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		Steven J. Waller Ph.D - Archaeoacoustics Were echoes the inspiration for cave paintings? In his book "Archaeoacoustics", Dr. Steve Waller describes his scientifically testable theory about prehistoric art correlating with echoing locations, suggesting sound as a motivation for cave paintings and petroglyphs. The cultural significance of echoes is shown by myths that attribute echoes to spirits. Dr. Steven J. Waller joins us to share his research into aninteresting new field in archaeology. Archaeoacoustics: Echoes inspired prehistoric cavepaintings and canyon petroglyphs
		Archie Eschborn - The Great Beaver Island Stone Circle and Map Stone The author of ‘The Dragon in the Lake’ joins us toexplore his research into an extraordinary ancientNorth American discovery: The Great Beaver Island Stone Circle and Map Stone. Archie Eschborn: Since finishing my book, ‘The Dragon in the Lake’, covering my five years researching the underwater stone structures at Rock Lake, Wisconsin, there were still a few leads associated with the Rock Lake enigma I needed to follow up on. One of our team members, Dr. James Scherz of the Rock Lake Research Society, was told of other stone structures on the largest island of an Archipelago in the middle of northern Lake Michigan. According to a Native American elder, the Rock Lake underwater stone structures to the south and Isle Royale in the west were all linked by ancient “Thunderbird Lines” to a large stone circle located on Beaver Island.
		Philip Ball Ph.D - Paracelus: The Devil's Doctor Paracelsus has been seen both as a charlatan and as a founder of modern science who wrote influential books on medicine, surgery and alchemy while living a drunken, combative, vagabond life. Above all, he was a product of his time and whose bringing together of the seemingly diverse disciplines of alchemy and biology signalled the beginning of the age of rationalism.
		Professor Jordan Peterson - Maps of Meaning Why do members of separate cultures tell stories with similar meanings? Why can't people with different beliefs resolve their conflicts? Are the claims of the religious and the scientific truly irreconcilable? Clinical Psychologist and Professor Jordan Peterson maintains that myth and science are complementary, and shows how the structure of narrative reflects the nature of the mind.
		Peter Marshall - The Theatre of the World Peter Marshall writes about his latest work, ‘The Theatre of the World: Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague,’ which has been published in the UK by Secker Harvill and in Canada by McClelland & Stewart (with the same title) and in the U.S.A. by Walker with the title, ‘The Magic Circle of Rudolf II.
		Tom Harpur - The Pagan Christ We would like to extend our thanks to Tom Harpur for sharing his article on “The Pagan Christ”. To many, Tom’s book will be extremely controversial. It is being grossly misrepresented on the internet and should be judged on its own merits.
		R. Avry Wilson - Out of the Green Sahara Joining us once again is Canadian writer R. Avry Wilson. In his article “The Green Sahara” Avry examines historical traces of the ancient Egyptians from a much broader perspective than is generally considered, taking into account dramatic historical changes in the African environment. Many thanks again to R. Avry Wilson for this intriguing article.
		Michael Cremo - Human Devolution We’re extremely pleased to have bestselling author Michael Cremo join us to share an article which offers a primer on his recent best seller “Human Devolution”. Michael is famous for his ground-breaking book “Forbidden Archaeology” co-authored with Richard Thompson. In this latest book, Michael looks at history and universe from a Vedic perspective and offers this as an alternative to Darwin’s theory. Many thanks for this appearance by our distinguished guest Michael Cremo in both our magazine and as a guest on our radio show.
		Robert Bauval - The Bernini affair We would like to thank Robert Bauval for his contribution of “The Bernini Affair”. This was delivered to us at a very busy time for Robert, in the midst of book project, and we would like to thank him for taking the time and effort to contribute this interesting article.
		Ahmed Osman - Tutankhamun's Murder: The Cover Up We would like to thank bestselling author and Egyptologist Ahmed Osman for his article “Tutankhamen’s Murder - The Cover up”. In this article Ahmed challenges the official conclusions surrounding the death of Egypt’s most well known pharaoh. Many thanks for this contribution to Ahmed Osman for this most interesting article.
		Robert Lomas - Why Build Three Mounds in the Boyne Valley? Dr. Robert Lomas has shared an interesting look at his the standing stones in the Boyne Valley. This is an original article that, once again, was generously offered by Robert in the midst of releasing “Turning the Hiram Key” - an extraordinarily candid work on his personal experience of Masonic ritual. Many thanks to Robert.
		Michael Hayes - Hermetic Genetics The Michael Hayes article “Hermetic Genetics” is an extraction of some of Michael’s writings from his fascinating book “High Priests - Quantum Genes”. In this book Michael has, in the true ‘Hermetic’ sense, integrated many different streams of spiritual and scientific thought into a coherent whole.
		Jaq White - The Cosmic Cycle and the Black Madonna English writer Jaq White shares her examination of the peculiar phenomenon of the Black Madonnas. Jaq’s article reveals a powerful and much more ancient symbolism expressed beneath the outer form of this unusual Christian icon
		Lee McGiffen - Maths of the Bent Pyramid Lee McGiffen, a writer from Australia, has shared a challenging article - ‘Maths of the Bent Pyramid”. This article exposes a series of complex mathematical formulas expressed by ancient Egyptians in architecture. In a search for the mathematical canon of the ancient Egyptians, Lee has discovered an archetypal pyramid to which later pyramid builders deferred.
		Dr Robert Lomas - The Impact of Ancient Symbols on Modern Humans Once again we’re very pleased to announce that bestselling author Dr. Robert Lomas has joined in this issue to discuss an interesting investigation he conducted on human reactions to ancient symbols. The results of the experiments are fascinating to say the least and reveal that we may have a universal appeal for certain ancient symbols that cross both the race and gender. Many thanks to Robert Lomas from Astraea for another generous contribution to the magazine and for his appearance on our radio show to discuss his best-seller “Turning The Hiram Key”.
		Jim Alison - Around the Antechamber in the Great Pyramid Last but not least, Jim Alison joins us with an in-depth examination of the complex mathematics expressed in the Great pyramid. Jim is well know for his research into the global relationships between ancient sites around the world and has an extensive web site detailing his.
		Deepak Battacharya - Seismic Activity caused Global Wobble Indian Scientist Deepak Bhattacharya joins us to discuss his article on the tsunami in India and the global weather effects surrounding this tragic event. We would like to congratulate Deepak for his recent award of a gold metal by the Engineering Congress in India for his paper on ancient science and architecture. Many thanks to Deepak for this penetrating article.

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All of us at Astraea Magazine hope you enjoy this first release; number two is on its way. Steve Nixon, Guy Leigh, and Kees van Dongen Astraea Magazine December 2006.

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