Amazon Beaming

In 1987 three men met on a boat on the Amazon. The three men were: Petru Popescu, a writer, Jean-Michel Cousteau, a photographer and Loren McIntyre, an explorer for National Geographic Magazine. During the voyage, Loren spoke of his travels.

Loren had discovered the true source of the Amazon River. He accomplished this in 1971. During that expedition he was captured by the Mayoruna, locally known as the Cat People. Popescu was inspired and wrote a fantastic book called Amazon Beaming. It is a strange and magical story. This primitive tribe communicated telepathically. Loren became involved in the tribe's attempt to reach the beginning of time. The experience changed McIntyre.

I believe that this book has the power of change. This is its worth. In a literary sense, Popescu has been compared to Joseph Conrad. English is not his first language but he writes it excellently. Petru wrote this book from notes, tape recordings and from articles. The whole is more than the sum of these parts. Some passages were written in the first person. This serves to make the action more immediate to the reader. This approach would certainly not be condoned by a writing teacher. There are many fascinating experiences that people carry inside their heads, hearts and souls. These would never be shared if writers were not willing to lend their talent.

Bravo! Petru and Loren. Their book is another answer to the question: Why do men climb mountains? After I read the book, I went to my local sauna. I spoke about the book to a man there. A grand conversation began. All the men and women in the sauna participated. After the sauna we continued the discussion. The topics included communication, language development and aboriginal culture. I wager that half of those people stopped at a library or a bookstore afterward.

That is the mark of a good book. It induces hunger. Amazon Beaming will do just that. You might try telepathic communication for yourself. Aldous Huxley tells us that humans have an array of civilization-induced chemical filters. The purpose of these filters is to trap useless information so we will not be overwhelmed by sensory input. When our environment becomes less natural, these filters become stronger. Only information that is pertinent to the acquisition of our basic needs is allowed.

More sensory input is needed to accomplish these tasks in a primitive environment. Drugs that are ingested in order to gain visions are a chemical method of removing some of the filters of the urban man. That they may become aware of information they do not usually have access to. Aboriginal people are very comfortable with this extra information. In fact, they require it for survival.

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