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REVIEWS andsomely printed on heavy A3 artstock C D - R oO M paper in endangered black and white (one Reviewed by Duncan Roads month in colour), with a well-designed lay- out that allows plenty of space for your daily THE URANTIA BOOK CD-ROM jottings. Also noted are major holidays Produced by the Urantia Brotherhood (with an emphasis on Australia), historical Association and political events and seasonal cycles, ISBN: 0-911560-63-7 (PC/Windows only) with some quirky asides thrown in to amuse. Availability: Urantia Foundation, 533 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614 USA, website http:/Awww.urantia.org V I D E O S ow do you review something like The Urantia Book? This is what the web- SURPRISING DISCOVERIES 6: site says: "The Urantia Book, first pub- IN A COFFIN IN EGYPT lished by the Urantia Foundation in 1955, Produced by Jonathan Gray, SA, Australia was authored by celestial beings as a spe- (60mins, PAL/NTSC) cial revelation to our planet, Urantia. Availability: Jonathan Gray, PO Box 3370, "The book's message is that all human Rundle Mall, SA 5000, Australia, website beings are one family, the sons and daugh- _http:/Awww.surprisingdiscoveries.com ters of one God, the Universal Father. It ears ago, a reader sent me one of instructs on the genesis, history and destiny Jonathan Gray's earlier videos in this of mankind and on our relationship with series. It intrigued me enough to keep God. It also presents a unique and com- watching out for new ones. For those read- pelling portrayal of the life and teachings of _ ers not familiar with Gray, I'd say you Jesus, opening new vistas of time and eter- _ could categorise his work as "Christian- nity and revealing new concepts of Man's based" archaeology. He and his colleagues ever-ascending adventure of finding the are the hands-on, tunnel-crawling variety of Universal Father in our friendly and care- researchers, combining their explorations fully administered Universe. with voluminous references to ancient reli- "The Urantia Book does not advocate a gious and historical texts. new organized religion. Its viewpoint This video documentary covers two areas builds upon the religious heritages of the of research. The first part is devoted to the past and present, encouraging a personal, idea that the Pharaoh Imhotep was the bib- living religion based on faith and service to __lical Joseph, and the remainder looks at one's fellows." some lesser-known biblical prophecies, My only complaint about the actual CD many of which are still unfulfilled. is that it is not multi-platform, meaning that only PC/Windows systems can access it. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC & METAPHYSICAL SYMPOSIUM (2003) VIDEO COLLECTION CA L EN DA R Produced by Earthlink Publishing, Australia, 2003 THE 2004 BICYCLE CARTOON Availability: Australasian UFOlogist, PO CALENDAR Box 738, Beaudesert, Qld 4285, Australia, by Phil Somerville tel +61 (0)7 5544 6888 Availability: Phil Somerville, 3 Fairview Note: Videos vary in duration from 40 to Road, Lawson, NSW 2783, Australia, tel 70 minutes, and are in PAL/VHS. +61 (0)2 4759 2078, email lhe videos of this Symposium, held in pipsomervill@hermes.net.au Brisbane in July 2003, are now available Price: A$20.00 inc. GST & postage within 2nd they are well produced, too. Speakers Australia (cheques, MOs only) include: Dr Roger Leir (medical specialist egular NEXUS cartoonist Phil showing videos of the removal of alleged Somerville has self-published The 2004 _ lien implants from people); Dr Viera Bicycle Cartoon Calendar. Though the Scheibrer (anti-vaceination camp. aignet)s overall theme is bicycles, the cartoons tavis Walton (famed abductee); Jerry E. humorously address a variety of accessible amin (HARP researcher Dr Bihar themes including urban development, ecolo- hen fen nt hd h ansen (Linear lotor Bill gy, coffee trendies, corporate logos, traffic ccelerator and heat energy extraction); Bi aoe : Chalker; Victor Viggiani; Jennifer Lawson; and global conspiracies. The calendar is Richard Tracey; and yout NEXUS editor. 72 * NEXUS VIDEOS www.nexusmagazine.com DECEMBER 2003 — JANUARY 2004