The Road Less Traveled : Editor's Choice
by Eugenia Johnson

"Alien Autopsy" -- Faked or Fiction?
www.trudang.com/autopsy. html#CONTENTS
A 17 minute film, silent and in fuzzy black and white, has been the subject of controversy ever since its release. On a morgue table in a small white room lies a naked alien (?) creature, with six fingers, bulbous belly and a long gash in it's leg. Surrounding the creature are humans in contamination suits, circling the body, slicing the chest and skull in half and removing the internal organs. Some people hope that this creature may be genuine, an alien life form on earth, evidence of the report of a UFO crash near Roswell, N.M., in 1947 and alledgdly covered up by the US Government. But skeptics believe that this film is just a clumsy hoax.

The video tape has become the hot property of the year and is a staple on Fox TV which doles out new clues on every episode of "The X Files." Selling in video stores like hot cakes, it will soon be offered by mail in 35 catalogs. "The Truly Dangerous Company" attempts to prove that the "alien" is a deception, by illustrating how you too can make an alien, using makeup books and mail order supply houses. The most convincing proof, however, is the grisly comparison to a human autopsy, illustrating blatant goofs in the video's production. Fascinating stuff, but not for the faint at heart.

Association for Research and Enlightenment Inc.
www.ip.net/are/
Edgar Cayce is probably the best known and most documented psychic of all time. Also a prolific writer, his many prophetic experiences are preserved in a way no other psychic's have ever been. The Association for Research and Enlightment, Inc. (A.R.E.) is the international headquarters dedicated to studying Cayce's work, and to archiving these psychic readings which cover more than 10,000 subjects. A.R.E.'s mission and activities are detailed here.

The organization offers seminars, publications and conferences across the country exploring health and healing, meditation and psychic development, reincarnation, dream interpretation and interpersonal relationships. A.R.E. is housed at Virginia Beach, Va., in the same building that was once home to Cayce's own hospital, and is committed to preserving and applying the wisdom and heritage that the psychic felt would enable human beings to experience a better life.

Destiny Starworks
www.t q.com/destiny_starworks/destiny_starworks_home.html
This startling astrological interpretation of O.J. Simpson's natal chart describes the former football icon as a powerful athlete, beloved hero and fallen star. It's matched against a natal interpretation for Nicole Brown Simpson, described as a woman who lived a dazzling life colored by glamour and violence (well, duh). Despite what seems obvious to us in hindsight, the frank discussion of this star-crossed relationship makes you wonder why more people didn't predict the outcome of this desperate union. And as science proves that the universe is more cohesive than we could have believed, astrology becomes harder to ignore.

Once a tool of the ancients, the stars were sought for advice on many things: wars, marriage and daily tribulations. Cleopatra used astrology to plan her campaigns against the Roman Empire, and rumor has it that Ronald Reagan wouldn't make a single state decision before consulting with his personal astrologer. If you're ready to take the plunge, Destiny Starworks offers a detailed approach to reading the stars, proving a powerful connection between your life and the solar system, and perhaps giving answers to burning questions like, "Am I going to win the lottery this year?" Natal chart interpretations, relationship overviews and transits are offered at moderate prices.

Hypnotica
www.servtech.com/public/hypnotica/
Get that weight off! Unload those cigarettes! You can, through self-hypnosis. Long used in psychotherapy and to combat an abundance of ills, some practitioners believe that your own efforts -- rather than those of an analyst or counselor -- can be a more effective means to eradicate smoking, control weight, improve concentration and memory, and to act as a barrier to pain. Dr. Chuck Henderson, a psychologist and author of several books and autosuggestion tapes on the subject, explains how you can use this effective science to gain better control over your own life.

But he warns that while hypnosis is a powerful tool for personal development, it must be used correctly. Here, he takes you through the proper steps from beginner to expert. Learn to experiment with age and past life regression, control jealousy, sleep more soundly, and develop a better attitude. All that is necessary is a little faith and a lot of determination. "I will not eat the hot fudge sundae, I will not eat the hot fudge sundae, I will not eat ..." uh, sorry! Just practicing.

Interlude
www.teleport.com/~interlud/
If you know that burn-out is just around the corner, or work has stressed you out to the max, place Interlude on your desktop, where every day just a couple of clicks could renew your spirit. This site, maintained by the Cybermonks, brings you the Thought of The Day, Meditation of the Week and other contemplative pursuits.Give yourself the gift of a few moments of peace, composure and renewal, like this gem culled from a recent visit: "Through our senses the world appears. Through our reactions we create delusions. Without reactions the world becomes clear." For those days when you just have to get away from the computer and out into the sunshine, the monks offer a suggested reading list for meditative reading on the go.

The Kooks Museum
www.teleport.com/~dkossy/
With your map in hand, get set to take a tour of the Kooks Museum, a repository for all things strange and unusual, right here under one virtual roof. Join "noted authority" Dr. Ahmed Fishmonger on an exciting cyberseas journey to the Seven Wonders of Kookdom and visit S.P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden, a concrete paradise and mausoleum somewhere in Kansas.

Along the way take a look at Houston postal worker Jack McKissack's monument to good health and nutrition, the "Orange Show," an effort that took him 25 years to build (and no, to the best of our knowledge, he's not disgruntled). After dropping in on the Hall of Quackery and the Hall of Hate, stop by for a souvenir at the Gift Shoppe, where there's a sale every day. No trip to paradise would be complete, however, without a glimpse of Honolulu's Kookmobile or a peek at virtual stacks in the Library of Questionable Scholarship. A kook salute to Donna Kossy, who developed and maintains this site and who writes with unbridled enthusiasm about kooks, crackpots and possible visionaries, while still maintaining high weirdness and a healthy mistrust of the status quo.

The Lisa Marie Home Page
www.docs.uu.se/~y89hb o/presley/lisa.html
Michael Jackson may believe that the Lisa Marie he married is Elvis Presley's daughter, but the folks here claim they have evidence that the public figure known as Lisa Marie is NOT Elvis's daughter, but a ringer. They maintain that the real Lisa Marie disappeared in 1977 and has not been seen since. Evidence presented includes "scientific" reports, recorded conversations and "exclusive" photographs.

Study the purported fake signature of Vernon Presley on a dubious will ("experts ... have indicated that the signature ... is forged"), or marvel at the words of Lisa Marie's cousin Jimmy Velvet: "This ... girl could have taken Lisa's place and Lisa could be over in Europe ... I know the snake that Priscilla is ... Lisa Marie hasn't been around for years ...." Also find an analysis of vertical facial proportion based on facial growth studies, and an age progression carried out by digital imaging specialists showing a very different Lisa Marie. We dare the National Enquirer to top this one.

The Original Tarot Web Page
www.facade.com/Occult/tarot/
Unbutton your bookmarks and make a space for The Original Tarot Web Page. This site has been giving free Tarot card readings since the beginning of Webtime, and they're not chintzy either. Offering several different decks and layouts, choose your personal favorites and get ready to enter a mystical world of prediction that is centuries old. Concentrate on a question and in moments, a deck of beautiful cards is dealt, and a reading performed which relates to the question you have posed.

All layouts are prepared with descriptive text so that you can better understand where and why the cards are positioned as they are. See The Emperor in your past? Chances are you've been dominated by a patriarchal, oppressive presence (or perhaps you have been the oppressor); dealt The World as your final card? Then perhaps it's destined to be your oyster, after all. Good fun for believers and non-believers alike.

Silo
www.xvt.com/users/kevi nk/silo/silo.html
Watch your footing here as you ease your way down the creepy corridor to the control room. If you fall and are injured, there may not be a way out! The total emptiness of this abandoned underground missle site exudes a lonely eeriness. Using detailed photographs of the rooms, corridors and entrances to these underground tunnels, Webmasters take you on a tour of a labyrinth relic of the Cold War, but you're off-site, out of danger -- radioactive or otherwise.

Entering an abandoned missle site is against Federal trespassing laws, and these Webmasters got caught (but not before they could process the film). "Do not try to enter one of these sites yourself," they warn. "Felony charges will haunt you the rest of your life! Even in the middle of nowhere, they're watching." But you don't have to take that risk on this virtual tour. Careful coming out, though; make sure there's no rancher standing over you with a loaded shotgun.

Yoknapatawpha County, Law Enforcement Division Evidence File
www.quest.net/crime/crime.html
Can you solve a crime? This Web site gives you a chance to pit your skills against the tortured criminal mind of a murderer. The beauty here is that, instead of being out there on the street with all the dirty little details, you become a virtual gumshoe, operating from the cozy repose of your home computer. "Detectives" Armstrong and Anderson keep you posted with up-to-date changes from the Law Enforcement Division Evidence Files in the hope that you can identify clues that will catch the killers.

Be warned: the site shows grisly photos of murdered victims in all their gory detail. (The squeamish are advised to put their deductive skills to work somewhere else.) In its ongoing search for perpetrators, the Sheriff's Office displays newspaper coverage, detective files, witness interviews and other updated crime information. The site all seems real enough, but just as Billy Faulkner perpetrated the hoax of Yoknapatawpha County on the literary world, we think these Webmasters have a few tricks up their virtual sleeves, too.