Secrets In The Fields: The Science And Mysticism Of Crop Circles

by Freddy Silva

Crop circles. What are they? What makes them? Why are they here?
They appear mostly under cover of darkness, complex designs mysteriously imprinted on fields of ripened grain. Except for eighty eyewitnesses, nobody knows how they got there or why. They leave the plants undamaged. They contain mathematical theorems. They encode secret geometry. They portray ancient symbols.

Since the 1890s some 10,000 crop circles have appeared beside ancient sacred sites in Britain and 25 other countries. And the patterns are getting more intricate. Governments set up agents to tell us they're hoaxes but the scientific evidence firmly contradicts this view. What on earth is going on? Bestselling author Freddy Silva lived among this phenomenon in southern England, an area that hosted 90% of the world's crop circles. In his international bestseller, since published in four languages, he takes us on an exhilarating firsthand field trip into the heart of the mystery and behind the scenes of the enigma, introducing us to farmers, researchers, scientists, mystics, hoaxers and debunkers.

He - how to distinguish genuine from man-made - what the magnetic field anomalies mean - how sound, light and gravity are involved - how they are made - what the symbols might be telling us Deeply informative and copiously illustrated, Secrets In The Fields remains the most authoritative book on crop circles, even after 20 years in print.

This special 20th anniversary edition includes a synopsis of what has taken place since 2003.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Spirituality

484 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesado de pequeño gracias a las películas de fantaciencia, ya después intrigado por los artículos del fenomenal Mondo Brutto y de 5 o 6 años a esta parte totalmente fascinado en buena medida por los geniales libros de Reediciones Anómalas, fue ver en el repositorio de saldos Bibliostock este libro a 4 € e ir de cabeza a por él.

Vaya por delante que cada día simpatizo más con los devotos de las paraciencias; a fin de cuentas, son gente en su vertiente escéptica con un sano afán de conocimiento y amplitud de miras respecto a lo que la ortodoxia aka "el conocimiento mediado por el capital/conflictos de interés" les veta, y en su cariz más devoto una especie de hooligans benignos, unos feligreses que se pliegan a unas creencias que ni les instan a dañar a otros ni mucho menos autoflagelarse. Con lo que, por ahí, todo bien. Incluso mejor: suele ser gente que pasados los 50 muestran una gran pasión e interés por algo, personas con ciertas ganas de vivir. En eso admito que directamente les tengo una gran envidia.

En este libro hay cosas raras, malas y excepcionales:

- las raras, pues que la tipografía es una extraña mezcla entre la Arial y la Ibarra, cuestión que hace que no te des cuentas de ello hasta la mitad del libro y a la vez te afecta fisiologicamente, quién sabe si mimetizando los efectos de los que el autor nos habla. Otra cuestión a categorizar como rara es cuando el autor aprovecha algo que no viene al caso para especificar que mide casi 2 metros de altura, o cuando se descubre genéticamente incapacitado para madrugar. Ojalá un Tribunal de la TGSS expediendo y certificando una incapacidad con semejante concatenación mágica de términos.

- las malas, pues el habitual "el todo por la parte" en estos libros en cuanto a con un único estudio científico hacer tabla de ley de algo cuando interesa a lo que postula y su versión opuesta si innumerable literatura científica contradice lo que viene diciendo. También el no menos clásico jactarse de una predicción a toro pasado, que se da en casi todas las variantes posibles: soñé que, le dije a, etc etc

- las excepcionales:

1- la defensa a pecho hinchao que se hace de dos grandes gremios sistemáticamente vejados cuando no anatemizados, los zahoríes y los mentalistas. A mi una persona que va con un palo bifurcado intentando localizar petróleo, agua o Red Bull siempre me parecerá más necesario para el bien común que un copywriter, un CEO o un politólogo.

2 - el inmenso valor que tiene el libro en sí ya sólo con sus imágenes como catálogo de tatuajes y de diseños de flyer revival rave UK 90s, por no hablar que el contar con mucho material gráfico hace que el libro sea apto para gente no escolarizada y/o analfabeta funcional. El Triple Julia es francamente flipante de ver tanto en su manifestación campestre como en simple dibujo.

3- todo el tramo del descubrimiento de los glifos, sus falsificaciones y la contraposición de los estudiosos del asunto: esto es una cosa loca loquísima, de un pajerismo inaudito rayano en el peritaje de la parapsicología y fenomenología ovni. Y sin recurrir a la palabra experto ni mierdas similares, aquí quienes certifican autenticidades y expanden pegatinas rollo ITV pero de falsificación son gente con su nombre y apellidos y nociones avanzadas de geometría y pensamiento deductivo. De verdad que es espectacular, y ya cuando aparece el número áureo en composiciones complejas cuasi fractales es que no he estado más adentro de nada en la vida. Digamos que quemé el poster de I Want To Believe de Mulder mientras bailaba el Believe de Cher.

Nota mental: hacer una novela donde se manifiestan pollas concéntricas en los campos de naranjas de Alicante y al final se descubre que las hacía Enrique de Diego en un trineo de 56 roombas

[Bret · Rating 5 out of 5]

NBC aired a staged TV special that severely discredited the crop circle phenomena and greatly reduced the level of public intrigue concerning a fantastic unexplained mystery. Two guys, a piece of rope and a board. Remember? Ever since this very unscientific case study, many people (and even scholars) explain away crop circles as a hoax and try to pawn off their reasoning as "common knowlege". I guess that's what happens when 100's of millions of people watch TV and proceed to relay fraudelent information to the masses. Good thing you can read about it before passing judgment. Don't you want to decide for yourself who/what makes the amazing patterns found in crop circles?

[JJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Universal consciousness: real

Take away from this beautifully written book: universal consciousness in the form of electromagnetic frequency can be communicated via additional dimensions and timelines. There is so much more than the physical forms of humans which should make us forever open and humble.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book started off incredibly objective and scientific but somewhere around the third act it goes all new age-y.

[Anthony Zappia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would have to be the best book on the subject of crop circles, written by a man who was investigating this anomaly in the field for around 13 years. Freddy brought out this special edition of the book for the 20 year anniversary of first publication in 2002; essentially to counter-act the false and misleading information that has come out on the topic since the book was first published. The first part of the book is a detailed history of the phenomenon from about 1927 to 2003 - the individuals experiencing them, the researchers, the hoaxers and of course the amazing designs themselves. The second part goes into the nitty-gritty; looking at the how, why and whom. I have to be honest and say I didn't find the 2nd part of the book an easy read, as some of the science went over my head. The book gives a good account of many of the hoaxed crop circles and Freddy goes into considerable detail explaining how the hoaxed circles differed from the 'real McCoys'. For example those made by the hoaxers crushed the stems of the crop, while in the unhoaxed we see that the plants have actually been altered. And if we take the length of time it would take to carry out many of the more mathematically and geometrically complex designs, it's clear that hoaxers could not have produced them all. Part 2 also gives some sound reasoning into how sound waves may have been used to create these designs and how crop circles may be linked to ley lines, the Earth's energy grid and sacred sites.

[Devin Stevenson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great overview of crop circles, a topic under discussed. Silva dives deep in the reality, artistry and strangeness of crop circles, the UFO connection and possible meaning. He also debunks the debunkers and gives lots of attention to hoaxed circles.

Sometimes I felt Silva made logical leaps of said things with certainty that needed more evidence. But this is a good review of the topic

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Science and Mysticism of Crop Circles - I believe in the magical aspect even more so with this eminently erudite document.

Beautiful images of all sorts depicting the seen and unseen elements of Crop Circles

[R.A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating and Enlightening Read

What a deep dive into crop circles, megalithic sites, ancient civilizations, and higher levels of consciousness. With tons of detail and lots of photos, the author unpacks all aspects of crop circles. I was enthralled. Highly recommend.

[Alexander Shortsleeve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Art, whether we make it or not

You can argue whether these are hoaxes or not, but I totally enjoyed how the author tried to communicate that there is more to know about these. At the least, I enjoy just looking at them as art and interpreting its meanings.

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book!

Everything you wanted to know about crop circles and so much more. Reminding us of where we come from and where we are going.

[Elena Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

... the most comprehensive, knowledgeable, and well-written book about the crop circles that has been written so far.

[Alexa Markby · Rating 4 out of 5]

A scholarly deep dive and keeper reference. Start with this book first.

[VINCENT S DAGATI · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful contribution to humanity

For many years I have wondered what these amazing crop circles were all about. My intuition always informed me that these amazingly beautiful creations were not simply a hoax. This author has done a great service to humanity with his research on this subject and his interesting and compelling descriptions. This book is a must read for those who are sincerely interested in our spiritual evolution. Thank you.

[Elizabeth Desrochers · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book about Crop Circles with Scientific details bringing them to reality... I highly reccomend this book to anyone in doubt... and anyone with a spark of interest... Your life will change. Blessed be.

[Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

both soulful and grounded. the aim of religion, the method of science. well documented and fantastically illustrated. but no mention (yet) of the wacky weed grown between the corn rows... perhaps the real reason ET's are involved.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think the whole crop circle phenomenon is actually a revealing of advancements in human knowledge being carefully, oh so carefully, revealed to the world in hopes of keeping advanced knowledge to the use of those who will use it for the uplift and betterment of mankind.

[Dan Zarfati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Till the moment that is the boldest effort on the subject, it doesn't shy away from any possibility and goes deep in every path it takes, I would say it could analyze further a few small points, but it goes further than in another book that I read previously, really worth the money and time.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far this is awesome. Kind of meandering at times, but who cares when you are learning how to visualize the 4th dimension!

[Glenda]

More like a textbook and research about crop circles

[Adrienne Amborski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and well researched. Dated 2002.

[Snow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful photos of actual crop circles. Really hard to believe that man made some the more complex ones.

[Robert Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

AN Absolutely "must read" for anyone serious about understanding themselves and this Universe we inhabit.

[Meredith Kendall · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow, amazing!

[Darren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written, totally convincing. My favorite of the Crop Circle books.