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The Yucatan Hall of Records Produced by Gregory L. Little, Ed.D ATAMemphis Archetypal Productions • Forgotten History Series 2004, 83 minutes, $14.95 Available from Amazon.com or AUP 1-815-253-6300 Reviewed by Brent Raynes In this exciting new DVD video documentary, Drs. Greg and Lora Little take us with them as they brave crocodile infested waters and a dense tropical jungle to reach remarkable ancient Mayan ruins near Piedras Negras, Guatemala. Incredibly they are in search of an ancient Hall of Records that supposedly contains the history of Atlantis and Mu, according to psychic readings of the well-known late “Sleeping Prophet” Edgar Cayce. The Little’s also take you to Cerritos Island, off the coast of the Yucatan, which was an ancient Mayan port with a man-made breakwater made from beachrock. Also included is remarkable video of a huge three-tiered underwater platform they discovered just offshore from Andros Island in the Bahamas, as well as the ruins of a possible temple site on the island itself. Included are special appearances and comments by John Van Auken, co-author of The Lost Hall of Records, and British researcher-author Andrew Collins, author of Gateway to Atlantis. In addition, the latest new discoveries and updated information can be found in this documentary, like the significant and recent finding of human skeletal remains in Central America. View this documentary and find out why the Little’s and other credible and authoritative researchers perceive these ancient sites and findings as so important to a much greater understanding of the potentially true history of our planet. The Little’s seem to be gathering together long forgotten but significant fragments of our ancient past. To ignore the evidence that they have amassed would, in my personal judgement, almost qualify as an act of criminal neglect. _______________________________________________________________ Templars In America: From the Crusades to the New World by Tim Wallace-Murphy and Marilyn Hopkins Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC • York Beach, ME 368 Congress Street • Boston, MA 0210 www.redwheelweiser.com 2004, 276 pages, $17.95 • ISBN: 1-57863-317-6 Reviewed by Brent Raynes The premise of this book is that nearly a century before Columbus, in 1396, Henry St. Clair, Earl of Orkney and Lord of Roslin, placed his fleet under the command of two sons of the Zeno family of Venice, and set sail for North America. In Canada, they met the Mi’kmaq Indians, and explored the northeast coast of North America. These ancient explorers were reportedly steeped in Templar tradition and spirituality. This book is especially intriguing to me as I met Laura Zolo (who is pictured and written about in this book), an ex-teacher from Italy turned world explorer whose yacht “7 Roses” was docked for a few months in early 2002 at the Florence Harbor in northwestern Alabama. (Times Daily, 02/23/02, Florence, AL) Laura had re-traced the ancient sea route of St. Clair and had visited with the Mi’kmaq Indians. We got to talk briefly with her about her adventure, and encouraged her to visit our Yuchi friend Tom Hendrix and his sacred Wall, which she did. In addition, this book details and pictures the mystery of the Newport Tower of Rhode Island (which I myself visited back in the early 1970s), the Mi’kmaq Kirkwall Scroll, the rock carving known as the Westford (Massachusetts) Knight, and another from that same area detailing a sailboat, and many other mysteries deserving further study and explanation. _______________________________________________________________ Tree of Sapphires: The Enlightened Qabalah by David Goddard Weiser Books • 368 Congress Street • Boston, MA 02210 www.redwheelweiser.com 2004, 222 pages, $18.95 • ISBN: 1-57863-303-6 Reviewed by Brent Raynes The author, both a scholar and practitioner of the ancient Hebrew Qabalah, explores the historical background of the subject and its worldwide spread and movement, and presents a variety of spiritual, meditational exercises that those interested may wish to perform. For example, the Building the Tree of Life Exercise is about using light energy in and around ones body and presumed aura which reminds me of the Hindu concept of chakra energy centers connected with the body. The book explores and explains the various physical, emotional and spiritual effects that these exercises and practices may invoke, and guides the reader through the various processes and explains what one may expect. _______________________________________________________________ The Magick Toolbox: The Ultimate Compendium for Choosing and Using Ritual Implements and Magickal Tools by Carl Neal Weiser Books • 368 Congress Street • Boston, MA 02210 www.redwheelweiser.com 2004, 310 pages, $19.95 • ISBN: 1-57863-324-9 Reviewed by Brent Raynes For anyone of the Wiccan/Pagan persuasion, this book is a comprehensive guide to a wide variety of the magickal tools and implements used in magick making. In addition, it explains how to care for these articles and how to best use them. Included are pictures of many of these implements, as well as detailed descriptions of them and their various uses, and descriptions of various possible altar arrangements. _______________________________________________________________ Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice by John Michael Greer, Clare Vaughn, and Earl King, Jr. Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC * P.O. Box 612 * York Beach, ME 03910-0612 www.redwheelweiser.com 2004, 271 pages, $19.95 • ISBN: 1-57863-318-4 Reviewed by Brent Raynes The authors of this book have prepared and presented here a kind of training manual on a wide- variety of occult/magick techniques ranging from tarot, meditation, ritual magic, Qabalah, and astrology, as well as various exercises utilizing skills of imagination, will, memory, and visualization. The reader is also given exercises to practice with on a daily basis. The authors appear to be quite experienced and knowledgeable in this area and present what seems to be a very detailed guidebook for the serious practitioner. _______________________________________________________________ Alternative Music Songs from Other Planets by musical artist Jon O’Bergh Available at: www.Amazon.com, www.cdbaby.com, And www.obergh.net Reviewed by Brent Raynes Described, and I guess accurately so, as a “cyberjazz blend of alien voices, ambient textures and extraterrestrial grooves that will take you on a journey out of this world,” we were treated recently to portions of several of these “otherworldly” chamber music creations by O’Bergh that were recorded on CD. The artist is a graduate of the University of California at Irvine, and has written and produced other musical works prior to this, which have received good reviews. This CD recently debuted on KFAI in Minneapolis, where it was said to have generated enthusiastic responses from its listeners.
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