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REVIEWS ©& Thomas has diligently carried on this task While Silva, like other researchers, can B oO oO K Ss with the aid of fellow researchers and a only speculate on the identity of the 7 group of intrepid aerial photographers (see Circlemakers, he leaves us in no doubt that Reviewed by Ruth Parnell website http://www.swirlednews.com). they exhibit a high degree of intelligence VITAL SIGNS There are over 260 colour and b&w images _—_ and demonstrate a profound grasp of univer- by Andy Thomas here, and the foreword is by Mike Leigh, sal mathematical and geometrical principles. SB Publications, UK, 1998, revised and film director and former "closet croppie". He exposes the hoaxers and debunkers, and updated 2002: Fro ltd USA, 2002 There's also an extensive bibliography. enlightens us to the beautiful mathematical SBN 05770-2565 (UK) (1 92) tpb); If you're a newcomer to the field and may _ proportions embodied in the cereal creations 1-58394-069-03 (USA) (192 eb PD); have seen the Hollywood film Signs, then and their relationships with sacred land- Price: 14 05 + {i a) Ch Pek los 5 this book could be vital to your education. marks, ley lines and even the local guardian : . ; on spirits. Silva taps into the "acoustical alche- ° se Sruseeha elsewhere; SECRETS IN THE FIELDS: The Science my" that is integral to the shapes, and he _ Availabilit - UK—Vital Signs, 13 and Mysticism of Crop Circles shows how the designs have resonance with Hly: gns, ” by Freddy Silva the symbols of ancient cultures and secret Downsview Cottages, Cooksbridge, East chi societies. He also investigates the theories ; . Hampton Roads Publishing, USA, 2002 : ° Sussex BN8 4TA, website http://www. ISBN 1-57174-322-7 (332pp tpb} that music and sound, light and microwave vitalsignspublishing.co.uk; UK/Europe— 5 aa: : : . energy are involved in their creation. The NEXUS offices: USA—Frog Ltd Price: A$46.00; NZ$66.95; £16.95; Euro hi . lisht coh . hitos//tnww-nojthatlanticb2oke, 25,90; US$19.95 (US$14.00 on the Web) eee oan eee overs ttp://www.northatlanticbooks.com rae - lights balls and electromagnetic interference . Availability: Australia—Gemcraft, tel (03) A r [ The crop circle mystery deepens every ! reported by many witnesses all add up to ear, and 2002 produced a few more sur- 9761 5535; NZ/UK/Europe— NEXUS important circumstantial evidence year, P ; offices; USA—Hampton Roads, tel (804) . . prises. For those prepared to think outside Fi . But whatever the theory, the crop circles the square and dismiss mainstream media 296 2772, website hitp:/www.hrpub.com evoke a sense of beauty, harmony and won- claims that the glyphs are designed and der. They're irresistible and undeniable. made by hoaxers or "plankers", then Andy Thomas's revised edition of his 1998 book Vital Signs is a must-read, even if you have ppearing in the fields in greater num- bers and sophistication since the late 1980s—mostly in England but also in two dozen other countries—the crop formations inspire so much awe that they could well be SEC Ker the original version (see review, 5/06). the new temples of our times. Most who (Thomas contributed his perspective on the have stood within a crop circle would agree. 2002 season for our coverage this issue.) In Secrets in the Fields, researcher Freddy This new edition contains another 48 pages Silva, who's based in Wessex, England, con- and includes a selection of the best crop cit-_ siders why and how the crop circles might cle images (in colour) from the intervening _ have the effects they do on their beholders. four years, revisions on the earlier text and Silva has made a fitting selection of b&w updates on the chronology of the English and colour photos (many are his own) plus glyphs. These formations, however fleeting diagrams which he uses with rivetting effect. their existence in the fields, however scien- He explores the historical data, scientific tifically baffling and strange their effects on evidence, geometries and symbolisms, and those who visit them, are far too beautiful talks to fellow researchers and individuals and mysterious not to be documented, so whose lives have been touched by them. While Silva, like other researchers, can only speculate on the identity of the Circlemakers, he leaves us in no doubt that they exhibit a high degree of intelligence and demonstrate a profound grasp of univer- sal mathematical and geometrical principles. He exposes the hoaxers and debunkers, and enlightens us to the beautiful mathematical proportions embodied in the cereal creations and their relationships with sacred land- marks, ley lines and even the local guardian spirits. Silva taps into the "acoustical alche- my" that is integral to the shapes, and he shows how the designs have resonance with the symbols of ancient cultures and secret societies. He also investigates the theories that music and sound, light and microwave energy are involved in their creation. The humming sounds, light columns, moving lights balls and electromagnetic interference reported by many witnesses all add up to important circumstantial evidence. But whatever the theory, the crop circles evoke a sense of beauty, harmony and won- der. They're irresistible and undeniable. SECRETS i FIELDS, oy 4 FREDDY SILVA ‘y. NEXUS +71 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2002 www.nexusmagazine.com