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REVIEWS He also compares elements of the star- B O O K S map with the modern zodiac and ancient Reviewed by Ruth Parnell systems such as those of the Greeks, Egyptians and Akkadians. As for BABYLONIAN STAR-LORE astrological analysis, he covers this in by Gavin White more cetail in the appendices. Solaria Publications, London, 2008 rev White has come up with an elegant SBN 978-0-9559037-0-0 (321 pp tpb) resolution in his Babylonian Star-map, Available: Australia—Boomerang, tel and his findings shed much-needed light (02) 9889 3566; UK—Solaria, email ©” this lost ancient knowledge. blibintheblob@yahoo.co.uk n interest in Greek celestial myths set THE SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS Gavin White on a quest to find their REVEALED origins in ancient Near East star-lore. He by Vilim Kanjski & Hrvoje Zujic became stuck on first millennium BCE Grafika d.o.0. Osijek, Croatia, 2008 Babylonian cosmology but realised he would ISBN 978-953-244-047-8 (167pp tpb) ave to reconstruct the lost sta~map. Available: magnat@os.t-com.hr Tuming to incomplete sources including roatian authors Vilim Kanjski, an astrological tablets and entitlement stones, he inventor, and Hrvoje Zujic, an electrical came up with a representation that has much —_ engineer, have been researching Earth energy, in common with the Egyptian Dendera zodiac _ bioenergetics, paraphysics and other but with Babylonian imagery and "borderline science" subjects for many years. symbolism. In their book collaboration, they focus on pyramids, why they are constructed as they BABYLONIAN STAR-LORE are and how they interact with the landscape and the cosmos. But first up, they explain key points about the Earth's grid nodes (often the sites of pyramids around the globe), the planet's electric and magnetic fields, and how certain structures from Irish round towers to Egyptian obelisks and, yes, pyramids, tap the living orgone energy that flows from west to east in the environment. Giant stone spheres once served as miniature power plants to multiply energetic effects in the landscape and, like the more powerful pyramids, facilitate crop growing. Using clear diagrams, the authors show how pyramids are orgone energy accumulators, scalar wave generators, energetic oscillators and psychotronic communicators. The placement of pyramids is designed to facilitate energy flow through the use of sacred geometry based on the golden ratio. This type of atrangement can be seen in the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids, which the authors visited last year to conduct their own survey. Whether natural or terraformed, these pyramids act as energy oscillators in a thythmic pulsation according to the spiral laws of the universe. The tunnel networks and waterways undemeath the pyramids aid the collection of orgone energy. A fascinating study. In his book, which he notes will no doubt have to undergo revisions as he further refines his thesis, White introduces the basic organisation of the Babylonian cosmos with a zodiac that starts with the post-winter solstice and follows the cycle of seasons through the "Great Year". His ingenious star-map depicts themes important to the lives of the Babylonians, from farming and herding to seasonal festivals, kingship rites and beliefs about ceath and rebirth. Assisted by his own graphics showing the various archetypal gods, humans and animals that play their part in the gramd cycle, White describes the major stars and constellations in terms of their placement, name, symbolic meaning and existant star-lore. He also compares elements of the star- B O O K S map with the modern zodiac and ancient Reviewed by Ruth Parnell systems such as those of the Greeks, Egyptians and Akkadians. As for BABYLONIAN STAR-LORE astrological analysis, he covers this in by Gavin White more cetail in the appendices. Solaria Publications, London, 2008 rev White has come up with an elegant ISBN 978-0-9559037-0-0 (321 pp tpb) resolution in his Babylonian star-map, Available: Australia—Boomerang, tel and his findings shed much-needed light (02) 9889 3566; UK—Solaria, email _ 08 this lost ancient knowledge. BOOKS Reviewed by Ruth Parnell BABYLONIAN STAR-LORE by Gavin White Solaria Publications, London, 2008 rev ISBN 978-0-9559037-0-0 (321 pp tpb) Available: Australia—Boomerang, tel (02) 9889 3566; UK—Solaria, email blibintheblob@yahoo.co.uk n interest in Greek celestial myths set Gavin White on a quest to find their origins in ancient Near East star-lore. He became stuck on first millennium BCE Babylonian cosmology but realised he would ave to reconstruct the lost star-map. Tuming to incomplete sources including astrological tablets and entitlement stones, he came up with a representation that has much in common with the Egyptian Dendera zodiac but with Babylonian imagery and symbolism. BABYLONIAN STAR-LORE Gavin White In his book, which he notes will no doubt have to undergo revisions as he further refines his thesis, White introduces the basic organisation of the Babylonian cosmos with a zodiac that starts with the post-winter solstice and follows the cycle of seasons through the "Great Year". His ingenious star-map depicts themes important to the lives of the Babylonians, from farming and herding to seasonal festivals, kingship rites and beliefs about death and rebirth. Assisted by his own graphics showing the various archetypal gods, humans and animals that play their part in the gramd cycle, White describes the major stars and constellations in terms of their placement, name, symbolic meaning and existant star-lore. 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