Office Hebrew/Egyptian links is impressive, but I ning streams and springs. aving just reviewed David Rohl's book, have reservations about their conclusions The pioneering work of early 20th-century The Lost Testament, I'm now faced with _ based on the chronologies they use. figures like Viktor Schauberger and Albert contradictions in Secrets of the Exodus by Szent-Gyorgyi is being expanded by Sclen- French researchers Messod Sabbah and UNIVERSAL WATER: tists such as Rupert Sheldrake (morphic res- Roger Sabbah (a rabbi with a passion for The Ancient Wisdom and Scientific onance). Patrick Flanagan (microclusters) Egyptology), who have both studied the Theory of Water and Masaru Emoto (water crystal photogra- Talmud and Torah extensively. Their book i phy), who, in effect, are raising science from was first published in French qh 2000, but I by West Martin, PhD the mundane to the esoteric level. wonder whether today they would reconsid- Inner Ocean Publishing, USA, 2002 By focusing on these and other break- er their thesis in light of the so-called New ISBN 1-930722-15-X (341pp tpb) throughs, Dr Marrin gives a broader context Chronology hich recalibrates the datin Price: US$17.95 + s&h; euro22,90 within which to respond to the water crisis. system for the Middle Eastern and Egyptian Availability: USA—Inner Ocean It's imperative for our future that his mes- worlds of antiquity. ° pong: tel (808) 573 8000. website sage gets through to representatives of water p:/Awww.innerocean.com; Bookpeople, _ and financing authorities, corporations, The authors contend that a Hebrew Exodus tel 1-866 731 2216: Europe—Contact NGOs and all tiers of government. from Egypt did not happen according to the Bible story, but coincided with the expulsion NEXUS Office, tel +31 (0)228 324076 of the monotheists who lived in Akhet-Aten, he world is in a crisis situation over sup- the glorious city established by the Pharaoh ply and quality of fresh water. And with Akhenaten. They maintain there is no evi- the growing trend towards privatisation of dence to support any Hebrew slave commu- _ Water infrastructure and the supply itself, nity at the time of Akhenaten. But what if many poor communities cannot afford to the dating system they use is out by several buy water. So how can we turn this around? hundred years? What if a different Pharaoh West Marrin, who has a PhD in water altogether presided over the Exodus? Any resources from the University of Arizona evidence uncovered that might support the and now lives surrounded by the Pacific Hebrew slave thesis could be ignored if it Ocean on Kaua'i in the Hawaiian Islands, didn't fit the established timeline. argues in Universal Water for a perceptual The Sabbahs find close parallels between shift in our attitude to water. He sets our Abraham and Akhenaten—going so far as to _ sights on a synthesis between the ancient suggest they were the same person (so much —_ and modern viewpoints, taking us beyond for Ur)—as well as between Moses and regarding water as just a commodity or Ramesses I. They also maintain the Hebrew _ something pleasing to behold. script is based on Egyptian hieroglyphics. Ancient peoples revered water as a sacred, Apart from suggesting that all the Hebrew _ conscious, living entity, and today there's a patriarchs were Egyptian, they propose that the early Old Testament books were deliber- ately written with most Egyptian linkages omitted and with an emphasis on a much earlier Mesopotamian origin for monothe- ism, so that the Israelites would gain favour with their masters during their Exile in Babylon. The authors' research into Hebrew/Egyptian links is impressive, but I have reservations about their conclusions based on the chronologies they use. growing trend towards rediscovering its role in the natural rhythms of life—a type of "modern naturalism", as he describes it. But this trend is now also being informed by a new science which is exploring the molecu- lar and geometric structure as well as ener- getic frequency signatures of all sorts of water—from the sea, glaciers, rivers, run- ning streams and springs. The pioneering work of early 20th-century figures like Viktor Schauberger and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi is being expanded by scien- tists such as Rupert Sheldrake (morphic res- onance), Patrick Flanagan (microclusters) and Masaru Emoto (water crystal photogra- phy), who, in effect, are raising science from the mundane to the esoteric level. By focusing on these and other break- throughs, Dr Marrin gives a broader context within which to respond to the water crisis. It's imperative for our future that his mes- sage gets through to representatives of water and financing authorities, corporations, NGOs and all tiers of government. NEXUS +69 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com