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© REVIEWS FIRESTORM: Dr James E. McDonald's on to establish a UFO research centre), arch = Akhnaton (also El Morya). The master St Fight for UFO Science sceptic and Aviation Week writer Philip J. Germain is regarded in some "mystical rose" by Ann Druffel Klass, and many scientists and academics. circles as having been the incarnation of Granite Publishing, USA, 2003 (He also had an interesting visit to Australia © Roger Bacon, Christopher Columbus and Sir ISBN 0-926524-58-5 (640pp tpb) and New Zealand in 1967.) Following years — Francis Bacon; El Morya of Thomas Becket of official debunking, the 1969 release of the — and Sir Thomas More; Kuthumi of Lao Tzu, Availability: Wild Flower Press/Granite ‘chi . Condon Report— which concluded that da Vinci, magician Sir John Dee and Publishing, httpsfiwww. Sthworld.com US nothing of value would come from UFO botanist Sir Joseph Banks (there's an inter- Die eric scientist and a dedicated research—was a thorn in Dr McDonald's esting chapter on the discovery of Australia humanist ho devoted much of his natural side and no doubt contributed to his subse- here). All hard to believe? as quent depression and demise. Well, steep yourself in The Masters of the curiosity to the UFO phenomenon from the There's plenty of intrigue, deception and Mystical Rose and you may begin to think late 1950s until his tragic death, supposedly by suicide, in 1971. Firestorm is a biogra- phy of his life and work, with the focus mainly on his research into UFOs and his truth-seeking in Druffel's well-documented, otherwise. The author is a member of the perceptive account of a man prepared to go Francis Bacon Research Trust, which is ded- out on a limb for his scientific curiosity. An —_ icated to preserving Baconian-Rosicrucian attempts to have the subject taken seriously important addition to ufological literature. philosophies and ancient wisdom teachings, by fellow scientists and the government. It's especially those enshrined within the written by veteran UFO investigator Ann THE MASTERS OF THE MYSTICAL Shakespearian plays (reputedly the legacy of Druffel, who became acquainted with Dr ROSE: A History of the Grail Family Francis Bacon, alias St Germain) and the Grail Family traditions. These vast esoteric perspectives, involving greater and lesser masters who have made their mark on our McDonald during her time with NICAP, the by Maree Moore : National Investigations Committee on Aerial Triad Publishers, Australia, 1999 Phenomena. French UFO researcher Dr ISBN 0-958670-75-7 (731 pp tpb) re Jacques Vallée, who knew McDonald, has Availability: Joshua Books, Australia, tel Word, revedl new insigh's to make sense of written a fitting foreword. +61 7 5444 1971, website Jigsaw P ry: Druffel had access to Dr McDonald's pri- http://www. joshuabooks.com Cain Mere vate archives, including a little-known four- he Western occult tradition is full of ref- volume diary, as well as to family, friends, erences to the influences of ancient mas- associates and detractors. She has produced _ ters, particularly the so-called Great White a fascinating account of this driven man Brotherhood. It was Madame Blavatsky within the context of his times and some who, from the 1880s, first drew attention to ufological milestones of the 1950s-60s. Dr _ these "ascended masters" in her theosophical McDonald only went public on UFO issues works. According to this treatise by in 1966, after eight years of private study Western Australian author Maree Moore, the during which time he was subject to CIA masters have a long pedigree indeed. and other agency surveillance. Yet he was Cropping up with regularity through occult less convinced of a top-level government/ history are St Germain, whose many key military/intelligence conspiracy, preferring incarnations commence in the author's to think there were only minor, isolated chronology with Noah; the master El Morya, cover-ups and lots of foul-ups. who gets the guernsey as Abraham; and He sparred for years with military insiders | Kuthumi, who is credited as having been the like J. Allen Hynek of the USAF (who went — Pharaoh Tutmoses III, great-grandfather of on to establish a UFO research centre), arch sceptic and Aviation Week writer Philip J. Klass, and many scientists and academics. (He also had an interesting visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1967.) Following years of official debunking, the 1969 release of the Condon Report— which concluded that nothing of value would come from UFO research—was a thorn in Dr McDonald's side and no doubt contributed to his subse- quent depression and demise. There's plenty of intrigue, deception and truth-seeking in Druffel's well-documented, perceptive account of a man prepared to go out on a limb for his scientific curiosity. An important addition to ufological literature. NEXUS ¢ 67 AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com