--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm having a very strange experience. I'm listening > to, and occasionally watching, a long (hour and a half) > video, beautifully produced, in which a group of > real scientists very convincingly prove that crop > circles cannot possibly be manmade, including via > chemical/radiological/etc. analysis of plants taken > from the circles, and the complexity of the mathematics > behind the patterns. These aren't woo-woo types at > all; they're dead serious, and they admit they really > have no idea who or what is making the circles or how > it's done, other than that it ain't human beans. > > (There is a discussion among woo-woo types at the end, > speculating about the extraterrestrial intelligences > who are creating the circles.) > > One of them just made the point that half-finished > crop circles, or crop circles with mistakes, are > never seen. > > At the same time I have the video running, with one > ear on it, I'm also reading material from the very > elaborate Web site of two British men who claim to be > the original circle makers, which contains detailed > information on how they go about making the circles. > According to them, there is now a small, elite > subculture of circle makers all over the world. > > But see the quote from one of the circle makers at the > end of the post. These guys started out as garden- > variety hoaxers, but their endeavor seems to have morphed > into something much more significant.
It's pretty obvious to me who's been making all those crop circles. Yup. Barry Wright. > > > "Scientists Prove Crop Circles Not Man Made": > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJJ-pPA2gL0 > > Web site of the original circle makers in England: > http://www.circlemakers.org/ > > The "About" section of the Web site: > http://www.circlemakers.org/case_history.html > > "Beginners' Guide": How to make crop circles: > http://www.circlemakers.org/guide.html > > Their book, coming out shortly: > http://www.strangeattractor.co.uk/fieldguide/ > > Available here: > http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0954805429/ > > From "Alien Lightforms," an essay by by John Lundberg > at the Circlemakers site: > > The circles have become signs and portents of our time, fuelling > Millennial fever. They function as huge Rorschach tests writ large in > the fields of southern England, deciphered according to the belief > system of those who view the phenomenon. > > I'm often asked why I make crop circles. It's a difficult question to > answer, there are countless reasons for doing it. Being able to > construct something that many people believe to be beyond human > endeavour is certainly one. > > The circles-prone area of Wiltshire could be referred to as a psychic > landscape. The location of crop circles within this landscape is of > great consequence. Seeing a formation put down in just the right > place in relation to its surroundings adds an extra dimension to a > formation; it becomes more than the sum of its parts. The proximity > of many circles to established sacred sites, such as Avebury or > Silbury Hill, only adds to this sensation. > > In 1991, Rob Irving described the crop circles as being "temporary > sacred sites." Last year, we created a number of these. Many people > visited them. Some came to meditate; some came to dance; others came > to decipher, and still others came simply to view these > huge "...cathedral-like floor plans." Numerous visitors reported a > diverse assortment of anomalies associated with these sites. > > I consider the circles we've put down to be genuine. There is no > intention on our part to deceive. > > Our work generates response, often from other circlemakers, and can > sometimes act to catalyse a wide range of paranormal events. I still > believe there is a genuine phenomenon, but I now also believe that > we're a part of it. > > Working backstage with the circles has allowed me to journey into the > heart of an anomaly. It's been a real eye-opener, as well as > providing a fascinating sociological insight. I certainly haven't got > the whole picture yet - but I've got a much clearer one. > > From "Alien Lightforms," an essay by by John Lundberg > at the Circlemakers site: > > http://www.circlemakers.org/alien.html > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
