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the event marked a new level of hostility to souls also understandably drawn to witness one of the key mysteries of our times. Some new peace initiative may be needed to bridge the "croppies" and the farming community, although past efforts, disappointingly, have failed. Avebury Avenue, near Avebury, Wiltshire. Reported 17 June. Final view of the three-stage formation of 17-19 June, stage one of which was mowed by the farmer on [7 June. Image: © Olivier Morel (WCCSG) 2009, www.wccsg.com. calmed into a few pleasant but less distinctive efforts, with the exception of an interesting astronomical- looking configuration at Windmill Hill, Wiltshire, on 6 August. Two detailed and attractive mandalas seemed to mark the end of the main season, on 12 August at Wayland's Smithy and on 16 August at Tidcombe, Wiltshire. However, 29 August saw a new and large pattern in maize, once again at Wayland's Smithy. As 2008 saw a burst of September activity in maize fields, the circle phenomenon may yet have some late surprises in store this time around. A Quieter Close Beyond the scandal of the surrounding circus, July and August produced further impressive entries including a massive and beautiful six-armed starfish-like formation on 19 July at Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire, which distinguished itself, through accident or design, by having two of its arms truncated by its odd proximity to the field perimeter. By August, though, in contrast to the previous season which stayed strong for longer, the rolling momentum and symbolic ingenuity of early summer had notably Silbury Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire. Reported 5 July. Image: © Steve Alexander 2009, www.temporarytemples.co.uk The Strangeness Deepens Earlier in this piece I used the word “authenticity”. But what does this mean in the context of a phenomenon that no-one, after all these years, has ever managed to suss in terms of defining the source? Claimed litmus tests come and go as regularly as hoax assertions, yet no-one seems any the wiser as to what is really going on. An American camera crew who settled into Wiltshire or the whole season and conducted night watches and experiments, but also went out to film known human circlemakers at work, admitted that they honestly believed that by the end of the summer they would have nailed what was really going on, one way or the other. nstead, like others before them, they were astonished o find only ever-deeper layers of confusion and mystery. Despite various enthusiasts this year having taken many videos showing orbs, spheres and cigar-like objects lying over the Wiltshire fields, the crew didn't manage o film a formation arriving (the holy grail of circle research), but neither, after numerous watches with night-sight cameras in areas where new formations did appear, did they witness hordes of people wandering around with planks of wood. As such, they realised that something beyond mundane explanation was going on. One video, shot by researcher Winston Keech, who had his camera trained on the famous fields of Alton 62 * NEXUS -——— OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2009 www.nexusmagazine.com