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@ REVIEWS T. LOBSANG RAMPA: NEW AGE breathing, ESP, reincarnation, UFOs, yetis, beautiful young lady who communicated to TRAILBLAZER antediluvian civilisations, time capsules, her without speaking. The authors discuss by Karen Mutton journeys to Venus, cataclysms and more. the physical aspects reported from the first E-published by Karen Mutton © 2005 From her research, Karen concludes that incident on 13 May to the last on 13 October ISBN n/a (177pp, e-book) Rampa probably was who he said he was. 1917, including the lady's physical attributes Availability: Website http://www.tuesday- His descriptions of old Lhasa, for instance, and wardrobe, and lightning, buzzing, thun- lobsangrampa.com were very accurate, as can be seen in the der, bizarre clouds, luminous objects, rain- £ Karen Mutton's e-book and two-part arti- rare maps and photos included within. That —_ ing angel hair and odours associated with cle commencing this issue are anything to so much of what he said and wrote cannot the incidents. They broaden their narrative g0 by, it's time to reconsic er the writings of be proved means that Rampa is bound to with discussion of the similarities with phe- Tuesday Lobsang Rampa In 1955 he . stay mysterious. Yet his messages are now nomena reported in UFO/ET encounters. penned the first of his 19 books, The Third much clearer, thanks to this detailed study. A significant part of the book is devoted to Eye. He declared himself to be a Tibetan the phenomena of "the Miracle of the Sun' ; high lama who had transmigrated into the HEAVENLY LIGHTS which happened at the last "visitation" and ailing body of the willing Cyril Hoskin, said by Dr Joaquim Fernandes and was observed by 50,000 people. Yet, while to be the son of a Devonshire plumber. Fina d'Armada most eyewitnesses believed they saw the In this reassessment of Rampa's influence, | EcceNova Editions, Victoria, BC, 2005 Sun “dancing” in the sky, a small number of Karen Mutton analyses his body of work ISBN 0-9735341-3-3 (264pp tpb) people said they saw a spinning silver disc which helped "trailblaze" the way for a Availability: EcceNova Editions, Canada, who have done a vtatistical ‘analysis of all Buddhism revival and the birth of the New tel +1 (250) 595 8401, website th it sorts, hope th b k will Age movement. His books opened up http://www.eccenova.com cneootuse ufologtets - deli ious OOK wh awareness of Tibetan spiritual and cultural lhe famous apparition encountered at resoarche ts alik a vcoxamine the Fatima traditions, as well as of horrors perpetrated Fatima in Portugal in 1917 by three chil- i vciqent. While they don't go into the so- by the Chinese Communists—many years dren tending sheep was unlikely that of the called "three secrets", they provide plenty before the world's media were reporting on Virgin Mary, as is popularly believed, but a them. Karen has also consulted people who _ hologram of an alien beamed down from a knew Rampa, including his faithful secretary hovering UFO. This is the conclusion of and companion Sheelagh Rouse, and utilised authors Dr Joaquim Fernandes and Fina newspaper reports as well as memoirs from _d'Armada, two Portuguese historians who supporters and critics alike. In addition, she _ have been researching and writing about the refers to several "unauthorised" works attrib- Fatima incident since 1978 when they that sheds light on this elusive mystery. uted to T. Lobsang Rampa. gained access to secret archives at the The subject of "walk-ins" is almost com- Sanctuary of Fatima. They've co-written monplace these days, but Rampa seems to three books, and this one, Heavenly Lights, have been way ahead of his time in this was first published in Portuguese in 1995. regard. Although, as Karen explains, his The authors go back to the eyewitness writings were derided by oriental scholars as accounts and reports in local newspapers, well as Tibetan religious leaders, they and suggest that the apparitions and incredi- inspired a generation or two with accounts ble phenomena have an extraterrestrial ori- of subterranean cities, the Akashic records, gin. Licia, the eldest of the three children, advanced medical procedures, auras, yogic never said she saw "Our Lady", but a small, breathing, ESP, reincarnation, UFOs, yetis, antediluvian civilisations, time capsules, journeys to Venus, cataclysms and more. From her research, Karen concludes that Rampa probably was who he said he was. His descriptions of old Lhasa, for instance, were very accurate, as can be seen in the rare maps and photos included within. That so much of what he said and wrote cannot be proved means that Rampa is bound to stay mysterious. Yet his messages are now much clearer, thanks to this detailed study. beautiful young lady who communicated to her without speaking. The authors discuss the physical aspects reported from the first incident on 13 May to the last on 13 October 1917, including the lady's physical attributes and wardrobe, and lightning, buzzing, thun- der, bizarre clouds, luminous objects, rain- ing angel hair and odours associated with the incidents. They broaden their narrative with discussion of the similarities with phe- nomena reported in UFO/ET encounters. A significant part of the book is devoted to the phenomena of "the Miracle of the Sun", which happened at the last "visitation" and was observed by 50,000 people. Yet, while most eyewitnesses believed they saw the Sun "dancing" in the sky, a small number of people said they saw a spinning silver disc hovering and moving about. The authors, who have done a statistical analysis of all the eyewitness reports, hope their book will encourage ufologists and religious researchers alike to re-examine the Fatima incident. While they don't go into the so- called "three secrets", they provide plenty that sheds light on this elusive mystery. HEAVENLY LIGHTS NEXUS 71 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com