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@ REVIEWS SKEWED: Psychiatric Hegemony and with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), ern office blocks sited and designed accord- the Manufacture of Mental Illness... allergies, Gulf War syndrome (GWS), ing to sacred geometry principles or to cap- by Martin J. Walker organophosphate (OP) poisoning, myalgic ture the rising or setting of the Sun or even Slingshot Publications Ltd, UK, 2003 encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue Sirius. Hancock and Bauval draw parallels syndrome (CFS) and more. It's an insult to between the historical axis of Paris—from ice: these sufferers that their very realsymptoms the Louvre to the Grande Arche—and veitebilty” Sinpstot Publicctions (ide can be so easily dismissed as a mental fabri- ancient Luxor in Egypt. To illustrate the BM Box 8314 London WC1N 3XX. UK. cation—particularly when there's abundant strength of this occult connection, they ISBN 0-9519646-4X (284pp tpb) A A evidence of chemical industry funding of remind us that in France in 1793, during the Fe tl pose d schools of medical and psychiatric research. "de-Christianisation" process, revolutionar- thought concerning illnesses that ortho- Walker's findings put the new American ies installed a large statue/fountain of the dox medicine is unable to explain rest on proposal to screen all schoolchildren for Egyptian Goddess Isis—the new Goddess of psychiatric an d organic causes, For now "mental illness" into an even more scary Reason—where the Bastille had stood. And the sychiatric ar ‘ument_—that these unex- light. It's imperative that concerned people following the reinstatement of the French plained illnesses ne “all in the mind"—is everywhere take this information on board throne, Freemason Charles X in 1827 com- winning because the organic/physical causes and lobby their governments and medical missioned Egyptologist Jean-Frangois require health authorities and the me dical ” authorities to wake up to reality and redress Champollion to remove a 3,500-year-old profession to acknowle dge unpleasant facts this dire situation before it's all too late. pbelisk, one of a pair, from Alexandria in - + ° t and transport it to Paris. about the adverse effects of chemicals, vac- TALISMAN: ae was ach more than just an obses- cines, EMR, pharmaceutical drugs, food a . additives and so on. There's no coincidence Sacred Cities, Secret Faith that the rise in "unexplained illnesses" has by Graham Hancock & Robert Bauval sion with things Egyptian behind such moves, and the authors provide a rollicking one hand in hand with the increasing pro- Michael Joseph/Penguin, UK, 2004 ride through the centuries that helps explain iteration of environmental toxins. SP ISBN 0-718-14315-9 (562pp hc) the hidden meanings behind the dramas. In Skewed, Martin Walker (author of the Availability: Penguin Books, groundbreaking 1993 book Dirty Medicine, _http://www.penguin.com see 2/19) acknowledges that his intention is welve years in preparation, this collabo- & ROL not to provide readers with solutions to their ration between Graham Hancock and health problems but to educate them about Robert Bauval (co-authors of Keepers of TA \ ) M A N the conflicts of power that are intricately Genesis; see 3/06) is a re-evaluation of key bound up with their plight and may explain events and movements in history in terms of why some doctors seem to be at war with the powerful influence of a secret religion. their patients. Another of his aims is to pub- This religion owes much to ancient Egypt licise the enormous social costs of this and the Hermetic philosophy as well as to denial on individuals and families; in cases subsequent mystery traditions such as of "munchausen syndrome by proxy", for Gnosticism, Kabbalism and Freemasonry. instance, children are being separated from Its influence can be seen coded into archi- their parents on totally irrational grounds tecture and monuments in various parts of (see "Justice out of Balance", this issue). the world. In Paris, London, Rome and His forthright argument and often heart- Washington, for instance, there are obelisks, breaking evidence relates to experiences cathedrals, statues, avenues and even mod- with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), allergies, Gulf War syndrome (GWS), organophosphate (OP) poisoning, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and more. It's an insult to these sufferers that their very real symptoms can be so easily dismissed as a mental fabri- cation—particularly when there's abundant evidence of chemical industry funding of medical and psychiatric research. Walker's findings put the new American proposal to screen all schoolchildren for "mental illness" into an even more scary light. It's imperative that concerned people everywhere take this information on board and lobby their governments and medical authorities to wake up to reality and redress this dire situation before it's all too late. ern office blocks sited and designed accord- ing to sacred geometry principles or to cap- ture the rising or setting of the Sun or even Sirius. Hancock and Bauval draw parallels between the historical axis of Paris—from the Louvre to the Grande Arche—and ancient Luxor in Egypt. To illustrate the strength of this occult connection, they remind us that in France in 1793, during the "de-Christianisation" process, revolutionar- ies installed a large statue/fountain of the Egyptian Goddess Isis—the new Goddess of Reason—where the Bastille had stood. And following the reinstatement of the French throne, Freemason Charles X in 1827 com- missioned Egyptologist Jean-Frangois Champollion to remove a 3,500-year-old obelisk, one of a pair, from Alexandria in Egypt and transport it to Paris. There was much more than just an obses- sion with things Egyptian behind such moves, and the authors provide a rollicking ride through the centuries that helps explain the hidden meanings behind the dramas. TALISMAN Siky NaH Fd NEXUS = 69 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2004 www.nexusmagazine.com