I have in my
possession a report obtained from a
large company of chartered surveyors and
at some cost to myself. This level of
professional testimony would stand up in
any court of law and should be taken
very seriously. The company's integrity
should never be doubted.
It was not long into
our meeting when it became quite evident
that the Ansty CC would be
totally
impossible to achieve within the
parameters and implied
modus
operandi described in the 'Earthfiles' report.
Basic Requirements needed for Accurate Construction of a Pattern in any
Standing Crop.
"This is an upgraded version from a technical point of view. It will show
that the man-made hypothesis is
simply not credible. (Document to follow soon.)"
Reference Ansty CC in
particular.
Each of these symbols alone would take
ages to construct accurately and would
need to be always first-time perfect. A
sense of continuity would need to exist
between each character.
Since I regard myself as a serious
and independent CC researcher this piece
is not about keeping (G1) people happy, or
even sad for that matter. I am not, as has
been the case for many
contenders historically in the CC
community, part of a sub culture that is
sometimes interdependent on other members
for business reasons, cliques or social
groups. Loyalty bias cannot and should not
sensibly apply within this unique
and unprecedented arena. It is merely
about attempting to recall and
report observations noted in the field. To
understand the CC phenomenon properly one
needs to understand the human responses
associated with it.
2016 was a very challenging season in
some ways and in my case was mostly due
to weather as I literally battled with
the elements living in my van for weeks.
But that is not important now. CC
numbers were a bit down but the overall
quality of CCs remained good. Right at
the end of the season, as so often is
the case we had a true gem, the Ansty,
PYO CC
' There are
many of course, that are not quite'up to
speed' with the subject of crop
circles, that will say this CC is fake.
Such a striking image will be just too
much for some. However, we...'
Well, I’ve been living
in a field here for nearly six weeks
now and still not quite gone
‘ferrel’ ..not yet anyways! One
thing that has struck me though
working on the front line here on
Hackpen Hill for all this time, as
well as other CC locations is how
open new...
"There is sound reason to believe the
Hackpen Hill Shark CC sits precisely upon
the exact location of the 'Dreamcatcher'
CC of 2013. If this is indeed the case I
feel it may be significant in some way. As
I understand it to be thus far, all in the
genuine CC world is utterly considered and
deliberate."
It has taken CGI five long years
to get to this point of confirmed
cooperative working practice with
a growing number of
Wiltshire/Dorset farmers. This
process was an uphill struggle in
some ways (naturally easy in
others) as pretty much all of the
old school G1 front-line
contenders wanted nothing to do
with CGI choosing not to promote
or support our initiative despite
a detailed knowledge of it’s
brief. Instead the plain and
simple truth is that they pursued
a course driven by greed, ego,
control and self promotion that
ended in predictable failure...an
irony in some ways as this
sentiment does not seem to tally
with most visitors I have met. CC
people seem to be of a more
spiritual, soulful and wholesome
nature. Let us hope that the
'penny will drop' more positively
in the future.
This Crop
Circle occurred amidst a background of
controversy, which, OK I have to admit,
is not that unusual in this subject.
Because the reporters seemed to be
playing games, self-promoting and were
not immediately forthcoming with
details, location and photos etc people
naturally started to...
'Over
the past few years there have been
varying levels of confusion over who is
collecting for what at CC events,
whether they be in Dorset or Wiltshire.
Just to make...'
It is generally felt that the intent
behind CCs is far more than just a pretty
pattern.
For most people their focus in CCs lies
within the actual pictogram and maybe
speculating on possible meanings held
therein. But for most this is sadly an
‘armchair’ perspective...
A farmer who lost his wife to
cancer last year has turned an
unexpected crop circle in one of
his fields into a fundraising
opportunity for the hospital
that treated
The Brighter Futures Appeal working alongside
Paul Jacobs and The Core Group Initiative (CGI) with crop
circles. 'THE EAGLE'
Crop Circle to raise money
for Radiotherapy Unit at Swindon Hospital is going well.
CGI has
now boosted the fund by over £5000 in around a month and we are
now going for the almost unthinkable big 6K as we have about a
week before harvest. Please help by donating a few pounds
to...'JUST
GIVING' ) which could just make all
the difference or text SWIN29 followed by the amount you wish to
donate to 70070. Whether you personally believe in Radiotherapy
as a treatment is not the point here. For someone who has
cancer, this Unit will bring HOPE also which is everything.
Travelling all the way to Oxford can be a nightmare!
The Eagle CC at Uffcott Down is
now all open and posts removed.
We keep being asked for
photos so we have decided to laminate
some aerials and offer them at the gate for donation to help with the
fund.
CGI season of goodwill towards the farming community.
This season members of
the CGI (Core Group Initiative will persist with their plan
to help the farmers. Over the last two years this strategy
has proven both workable and effective and we hope, over
time will continue to gain pace and popularity by helping to
bridge the gap between farmers and visitors. The formulation
is simple. Trusted members of the CGI would be present at
the crop circle and act as farmer advocate and collecting
donations on his behalf (usually £2 a head). The collectors
would wear a identity badge and hold a letter of authority
from the farmer concerned to reassure the public and make
all safe and legal.
The
CGI has had good legal advice from the police regarding the
protocol for charity collection and of course are aware of
our activities and assist were necessary. The farmer would
have agreed to donate a percentage to a charity of his
choosing and the rest to compensate him for loss of crop.
This initiative has been very popular with 99% of visitors
in the past two years who gave willingly, which was most
heartening and definitely resonated well with the spirit of
the crop circles. It seems to have a great 'feel good
factor' as the charity concerned benefits too.
This initiative I must
stress, must in no way be confused with 'policing the gate'
as it were. This is about attempting to lessen the
tension resultant from field visitation...after all, we
shouldn't take for granted the farmers hospitality
indefinitely, it is his field and we are his guests.
The Core
Group Initiative or CGI was
launched 4 years ago and seems
to be going from strength to
strength. It’s key value is one
of respect for the farmers and
the land on which they work. We
regard unauthorized access as
unacceptable and old fashioned.
This is the very thing that has
caused so much trouble in the
past commonly resulting in the
farmer cutting out the CCs. We
believe the CCs are encouraging
us towards a higher level of
consciousness of which respect
is primary.
The basic
idea of CGI is for the team or
‘core
group’ of trusted
individuals, enthusiastic
members of CGI to be present
‘at
the gate’
to act
as advocate for the busy
farmer,
collecting
donations (usually between £3
and £5 a head, kids free )
at
a CC event site providing
up to date
information,
looking after parking
arrangements and giving
directions etc. Collectors wear
an identity badge and hold a
letter of authority signed by
the farmer to make all clear and
legal. (Please don’t
confuse this with ‘policing’
the
gate…absolutely
not, we are working with
the farmer looking after his
interests as well as helping the
public!) The farmer would have
previously agreed a percentage
of the money being donated to a
local charity
usually
(the
feel good factor) of his
choosing, the rest going to
himself as compensation for loss
of crop etc. When we have done
this over the last 3 years, the
scheme has been an overwhelming
success both in terms of
collections and in resonating
well with visitors as 99% of
them loved the idea of giving to
a charity…this
seems to harmonize so well with
the spirit of the circles
also.
In practice, some of the farmers
that have subscribed to the
scheme have in fact not wished
to retain the money but rather
choose a route of benevolence
and goodwill handing all over to
the charity concerned but this
is entirely of their own choice. We
feel this to
be the most heartening,
rewarding and healing aspect of
what we do when it occurs
as it’s
probable it resonates well with
the Circlemakers too…well we do
hope so!
It would
appear that far more donations
are collected when done in
person,' by hand’
at the
gate than with the use of money
boxes that can get broken into
or stolen resulting in bad PR
(although these can be a useful
backup if managed properly.)
With the ‘by
hand’
method the potential for abuse
is far far less and it goes
without saying that we vet our
collectors very carefully indeed.
It is all too
easy for us visitors to just
come along each year to be
enriched, entertained and have
fun in the circles and almost
lose sight of just how short the
fuse between visitors and
farmers can get. We shouldn't’
take the farmers hospitality for
granted thinking things to be
just the same as previous years.
No, things do change and if we
wish to continue enjoying the
circles as we have done for many
years we now need to find a way
to
connect to the farmers(or
some of them at the very least)
and show willing to help. We
feel the CGI approach can do
just that but it will take time
to evolve…each
year perhaps getting a few more
farmers on board and at the same
time increasing the harmony
factor for all.
Happy Circling!
Paul Jacobs. (Founding member of
CGI and crop circle researcher
I have recently been informed by the
manager of the Sixpenny Handley
farm estate that a good portion of
the monies collected by CGI this
summer will go towards a
defibrillator (AED or Automated
External Defibrillator) fund, the
device to be kept in or nearby the
local Post Office. This is exactly
what I’ve been talking about…
translating crop circles into
something tangible, positive and
practical for the local community. I
said we would be very glad to
collect additional monies to realise
the purchase should the estate have
another CC next season. For those
who don’t know what a defibrillator
is, it is a device to shock the
heart out of spasm should anyone go
into cardiac arrest. The main
hospital is in Shaftsbury some
distance away so early intervention
like this usually makes all the
difference between life and death. I
feel very encouraged by this
development as you can imagine. If
people can equate CCs with something
of real value rather than a negative
they may be far more tolerant and
things in the future could go much
smoother.
Monique Klinkenbergh’s 'quadcopter'
man Nils Kenneth Fordal from Norway
plus another woman turned up at the
Sixpenny circle last evening around
6pm.
I said to them I would collect
their donation when they came out as
I was busy returning the support car
to the lane. After an hour or
so they came out and walked straight
past my van. I called out loudly but
there was no response, then again
very loudly saying that they had
forgotten to give their donation to
the farmer. Nils at this point just
turned around then carried straight
on ignoring me. Shock horror! Utter
contempt for myself and the farmer.
Disgraceful behaviour!
This proposal will certainly
separate those who were more
interested in self-
promotion and money and
those who really cared about
other people and the
CCs…enough for them to work
outside their ‘comfort
zone’. There is absolutely
no reason why groups of
people shouldn't be taken
into CCs at cost price…i.e..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_price...or...price
with no profit. The
dedicated ‘front
liners’ would do this to
help raise the frequency as
is their responsibility in a
way and show the ‘Makers’
they really care and are
worthy of involvement. That’s
the big question isn't it?
Do they care enough?
Let’s
find reasons to do this
rather than excuses not to.
One may say - “Oh, we need
to live, make a living.” Of
course we all do, we have
jobs/professions/trades.
However, we could raise the
bar, by helping others in
holidays i.e. hire a coach,
or promote ‘Gift Economy’.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy.
If some wont do it I know
others that can afford to
and will. This is true
expressed love for the CCs
and could be the norm with a
will to do so. Spreading
awareness and being of
service is a privilege
beyond measure and is more
than enough reward if you
really care. Do for free.
If The Divine in some shape
or form, were to suddenly
appear would it be morally
right to charge people for
an audience. I would
willingly give my time to
help and feel it an honor.
Access to CC consciousness
could be inclusive and at
cost price and given with
love. Anyone who exploits
CCs for financial gain could
review their position.
I know
this ‘suggestion’ will be a
shock to those with vested
interest and upset their
game plan, as at this
current stage in our
evolution we live largely in
the commercial loop.
Tomorrow we may not, but we
will have to work to get out
of it if we feel it is of
value. This process needs to
start somewhere. CCs are
clearly not placed on earth
for our entertainment and
exploitation. They come
from a hugely advanced
source that is concerned for
us. If we continue to walk
on the ‘same old tread mill’
of ‘all roads lead to cash’
we will have missed the
point entirely and also a
chance to evolve as a
species.
I was a trustee and
co-director several years
ago for WCCSG. This
organization was registered
as a charity, for the good
of all, and made no profit.
The formulation was sound
and it worked. There is no
reason why other such
organizations shouldn't
follow suit.
Now, you
may also say - “We are being
charged to enter the
field”. If a farmer, who is
nothing to do with the CCs
scene, is gracious enough to
allow visitors onto his
land, we can be grateful by
giving to him and his
charity, which in itself has
, or should have, a huge
feel-good factor. CGI
services are good PR - we
help the farmer in a very
practical way and on a daily
basis. This requires
sometimes stepping out of
one’s
comfort zone. To date CGI
(all voluntary) have raised
over £3,000 this year most
of which is going to charity
in Dorset. We are not trying to do
something, we are
doing something. So, the
message - sorry -
“suggestion” - ALL AT COST
PRICE! If you can’t
afford to help for free let
someone else do it who can.
See it as an philanthropic
exercise. I am fortunate, I
have resources enough to
place me in CC land year
after year. Throughout my
time, I have met most of the
main players and have a real
insight into the back room
‘goings on’, believe me.
This all makes me very sad.
All the trouble seems to
stem from money and ego. It
is not always a happy place
and much ego lead time is
spent squabbling about
money, status and
photographs - worse than the
paparazzi sometimes.
Before you clap to hard, ask
a few direct questions.
The emphasis could be on the
tens of thousands of
ordinary people wishing to
visit a crop circle. If the
whole world were to find its
way into a crop circle, it
would no doubt be a happier
place. I must say Dorset
seems much closer to this
position, currently. So
again, all at cost and just
for Love, if you can’t
afford to help, let someone
who can.
On a
final note the old fashioned
selfish ways of - “Lets rush
our money - paying - group
to the latest CC before the
farmer finds out”
mentality, should now be
questioned by all conscious
responsible participants.
This is exactly the behavior
that is killing off the
phenomenon in Wiltshire and
hardly comes from a position
of Spirituality that many in
the field profess to
possess.
The invasion of the Charlton
Estate CC clearly tainted
CGI attempts at negotiating
a favorable outcome and the
fact that information was
deliberately withheld from
us obviously didn't help
either.
So next
time visitors, when you are
offered a chance to go to a
CC, please ask your ‘leader’
if there is an agreed farmer
permission. Surely this must
be right.
The farmers of
Wiltshire have made it quite clear
that they have had enough. Thirty
years of invasion and disrespect has
taken its toll. The ‘Makers’ are
increasingly taking their work to
more fertile ground, knowing that
the Wiltshire ‘love affair’ is over
and no longer tenable. I believe
the farming community is quite aware
that as a result of this position
the Wiltshire tourist industry will
indeed suffer. As enterprises such
as B&B, pubs, hotels, tea rooms and
merchandising will lose trade as a
result.
CGI respect and
support the farmer’s
wishes and make recommendations
where appropriate, which they find
helpful and thank us for. The goose
that laid the golden egg has now had
its day and it looks like all the
folks that exploited the Wiltshire
CCs will have to review their
position. Also a so called ‘permit
scheme’ fronted by a Dutch
woman and an Australian guy seems to
have been the catalyst for this
change. These people
played right into the official hands
driven by ego and self-interest.
All the
sycophantic support afforded to said
folly scheme are now left looking
quite ridiculous as their misguided
hopes and dreams from more money and
popularity have been flushed right
down the proverbial ‘Swanee River’
in a very leaky boat indeed. These
are merely observations that all
this really does seem like the stuff
of black comedy, where some appear
to take themselves far too
seriously! The genetics of this
long term in-bred, self-interested,
sometimes tribal culture really does
now seem to be just a little bit old
fashioned. Perhaps its time for
some new DNA, some ‘new blood’ with
a fresh new approach - self-aware
and perhaps of a more spiritual
nature. There is one thing we can
all know, be in no doubt, it is the
Makers that are in charge here. No
matter what we do or little schemes
that we try to assert, it will be
them that makes the final choice.
Reflections upon Wiltshire from a
Dorset Perspective.
I’ve been ensconced down in Dorset
for a week now doing CGI work at the
gate. The energy down here is pure
and joyous. There are no
undercurrents or people with agendas
to speak of and the locals have
embraced this amazing CC event with
a fresh and untainted perspective,
welcomed it and are incorporating it
into their social calendar. The
farmer’s mother baked me a cake
yesterday, which gives you an idea.
It is so refreshing and a great
relief after all the political
nonsense that has prevailed in
Wiltshire for so long and came to a
head last season. Nonsense is still
persisting this season as all the
precious contenders fight to protect
their own interests. It feels very
sad.
Being away and having an opportunity
to reflect is useful as one is not
caught up in the heat of it all. I
see something unravelling, falling
apart, something that is well
overdue. It is common knowledge
within the CC community that which
is brought unto the CCs is
amplified, made more and this now
actually seems to be happening in
Wiltshire. There have been no
credible or significant CCs up there
to date and the one they did get
their hands on has now been trashed
by persons unknown. A long time
trader and mis-informer has now been
made to look a complete fool and put
into a position whereby he is
operating out of a metal cargo
container in the grounds of a
well-known pub in The Vale which
…wait for it…has a black shop window
mannequin standing on the roof! This
I find quite disturbing actually
despite sounding amusing. This setup
hardly resonates well with the
spirit of the CCs as it feels and
looks very ‘dark’. A scheme to
peddle so called ‘crop circle
permits’ just refuses to work for a
second year after being advised from
the beginning the formulation was
quite unworkable. This scheme was
media hyped and not surprisingly
backed by all the long-time people
with vested interests who are now I
imagine, or should be, becoming
somewhat disillusioned by this
folly.
So, Wiltshire wise, the house of
cards really does seem to be a
’falling down. Most of the front
line characters involved I have to
say seem to be more interested in
themselves and money than the
evolution, beauty and message of the
CCs. None of them can see the sense
of CGI, or have conveyed this to me
and have never shown an interest,
yet it is the scheme that is working
well. I find this very interesting.
Dorset on the other hand is all
positivity and light…all good
energies. It’s almost as if the
Circlemakers have had enough of all
this ‘people nonsense’ and are
choosing to place their work where
people are more receptive and
untainted by bad energies. Like
darkness and light, love and hate
the light and love, in the long run
as we all know, will prevail.
Perhaps this shift is the real
meaning of 2012, a renaissance
towards more purity, a rebirth.
The best laid schemes o’mice and men
often go awry! … Robbie Burns..
“This morning
16/8/13 Jamie Maussan, prime time paranormal
presenter for Mexican TV came along to Hackpen Hill
to report on the crop circles there. I felt honoured
and indeed privileged to be interviewed by him with
his enthusiasm and support for the work of CGI. This
interview will go out ‘live’ later today to no less
than 4.3 million people. To quote from his entry
into our visitor’s book…
If you would like to view
the show which includes the CGI Hackpen Hill
interview with Jaime Maussan (estimated viewers were over 4m) in it's entirety go
to this link...The feedback was very good evidently'
What a brilliant start to
another day on the Hill!
Paul Jacobs (CGI)
CGI Update.
07/08/2013
Help for Wiltshire Farmers.
Dear Farmers,
As
you all may be well aware the tourist industry in Wiltshire is
worth a considerable amount, a conservative estimate being
around £1 billion per annum. Crop circles, like them or not,
support this figure by an incalculable but substantial amount
most probably. Hotels, pubs, B and B’s restaurants, gift and tea
shops and coach tours to name but a few all benefit from their
presence. Crop circles have been a recurring theme now for
around 30 years and arguably some of this industry has built up
and prospered around them.
We
at the CGI (Core Group Initiative) are all too aware of the
added workload and inconvenience Crop Circles put upon a farmers
already demanding day. The potential and actual damage to crop
and farm infrastructure is obvious. CGI assist farmers in this
regard by way of people, land and traffic management at
completely no cost to the farmers concerned thereby allowing the
farmers to get on with the business of farming, free of worry
and lessening the social tension for all. This free service
given by our team of devoted members will be present ‘at the
gate’ to greet, deal with and direct the visiting public in an
organised and coordinated way. Educating them on such matters as
farmer respect and visiting etiquette being prime to their role.
Established good working relations with the local police force
who routinely advise on such matters as car security are called
upon as needed. Farmers themselves would obviously also be
consulted and advised on such matters as fencing issues, visitor
routing and parking areas. In other words, an active working
relationship between all three parties.
Another aspect of CGI is a money/farmer donation collection
service. Over the last three years this has been a great success
with some local farmers and has this year grown. Local charities
such as The Fluency Trust based in Swindon, St James’ Church
central heating fund, Avebury, Prospect Hospice, M.D.N. I.A
(Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area) trust having
benefited substantially. This aspect is offered to farmers on a
‘choice and choose’ basis, farmers choosing which charity,
usually local and what percentage to give. (Some farmers retain
a percentage for damage others not).
The
fact is Crop Circles are an inconvenient fact and show no sign
of abating. CGI accepts this and wish to help farmers and
community in a positive way to ‘make best of a bad lot’. As
founder member and coordinator of CGI I would ask more farmers
in the area to give this formulation a go…try it next season and
see how it works. Up until now though it seems to work well.
Farmer references upon request.
‘Cooperating with farmers’ is CGI’s motto!
Paul Jacobs for CGI.
CGI Update.
One of CGI’s aims right now is to rekindle the magic of the crop circles
that some feel has been somewhat overshadowed by farmer/visitor
relations in recent years. Another is to change the public’s perception
of the crop circles by association with good and charitable causes
including the voluntarily collection of donations for the farmer’s
chosen charity. In this way the local community will soon see that CC’s
are not such a negative thing after all as they will realise they can
generate relatively large sums of money and will see CC’s as a resource
rather than a hindrance. Already this year we have raised 1000’s of
pounds for such causes.