Secrets in the Fields: The Science & Mysticism of Crop Circles

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Product Description Crop Circles. What Are They? Who Makes Them? Why Are They Here? They appear at night, complex designs mysteriously imprinted on fields of almost ripened grain. Nobody knows how they got there, or why. They leave the grain stalks in swirls, virtually undamaged. They exhibit mathematical precision. They demonstrate principles of geometry. They portray ancient religious symbols. Since the 1980s, some 10,000 crop circles have appeared, seemingly by magic, in England and 25 other countries. Each year the count grows, and the designs get more intricate, even fantastic. Governments tell us they're hoaxes, but the evidence shows that most are not. What is going on? Author Freddy Silva lives in Wessex, the four-county area of southern England that has been host to 90 percent of the world's crop circles. In Secrets in the Fields, he takes us on an exhilarating firsthand field trip into the heart of the mystery. Silva takes us to the scene of the enigma, before, after, and during the appearance of a fresh circle. He introduces us to farmers, researchers, scientists, mystics, hoaxers and debunkers. He tells: how to distinguish a hoaxed circle from a genuine one what the magnetic field disturbances might mean what time distortions observed at crop circles might mean how sound, light and microwave energy may be involved how a theory of music may account for their creation what the circle images mean Deeply informative and copiously illustrated, this is the most comprehensive look at crop circles to date. From Library Journal Silva, who has worked in graphic design and advertising for most of his professional life, conveys his keen passion for earth mysticism in this probing examination of crop circles. He examines the history of crop circles, human interactions with them, their probable implications, and, in a section that is alone worth the price of the books for supporters, their effects on our current worldview. Silva also delves deeply into the evidence for crop circles' authenticity. In arguing that they are transhuman events, he discusses the role of electromagnetism and its effects, UFO phenomena and their relation to crop circles, the relationship between crop circles and healing, evidence supporting psychic ability, and language's ability to affect information consciously and subconsciously (this section is sure to stimulate those who suspect that crop circles are a hoax). Readers may be inspired to reexamine preconceived ideas, as Silva's explanations are detailed and well researched and avoid technical jargon. Footnotes and an extensive bibliography encourage further exploration. Recommended for psychic phenomena or metaphysical and New Age collections in public libraries, and for collections including contemporary works on controversies in science and mysticism. Leroy Hommerding, Fort Myers Beach Lib. District, FL Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "The text is very thorough and provides one of the most extensive analyses of crop circles that I have ever read. ...A detailed and fascinating read, I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in crop circles." — James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review From the Back Cover For over fifteen centuries mysterious crop circles have been mentioned in academic and religious texts. But around 1980 the phenomenon went into overdrive and exploded worldwide, and with it the public’s fascination. A major controversy erupted followed by a pre-designed debunking campaign. But eyewitness accounts clearly tell another story—that a genuine phenomenon is at work, and the human hoax story is itself a hoax. Secrets In The Fields offers the most thoroughly researched, most comprehensive account of crop cirles ever published. For the first time, we are offered the complete history of the phenomenon, the anomalies that defy the boundaries of science, the source, and why they are here now. Illustrated with over 400 images and diagrams—includin