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= REVIEWS THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE WEST: — Weishaupt and his Illuminism (a consolida- The Influence of Secret Organisations _ tion of Sionist and Templar occultism) pro- on Western History from the vided the vision interpreted by Mayer Renaissance to the 20th Century Amschel Rothschild, and was given intellec- by Nicholas Hagger tua expression by Palmerston and Oesraell he political expression in the creation of the eooKsiionn Be ousting, Rope. Second British Empire through Salisbury SBN -905047-04-5 (592pp tpb} : and Rhodes, and physical consolidation via anit + the Boer War and the First World War. Availability: Australia—Brumby Books, tel : (03) 9761 Yan: NZ—Peaceful Living tel Hagger courageously covers a broad terri- (07) 571 8105; UK—Orca Book Services tory (a detailed index would have been help- tel 01202 665432: USA—NBN. tel 1800 ful), with a stunning array of "heretical" 462 6420 , > sects that have shaped and continue to shape f you think that the history of Western our world behind the scenes. He sets the civilisation is all about progressive leaps tone for the companion volume to this book, : . ro The Syndicate: The Story of the Coming and bounds, with Utopian visions often end- — wyiq Government, which concentrates on ing in wars, then think again. Nicholas He a . the elite movers and shakers who are eyeing lagger has produced an enticing narrative up the new millennium which suggests that all revolutions have . occult agendas and are hardly the result of left vs right factional fighting let alone dis- CONVERSATIONS ON THE EDGE OF empowered peoples rising up against their THE APOCALYPSE religious, kingly or political oppressors. by David Jay Brown Palgrave Macmillan, UK, USA 2005 ISBN 1-4039-6532-3 (270pp hc) Availability: Palgrave Macmillan, http://www.palgrave.com his is the third book in its genre com- piled and edited by David Jay Brown, and like its predecessors—Mavericks of the Mind and Voices from the Edge—it features interviews with cutting-edge thinkers who are creating new paradigms that hold promise for our progress in the 21st century. Brown opens his introduction with the statement that "The future has never looked brighter or more bleak"—which is applica- ble in so many areas of human endeavour. Reflecting on the future evolution of the human race and the mystery of conscious- In The Secret History of the West, he ness, he poses questions on the survival of analyses the roots and histories of large and humanity and of consciousness after death, small revolutions since the Renaissance. on apocalypse versus renaissance, and on The first part, broadly defined as the our place in the Universe. Protestant Revolution, includes the activities Commenting on these great questions of of the Cathars, the anti-papists, the counter- our times are such luminaries as Kary Mullis reformationists, the Puritans, the on chemistry and the mind field, Candace Rosicrucians, the supporters of the so-called pert on molecules of mind and body, Rupert Glorious Revolution and much more. Sheldrake on psi experiments, the late John The second part, titled Towards a Mack on alien encounter therapy, and Ray Universal Republic, considers the protago- Kurzweil on designing higher intelligence. nists behind the American, French and Douglas Rushkoff discusses bio-media Russian revolutions as well as the British, theory, Robert Anton Wilson philosophises German and Italian imperialist revolutions. on quantum sociology and neuropolitics, At the end of each section, Hagger pro- Deepak Chopra gives his take on quantum vides summaries of the revolutionary spirituality, and Peter Russell expands on his dynamics, identifying those heretical occult "Gjobal Brain" thesis. visionaries and interpreters behind them, those who originated the occult revolution, those who gave intellectual and political expression and interpretation to it, and those involved in physical consolidation. For example, in the case of the Imperialist Revolution of 19th-century Britain, Adam Brown has a way of extracting the best out of his interview subjects, and in the process he and his contributors provide the reader with alternative ways of navigating through our current quagmire of war, terror and dis- aster into a new world full of human poten- tial and purpose. There's still hope! In The Secret History of the West, he analyses the roots and histories of large and small revolutions since the Renaissance. The first part, broadly defined as the Protestant Revolution, includes the activities of the Cathars, the anti-papists, the counter- reformationists, the Puritans, the Rosicrucians, the supporters of the so-called Glorious Revolution and much more. The second part, titled Towards a Universal Republic, considers the protago- nists behind the American, French and Russian revolutions as well as the British, German and Italian imperialist revolutions. At the end of each section, Hagger pro- vides summaries of the revolutionary dynamics, identifying those heretical occult visionaries and interpreters behind them, those who originated the occult revolution, those who gave intellectual and political expression and interpretation to it, and those involved in physical consolidation. For example, in the case of the Imperialist Revolution of 19th-century Britain, Adam NEXUS +73 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com