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REVIEWS < THE CHAOS POINT catastrophic Chaos Point from which there'll —_ aspects of the divine self and higher mind in by Ervin Laszlo be no return. It's not yet too late to avert dis- | Conversations with the Soul. He has seen Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, VA, aster, but we must act now. It's a hard ask, that through hypnosis clients have found 2006; Piatkus Books Ltd, London, 2006 especially with so much greed, violence and —_ answers to their physical and mental health ISBN 1-57174-485-1 (Hampton Roads); poverty in the world, but it's up to thinking, —_ problems by being able to access conditions 1-8451 1-088-9 (Piatkus) (166pp tpb) caring people everywhere to step up their experienced in a past life. Availability: http:/www.hrpub.com; activism a notch and inspire cooperative But on a more esoteric level, Follas has http://www. piatkus.co.uk links locally and globally. worked with clients who have expanded the he world is faced with a "decision Dr Laszlo's book, supported by a thought- boundaries of what it is to be human by window" between 2005 and 2012. and ful foreword by futurist Sir Arthur C. being able to access multidimensional levels the choices that we make in this time ‘period Clarke, provides a warning and a call to of existence through the induced trance will determine whether we cross the Chaos action that we can't afford to ignore. state. Such expressions from clients have Point of 2012 and take a "breakdown path" often taken the form of "automatic writing", ora "breakthrough path”. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SOUL and some examples are included herein. Systems philosopher Dr Ervin Laszlo by Lawrence Follas The material from Follas's clients is ofa (author of Science and the Akashic Field; Zenith Press, New Plymouth, NZ, 2005 quality akin to that of the great wisdom see NEXUS 12/02) argues in his new book —_ISBN 1-877365-29-7 (352pp tpb) teachings. That we create our own realities and are our own best healers—if only we put our minds to the task—confirms that our conscious, subconscious and superconscious that the breakdown path will lead to devolu- Availability: Zenith Publishing, tion and disaster, whereas the breakthrough _http://www.zenithpublishing.co.nz path will lead to evolution and a new civili- awrence Follas, a New Zealander of selves are all wise and powerful when work. sation. However, if we want to "birth" a Irish descent and now an octogenarian, in in unison This abilit to harmonise our new world, humanity's way of thinking has spent decades as a hypnotist exploring i is open t Il f y d Follas oi needs to change en masse in all areas, some of the intrinsic questions about who ts Vroat oeoute sement with re ference to including social, economic, ecological and we are and where we have come from—with science and esotericism spiritual. The paradigm based on conquest, a little help from some willing participants, ° ° a colonisation and consumption is well past its | some of whom exhibit striking psychic abili- use-by date and must be replaced by an ties under hypnosis. holistic relationship with the world and each For Follas, it wasn't easy getting on the other based on connection, communication path; he struggled with years of alcoholism and consciousness. behind the mask of a high-powered job Fortunately, there are signs that a growing _ before he discovered the powers of medita- group of "cultural creatives" around the tion and hypnosis, which changed his life. It planet is becoming a force for positive took him a while longer, and much research change and a sustainable world. According _later (which also led him towards the "sleep- to a study Dr Laszlo cites, this group com- ing prophet" Edgar Cayce and his health prises 50 million people today in the USA readings for clients), to go beyond the "party alone. It's time conservative political lead- trick" aspect and get to the core of what hyp- ers adopted the more enlightened thinking notism is about: helping the client connect and systems of the cultural creatives in their —_ with his/her Higher Self. constituencies, otherwise, as Dr Laszlo Following on from his first book, Hypnosis warns, the trends will inexorably lead us toa —_and the Higher Self, Follas explores further catastrophic Chaos Point from which there'll be no return. It's not yet too late to avert dis- aster, but we must act now. It's a hard ask, especially with so much greed, violence and poverty in the world, but it's up to thinking, caring people everywhere to step up their activism a notch and inspire cooperative links locally and globally. Dr Laszlo's book, supported by a thought- ful foreword by futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke, provides a warning and a call to action that we can't afford to ignore. 68 = NEXUS aspects of the divine self and higher mind in Conversations with the Soul. He has seen that through hypnosis clients have found answers to their physical and mental health problems by being able to access conditions experienced in a past life. But on a more esoteric level, Follas has worked with clients who have expanded the boundaries of what it is to be human by being able to access multidimensional levels of existence through the induced trance state. Such expressions from clients have often taken the form of "automatic writing", and some examples are included herein. The material from Follas's clients is of a quality akin to that of the great wisdom teachings. That we create our own realities and are our own best healers—if only we put our minds to the task—confirms that our conscious, subconscious and superconscious selves are all wise and powerful when work- ing in unison. This ability to harmonise our selves is open to all of us, and Follas gives us great encouragement with reference to science and esotericism. JUNE — JULY 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com