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& REVIEWS BEFORE THE PHARAOHS: ture was oriented to the vernal equinox helia- | guide—which it is. Much of it is written in Egypt's Mysterious Prehistory cal rising of galactic centre in 17,700 BC! Miller's voice. by Edward F. Malkowski Continuing the lead taken by 19th century While some of the adventure takes place in Bear & Co., Rochester, VT, USA, 2006 French explorer Le Plongeon, Malkowski Britain and Europe (the Apollo—Athena line ISBN 1-59143-048-8 (321 pp tpb) looks at the links between the Egyptian and _also being featured) as well as in Australia, Available: http://www. innertraditions.com © Mayan cultures and the evidence that they __‘most of the action happens in the Land of the r several decades, independent as well were remnants of a once greater, highly Long White Cloud, New Zealand, as the F academic researchers have proposed advanced civilisation. Its fall was likely the authors explore incredible landmarks and the existence of an advanced civilisation result of a great cataclysm which also caused their energy signatures. . which preceded the dynastic Egyptian cul- the disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture. Beautiful colour photos and energy dia- ture by thousands of years. An absorbing, big-picture study. grams enliven these pages, giving us the feel In Before the Pharaohs, Illinois-based his- for the spirit trail: the giant Ra Kai Hau Tu torical researcher Edward Malkowski draws IN SEARCH OF THE SOUTHERN stone, the Castle Hill rocks, the Brooklyn together findings and speculation from the SERPENT: Tor and so many more rock formations that fields of climatology, geology, archaeology, —_A Journey into the Power of Place waipted inter eon ancestors, Seen tht coco the neal: and engi- by Hamish Miller and Barry Brailsford At times in their travels the authors team up oe . oe. Penwith Press, UK, and StonePrint Press, with researcher Gary Cook, who provides his The Sphinx monument on the Giza Plateau, — Ney Zealand, 2006 own input towards this sacred travelogue, for instance, is bl h older th . orthodox Egyptologists would have us. ISBN 0-9582434-1-7 (233pp flexifold) There's also a tie-in with mysterious Africa believe. Malkowski discusses the water ero- Available: penwithpress@talk21 com; and the stories popularised by shaman Credo sion observations of geologists Robert http://www.stoneprint.co.nz , Mutwa. Intrinsic to the journey are Hamish Schoch and David Coxill, backing up their his book is the culmination of a special Miller's partner Ba Russell and Barry conclusions that the monument was already collaboration between two wise, grey- Brailsford's partner Cushla as well as many bearded men from opposite ends of the other fellow travellers. This is a visionary carved, at least in part, at a time when torren- . . . . : tial rainfall was the norm. Thus he concurs Earth: Scottish-born blacksmith and dowser —_ journey into landscape dreaming. that the Sphinx could be 7,000 years rather Hamish Miller (co-author with Paul than 4,500 years old. Broadhurst of The Sun and the Serpent; see Malkowski analyses Egypt's prehistoric 2/17), who's based in Cornwall; and New roots in terms of the spread of Cro-Magnon Zealand-born historian and secret-keeper man through and out of Africa and into the Barry Brailsford (author of Song of the Mediterranean basin—later the scene of a Stone; see 3/02). Both of them have con- Great Flood that wiped out a sophisticated nected with their local energy lines: Miller, civilisation in the basin. having worked with England's St The megaliths of the Nabta Playa in south- — Michael/Mary ley line for years; and ern Egypt show evidence of an early under- Brailsford, having become steeped in the standing of astronomy, and Malkowski refers spirit of New Zealand's sacred landscape and to findings by US space physicist Dr Thomas __ the lore of its Maori people. They had a lot Brophy that the bedrock sculpture under- to share by getting together, and we readers neath one of these structures depicts the are the better off for it, if their book In Milky Way galaxy. Apparently this sculp- Search of the Southern Serpent is any ture was oriented to the vernal equinox helia- cal rising of galactic centre in 17,700 BC! Continuing the lead taken by 19th century French explorer Le Plongeon, Malkowski looks at the links between the Egyptian and Mayan cultures and the evidence that they were remnants of a once greater, highly advanced civilisation. Its fall was likely the result of a great cataclysm which also caused the disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture. An absorbing, big-picture study. guide—which it is. Much of it is written in Miller's voice. While some of the adventure takes place in Britain and Europe (the Apollo—Athena line also being featured) as well as in Australia, most of the action happens in the Land of the Long White Cloud, New Zealand, as the authors explore incredible landmarks and their energy signatures. Beautiful colour photos and energy dia- grams enliven these pages, giving us the feel for the spirit trail: the giant Ra Kai Hau Tu stone, the Castle Hill rocks, the Brooklyn Tor and so many more rock formations that look like images of powerful ancestors, sculpted in their memory. At times in their travels the authors team up with researcher Gary Cook, who provides his own input towards this sacred travelogue. There's also a tie-in with mysterious Africa and the stories popularised by shaman Credo Mutwa. Intrinsic to the journey are Hamish Miller's partner Ba Russell and Barry Brailsford's partner Cushla as well as many other fellow travellers. This is a visionary journey into landscape dreaming. TACHYON ENERGY Environmental Safety — mobile phones, computers and microwaves. 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