Aliens and the Unexpected by Rose Inserra (Rockpool Publishing) HB RRP $24.99 ISBN
9781925017489
Reviewed by Dianne Bates
The target readership of this book which explores
mysterious and strange real life occurrences is readers aged 10 to 14 years. It
addresses the question which has been debated for decades: are we really alone
in the universe? For others interested in unidentified sightings and in the
unexplained, author Inserra, an expert in metaphysics, explores a wide range of
strange phenomena, asking such questions as whether or not our ancestors have
connections to galactic visitors and why famous ancient sites are built on ley
lines and how they might connect to extra-terrestrials.
Inserra has really done her homework and has convinced
this reviewer of the existence in both the past and the presence of alien life.
She has presented so much evidence that it seems difficult to refute it, though
governments have done for many years. To start, the author says that
archaeologists had discovered strange skulls with non-identifiable human DNA
strands. She formulates the hypothesis that ancient aliens visited Earth in
prehistoric times – as evidenced by petroglyphs and rock art showing ‘sky
beings’ or ‘spirits from the clouds.’ Early fifteenth century Mayan texts from
Mexico talk about ‘beings descended from the sky in flying vessels… white men
in flying rings who can touch the sky.’
Quoting the story of the lost
continents of Atlantis and Lemuria, and other ancient sources, Inserra suggests
that aliens bred with sub-human beings to produce modern man. How to explain
the advanced technologies evident in the building of Pyramids and the giant
statues of Easter Island, for example?
The only aspect of the book which seemed to be
unsupported by clear evidence is when Inserra writes about the many varieties
of aliens which exist, ranging from the Pleiadeans (blond Nordic humanoids or
brunettes) with super technology to the Draconians, muscular and dragon-like
who are terrifyingly tall and corrupt and brutal. Other alien species mentioned
include the Greys, the Nordics, Lyrans, MIBs, Arcturians and Sirians. If you
want to know UFO hot spots around the world, the book names them, and also gives
examples of dates and places of claimed alien abductions.
In this fascinating and easy-to-read book, there is a
wealth of information which cover unexplained phenomenon such as crop circles, the
Bermuda Triangle, time travel quantum physics and more. Perhaps our ancient
ancestors did have connections to galactic visitors and modern man does have
alien DNA (this, suggests Inserrra, would explain the ‘missing link’ of
Darwin’s theory).
The book is well-designed with headings, sub-headings,
break-out boxes, and really interesting photos some of which show art depicting
UFOs. In The Crucifixion painted in
1350, a UFO is shown in the sky (a man sitting inside a sun-like capsule), and
there are two other photos of artwork showing UFO-like features in works painted in the 1500s and 1600s.
Children who are intrigued by the idea of aliens and
who enjoy a good read are likely to become totally absorbed by the wealth of
stories in this book. They are also likely to walk around
trying to convert others to the fact of life beyond Earth. And, too, they might like to
follow up their reading by referring to the bibliography of books, magazines and websites at the
end of the book.
Aliens and the Unexplained with
stories of bizarre, strange and mysterious phenomena of our galaxy is the
second in The Supernatural Series, the first being Witches and Wizards by Lucy Cavendish.
