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@ REVIEWS WITHOUT CONSENT: says that in his official and private work he's | Genesis and Geometry of the Labyrinth. Extraterrestrial Contact and Alien ad dealings with around a hundred It's uncanny how many times labyrinths Abduction in the UK abductees, so he's in a special position to be —_— have cropped up in my purview of recent by Carl Nagaitis and Philip Mantle open minded. He goes so far as to suggest times, which of course has to be a sign! I've Beyond Publications, UK, 2002 that, because these abductees claim to have _heard about portable labyrinths being taken ISBN 1-903782-02-3 (261pp tpb) been taken against their will, their abductors _ nto prisons to serve as walking contempla- Availability: Beyond Publications, website ™#y be guilty of crimes against humanity. ton templates configurations for whole. The abductees featured in Without Consent ness—for the prisoners. So I have no hesita- may have learned to cope with, if not gained _ tion in recommending Conty's book for any- rewarding insights from, their experiences, one keen on investigating the enigmas, is reported worldwide. UFO researcher/ but most of them just want answers to what geometries and gestalts of the labyrinth. author Philip Mantle and freelance journalist happened to them. Their remarkable stories, Connecting with the labyrinth links you Carl Nagaitis first put out this book in 1994, going back to the 1950s, are presented sym- into an ancient cultural memory via a quan- in the days before the TV series The X-Files _ pathetically and compellingly. tum crossing that can also propel you into took the mystery into the wider world and another dimensional reality. Not surprising- grabbed the public imagination. However, THE GENESIS AND GEOMETRY OF ly, knot theory is a modern mathematical ra . . tool for decoding the hidden language of the their intention was to show that the phenom- THE LABYRINTH: labyrinth as much as the ancient Celtic knot enon happens in the UK as much as any- Architecture, Hidden Language, designs, and Conty provides rich illustrative where else, and that a range of sane if not Myths and Rituals examples of these amazing forms. ordinary people have had extraordinary by Patrick Conty The more I discover about the labyrinth's experiences involving alien beings. http://www.beyondpublications.com he alien abduction phenomenon is by no means confined to the United States but : a , Inner Traditions, USA, 2002 transformative powers, the more I think (Not having seen the original book, [can't jg 9-89281-922-7 (298pp IM tpb) every town should have one. The message: ae ; Availability: Inner Traditions, website revelation through circumambulation! new, but there seem to be two fascinating and thoughtful additions circa mid-1990s as http:/www.InnerTraditions.com well as a new introduction from Nagaitis ake no mistake, there's meaning in : a F that tempts with the story of the airline exec- Moen thar myths. And one with a cer- ( ri | SN | he | Oo utive with a mysterious metal implant. tain mystique is the Cretan myth involving aan There's also a foreword from Nick Pope, the the labyrinth, with its hero and minotaur. . , former British MoD bureaucrat who staffed But what's the meaning behind this sacred ( 1 | \ y Ny \ | | | ty the Secretariat (Air Staff) desk in 1991-94. symbolic interplay and territory? What ae cloe Pope confides that it was enough for him actually does the labyrinth dilineate? Could to persuade sceptical MoD elements to take _ it be that it's a map that can liberate the | \ B 7 | 4 | N | | | UFO sighting reports seriously, let alone try mind? Suddenly it twigs that the action of to convince them that members of the public | moving meditatively around the twists and were reporting they'd had close encounters turns of a selectively sited sacred labyrinth with ETs, often in situations involving can produce harmonious brain-waves. Such strange surgical and even sexual procedures. _ patterns can be found in the artefacts of so He didn't want the entire field of ufology to many ancient cultures, but there had to be a be perceived as a joke by the MoD, the mili- reason why, and this is the question that tary and the scientific community. Pope author Patrick Conty ably explores in The says that in his official and private work he's ad dealings with around a hundred abductees, so he's in a special position to be open minded. He goes so far as to suggest that, because these abductees claim to have been taken against their will, their abductors may be guilty of crimes against humanity. The abductees featured in Without Consent may have learned to cope with, if not gained rewarding insights from, their experiences, but most of them just want answers to what happened to them. Their remarkable stories, going back to the 1950s, are presented sym- pathetically and compellingly. Genesis and Geometry of the Labyrinth. It's uncanny how many times labyrinths have cropped up in my purview of recent times, which of course has to be a sign! I've heard about portable labyrinths being taken into prisons to serve as walking contempla- tion templates—configurations for whole- ness—for the prisoners. So I have no hesita- tion in recommending Conty's book for any- one keen on investigating the enigmas, geometries and gestalts of the labyrinth. Connecting with the labyrinth links you into an ancient cultural memory via a quan- tum crossing that can also propel you into another dimensional reality. Not surprising- ly, knot theory is a modern mathematical tool for decoding the hidden language of the labyrinth as much as the ancient Celtic knot designs, and Conty provides rich illustrative examples of these amazing forms. The more I discover about the labyrinth's transformative powers, the more I think every town should have one. The message: revelation through circumambulation! Unrdviecnars, I flaklre face. Merrell Mira be PATRICK (iONTY JUNE — JULY 2003 NEXUS +67 www.nexusmagazine.com