Geoff Stray’s magnum opus ‘Beyond 2012’ has gone a long way to spread the word far and wide about the possibilities of some kind of huge shift, symbolic or physical, in the year 2012, an event seemingly long indicated in ancient writings and calendars, and apparently reflected in several crop formations. MIRANDA JOYCE reviews the book…

It came to our attention recently that certain company website-blocking filters are branding our very own Swirled News as something other than what it is. This raises some interesting points. ANDY THOMAS and a variety of correspondents mull the funny and serious sides of the matter…

The ‘Silent Circle’ café at Cherhill, Wiltshire has become an important meeting point and information source for visitors to the UK crop formations. After a few years of change, power-struggles, refurbishments, attempted coup d’etats and lots of tea and cake, the café is back in the hands of its founder, revamped and ready to go for a new crop circle season, as ALISON FINDLAY reports…

There are absolutely LOADS of fascinating feedback entries this month, some of which go back a bit, due to our rather long sabbatical, but which still demand attention… Click the ‘Feedback’ button on the left for instant gratification.

One of the most prominent pieces of evidence put forward to support the notion that crop circles have been appearing in at least some form for hundreds of years is the famous ‘Mowing Devil’ woodcut of 1678. But is it all it seems? ANDY THOMAS has been doing some deeper investigation, and reveals some important new details about this most valuable piece of crop circle folklore…