David V. Barrett is a British author who has written on religious and esoteric topics. He is also a regular contributor to The Independent, Fortean Times, and the Catholic Herald. ^[1] An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islamic, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jain, (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Triple Goddess, Maltese cross, pre-Christian Slavonic Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that generally involve a faith in a spiritual... Etymology Esoteric is an adjective originating during Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from esôtero, the comparative form of esô: within. It is a word meaning anything that is inner and occult, a latinate word meaning hidden (from which... The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. ... The Catholic Herald is Britains leading Catholic newspaper, published in broadsheet format and retailing at £1 (€1. ...

The backflap of one his books states that he was an intelligence analyst for the UK Government Communications Headquarters and the US National Security Agency prior to his career as a writer, .^[1] The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is a British intelligence agency responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance. ... The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is the U.S. governments cryptologic organization. ...

Barrett is a regular book critic and his critiques have appeared in Literary Review, New Scientist, and others ^[2] Literary Review was founded in 1979 for people who love reading. ... New Scientist is a weekly international science magazine covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience. ...

He has also been involved in science fiction critique. Barrett edited Vector, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association in the late 1980s, and organized and chaired the Arthur C. Clarke Award for three years. ^[3] Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The British Science Fiction Society was founded in 1958 by a group of authors, publishers, booksellers and fans in order to encourage science fiction in every form. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. ...

Books

• The New Believers: Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions'', ISBN 1-84403-040-7
• A Brief History of Secret Societies: The Hidden Powers of Clandestine Organizations and Elites from the Ancient World to the Present Day (2007), ISBN 0-78671-983-4
• Encyclopedia of Prediction: Fate, Fortune & Foretelling the Future, (1992), ISBN 0-83178-195-5
• Dreams - The Predictions Library, (1995), ISBN 0-13230-947-5

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The New Believers, back flap
2. ^ The New Believers, review. firmstand.org (undated).
3. ^ Fortean Times Reviews (undated).

External links

• The New Believers book website