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August 2005

NEWS, VIEWS, & SITES OF INTEREST*

NOTE: Italicized comments are written by the editor,

Hal Siemer

Art treasures under threat: Trashing Michelangelo

Haunted Places in the United Kingdom

BOOK REVIEWS

- Wolves Among the Ruins: The Prince Dethroned

This book evidences conspiracy paranoia by alleging that the Freemasons infiltrated the Vatican and corrupted the Roman Catholic Church. It is always easier to blame others than take responsibility.

-HS

- THE DEVIL'S BROKER: SEEKING GOLD, GOD AND GLORY IN FOURTEENTH CENTURY ITALY

- The Last Knight: The Twilight Of The Middle Ages And The Birth Of The Modern Era

Pope considering banning ordination of homosexuals as Roman Catholic priests

Presley kid becomes Scientologist

Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottom Walk, Indian Village and Western Theme Town

BTK pastor believes serial killer possessed

Pope Benedict XVI as theologian

Invitations out to spirit world

Retronyms of the Renaissance: Words devised after the fact

Grimm Reaper: Gilliam mines the fear and loathing in Napoleonic Prussia for fantastic cartoon-Gothic fun

The Hopi Indian Warning and The Flying Saucer Message

Gilliam on 'The Brothers Grimm'

Tom Cruise: I have lived before

The mysterious flight of Rudolf Hess

In Search of the Spiritual

Beer and Civilization

Goddess called in to scare off tsunami ghosts

As a boy Michael Palin was enthralled by tales of the great explorers - set upon by cannibals or tortured by frostbite

Daniel Home, “the first psychic”

Bodelwyddan Castle: A walk on the weird side

His legends of Lancelot, Guinevere and Galahad are embedded in our psyche. But who was Thomas Malory?

Ghost world: Spirited TV programmers are finding that their message is the medium

Neanderthals craved bison and mammoth

Punk rock legend and an ex-music journalist seek the Holy Grail

Archaeologists Find Ancient Treasure

Revered Dalai Lama still key to Tibet stability

From Pagan resurgence to Pagan global culture - Interview with Selena Fox

Book Review - The Third Translation

A Rockstar's Guide to Ancient Egypt

Pakistan's mystical Islam thrives

Ancient monk cell unearthed in Egypt

Queen Nefertiti returns to old Berlin haunts

A night in Edinburgh's haunted undercity

Ancient Roman temple found

Author of your own adventure

Messages Found in Incan Strings?

Monks run out of the world's best beer

UFO seen flying over Manitoba

Thirty years after initial case, town lays claim to American's most UFO sightings

Cave said to have been used by John the Baptist and his followers for baptism

Women Accused of Witchcraft Face Violence in Rural India

Ghosts and ghouls haunt the Web

'World Mystery Forum' 2005: Featuring many prominent speakers like Astronaut Dr. Ed Mitchell, Graham Hancock, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, etc.

In Tibetan Buddhism the deity "Tara and her cohort drink the blood of enemies of the dharma, prance naked on the bodies of those they have defeated, and join with male consorts in passionate sexual union."

Tara sounds like an ex-girlfriend of mine.

-HS

Da Vinci Code effect 'could spell disaster' for Rosslyn

Hollywood adds its own brand of magic to historic Rosslyn Chapel

Poor Indian tribe forgoes riches from sacred lake

A friendly haunted hotel

Da Vinci Code an original puzzle, judge rules

It's strange but true: Scotland is home to some weird places

The National Heritage Museum looks to broaden public awareness of the principles of Freemasonry

Back in time to achieve medieval flare

Mysteries and myths in weird Wales

Book Review - Past Sins: A Novel of Supernatural Horror

Book Review - Strange Angel: The Otherwordly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

Italian author claims paintings of pregnant Madonnas are linked to suppression of Knights Templar

Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto' to be filmed in obscure Mayan dialect

Child sacrifice found in Aztec archeological dig

Quirky Arizona motel offers chance to sleep in a 'wigwam'

The Sci Fi Channel Show 'The Triangle' Explores Bermuda Triangle Theories

Picture-mystery tour of Rosslyn Chapel

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