Some time ago, I posted a piece called Discernment in which I stated my view - no, my conviction - that the Vesica formation of 6th June by the Kennett Longbarrow was not only a hoax but a remarkably poor one.

This is a recurring dilemma for me. The overwhelming lesson that the crop circles have brought me is that there are no certainties and certainly no Certainties; the phenomenon seems to speak of Perhaps, of Maybe, or of What If? I come away from these years depressed by those who are convinced of their unquestionable Truth and yet, here I was, offering my own version.   more »

Nothing has been posted for a long time and certainly much longer than I would have hoped. There are two reasons. First, this last crop circle season, my nineteenth, was by far the most astonishing I have witnessed. The most articulate, the most taxing and, in terms of its legacy, the most demanding by far. It has taken some time to recover and it requires much work.

Second, I finished the book I have been working on for the last eight years, Crop Circles: The Bones of God. The preparation of text, photographs and diagrams for the publisher was a lengthier task than I had imagined. I hope you can forgive me.   more »

An American friend, making bookings for next year’s accommodation at the Bear Hotel in Devizes, was told that they were fully booked for July 2009. “It’s all those crop circle people” said the bemused receptionist. I can believe her.

I have never seen such a crowded season. We have worked, I suppose, for a greater recognition and, now it is here, I must admit, it carries a sting in the tail. All those buses, all those X-Files ...   more »

I have heard the idea, from several different sources, that the galactic federation of our cousins out there have kept Planet Earth quarantined because of our lack of respect for life.

Now, this sounds eminently reasonable to me ...   more »

When I posted “Discernment” a couple of weeks ago I knew, deep down, that a can of worms would be opened. I did something I do not recall ever having done before in sixteen or seventeen years of writing. I stated that, in my view, a specific formation was man-made. ...   more »

First, matters arising.

In “The return of the Ratchet Spiral” I suggested that the length of the spiral path was 2,880’. I was wrong and, in mitigation, I did say “by rough calculation”. I hope nobody was seriously misled and I hope that you can forgive me.

Now, in a substantially calmer frame of mind, I have recalculated and the path length is about 2,298’. This is extrapolated from an accurate measurement of the centre circle diameter which was 43’. I would have liked to have walked it but did not. The ratchet-steps are 10’9” from centre-to-centre of paths. The spiral path, throughout its length, is 3’4” wide and the internal diameters of the ellipsis circles are 34’8”, 26’8” and 16’8”. I hope this information is useful ...   more »

Rereading my last posting on the Barbury Castle Stepped Spiral I realise that the overwhelming significance of Pi and its appearance now merits further discussion.

Before starting this I should report that there have been some queries as to the precise timing of my work. Bear in mind that both the spiral of the Barbury Castle 1991 formation and the role of Pi in the crop circle narrative have been twin obsessions of mine for many years. To say that Barbury 2 attracted my interest would be a colossal understatement ...   more »

In the middle of July 1991 I got an excited call from George Wingfield. He spoke of "the mother and father of all crop circles" and said it was too enormous and complex easily to be described. I quickly made arrangements to see this marvel ...   more »

Somehow, over the years an early crop circle (sometimes, but not always, the first) has seemed to offer a trailer, a harbinger, a prediction of the pattern and the quality of the season to come.

It seems to me that the lovely Waden Hill formation of 20th April carried those characteristics. Predictions are always dangerous but I sense that Waden Hill bore signals of future geometries and forms ...   more »

Steve and Karen have invited me to write a regular column for their website and I am both grateful and excited.

Since 1991 I have written for various crop circle magazines and websites. It started with John Michell’s Cerealogist (New Swirled Order), went on to Andy Thomas’ SC Magazine (Cornography) and transferred from there to his Swirled News website. That contribution was entitled, despite my vehement objections, The Voice of Reason. I was never happy with this title but Andy insisted that it was intended to be ironic. I bit my tongue ...   more »