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view. He noted: "..no mortal physical eye has ever seen it during this, our Round [a regular cycle?] ... In its present position in space, imperceptibly small though it be, the metallic substances of which it is mainly composed are expanding and gradually transforming themselves into aeriform fluids..." (Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett from the Mahatmas M. and K. H., Frederick Stokes Co. Publishers, New York, 1924, Letter XXIIIB, p. 167) what to watch for as a warning of a terrestrial emergency. Called the "Sacred Sign", it is found in the Mahatma Letters, and this forecast takes us back to Egypt: "When the Great Barabi [ancient name of the Sphinx] of Giza sounds his warning, prepare for great changes." (Mahatma Morya, Mahatma Letters, quoted in Passport to Shambhala, West Siberia Geographical Society, 1923, Letter 58, p. 79) ° That warning might come tomorrow or a thousand years This may pour light on the mystery of the "astronomical from now. Maybe the Sphinx's head will drop off or its body" and the "cosmic justice" that the back will collapse in upon itself. In all Temple Dialogues says await mankind seriousness, we shouldn't take these and which, in Eastern thought, are prophecies too solemnly, for hundreds deemed as the retribution of a collective of past predictions about the end of the world karma. world have not been fulfilled. Maybe If these events are to occur, or are to we should simply accept the logic of be repeated in a long, natural cycle, will H the famous American cartoonist there be early signs? Mother Shipton In all seriousness, Charles M. Schulz, creator of the (Ursula Sontheil, 1488-1561) predicted we shouldn't take Peanuts comic strip, who said: "Don't that a world catastrophe would be preceded by "a light in the sky" worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in these prophecies (Mother Shipton's Prophecies after the too solemnly, for Australia!" 0% most exact copy of 1641, Yorkshire, ’ 1989). hundreds of past About the Author: Interestingly, in 2004, a 400-metre- wide asteroid was sighted a great distance from Earth by astronomers, who labelled it "2004 MN4". In 2005, it was renamed "99942 Apophis", after an Egyptian serpent god, and it continues to be observed for the expected close passage past the Earth in 2036. The disturbing prophecies of Merlin end dramatically with a vision of the goddess Ariadne relationships with many changing the cosmic order of associations and_ societies things by causing "Venus to forsake her appointed throughout the world that have assisted his research by circuits", creating a new reality (Geoffrey of Monmouth, — making their archives available. The Prophecies of Merlin, adapted from the translation in Tony's previous article in NEXUS, "The Forged R. J. Stewart, Merlin: The Prophetic Vision and Mystic Origins of the New Testament", was published in vol. Life, Penguin Arkana, 1994). This is fascinating, because 14, no. 4. His series, "The Criminal History of the nearly 2,000 years ago Pliny the Elder noted that a great — Papacy", was published in NEXUS 14/01-03. flood once occurred on Earth because Venus had changed Tony is the author of several books: The Bible Fraud its orbit. (joshua Books, 2001; reviewed in NEXUS 8/06 with Maybe a natural universal cycle is in operation, and extracts in NEXUS 9/01-03), The Secret in the Bible consideration should be given to the possibility that Venus (Joshua Books, 2003; reviewed 11/02; extract, may one day reinstate itself to where it was before the "Ancient Cities under the Sands of Giza", in 11/03); Great Pyramid was built. If so, the Moon would then The Crucifixion of Truth joshua Books, 2005; necessarily escape the Earth's gravitational pull and return reviewed in 12/02); The Twin Deception (Joshua to its earlier orbit. In this scenario, Venus would then Books, 2007; reviewed in 14/03); and The Christ again light the night sky. Scandal (Stanford House, 2008; reviewed in 15/05). In trying to provide an impossible answer on a dating of Tony Bushby can be contacted via his website, a predicted cosmic crisis, we turn to Tibetan advice of _ http:/Avww.tonybushby.com. Tony Bushby, an Australian, became a businessman and entrepreneur very early in his life. He established a magazine- publishing business and spent 20 years researching, writing and publishing his own magazines, primarily for the Australian and New Zealand markets. With his strong interest in metaphysical subjects, Tony has developed longstanding predictions about the end of the world have not been fulfilled. these prophecies too solemnly, for hundreds of past predictions about 54 ¢ NEXUS In all seriousness, we shouldn't take the end of the world have not been fulfilled. www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2008