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REVIEWS © ties in with the Earth's grid. It will be a new age of compassion and harmony where polarities, even spirit and matter, are fused in union. To help prepare us for this connection with the heart of the Great Mother, Dr Page turns to zodiacal archetypes and mythologies that hold the keys to wisdom and survival as well as transformation of consciousness. Dr Page's book is an inspirational journey into spiritual alchemy. map of the movement of the solar system, the "outer sea wall" representing the solar magnetosheath, for instance. Further, it serves as a metaphor for cosmic creation and evolutionary consciousness and is based on the most ancient of wisdom traditions. It is also a reminder of cyclic cataclysms known to the Egyptian priests—cosmic cycles that we'll have to adapt to in the future. Gordon rejects the present-day human- caused global warming scenario in favour of astronomical cycles that are beyond our control, but for which we can prepare. These cycles have meant that civilisations have risen and fallen over much longer periods than orthodox science will admit, and that human settlements have changed locations many times to adapt to new conditions. 2012 AND THE GALACTIC CENTER: The Return of the Great Mother by Christine R. Page, MD Bear & Co., Rochester, USA, 2008 ISBN 978-1-59143-086-5 (234pp tpb) Available: www.BearandCompany Books.com S ome years ago, Dr Christine Page met up in the desert with her teacher who dispensed Mayan wisdom on the future of humanity in relation to the much-touted December 2012 galactic alignment. This once in 26,000 years line-up between our Sun and the centre of the Milky Way began to take shape with the Harmonic Convergence of 1987 and, she says, will play its part until 2023. This galactic centre alignment has associations with great mythological traditions across the planet and is particularly associated with the archetypal idea of the Triple Goddess and her attributes of intuition, emotional creativity and renewal. Dr Page, a medical doctor who specialises in energy medicine, explains that our source of creation is the "Great Mother", the heart of our galaxy, and that in this auspicious time we'll have the opportunity to connect with and use the sacred spiritual tools that will be offered to us. This new world era will be ruled by the fifth element of aether and is symbolised by the 12-faced Platonic solid, the dodecahedron, which new wee Sy ene December 2012 galactic alignment. This THE RISE & FALL OF ATLANTIS our control, but for which we can once in 26,000 years line-up between our Th Jes hi t that Sun and the centre of the Milky Way by J. S. Gordon 2A aha Arana ara . Watkins Publishing, UK, 2008 civilisations have risen and fallen over began to take shape with the Harmonic san) 978.1-905857-43-2 (354pp tpb) much longer periods than orthodox Convergence of 1987 and, she says, will available: Watkins Publishing, science will admit, and that human play its part until 2023. www.watkinspublishing.co.uk; settlements have changed locations many This galactic centre alignment has www.simonandschuster.com.au times to adapt to new conditions. associations with great mythological n his new book about Atlantis and the traditions across the planet and is Tease of civilisation, John Gordon particularly associated with the extends the thesis of his 2004 book archetypal idea of the Triple Goddess and Feypr: Child of Atlantis (see 11/04) to her attributes of intuition, emotional examine evidence for cultures that creativity and renewal. preceded and seeded the ancient Egyptian. Dr Page, a medical doctor who He draws on Blavatsky's writings about specialises in energy medicine, explains geological history and the seven root that our source of creation is the "Great races (the Atlanteans being the fourth) to Mother the heart of our ealany. and further the idea that consciousness THE RISE & FALL OF that in this auspicious time we'll have evolves—without the need for gods and the opportunity to connect with anduse — ETs, nor Darwinism and Creationism. ATLAN TIS the sacred spiritual tools that will be Gordon revisits Plato's description of oo offered to us. This new world era will Atlantis and concludes that, though it be ruled by the fifth element of aether may well be an account of a cataclysm and is symbolised by the 12-faced submerging a continent thousands of Platonic solid, the dodecahedron, which years before, it can be understood as a = Amphora Fresh Water 2 Tohave your a Delivered anywhere in Australia Please Call; | A = — ~ 02 6685 541 ] veel ier flowforms.com q 74 ¢ NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2008