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that are being met now, as belief-envelopes are stretched and sometimes burst, are nothing new: it has all happened before. It seems a shame that the lessons of the past are rarely built on in the circle world, but then the turnaround of incoming people on the curve of their own personal journeys with the crop formations has become so fast that the soul-searching that once took people decades now seems to complete itself within a couple of seasons or so. Perhaps time really is speeding up. Candidates are either spat out the other end, disillusioned and confused, or emerge matured, embracing the joyfulness of uncertainty. Either way, no one is ever quite the same after crop circles. But there seems to be no shortage of willing students up for the challenge, and the seemingly indestructible cerealogy-themed Silent Circle Café, now reincarnated in its third home, at Yatesbury, near Avebury, was heaving with visitors from all over the world throughout the summer. New faces mingled, spellbound, with the LN ; old familiars, both believers and sceptics, unable to stay Whitefield Hill, nr Woodsend, Wiltshire. Reported 3 August. away despite themselves. Standing with tea and cake, Image: Lucy Pringle © 2010, www.lucypringle.co.uk surrounded by circle imagery and memorabilia, | was something of a recovery. Though some of the latest everyone seemed levelled, whether discussing the __ Italian efforts admittedly seemed little more than rather unusually warm, dry season or arguing over which — unruly doodles, two or three stood out as being in a researchers might have been mind-controlled by the _ higher league. One in particular challenged even the best black helicopters or evil psychic entities this year. of the UK models, with a huge six-armed floral design From a distance, this little world could be seen as the arriving at Poirino, in the Torino area, on 13 June. With epitome of "fringe". But on the inside, it all seems to __ its outer edge delineated by small beads of circles and its tick over effortlessly with its own internal logic, — inner parts marked with delicate petals, this ranked for hermetically sealed yet somehow rather charming for all | many as one of the best of this year's formations. its storm-in-a-teacup = ; controversies. And there seemed to be no less excitement at news of yet another masterpiece in the fields than ever there was. Global Activity Around the world, the phenomenon did have a ife outside of England's ground zero—just. By ate August, the UK had been visited by a not unreasonable, if not record-setting, 57 ormations; but of 53 global formations outside of English borders, 22 of hese were in Italy. Italy has often been the closest runner, in terms of numbers, to the mystery's epicentre but slipped back in 2009 to just seven Windmill Hill, near Avebury Trusloe, Wiltshire. Reported 27 July. events, so this figure of 22 Image: John Montgomery © 2010 Whitefield Hill, nr Woodsend, Wiltshire. Reported 3 August. Image: Lucy Pringle © 2010, www.lucypringle.co.uk was something of a recovery. Though some of the latest Italian efforts admittedly seemed little more than rather unruly doodles, two or three stood out as being in a higher league. One in particular challenged even the best of the UK models, with a huge six-armed floral design arriving at Poirino, in the Torino area, on 13 June. With its outer edge delineated by small beads of circles and its inner parts marked with delicate petals, this ranked for many as one of the best of this year's formations. Was. NEXUS ° 61 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com