[Valentin A.]

I’m interested in getting information about aborigines. Is Marol Morgan’s book Mutant Message Down Under realistic or only fantasy? What in this book is reality or could be reality, and what is a fairy tale?

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Name : Valentin A., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 54, City : Vienna, State : n/, Country : Austria, Occupation : forwarder, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[A.C.C.]

That’s what the aborigines of Australia have to say about Morgan and her book. Utne did an expose of her back in 1994. They found out she completely made up her experiences, her itinerary, and the degrees she claimed to have. More importantly, the aboriginal leaders state emphatically that nothing in the book has the tiniest bit of resemblance to their actual beliefs and practices. Others were quick to point out this book’s resemblance to another famous hoax, the ‘Don Juan’ books by Carlos Castaneda. Both are badly written fantasies with not the slightest bit of factual basis very cynically designed to make a load of money by telling whites what many of them WISH were true, that they could actually become the so-called ‘noble savages’ they admire in a patronizingly racist way without the struggle that life as an indigenous person is. See the Playing Indian question for more on this. Also try this link for the native view of New Age and why we regard it as such a grave threat to ourselves and our cultures. http://www.lakotaoyate.com

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Name : A.C.C., Race : Mexican and American Indian, City : W Lafayette, State : IN, Country : United States, Occupation : Grad student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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