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REVIEWS REVIEWS ¢ paranormal with a more discerning view, says McLuhan in his thoughtful, well-balanced work that touches on deeply spiritual elements and offers an enlightened way forward. natural fission reaction: the ore bodies containing these oxides were infiltrated by water, went critical and caused a thermal neutron reaction with fallout that rained down and caused the end of life on Mars. Debris patterns can be seen radiating rom a site in the northwest of Mare Acidalium. He hypothesises that the event was probably triggered by a change in groundwater distribution related to a global cooling event, and hat it would have produced an energy release equal to the impact of a 70-kilometre-diameter asteroid. Mars is an undeniable teacher for us Earthlings, and it has much to say about the cosmos, too, according to Dr Brandenburg in his controversial, well-illustrated book. RANDI'S PRIZE by Robert McLuhan Matador, UK, 2010 ISBN 978-1-84876-494-I (418pp pb) Avail: www.troubador.co.uk/matador reelance journalist and former Guardian foreign correspondent Robert McLuhan is well suited to writing a book on the paranormal: he's been a member of the UK Society for Psychical Research for nearly two decades. McLuhan in his book's title refers to the Canadian stage magician James Randi, who, back in the 1960s, put up a million dollars for anyone who can convince him that they have psychic powers— a prize that no one has yet claimed. McLuhan argues that sceptics like Randi have too much sway when they debunk the paranormal: they have a negative influence on scientific and public opinion and yet they understand little about what they're debunking. Scientific researchers who do explore paraphysical phenomena have indeed found anomalies worthy of further study, but the sceptics explain away these anomalies as being due to fraud or an overactive imagination. Consequently, science and society lose out and the messengers are denigrated. It's time to replace our broad culture of disbelief in the LIFE AND DEATH ON MARS: The New Mars Synthesis by John Brandenburg, PhD AUP, Kempton, IL, USA, 20II ISBN 978-1-935487-36-4 (275pp tpb) Avail: adventuresunlimitedpress.com Mic of what science understands about Mars is wrong, says US astrophysicist Dr John Brandenburg. Life once thrived on Mars in a similar way to on Earth, and quite possibly even seeded life on Earth via crashed meteorites. However, in its long history, Mars experienced two major catastrophes: one by ice, from which ife did re-emerge, and one by fire, rom which it did not. Before Dr Brandenburg gets to the core of his argument, he highlights what Mars has meant to humanity through the ages, embraced in mythology and even in modern military symbology. One of the unexplained discoveries about Mars is the presence of a xenon isotype in the atmosphere and an abundance of uranium and thorium on the surface. Dr Brandenburg posits that these elements are the products of a JOMM RRA MDEMRURG PH.D 2012: The Transformation DVD What is it? Where are We going? $24.50 Post Paid Get ready for a breath-taking expose on this world-wide phenomenon about the year 2012, in particular December 21 2012. In this 2012- The Transformation culmination of works, you will see some of the finest people in the Mayan Cosmology, and 2012 related material. Subjects covered here are: The Mayan Calendar, 2012 and 5D Earth, DNA Upgrade, the Shift and Ascension, Volunteer Souls, Frequency, Dimensions and the Separating of Earth by Dolores Cannon. Welcome to Evolution 2012 by MD0206. Maya Calendar Explained by lan Xel Lungold. Amazing Crop Circle Reveals a 2012 Prophesy by unknown Author. Banking Collapse Announces the Beginning of the Golden Age, and Are You ready to go Home to 5D Earth by Maya12-21-2012.Com. Finally, we have actor and singer Will Smith with a thought-provoking “idea”, that | believe will take mankind to the next step of our Evolution come 2012/2013, titled ‘Metaphysics and Alchemy; Power of Me”. Pal HD (High Definition) thr : 18mns Phone, Post, Fax or Shop On-line (with or without a Credit Card)! CHQ, MO, VC, MC, AMX accepted Transformation 2012: P.O Box 68, Sandown Village, VIC 3171 | Ph/Fx: 03 9795 2779 | www.transformation2012.net 2012: The Transformation DVD What is it? Where are We going? 70 * NEXUS APRIL - MAY 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com