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Tales From the Time Loop Author: David Icke Reviewed by Theresa Welsh At neighborhood yard sales I look first for books. On a recent buying foray a title of interest caught my eye: a book by David Icke, that crazy guy who sees the world as one big conspiracy. Tales From the Time Loop is my second David Icke book. A few years back, I read and reviewed The Biggest Secret (see my review) and found it way over the top. If you are into orthodox thinking, you will not survive many pages of a David Icke book (and he's been writing and self-publishing his controversial ideas for more than ten years). It's easy to simply reject someone who says the world is run by manipulative reptilians posing as world leaders; that George Bush, Tony Blair, the British monarch, and many other prominent people are blood-drinking child-abusers who engage in secret rituals unknown to the rest of us. But known to David Icke. What? David Icke Maturing? Despite his seemingly outrageous claims, I found some logical and possibly credible theories in Tales From the Time Loop. I found that David has matured in his beliefs, now endorsing the idea that all is One and that the material world is illusion (or a holigram, as he calls it). While David's work defies classification (no, I wouldn't call him New Age), he seems to be arriving at the same place as many other seekers (yes, I WOULD call him a seeker). Just how is being part of the One different from uniting with God? It seems he is now embracing spirituality and, no matter what he calls it, it sounds a lot like he's found God. His latest book is called Infinite Love Is the Only Truth: Everything Else Is Illusion. The title sums up his latest ideas. David now accepts immortality of the soul and the existence of the astral world. He sees (as do other spiritual sources) that the astral world has many levels and is occupied by beings with numerous agendas and understandings of the universe. But he rejects the idea that reincarnations happen over actual earth time ("there is no time") or that life in a human body is a journey toward perfection. In Icke's version of reality, there is no karma, no need to make up for evil deeds or mistakes. Everything is an illusion. What is missing in his framework is purpose. Why does this illusion we call reality exist? Why are we here playing these games? Reptiles Rule And if the evil reptilians are part of the material world and they live in this "no-time, no-purpose" universe, why do they seek to dominate the rest of us? The reptilians are an ancient bloodline, originally from another dimension, who have mixed their genes with human bloodlines. In this book, Icke does give us a reason the reptilians must sacrifice humans and drink blood. He says they have a problem remaining in this dimension and they need human DNA to keep from shifting back to their own dimension. They sometimes do shapeshift into reptiles, and he quotes numerous witnesses who have seen them shift. He says world leaders are mainly reptilian and they carefully intermarry (and interbreed outside marriage) with others of the reptilian lines. But ritually killing innocents (especially of the blonde, blue-eyed type) and engaging in cannibal acts is necessary for their continuation, although it is not clear how this could be explained scientifically. Help Me, Neo, to Escape the Matrix In David's version of the universe, we are all participating in a Time Loop in which history keeps repeating itself. Everything in the Time Loop (our apparent universe as well as the astral world) vibrates, but Oneness does not vibrate. You and your world are vibrating and when you die and move from your current level to the astral world, you are just changing vibrations. You're still caught in the Time Loop, still living in The Matrix. And David found a parallel to this idea in the movie, The Matrix, which obviously impressed him much more than it impressed me. I saw both Matrix movies (were there only two?) and found them silly stories thinly built around special effects. Our personal realities may be illusion, but not in the same way as in these movies. I personally cannot take Neo as my role model. I continue clinging to the hope that the universe has more insights to offer than I found in these glitzy Hollywood productions. Critics Say He's Anti-Semitic - They're Wrong Speaking of history, I do not think David Icke is anti-semitic as some of his critics charge. He is absolutely correct in defending anyone's right to express their point of view, even if it is repugnant and can be proven wrong. David is not a holocaust-denyer, but he does think people have a right to deny the holocaust. If we had an intelligent, educated populace, there would be few takers for theories so contrary to tons of evidence. David also presents an interesting idea about the origin of today's Jewish population. There is some evidence that the Ashkenazi Jews (those who come from Europe) were at least in part related to a non-semitic people called the Khazars who converted to Judaism in 740 AD. They occupied territory that is mostly in modern-day Turkey. The significance of this (according to Icke) is that it refutes the idea that present-day Israel was an ancestral home to its current Jewish inhabitants. He says these Ashkenazi Jews may have no connection to the Holy Lands. He is critical of Israel and Zionism. He rightly points out how much of American and British policy always supports Israel no matter what they do, while condemning Palestinian efforts to reclaim what may truly be their homeland. An internet search showed me that there are other adherents to the "Jews as Khazars" theory, although they may be a minority opinion. What About the Bloodline of Jesus? Icke takes pokes at the frenzy of interest in the bloodline of Jesus (theories that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had children). He says the so-called Jesus bloodline is just part of the reptilian bloodline. Does that make Jesus a reptilian? In the previous book, he claimed there was no historical Jesus, so I don't know what to make of this new belittling of the Jesus bloodline. Since Icke sees organized religion as part of the Illuminati conspiracy that seeks to rule the world, it is lumped together with evil governments and organizations (the usual suspects: the Freemasons, Bilderberg, etc.). Voices From … ? But as the book progresses, Icke changes his gloomy tune and believes the world is growing in consciousness of the conspiracy. He sounds more like a New Ager in proclaiming that human consciousness will shift into higher gear and can defeat the Illuminati. He gained some new insights, he says, while taking a psychoactive drug, ayahuasca, in Brazil. This was his first foray into mind-altering drugs and he tells us he received a great deal of information, which you can read about in this book, from a voice in his head. Now I am not going to ridicule him for hearing a voice in his head because I have personally had a similar experience (although I heard only a short statement), and my experience did not involve any use of drugs. In my case, the words were profound and proved to be correct. But I recognize that we do not know the origin of these voices. They may originate within ourselves, or they may come from spiritual entities outside ourselves. In either case, we cannot be sure they contain any actual truth. Our own minds will present us with something we already "know" and astral entities are capable of deception or just being wrong. While David Icke may feel the voice he heard was giving him profound truths, I see no reason why the rest of us should alter our belief systems because of what David heard in his head. Defending Free Speech - Listen Up! This is Important! So why bother reading Tales From the Time Loop or any of David Icke's books? Well, for one thing, he is an original. Every culture needs a David Icke to shake things up. I don't know if there are any actual evil Illuminati plotting to take over the world, but I do know the world is headed for trouble with its endless wars and competition for the world's precious resources. How can you totally dismiss someone who has finally come to see that "Infinite Love is the Only Truth"? Icke is not a purveyor of hate, but his critics can be pretty hard on him. David feels we're living in a world creeping toward control and oppression of global populations in which free speach could be only a memory. I found his George Orwell references, as expressed in the classic novel of government oppression, 1984, appropriate. From my side of the Atlantic, Big Brother (the Bush Administration) is using every excuse to restrict American rights while engaging in doublespeak ("War is peace"). This book provides a nice review of the concepts introduced by George Orwell way back in 1948. I too am an Orwell fan. Check out David's website at www.davidicke.com. As I write this, David's website says his enemies are trying to shut him down and, if so, I hope he wins the battle. I want to live in a world where David Icke can say and write what he believes and where I am free to say and write what I think of what he believes. Icke's Style is All His Own Tales From the Time Loop seems a bit disorganized. It is a big book that covers a lot of topics -- maybe too many -- but it features Icke's own unmistakable sarcastic style. I found his constant misuse of the word "effect" (using it in place of "affect") irritating, but that's the editor in me reacting. The book has attractive and helpful illustrations, especially in the section on media manipulation, and there is a bibliography and index. If you're ready to read something totally outrageous (but challenging and maybe even containing some truth), try a book by David Icke. You can find his books at amazon.com, at used book sales and I've found my local library has them too. |
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