ondafritz said:
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I have a question for Mr Greenfield. I bought his book "Secret Cipher", and I was quite disappointed.
As I understand it, the idea behind the cipher is that one of Aleister Crowley's books, the one whose contents were allegedly channeled (Liber 33 I believe), is used as the "source book". One way that you can use this cipher is with the strange names used by the ufonauts (such as Indrid Cold). These names can be translated using Crowley's book and the result translation reveals the location where the next ufo encounter is going to take place.
Mr Greenfield boasts of a spectacular track record using this cipher technique to predict future ufo sites, and yet *not once* in the entire book does he explain the exact technique of decoding using this cipher, nor does he provide a single example of a translation (such as "Indrid Cold"="Denver, Colorado").
In fact, I was so surprised at the complete lack of a concrete elucidation of the idea which happens to be the foundation of this book, that I've actually gone back to read it a second time because I wonder if I accidentally skipped a crucial chapter. The entire time I was reading I was waiting for "the chapter" that would explain the whole process to me, so that I could go out and test it. And yet the book ended without any such explanation.
I bought the book because I find the cipher idea extremely compelling, and it is something that can be tested. I also really enjoyed listening to both of Mr Greenfield's interviews. However after reading the book, I really have to question the validity of the claims behind this cipher.
I'm in the process of re-reading the book right now. If I come across an explanation of how to use the cipher I'll let you guys know right away. In the meantime, I'd like to hear a review of his book from anyone else on the forum who's actually read it. Specifically if you have an answer to my question: What is the decoding technique using this cipher, and what are some examples of decoded names, specifically ones that we all might be familiar with in ufology lore?
Perhaps Mr Greenfield can describe these things himself. That would be ideal.