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CROP CIRCLES - History, Research & Theories

7/11/2022

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Crop Circles: History, Research And Theories by Eva-Marie Brekkesto
Wessex Books


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Recommended Read 'Crop Circles: History, Research and Theories' by Norwegian author Eva-Marie Brekkesto, published by Wessex Books. A brilliant book on crop circles! Includes some excellent examples of the thousands that have appeared, including a personal favourite 'the basket' (see below).  This is the first book about crop circles that you should buy.

'The basket' appeared in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, UK on 6th August 1999. Over 50m in diameter it comprises ENTIRELY of flattened corn that has all been woven together in rings of progressively increasing diameter.

How could this possibly be created without being seen?

​Though a small number of crop circles are man-made the majority are not. Stems of the crop are bent, rather than broken. Beautiful weaves are formed around bird nests so that they are not damaged. Some are enormous, yet appear without being seen or evidence of disturbance in the vicinity. 2012 was an interesting year as it was very wet. Fields were sodden and crop circles still appeared. The surrounding mud was undisturbed.
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THE SPICE OF LIFE - Oxfordshire Artweeks - May 2022

5/20/2022

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Oxfordshire Artweeks celebrated its 40th year in 2022 and the turnout to all the art exhibitions in May was incredible! Thank you to everyone that came to The Spice of Life, behind the Spice Lounge restaurant in Summertown.

It was wonderful to be able to exhibit 'Porthole', 'Sun Light Codes' and 'Sacred Geometry Bots' from my Spring Collection - Circular exploring the sacred geometry of the circle and colour symbolism, as well as some older favourites.
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Recommended Read: SQUARE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE by Bruno Munari

12/22/2021

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Square, Circle, Triangle by Bruno Munari
Princeton Architectural Press
978-1-61689-412-2

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This week's Recommended Read is an excellent book called Square, Circle, Triangle by the acclaimed giant in 20th Century design, Bruno Munari (1907 - 1998). He was an artist, designer and inventor in several fields of the visual arts - painting, sculptor, graphic design, industrial design and film. He produced many children's books and toys. Also non-visual arts, with his fascinating research on games, didactic method, tactile learning, kinaesthetic learning and creativity. A hugely prolific talent.

Another fantastic supplement to my books as he provides plenty of extra examples of these three simple, fundamental shapes in different cultures and applications (games, design, architecture, sculpting...).

The simple book cover says it all!

​At the bottom of this post are YouTube links to interviews with B Munari and other interesting material.



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Quantum Being - the emergence of a painting and its use for meditation

6/26/2019

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STEP 1 - First a Brusho water colour background was created, a chaotic cloud of potential, of many vibrant colours in the void. Then I had the urge to create circles in random locations.

3 'major' circles resulted, each a container and also a point, placed a-round a central copper circle. This middle copper circle is the focal Point of the painting.  

Creating accurate circles with clearing defined edges is tricky. Any slight deviation or indent immediately shows. Straight edges are much easier! All the circles were made using 3 layers of lustre, applied with circular strokes, then polished and sealed.
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Step 1
STEP 2 and 3 - More circles of copper lustre were added, moving freely about the energetic domain. They all lie outside of the space delineated by the Trinity.

Each of the 'major' circles in the Trinity were haloed by a geometric shape - red circle:green square (space), green circle:pink circle (time), rose pink circle:green octagon (Directions). These 'major' circles are bound by force fields (symbolised by the yellow lines) to create a sacred space.


3 is the number of creation, of Mind Body Soul, different states of Being (such as liquid, solid, gas). From the Centre of 3 a created Being emerges.

The central  copper circle, or sphere, has a crystal code within it that is the basis of the structure of the Being emerging out of the quantum field.  

​In Step 3, gold lines and patterns where then added around each of the shapes. Recognising the sacred nature of the creative process through the use of geometry and colours from light.
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QUANTUM BEING - So much like the emergence of a form of being out of the Void, constructed out of geometry and light, so too did the geometric grid in the painting Quantum Being emerge out of the canvas.

Using it as a meditative tool for visualisation you can either focus of the centre and move outwards to see what form of being emerges, providing you with some insight for interpretation depending upon what is created. Or, you can choose your own body, or that of another object/animal/person/plant, and move inwards into their central code in the quantum field. At the end of your meditation move back to the point where you started. Reflect on the impressions you had as you move in and/or outwards, and also any insights you gained.
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THE BINDING FORCE OF RINGS - Tolkien exhibition

5/31/2018

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All encompassing circle

Rings, or Circles, bind everything within as one. It is the nature the circle to encompass, hold and support whatever is contained within it, like a bowl. All geometric shapes are constructed with their corners touching the Circle from which they originate and are maintained. Indeed, all forms of existence shaped by geometric principles are contained within the circular vessel of reality.
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THE GRID OF TIME
THE SUN is active, radiating out light that contains colours. We are made of light, we reflect light so that others might see us, light sustains us, colours provide vibrance and meaning to our life. Our inner 'light' radiates out to illuminate us and provide us with strength.
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Light, and the fire creating it, have been revered for many generations. Coming together in a Circle we share a special moment that binds us together as a group and, ultimately, as part of the One Circle. Fire was frequently placed in the Centre, or another important item, or person, that was central to holding the Circle together. When removed the Circle dissolves away.
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TIME is the abstract feature of reality give form by the circle. Binding all time within the eternal, vast circle on the perimeter that is centred around the immediate moment of the central Point. It is the Point that provides an axis around which all circles of every duration can rotate, like a wheel. The minute, hour, year, eon...eternity; every cycle revolves around the elusive, immediate moment.
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THE INTENT and nature of the Centre radiates out in all directions, as light does. So if it is negative, or "rotten at the core", this also spreads outwards. Much like the inner Circles around a source of dark power when corrupted will influence outer Circles to eventually affect the whole community revolving around this source. Light and love will permeate the Circle, so whenever you are central to a Circle radiate out positive, loving intent. 
For more on the characteristics of Circles and other geometric shapes please refer to my books in The Gateway Series.

The Lord of the Rings

The famous Bodlaien libraries in Oxford, UK, are holding a major exhibition of JRR Tolkien's work from the 1st June 2018, including his illustrations, poems, letters and personal items. As a fan of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, which I have read several times, I am looking forward to gaining an insight into the creative process of this gifted author. The binding power of rings and the significance of the intent of the ring bearers, being destructive dark or healing, loving light, are central to the success these epic stories. 
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from the Bodlaien libraries website
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Crystal Grids and Alchemical Art - fusing sacred geometry, light and the Elements

5/11/2018

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Alchemical art

Alchemical Art is transformative, changing anyone who works with them. This can happen merely by looking at the artwork or being in its proximity. Each piece is contained within the sacred space of its boundaries and is a fusion of the dynamics of geometric forms, emotive colours and one or more of the Classical Elements. The latter may be symbolically represented in the image or made out of specific materials due to their symbolism or vibration. In this instance crystals were placed on four paintings of my alchemical art paintings to incorporate their qualities. The results were stunning to look at and to work with. It would have been interesting to add further Elements, such as  bowls of water and burning essence for air and fire, and also to use sound to activate them.
Each of the alchemical art crystal grids were made by some participants of a crystal group run by Karin Bain. Karin has written an e-book called Networking With Crystals that will soon be available in paper form as well.

Crystal Grids

Crystal grids take many forms, they can be simple, intricate or complete. Invariably there is sacred geometry in their layout and so they are actually a yantra, or "thought form", the principle of all man-made sacred geometry artworks and structures. By adding the vibrations of specific crystals the crystal grid yantra becomes a pulsating vehicle for connecting your Mind to the underlying basis of reality. The effects are very personal.

Yantras are covered in detail in The Gateway Series books and I also recommend the book Yantra by Madhu Khanna.
Any sacred site using sacred geometry and specific earth materials brings additional vibrational qualities to their function and use. For example, Stonehenge and its bluestone rocks that were deliberately brought a great distance for their vibrational purposes. In the aerial image below notice how the central stone grid is enclosed within a larger Circle. It is part of a larger site that has several smaller yantra that all work together. This sacred structure is a huge crystal yantra that still has the capacity to draw thousands of people to it. 
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Aerial view of Stonehenge (Google Earth)

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Man-made Circles and Spheres

1/3/2018

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In celebration of the creativity of humanity here is a gallery of our PROLIFIC uses for the circle and sphere. From the invention of the wheel and construction of simple round buildings, using minimal materials and gaining maximum space, our uses for this most basic geometric construct are extensive. Simple and stunning, the sphere is the vessel of all geometric forms.
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Roundness all around in nature - celebrating a new annual cycle

7/4/2016

 
Some fun and fascinating examples of the circle and sphere occurring naturally in nature.
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The Moon
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Bodies of small birds, like the Robin...
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...and small owl
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Air bubbles
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Saturn and its rings
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Acorn cup
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Microscopic organisms (Kesseler)
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Fairy Ring caused by fungi of the class Basidiomycetes
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Sycamore seed pod
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Citrus fruits
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Radial ripples in water
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The Fairy Circles, the Namib Desert
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A minute diatom
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Dahlia flower
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Hedgehog curled in protective ball
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Punch hole in cirrocumulus clouds
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Spherical rocks, Koekohe Beach, New Zealand
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Cactus
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Bird's nest
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Dandelion
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Sunflower
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Fern leaves
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Onion's rings
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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Beetroot
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The caldera of Erta Ale, volcano in Ethiopia
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The circles of growth in a tree
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Inflated puffer fish
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Male Japanese puffer fish sand circles
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Many types of fungi
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Sea Urchin
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The Cancha de Bochas
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Halo around the Sun
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The round body of many spiders
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Spider's web and eggs
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Planet Earth
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Turtle eggs
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Many types of berry
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Frozen soap bubble
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Eyeball
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Blue Eye in the African Sahara
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In the designs of patterns on animal bodies
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Rotating ice discs

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Gateway to the Heavens
A glorious work that fires the imagination and helps us appreciate the truth of our reality.
NEXUS magazine
Do you realise you actually shape your destiny and shapes influence your destiny. If you want to understand how this works ask Karen to give a talk about it or read her excellent book. You may have hated even the mention of geometry at school, but Karen's simple and illustrated explanations will give you a real insight into this fascinating topic. 
Jo Pelle, NSFH
The Hidden Geometry of Life
The harmony in our world and the cosmos is awe-inspiring, and is brilliantly portrayed here in images and words which reveal the connection between art, geometry, science, consciousness and spirituality.... An illuminating book indeed!
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The attentive audience was enthralled by Karen's introduction to the principals of this truly multi-dimensional topic ... The energy in the room, by the end of the evening, was well and truly charged! 
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