Crop Circles
Crop Circles

(Handy Marks Photo)
This massive 780-foot (238 meters) crop circle appeared in 2001 in the remote area of Milk Hill in Wiltshire, England. The elaborate design is composed of 409 circles that form a pattern called a double, or six-sided, triskelion, which is a motif consisting of three interlocking spirals.
Crop circles are an old phenomenon. They were already described in medieval books and newspapers. Just as the pyramids and old works of art, they form evidence for extraterrestrial visits to Earth, with the big difference that new crop circles are still being made regularly. And in the last decades they have been becoming increasingly larger and more beautiful in design.
Most crop circles are formed in the southwest of England, but they are found everywhere in the world. They usually appear in grain fields, but also in other crops, such as colza, corn, grass, etc. In rare cases they have even been found on ice, snow or clayground (1). What is noticeable when you're close to the flattened grain stalks is that they're not broken. They've been bent naturally, as though they grew this way. This makes them easy to distinguish from circles made by humans, which occasionally appear in the fields as a joke, work of art or even as an advertisement. The often beautiful formations which can sometimes have a size of hundreds of yards, are nearly entirely ignored by the controlled mainstream media. Not until 1991, when two English pranksters with the names Doug and Dave came forward and claimed that they were responsible for the circles, did the media dive into it and was the phenomenon concluded to be a hoax. Even when Doug and Dave turned out to be completely unable to reproduce these circles in practice, while in the meantime complex creations were still appearing in the fields, the media continued to remain silent.(TheGreaterPicture.com)
On the Greater Picture home page, they have cited the American scientist Pete Peterson, who said, "if you research the crop circle phenomenon and wish to find an explanation for it though mainstream science," you will find "there are many factors that cannot be explained through the work of man or natural phenomena".
These factors include:
immaculate patterns that refer to the highest forms in geometry.
The altered biochemical composition of the grain seeds and the soil.
The increase in the crystal structure of clay minerals in the soil, something that is "officially" only possible in sedimentary rock.(2)
The complex mutual weaving patterns in the flattened stalks. (3),(4)
The fact that they can apparently be formed within several minutes, even in fields which are constantly monitored (because all crop owners and farmers would like to catch the makers in the act).(5)
Some circles in the formations follow the uneven terrain. They are deformed in order to appear perfectly round from above.
The fact that farmers sometimes see steam rise from freshly formed circles.
The natural bend of the stalks, sometimes no more than four inches below the top (try to manage that with a plank!).
The connections some circles have with each other, even though there are sometimes decades between them.
The enormous size of sometimes hundreds of yards.
The small orbs of light and flashes that are observed above grain fields.
Formations that arise after mutual conversations between researchers, which clearly refer to what was discussed.
The radiation energy that is observed in the circles and that sometimes puts electrical equipment out of action.
The fact that, after the original circle has been harvested, a "ghost circle" can still be seen the next year(6).
When snow falls on a ploughed field, even after two winters, the pattern still shows, because that's where the snow melts last.
The strange physical symptoms that sometimes occur in people who have visited a crop circle, and which seem to relate to hormones. Symptoms such as a brief recurring menstruation after menopause in women, and increased melatonin levels (melatonin is created in the pineal gland and has a mind-altering effect).
The fact that there is rarely a failed circle.
The abscence of any trail of the culprits, such as snapped stalks or prints of compass-like instruments which would be needed for the circle patterns.
The fact that all grain stalks went flat in a formation, while others crops growing in between are still erect.
The phenomenon of two orbs of light creating crop circles as they fly after each other, as though they're playing a game with each other, has been seen in other formations.
In 2007 researchers left a number of different cameras running in a field near Silsbury Hill in England all night, including an infrared camera. Near morning there was a sudden flash and shortly afterwards there was indeed a complex formation in the field.
Esoterica:
Many documentaries have been made about the crop circle phenomenon. In one of these, contactee Judith, who heard from her extraterrestrial contacts how the circles are created, noted: It's the sort of physics we probably won't be ready for in the next few (thousands of) years. "Crop circles are made by the Arcturians, appointed by the Galactic Federation. The blueprint of a new crop circle is made on the Arcturian mother ship. These formulas are then brought into the energy of the Earth, and as soon as they enter our biosphere they turn into orbs of light and sound, which make the circle."
Other sources state, "Extraterrestrial visitors who originated from Arcturus and Sirius as the makers of the crop circles. The description of the creation process matches the process of making spirals in the air, as described by the members of the Galactic Federation who are channelled by Blossom Goodchild." Such spirals have been seen in Norway and China, among other places.
Why?
The question is, of course, what is the point of the circles? Just as with other things extraterrestrial visitors on Earth created, perhaps including pyramids and other possible constructions, is that they most likely have more than one function. Some formations may be meant as a message to mankind. We do not know what other functions crop circles may have, but various sources report that they are markings, and sometimes portray flags of extraterrestrial civilizations. Another remarkable fact is that they nearly always appear in places with lots of groundwater.

(Lucy Pringle Photo)
Ogbourne Down Gallop (Wiltshire), UK, 24 July 2009.

(Lucy Pringle Photo)
Silbury Hill (Wiltshire), UK, 5 July 2009.

(Thomas J. Sutter Jr. Photo)
Another triskelion crop circle. The symbol can be used to represent cycles, progress or competition.

LiveScience Photo)
This design of three flying birds was created on 3 August 2003, in the county of Wiltshire in southern England. The birds, which resemble swallows, have ever-diminishing circles trailing behind their wing tips.