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REVIEWS THE ORION ZONE The prophetic proclamations of the Hopi, by Gary A. David as have come to public prominence in recent Adventures Unlimited Press, Illinois, 2006 years, are also disturbing for their warnings ISBN 1-931882-65-7 (343pp tpb) about future Earth changes. Take note! Available: NEXUS offices; http://www. adventuresunlimitedpress.com CROP CIRCLES: Signs, Wonders and lhe ancient Egyptians weren't the only Mysteries ones to have been inspired by the stars in by Steve and Karen Alexander constructing their built environments. _ Chartwell Books, Inc., Edison, NJ, 2006 (© Arizona researcher Gary David argues in Arcturus Publishing Ltd, London, 2006) this "sky-breaking" book that the Pueblo ISBN 0-7858-2069-8 (192pp hc) Indian ancestors of the Hopi constructed Available: Book Sales, NJ, USA, tel +1 their villages in a pattern that mirrored all (732) 225 0530, fax +1 (732) 225 2257 the major stars in the Orion constellation. his beautifully produced, full-colour David is careful to point out that what the hardback bockie a comprehensive guide Hopi regard as a true depiction of their past (influenced also by the Navajo who migrat- to crop circles that have graced the fields of : England and foreign lands since the early ed there around AD 1500-1600) is generally a at odds with what white anthropologists 1990s up until mid-2005. The bulk of the have surmised. Having analysed geodetic more than 280 photos are the work of Steve alignments of Pueblo ruins, photographed Alexander, whose aerial as well as groun d- rock art, noted cultural motifs and utilised an based shots have appeared in every edition astronomical computer program to deter- of NEXUS featuring a crop circle round-up. The inspiring introduction and commen- taries are by Steve's wife Karen Alexander, who is a well-known speaker and writer linking sacred art, mythology and spirituali- ty with psychology and philosophy. She discusses the scientific findings to date, and explores the meanings behind the shapes and the age-old knowledge that they seem to encapsulate. She considers how these for- mations suggest "a means of looking at real- ity in an entirely new way", how they often appear near sacred prehistoric sites and places where there are aquifers or piezoelec- trical emissions, and how the luminosities occasionally recorded point to the possibili- ties of other realities or dimensional entities. mine ancient star positions, David has come The first section, on sacred geometry and up with his take on the fundamental princi- number, is illustrated by crop patterns that ples and purposes of the Orion constellation —_ exhibit geometries from 1 to 13: monadic as manifested in the American Southwest. circular forms to mysterious patterns incor- Orion was associated with the Hopi god porating the number 13, the number of trans- Masau' and has parallels with other mytho- formation. The following chapters highlight logical traditions around the world, and even —_ designs demonstrating sacred space, with Western secret societies such as the labyrinths, mazes and puzzles, knots, ropes Freemasons and Rosicrucians. Throughout _ and ribbons, spirals and spinners, forms of The Orion Zone, David discusses the mean- _ fe, mystical mandalas, heavenly bodies and ing of these Pueblo artefacts, including stone tablets and a star map/solstice marker petro- glyph, sites in Arizona associated with the head and arms of Orion, chakra lines and phenomenal celestial beings, and companion sites in the Southwest such as the Grand fractal forms, plus there are examples of for- mations from Europe and North America. The penultimate chapter features signs and wonders—formations that "have the ability to awe, astonish and push the very limits of perception and belief"—such as the 2000 Canyon, Chaco Canyon and Death Valley. Avebury Trusloe magnetic field, the 2001 The global Orion legacy, David maintains, Chilbol diotel fi d bi includes links with not just the ancient “4 ° the 3004 Silo: Mill fe inary Egyptians but the Meso-Americans and the ‘with > ane wi . Gin kK theandy peoples of the South Pacific, as evidenced ™l wine lik i otion reek motiis anc’ an by the vector of a planetary chakra line. He To: wingeie ~b ath ki . even suggests that the Hopi, or at least their he ot shook x reathtal The teen edo ancestors, were once a seafaring people who ™ the one book Is a treat. The designs do had escaped a world destroyed by flood. seem to speak to something at the core of our consciousness, as Karen so aptly writes. The prophetic proclamations of the Hopi, as have come to public prominence in recent years, are also disturbing for their warnings about future Earth changes. Take note! CROP CIRCLES: Signs, Wonders and Mysteries by Steve and Karen Alexander Chartwell Books, Inc., Edison, NJ, 2006 (© Arcturus Publishing Ltd, London, 2006) ISBN 0-7858-2069-8 (192pp he) Available: Book Sales, NJ, USA, tel +1 (732) 225 0530, fax +1 (732) 225 2257 his beautifully produced, full-colour hardback book is a comprehensive guide to crop circles that have graced the fields of England and foreign lands since the early 1990s up until mid-2005. The bulk of the more than 280 photos are the work of Steve Alexander, whose aerial as well as ground- based shots have appeared in every edition of NEXUS featuring a crop circle round-up. The inspiring introduction and commen- taries are by Steve's wife Karen Alexander, who is a well-known speaker and writer linking sacred art, mythology and spirituali- ty with psychology and philosophy. She discusses the scientific findings to date, and explores the meanings behind the shapes and the age-old knowledge that they seem to encapsulate. She considers how these for- mations suggest "a means of looking at real- ity in an entirely new way", how they often appear near sacred prehistoric sites and places where there are aquifers or piezoelec- trical emissions, and how the luminosities occasionally recorded point to the possibili- ties of other realities or dimensional entities. The first section, on sacred geometry and number, is illustrated by crop patterns that exhibit geometries from | to 13: monadic circular forms to mysterious patterns incor- porating the number 13, the number of trans- formation. The following chapters highlight designs demonstrating sacred space, labyrinths, mazes and puzzles, knots, ropes and ribbons, spirals and spinners, forms of life, mystical mandalas, heavenly bodies and fractal forms, plus there are examples of for- mations from Europe and North America. The penultimate chapter features signs and wonders—formations that "have the ability to awe, astonish and push the very limits of perception and belief"—such as the 2000 Avebury Trusloe magnetic field, the 2001 Chilbolton radiotelescope face and binary code, and the 2004 Silbury Hill formation with ancient Mayan or Greek motifs and an inner wing-like section. To see so many breathtaking crop images in the one book is a treat. The designs do seem to speak to something at the core of our consciousness, as Karen so aptly writes. Gary A. Dawved 72 * NEXUS www.nexusmagazi ne.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2007