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Updated Monday 8th
November 2010
For the first time ever –
the full story of the Crop Circle Phenomenon's early years!!
Crop circles represent one of the most
important, enigmatic and mystifying unsolved mysteries of our time. Debate and controversy
continues to rage over the true origins of the markings found swirled into fields of
growing crops and grasses every year. The media often ridicule them, believers worship
them, the unwise scoff and renowned scientists study them but as
yet there is no overall theory as to just how they appear, or why. There has also always
been the tacit assumption by many that it is a purely late 20-Century phenomenon.
One of the key problems is the debate over hoaxing. Not only are the claims of alleged
hoaxers found to be highly dubious, but also the sheer scale of the phenomenon shows the
circles to be anything other than a practical joke.
This is where The Secret History comes in.
This highly informative and important new book proves beyond any doubt that crop circles
have been appearing in one form or another for not only a few decades, but also centuries
and probably millennia. Over three hundred historical cases are discussed and analysed,
offering conclusive evidence that the circles are anything but a joke. Some eye witnesses
who report having watched circles forming are also examined in this very comprehensive
text.
Supported by numerous diagrams and photographs, a foreword by Andy Thomas (author of Vital Signs), Terry Wilson's book is one of the most
important works ever written on the crop circle phenomenon. With reports from Africa,
Asia, The Americas, Australasia, Europe and even Oceania, the reports range through such
diverse crops as tobacco, cereals, trees, strawberries, Canola, potatoes, Brussels
sprouts, sugar cane and even broad beans the reader is surprised at almost every page by
the diversity of related events and the depth of research that is self evident in Terry
Wilson's work.
Did you know for example that more than six time trees have been involved as the medium in
circle events? Did you know that Hawaii has had a crop circle, let alone Kenya and
Nigeria? Did you know that prior to 1980 more than 60% of crop circles involved grass,
scrub or reeds? Is this factor still true of today's crop circles and are we all looking
in the wrong direction and thereby missing some 300 events every year in England alone??
Did you know that the famous Hertfordshire 'Mowing Devil' was busy in Leicestershire too
during the 17th Century? Did you know that the French church was wrestling with this
problem at Lyon in 9th Century? Did you know that there are biblical references to what
may be crop circles, or that some believe that Neolithic man may well have built some
henges to commemorate a particular spot visited by such phenomenon? Is it just a
co-incidence then that these sites are often close to modern crop circle events to this
very day?
Although only 298 case studies are listed, these encompass some multiple events and the
book refers to some 400 or more crop circles prior to 1980. There is then a brief
overview of events during recent years, although the research paper on these will have to
wait for someone brave enough to pick up where Terry left off!
Published in a very limited edition by the Centre for Crop Circle Studies (CCCS), it is in A5 format, limp bound, 160 pages and costs
just £7.99 plus postage and packing. (See below for this) ISBN 0 906290 7 10 and is
available from CCCS (to whom payment should be
made) at:
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Or order from your local bookstore. Cheques or International Money Orders in Sterling
please. £1 = $2 to cover admin and bank charges.
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