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Original Airdate 05.08.2021 (On Podcast Audio Platforms) So, as we close out our three-part series on Crop Circles, what have we all learned so far? Well, we've learned that Crop Circles are not just another fad from the 1980s and 90s. Generations of farmers going back at least to the turn of the last century have found them, and probably long before that if written accounts are accurate. They may have been the template or the inspiration for Standing Stone formations such as Stonehenge and rock paintings like the Gwion Gwion, often found in the sacred sites of our earliest ancestors. And they continue to be discovered to this day. While hoaxers have gotten more sophisticated with their designs and prodigious with their efforts over the years, simple logic and reason would suggest they couldn't have made all the now thousands that have been found all over the world. And many of these showing no signs of human touch. It applies especially to the massive and intricate patterns discovered within hours or less of their creation. Even more perplexing is the claim by many hoaxers that they felt strangely compelled to create their formations as if they had no choice. Some circle makers revealed a mysterious fog had shrouded their activities or aided by a sudden clearing of the weather or an alteration of perception by onlookers. And if an unknown entity made just one Crop Circle, then isn't the phenomenon genuine? But what is the point of all this effort and secrecy? If they are merely human-made decorations, they serve to nourish us the way all art does. Suppose they are messages from an otherworldly source. In that case, they contain a level of cleverness in their multiple layers of meaning functioning all at once, as we would expect from higher intellect. They speak to us with a mesmerizing beauty, using elements of Sacred Geometry that have always captured our imagination, with their deeper meaning residing in our unconscious. Each circle may have a particular message, with all of them combined to form an instructive narrative, and the key to unlocking this enigma may be in the circles themselves. If this is a new form of language or communication, then perhaps one clear and simple message is that the researchers, the hoaxers, the curious, and the clueless; our minds, bodies, and spirits are all connected along with the earth. Maybe it's the result of global human consciousness, an unseen intelligence, or a combination of both. Whatever the force behind Crop Circles, could it be that something tells us we need to evolve our awareness and understanding to take better care of all of it before we lose our way for good? Visit our webpage at the link below for this episode and access a lot more information about it, including research links, articles, and images. https://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2021/05/8/ep-208-crop-circles-part-3 And SUBSCRIBE on your favorite Podcast Platform and FIND US on Social at: https://linktr.ee/astonishinglegends Chapters: 00:00:00 - Juicy Gem of Info and Crop Circle Hoax 00:08:51 - A Hoax Revealed 00:17:31 - Crop Circle Hoaxers' Motivations and Obsession 00:25:49 - Crop Circle Hoaxers and Motivations 00:33:50 - The Compulsion of Crop Circles 00:42:10 - Squarespace: Empowering Dreamers and Doers 00:50:30 - Favorite Documentaries and Crop Circles 00:58:36 - Ball of Light Formation and Oliver's Castle Hoax 01:06:41 - Fake UFO Videos and Compositing Techniques 01:14:47 - The Personalities Along the Way 01:23:12 - Brunch Special and Crop Circle Research 01:31:16 - The Enigmatic Crop Circle Phenomenon 01:39:36 - The Belief in Authentic Crop Circles 01:47:57 - Natural Phenomenon: Bent Nodes and Crop Circle Formation 01:56:10 - The Process of Making Lead Shot 02:04:41 - Questioning the validity of Levin's research 02:13:08 - Questioning the Claims and Elitism in Crop Circle Research 02:21:12 - The Controversy Surrounding Research on Crop Circles 02:29:57 - Fractals and Mandelbrot Sets 02:38:42 - Dispute over the Discovery of the Mandelbrot Set 02:47:25 - The Mystery of Unexplainable Phenomena 02:55:59 - Advertising Break 03:04:45 - Ancient Albion and the Nazca Lines in Peru 03:13:26 - Intruder Alarm Equipment and Cloud9's Sky Stock Television Camera 03:21:59 - The Puzzle Pieces for the Craft 03:30:37 - The Pariah of Crop Circle Research 03:38:59 - The Connection in Crop Circles 03:47:36 - The Significance of the Interaction 03:55:56 - The Complex Phenomenon of Crop Circles 04:04:10 - The Mystery of Crop Circles: Is there Something More at Play? 04:12:54 - Copyright Notice