Crop Circle Continuum

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I seem to be stuck on alliteration when it comes to this subject. Ah, well, makesi t easier to remember. Well, my previous attempts on writing about this topic have been met with ferocious criticism and some amusement. In light of that, I decided to try and educate myself on it and I had no idea there was so much research dedicated to it! It was astounding and fascinating to read, though a lot of the scientific angles went over my head. Much as I love science, it has never been one of my best subjects.

I picked up a book from the bookstore (one of my reasons was that it had great photos of the crop designs), and have been reading it in sections. Some of it is hard to ge through, because it gets technical and confuses me. There were certain things that stuck in my head, though. The alteration in the grain that was bent and flattened; samples taken showed evidence of radiation, or intense heat. If there was radiation, was it of a harmful nature? Did it render the field sterile, or cause the crop to grow abnormally? What would happen if a sample was taken and grown in a sterile environment; would there be any noticeable differences compared to an unaffected plant? That would be interesting to see. On a cellular level, what changes were evident in the plant structure? Then there’s the wildlife. Did they quit the area while the crop circle was being made, or remain? Some reports state that animal life cleared out of the area before one appeared. What if there was animal life in the crop circle–what effects did they experience? Did it kill them? Insects, small rodents, birds; it would be very interesting to learn if anything unusual was picked up in the wildlife. What particular form of radiation was detected, if picked up? Were people who worked that land affected by what happened there? I want to know, I want to read their stories, because most of those folks were ordinary, not prone to wild fancies.

The designs created were what initally captivated me, because they intrigued me as an artist. The designs grew in complexity over the years, and it made me wonder if these complex patterns contained some kind of mathematical sequence in them. Some are reminiscient of fractals, which are highly mathematical in structure. My favorite of those is the one dubbed the ‘triple Julia set‘. Another design bore a remarkable resemblance to another construct called a Mandelbrot set. Is it sheer coincidence, or more? It’s uncanny. Do these patterns form naturally, or is it something created by intelligence? As a purely artistic thought, I could see this fashioned into a piece of jewelry (I’ve seen other crop circles replicated as such). I love it. It is utterly hypnotic and beautiful to look upon, the spiraling circles create a whirlpool for the eyes.

As these designs become more intricate, they take on depth. Some of them look almost three-dimensional, and I had the crazy notion if it were possible to convert one of those crop circle designs into a three-dimensional form, say via computer program. Could there be some sort of numerical sequence embedded in the construct? I am not a scientist or math whiz; I just have a lot of ideas. If so, what kind of message could it contain?

I am interested in this phenomena because it is so interesting to me. There are so many levels to all of it, and I love a good mystery. I don’t think crop circle researchers should consider me the enemy, because I want to know about them just as much as they do. I’d love to be able to communicate with them because I’d like to expand my knowledge of this subject.

I still think of the circles as inspiration for some wonderful art projects, though. I keep seeing the patterns done as cutout designs with heavy cardstock, maybe hung from the ceiling and left to twirl. Or done as watercolor-like stained glass paintings. It would be an interesting project to undertake. It is an act of beauty put here for a reason, by someone. How can one not look at them and wonder how they came into being? Why? Is it art for art’s sake, or is it art that has a message for us? We can’t deny it calls to some of us, like myself. I feel that it has to be more than a fantastic image crafted into a field of grain. There is so much locked within those multitudinous circles that we haven’t come close to unlocking. Maybe we just haven’t found the right key to unlock them.

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Crop circle crankiness

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Argh. I try to write something amusing, not meant to be serious analytical work, and someone decided to rip me a new one over crop circles. I don’t know who makes them, or why, or when the trend began. I find them interesting because of their unmistakably unusual nature.

What I put in my previous post was all the things I had heard over the years, nothing I firmly subscribed to. I wasn’t making fun of anyone, or being mean. I had hoped someone would reach out and help me understand it WITHOUT being pompous and belittling. I can take teasing in jest, but when they accuse me of bashing their work simply for its existence, I consider that out of line. I am not a scientist, though I do enjoy reading about scientific discoveries. I am not afraid to say I understand all of it, but if someone were willing to try and break it down for me in a way I could  comprehend, that would be wonderful. I put that reply to my previous blog because I figured I’d let the readers decide if I was out of line in my observations. If they have evidence they’d like me to see, then by all means, show it to me and explain why they came to their conclusions. If I were doing an internet search, I wouldn’t know how or where to look for such information. That was partly why I wrote that initial post. I mean, come on! I am a devoted sci-fi fan, I LIKE aliens and astronomical phenomena. I have since I was a kid. If you believe in your heart that there is evidence to convince me, then go for it! Show me what you’ve got, help me understand it.

I am also writing this in response to the individual who responded with a very critical post of my blog. I am hoping this will cross her path and show her I am not as bitterly cynical as she thinks I am. I never even heard of her organization until about a hour ago, when I was checking up on my site here. So I visited it, looked around a little. I’m definitely going back for a better view, read what her investigations have revealed. Let’s just step back a bit, take some cleansing breaths and try to start over.

Crop Circle Contemplation

These things have fascinated me ever since I ran across them somewhere in my reading. I’m more inclined to believe they are of more terrestrial origin than from the great beyond, but all the same, there’s some clear artistic intent in their construction. If aliens DID make them, I’d love to talk shop on artistic techniques. Art-savvy aliens; I rather like that thought.

I find crop circles fascinating, to borrow a famous alien’s favorite comment. There is a precise, geometric quality to them, and I’d love to know if there’s any particular numerical significance in their creation. I mean, someone had to come up with the design, calculate how to lay it out in the field, and lastly, do it without getting caught. I’m not sure whether to consider crop circle making performance art or extreme landscaping.

Clearly, the ones that keep popping up are just too….obvious to be thought of as alien in origin, because they’re such recognizable symbols. Bugs, butterflies, birds…it’s almost like turning someone’s field into the Nazca Lines. I am more intrigued by the purely abstract designs, the ones that have a very geometric feel to them. Some remind me of fractal patterns, and I wonder if the creators were inspired by such.

There are other things that I have to question the conspiracy theorists about when they declare aliens made these things. They claim that the grass, wheat, corn, whatever was bent in the creation of these designs was now somehow genetically altered, or some such nonsense. One thing I recall one of these theorists saying that the stalks were all bent at precisely a 90 degree angle, and that the plants now were ‘enhanced’. I don’t know. It was just goofy. There are also people selling the stones found in the crop circles as metaphysical products, which rather annoys me. Supposedly the stones contain the ‘energy’ of the aliens who created these crop circles. It’s a ROCK. Just your plain, average field pebble, and these hucksters are advertising them as miracle cures. Ugh.

Anyhow. As for the designs, i would love to know where the idea of these things originated. This seems to be a relatively new phenomenon, in the last 30-odd years, I’m guessing. There’s no evidence of such creations being mentioned in the past, no recorded drawings or etchings of such found in museums. Someone, some artistic prankster decided to come up with this idea and set it loose on the world. It’s become part of our culture now, even lampooned by comedians. I’ve seen calendars of images, someone even came up with a crop circle quilt. I’ve seen the designs made into jewelry, t-shirt designs, even on the cover of an album. Was it Def Leppard? I can’t remember. The thing is, all of it, the concept of this, had to come from somewhere and someone.