Crop Circles Books

This is one of two first-rate books on crop circles and their implications for mankind that I recommend. This one is the "coffee table" book, with an absolutely sensational collection of clear color photographs that provide what I believe may be the single best collection of distinct crop circles at distinct times and places on the planet.

This book is however light on the text and the thinking. It should be read in conjunction with "Open Minds: A Journal of Extraordinary Encounters, Crop Circles, and Resonance," by Simeon Hein, Ph.D.

I am persuaded of three things by these books taken together and my various other readings:

1) The Earth is alive and everything on it is a web of life that has a global consciousness--the butterfly effect and the mind over matter effects are real.

2) There exist other forms of intelligence at least equal if not vastly superior to ours elsewhere, and I speculate from some of this reading that we are a "diversity enhancer" for a larger constellation of planets, and that we may also be failing a longer-term test to determine if we are ready for inter-planetary interaction.

3) There are, between books like this and the many very intelligent people that tend NOT to go into politics, clear possibilities for our rising to the challenge. We simply have not focused as a Collective Intelligence or World Brain, and we need to do so before we destroy our planet and our species.

Both books are almost mesmerizing.

When Andy Thomas' Vital Signs first came out in its UK edition in 1998, it was quickly seen as one of the best historical surveys of the post-1978 crop circle phenomenon. As a longtime editor of the journal of the Southern Circular Research group (now known as Swirled News at www.swirlednews.com), as well as a top-notch researcher himself, Thomas had been looking long and hard at the crop formations, from every angle, both inside and outside the glyphs. With great persistence, a feisty spirit, and often hilarious drama at such venues as the annual Glastonbury Symposium and the International UFO Congress, Thomas remains one of the fiercest defenders of the true crop circles, and a defender as well of the hard research that's been done on the phenomenon over the years. I'm happy to see that Vital Signs has come out in an updated version in the US, incorporating the glyphs from the intervening years, including the 2001 season. Readers unfamiliar with the first edition will want to buy this version, one of the best overviews of the phenomenon.

Vital Signs begins with a painstaking presentation of the ground-level data, including the unusual layering and swirls of the downed crop, while providing important details of the scientific work that's been done analyzing the effects on the stalks and soil, establishing the reality of the phenomenon beyond all the hoaxing. It then goes elaborately into what's seen from up above: the pictorial shapes and beautiful geometries, uncovering the mathematics encoded in the shapes. Along the way, we also learn of the strange balls of light (BOLs) seen hovering over the fields and of the effects of crop circle energies on electronic equipment and the biological systems of humans and animals. We're treated too to eyewitness accounts of crop circles forming, including the important recent case in Amsterdam when Nancy Talbott-a key scientific researcher and member of the BLT Research Team-along with Robbert van der Broeke, saw three powerful tubes of light descend into a bean field outside the van der Broeke home, only to discover a few minutes later that a structured crop circle had appeared in the field. It's stories like these that lead one to believe that crop circles are a key part of the worldwide UFO phenomenon.

One of the great strengths of Vital Signs is the year-by-year chronology it provides, as well as the beautiful photographic gallery that accompanies the text, including a central color section. It's a chronicle that not only describes the fascinating evolution of the crop formations over the years, but also the rabid atmosphere of controversy that has grown up around them: are they manmade, anomalous, or a mixture of both? How can you tell the real from the hoaxed and what's the percentage of each? Are the simple ones the true phenomenon, or are some of the more complex formations real as well? As Thomas juggles the assertions and denials on both sides of the fence-as well as the natural, supernatural, and ufological theories as to how they're made-what finally emerges is that, if any of them are not manmade (and much evidence supports the idea that many, perhaps most of them are not), then we have a genuine mystery that's growing in scope around the world. However, it's only ongoing, careful research that has the power to cut through the fog of disinformation. Vital Signs is a great introduction for those confronting the crop circles for the very first time, as well as a primary resource for long-time researchers still dazzled by the mysterious signs in the fields.

-Michael Miley is a contributing editor to UFO Magazine (US).

This is a graphically rich and comprehensive book full of beautiful photos and big ideas. Thomas stimulates our imagination and wonder about this mysterious phenomenon. However, like some other books in this genre, he fails to seriously address the issue of manmade crop formations. Nonewithstanding what some other reviewers on this page have said, manmade formations are a large, signficant, and important part of the crop circle scene. As many of these land art designs produce strange effects, like camera and battery failure, previously attributed only to "genuine" formations, books like Vital Signs need to address this aspect of the mystery, rather than simply dismissing manmade formations as "hoaxes." That being said, readers are bound to find this book a worthwhile and lasting investment.

(Dr. Simeon Hein is the author of OPENING MINDS: A Journey of Extraordinary Encounters, Crop Circles, and Resonance and PLANETARY INTELLIGENCE: 101 Easy Steps to Energy, Well-Being, and Natural Insight)

Vital Signs is the most comprehensive guide to the beautiful and enigmatic crop circles ever written. Andy writes in a very clear and easy to read style, putting together an enormous amount of information, combined with loads of wonderful photos, many of them in color.
This book is a "must read" for any crop circle enthusiast.

Must read. Check it out, give it to your friends!

Dr. Umana's Creation: Towards a Theory of All Things, succeeds in doing what has not been done before -- reconciling creationism and intelligent design theory with portions of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. This is a remarkable and original new book, which I encourage everyone to read, scientists and the general public alike. It is a new theory of biological evolution. Dr. Umana draws an important dichotomy in that he endorses, on the one hand, the theory of common descent of species from earlier species, showing that it is proved by the convergence of the sciences. But on the other hand, he shows that Darwinists' notion that new species emerge from natural selection - random or chance incremental mutations over millions of years - is unsubstantiated and refuted by modern microbiology. He demonstrates that the core idea of Darwinism, though an interesting theory in the 1800's, is bad science today. Something else is going on to explain the emergence of life and the origin of species. These are the big issues of our day in the evolution debate, and this is the book we have all been waiting for.
What that "something else" is has never been explained by any scientist or philosopher before Creation. This is the first real effort to show how biological evolution operates in the origin of new species and the emergence of life. Dr. Umana, while agreeing that natural selection is a true force of nature as demonstrated by microevolution (e.g., the development of bacteria to resistance to antibiotics), shows that natural selection cannot explain emergence of new species. One of the author's arguments that caught my attention focused on recent DNA studies as to the evolution of all dog breeds 15,000 years ago in East Asia from a single gene pool of a small group of gray wolves. Dogs in North America did not evolve from North American wolves. Likewise, European dogs did not evolve from European wolves. As Dr. Umana argues, how could this be if natural selection were the explanation for dog evolution? What happened to natural selection in North America or Europe? This latest genetic evidence, among other evidence, disproves Darwin's notion of `natural selection' as the supposed mechanism for the origin of species. This book also analyzes NASA's discoveries on Mars and on other bodies in our solar system to show that life does not just arise one day on its own. Why did life emerge on Earth 3.9 billion years ago, but not on Mars or anywhere else in our solar system? This book offers a new approach in answering these questions.

One of the most intriguing parts of this book is the author's marshalling of the latest NASA findings as to the Big Bang evolution of the cosmos (in his Chapter 1), as scientific evidence to support his theory of evolution. No one has ever analyzed the Big Bang like this before. He also analyzes the crop circle phenomenon, the spate of crop circles being formed all around the world each year, from the latest scientific evidence (Chapter 8), such as the higher germination rates of seeds taken from plants that are found within crop circle formations and the higher radiation levels discovered in crop circles after formation. He demonstrates that something is going on here that cannot be explained away by the supposition of human pranksters. He ties this latest scientific research in with his theory that life emerged not only on earth but elsewhere in the cosmos.

Nothing like this has been done before in terms of the breadth and scope of the scientific phenomena analyzed and explained. It presents the "Big Picture" as to the emergence of life and the origin of species as has never before been done.

Just looking at each of these crop circles monthly on my wall absorbs me in a way no art ever has. Reading Freddy Silva's remarks alongside the photo takes one even deeper... Far more than just a calendar.

For a person grounded in science and engineering I can't help but look at crop cirlces with utter fascination and wonder. Having read several of the crop cirlce books including the book that spawned this calendar I find my logical brain being pulled to the sacred and mysterious. What strikes me most about many crop circles are their deep rooted beauty. They a strike a chord in me that is beyond the logical. As a designer and builder of custom homes I know how things are made. While many crop circles are crude and look man made to me there are many very complex circles that have a perfection of form and craft that is virtually perfect. Seeing beautiful crop circles makes me smile. I don't have any idea of what they are or how they are manifested. Truth is stranger than fiction, so the saying goes!

A great science fiction book based on sound fact. Although it starts out slow, it was well worth it.

New information from the co script writer of the crop circle DVD 'Signs A Warning' Fake or not this will stop you in your tracks and make you think.
Excellent read!
I think this is the first of many more to come and is a great introduction to info that opens new doors of thought.

Orin Kappreal spends his time investigating crop circles. While he finds some that are man-made just to attract attention, there are those that have all the markings of extraterrestrial visitations. He works hand-in-hand with the Office of National Security for the President.

On his way to Kansas where a new crop circle has been reported, he is told to take a reporter from the Planetary Gazette with him. He is not especially happy about it but oh well. The reporter, Aubrey Castlewood isn't especially happy about the assignment either but her curiosity about crop circles gets the better of her and she wants to know - are we being visited by aliens?

Orin and Aubrey photograph and study the area where the circles have been found. Between radiation and damage to the crops that cannot be man-made, Aubrey begins to believe there might be life beyond earth. But that is not all that attracts Orin or Aubrey either. There is a spark that is growing between them. Just as they both admit they are in love with each other, a new crop circle is found and off they go to investigate. BUT this time, things are different. They actually become involved in....well I wouldn't want to spoil the ending of this possible real-life scenario so get a copy and find out what happens.

This is a beautiful book . . . the crop circle photographs are meditations in and of themselves . . . their beauty transcends all logical concerns for their origins. Perusing these pictures diminishes the media controversy to abject pettiness: The heart is filled. The mind is stilled. I merely give thanks.

On the basis of the color plates alone, this book is worth the price of purchase--a great and eye-catching addition to your coffee table. But it's also an informative chronology of the phenomenon. Other books may delve deeper into the scientific and geometric aspects, but none that I've seen compare with the visual impact of this one. If you're looking to view the crop circles from the comfort of your living room, this is the book for you.

This magnificent book takes you on a journey through "crop circle world", a complete and unique world of its own. It has been excitingly and passionately written. It holds your attention, even if you are not into geometry! The best thing about it is the author's conclusions, that he dares to draw through his decade of work on these miraculous designs. His conclusions change your view on this world, on reality itself. No other author has ever discovered what Bert Janssen discovered, and no one has ever had the guts to write it all down and share it with the world! Absolutely highly recommended!!!

This book gives detailed information on the meanings and healing applications of 70 crop circles. One crop circle heals the trauma associated with terrorism, another heals cancer, another creates communication with the angelic plane, another awakens christ conscoiusness, another clears the channels that allow communication with God. This is like the 2nd Crop Circle Metaphysics Bible. The first C.C.M. Bible being -Crop Circles:The Language of Light-also by Judith Moore and co-authored by Barbara Lamb.A must have for all you new age croppies who mainly want to know what the Crop Circles DO.