Though very late to begin, and down in numbers, the 2006 crop circles arrived nonetheless, and still brought surprises and intrigues of their own. ANDY THOMAS looks back at a curious summer…

Although certainly not the only crop circle gathering each year, the Glastonbury Symposium is the longest-established, and as such makes for a good place to ‘test the temperature’ of where the collective philosophy of the crop circle mindset – and increasingly far beyond - is at. In amongst all the cerealogical presentations at the sixteenth annual Glastonbury Symposium, wider concerns emerged. BARBARA WADDELL shares her personal reflections on the event…

A new book by Daniel Pinchbeck ‘2012 – The Return of Quetzalcoatl’ (though soon to be renamed for the forthcoming paperback version) takes a broad look at the alternative world, focussing on the 2012 phenomenon and crop circles in particular. GEOFF STRAY, author of ‘Beyond 2012’ and webmaster of the ‘Diagnosis 2012’ website, considers its pros and cons…

Aside from the apparent downturn in crop circle numbers, some recent reports about the state of the circle research world itself seem unnecessarily apocalyptic. Do these accounts say more about those writing them then it does about the actual reality, asks ANDY THOMAS..?

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