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On June 28, the crop circle pictured was reported near Avebury, Wiltshire. The circle seems to resemble the interior of the nearby West Kennett Long Barrow, which was built before Stonehenge and used as a burial chamber until around 2500 BC. The barrow's side chamber architecture occurs within an exact isosceles triangle, which may be connected to the precise geometry of the crop circle's design. Zef Damen has produced a geometric reconstruction of the formation worth examining.

 

On July 4, a 200-foot crop circle was reported near a Swiss airforce base. The pristine circle was discovered from the air and shows no signs of foot traffic in the first photographs from the site.


On July 7, a strikingly textural crop circle of lines and squares was reported near Cherhill, Wiltshire.

 

Those interested in the geometry of crop circles may enjoy the examination of a 1999 crop circle that appears to depict an "unfolded," flattened octahedron, available here. A striking library of recent images is available at Temporary Temples.

 

Here are some additional photos of this year's circles:

 


 

 

Photographs by Steve Alexander used by permission.

Comments

A New Sense of Space

Submitted by Talat Jonathan Phillips on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 12:31.
Seems to me like the most recent circles have all been about rethinking our ideas of space on some level. Could there be other dimensions of reality just around the corner. This recent one makes me think someone's trying to clue us in on the spiritual/mathematical secrets of the universe. I just hope we find out the who, what, and why while I'm still around.

absolutely

Submitted by Kal Cobalt on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 16:13.
I think you're dead-on. The 3-D circles from last year were pretty intense and quite intelligent. I'll be posting some of the analysis (which supports your sense) as time goes on. While the theories vary as to what the circles seem to say -- dimensions? schematics? coordinates? calendars? -- the one thing everyone can seem to agree on is that they are so precise and organized as to seem to be communication of some sort.

Professionals?

Submitted by Jennifer Flynn on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 21:30.
I'm curious if any of the circle making groups have claimed any of the more geometrically fashioned designs. I love the analysis of the west kennett design. For some reason the first thing that comes to mind in seeing this design is sound.

Good question

Submitted by Kal Cobalt on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 23:44.

After some digging around, I found this Circlemaker article which in part refers to a triangular formation they were commissioned to make a few years ago. The article includes photographs of the finished crop circle and a geometric breakdown.

It's interesting

Submitted by Sorcha on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 00:58.
to look at just the photos of circles and try to speculate which are man-made and which are genuine. To me, and I'm no authority, the ones that "feel" real are the ones that lack the sort of mirror symmetry that's instinctive to humans. There's grace to them, and logic, and rhythm, but not a symmetry that our conscious brains understand. We connect to them, I think, on a deep level that many of us can't readily access.

Agreed

Submitted by Kal Cobalt on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 01:06.
I used to really frustrate myself by trying to determine "definitively" which were manmade and which were not. I think Whitley Strieber's theory about the "Isaac" document is applicable here -- that even manmade designs/hoaxes may have their inspiration in buried memories or other inspiration beyond this realm. So perhaps all of them are of spiritual value in some way.

It's the message that counts

Submitted by Melinda Wenner on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 23:40.
A close friend of mine has always argued that the question of who or what constructs these circles is irrelevant. It doesn't matter who the messenger is, as long as the message is being broadcast loud and clear. He believes that we can all, on some level, connect with the information coded in these shapes, even if we don't consciously realize it, and no matter how or why the shapes got there in the first place. I'm inclined to agree with him. Thanks for the post.

Agreed

Submitted by Kal Cobalt on Fri, 07/13/2007 - 00:32.

Indeed, it may be even more astonishing if manmade circles cause the electromagnetic fluctuations, changes in crops for 3+ years, and physical/emotional/spiritual alterations in those who enter the circles.

 

I visited the Circlemakers site for the first time recently, and was surprised to find that they are passionately forthcoming about the unexplained phenomena they have witnessed while making circles. I agree that something is happening, regardless of the messenger.

Spinning Crop Circles

Submitted by Fuzzfoot on Fri, 07/13/2007 - 01:25.
I have recently seen footage from a researcher named C. A. Topalian who has made a remarkable breakthrough by spinning the crop circles to uncover their hidden meaning. Apparently most authentic crop circles, when spun at the proper speed, reveal to the eye patterns that further illuminate or confound. Most seem to amount to spirals or pentagrams, though human faces and 3d images of constellation maps have also been seen. I thought this could help differentiate the real vs. "custom" circles. Or explain why some seem to "resonate" with the subconscious more than others.

Wow

Submitted by Kal Cobalt on Fri, 07/13/2007 - 22:20.
Could you please provide a link to these findings? I'm fascinated.

Round And Round (What Goes Around Comes Around)

Submitted by Fuzzfoot on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 23:07.

http://www.youtube.com/user/keystoner

 

Not the most hi-fi thanks to wacky compression on YouTube. Apparently he did a version in 2nd Life that's supposed to be higher quality. I haven't seen it, yet. I find my 1st Life challenging enough!

 

Hope this helps!

Chris

Ooh! More!

Submitted by Fuzzfoot on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 23:18.

http://www.mountbaldy.com/store/index.php?content=morphic

 

Different researchers, same results. They had good top-down drawings that they put on a turntable, which seems to help. Seems like you could do this at home with a record player!

 

Chris