Crop Circle Season 2009 is now at its peak. Here are the formations (so far) for August:
Reported August the 2nd at Morgans Hill, near Bishop Cannings, Wiltshire...was this remarkable Square within a Square Formation:
The location of this Crop Formation within this landscaped square is a really wonderful concept. The precision of the design and lay of the crop is indeed awe-inspiring. An impressive and thoughtful statement. The first 'Crop Square' for August is a real beauty.
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Reported August the 3rd at Silbury Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire:
Featuring the most intricate, swirled center patterns I've ever seen, could this enigmatic formation possibly be a cosmic star-map of either our solar system or galaxy? I pick up a circling protective energy from this design. And check out those tightly woven centers - Incredible!
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Reported August the 3rd at Rollright Stone Circle, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire:
The Rollright Stone Circle:
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Reported August the 6th at Yatesbury Hill near Aerodrome, Wiltshire:
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Reported August the 6th at Windmill Hill, near Avebury Trusloe, Wiltshire:
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Reported August the 8th at South Field, near Alton Priors, Wiltshire:
They probably take the prize for the smallest distinct formations this year but these two grapeshots have a quality that makes them worth looking at. The detail in their swirled centers are quite impressive despite their sizes.
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Reported August the 9th at West Overton, near Lockeridge, Wiltshire:
Notice the stunningly intricate, individual lays of each of the three centers. Good to see the
weave effect making another appearance. It seems with this formation - they're now just showing off!
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Reported August the 9th at Bishop Sutton, near New Alresford, Hampshire...here we have The 3D Cube:
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Reported August the 10th at Woodborough Hill, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire...was this spectacular Owl Formation:
First The Phoenix, then The Mayan/Aztec Bird, then onto The Swallow and The Hummingbird...guess hoots landed now?
The Owl represents wisdom and higher education. Because of the owl's keen eyesight it's considered to be a great visionary. It also has superb hearing. As a totem it can reveal clairaudient and clairvoyant abilities. This nocturnal bird is often called "The Keeper of Dark Secrets." The Owl is associated with superstition and magickal powers. Whenever an owl appears or you hear an owl screech in the night it may be that a secret will soon be revealed to you. Also, if a secret is shared with you in confidence, the Owl serves as a reminder to honor that knowledge and keep the secret private.
In ancient Egyptian, Celtic, and Hindu cultures the symbolic meaning of The Owl revolved around guardianship of the underworlds, and a protection of the dead. In this light the Owl was ruler of the night (the dark side) and seer of souls. A misunderstanding of this necessary relationship gave the Owl some negative associations with death. It should be clear that the Owl was honored as the keeper of spirits who had passed from one plane to another. Often myth indicates the Owl accompanying a spirit to the underworld - winging it's newly freed soul from the physical world into the realm of spirit.
Native Americans associated the meaning of Owl with wisdom, foresight, and keeper of sacred knowledge. This may largely be due to the fact that the Owl is a great foreteller of weather conditions. Also its ability to see at night is legend among the Native Americans, and this attribute would be invoked during ceremonies when an oracle of secret knowledge was required. Similarly, West African and Aboriginal Australian cultures viewed the Owl as a messenger of secrets, kin to sorcerers, as well as companions to seers, mystics and medicine people.
During medieval times in western and central Europe it was fabled that owls were actually priestesses (witches) and wizards in disguise. To this day The Owl is considered a witch's familiar (an animal soul-spirit linked to a spiritual person via a unique, communicative bond).
Messages and Meanings: Wisdom, Magick, Hidden Secrets revealed, Prophecy, Clairvoyance, Clairaudience, Silence.
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Reported August the 12th at Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow, near Odstone Hill, Oxfordshire...was this particularly beautiful formation featuring what appears to be a dozen delicate fleur-de-lys:
The fleur-de-lis (French pronunciation: [flœʀ də lis]) is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means flower, and lis means lily) or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry. The fleur-de-lis is an enduring symbol of France, most notably as the emblem of the French monarchy. As a religious symbol it may represent the Holy Trinity, or be an iconographic attribute of the archangel Gabriel, notably in representations of the Annunciation. The fleur de lis is also associated with and often used as a symbolic metaphor for the Virgin Mary because it resembles both the iris and the Madonna lily.
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Reported August the 16th at Tidcombe, near Burbage, Wiltshire:
Nothing Lasts Forever : Perhaps this is also one of the hidden messages held within this wonderful annual phenomenon.
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Reported August the 29th at Knighton Hill, near Wayland Smithy, Oxfordshire...was this a-MAIZE-ingly unique formation:
This is the largest maize formation to ever appear in England, and is apparently a very overpowering formation to visit as it is easy to lose one's way amongst the many circles. There is a feeling of being enveloped in the maize crop while walking in it. A completely different feeling from visiting formations in wheat, barley and oil seed rape.
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Reported Mid-August at Knights in the Bottom, near Chickerell, Dorset:
Stretched Image (above)
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Will keep everyone updated on all latest formations throughout the year.
To view this year's July Formations, go to:
http://youphoria.ning.com/profiles/blogs/crop-circle-season-2009-july
To view this year's June Formations, go to:
http://youphoria.ning.com/profiles/blogs/crop-circle-season-2009-june
To view this year's May Formations, go to:
http://youphoria.ning.com/profiles/blogs/crop-circle-season-2009-may
To view this year's April Formations, go to:
http://youphoria.ning.com/profiles/blogs/crop-circle-season-2009-ap...
For all the latest Crop Formations, go to:
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2009/2009.html
For more on the 'theory' of Crop Formations, go to:
http://youphoria.ning.com/profiles/blogs/crop-circles-frozen-music
Another Point of You : OM...
*This post will be updated & revised throughout the 2009 Crop Circle Season.
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