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EADIE formation UL al LA ou Sa rere WZ iS Spurred ringer Swathed circle Cruciform ‘Swastika’ By the time Circular Evidence was published, distinct positions were starting to emerge when it came to considering explanations for what was making the circles. To begin with, researchers had tended to collaborate, but as division crept in, relationships became less cordial. Broadly speaking, the division was between those who sought a natural explanation for events, and those who saw more exotic energies at work. Chapter 4 looks at theories in detail and how they have developed as the We have looked at the early days of interest in the circles and seen that there is good evidence that circles have been occurring for many years. The events of the next three years, 1989-91, are remarkable and deserve a chapter to themselves. References Circles in France and Australia are cited in numerous places, such as Dr Meaden's chapter in Crop Circle Enigma. lan Mryzyglod's investigations are described in Schnabel's Round in Circles. Dr Meaden's eye witnesses are quoted at length in his Circles From The Sky. Andrews and Delgado describe Simon Brown's references to circles from earlier years in Circular Evidence. Bob Rickard's article on folklore in Crop Circle Enigma contains information on the Mowing Devil. The events at Warminster are the subject of several books by Arthur Shuttlewood, such as The Warminster Mystery and also articles in The Cerealogist No. 3. Tom Gwinnet's observation is in Dr Meaden's Circles From The Sky. Practice If you live in a rural area, your local library could contain accounts of circles events, hidden away in old records and archives. Old newspapers and accounts of local folklore may be useful. Try talking to farmers/farming families/farm hands - they may have recollections similar to the ones described in this chapter. If you live in an urban area, try making research trips to cereal growing areas. See Chapter 5 for further suggestions about fieldwork during the circles season. Wo Wu SoS The evolution of crop circles phenomenon has. A full bibliography can be found in Further Reading and Resources. Local Research