Crop Circle Season 2009 is now in full swing. Here are the formations (so far) for July:
Reported July the 1st at Waden Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire...the first formation for this month is a true stunner:
Could this formation be symbolising some sort of outward motion or expansion...?
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Reported July the 2nd at Milk Hill, near Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire...the Hummingbird has landed:
One of the Nazca Lines of Peru, depicts a Hummingbird (500 B.C. to 500 A.D.):
The Hummingbird symbolises many different concepts. Because of its speed, the Hummingbird is known as a messenger and stopper of time. The Hummingbird animal totem represents hope and jubilation. It is also a symbol of joy, love, beauty & harmony. The Hummingbird is also able to fly up, down, forwards & backwards, teaching us that we can look back on our past. But, this bird also teaches that we must not dwell on our past; we need to move forward. The Hummingbird can also hover in one spot and appear to be motionless (thus appearing to stop time). When the Hummingbird hovers over flowers while drinking nectar, we learn that we should savor each moment, and appreciate the things we love.
It is not commonly known that the fluttering wings of the Hummingbird move in the pattern of an infinity symbol - further solidifying their symbolism of eternity, continuity, and infinity. In Mayan teachings, Hummingbird is connected to the Fifth World. Their deity Quetzalcoatl was considered to be a Hummingbird God.
By observing the Hummingbird, we see they are seemingly tireless. Always actively seeking the sweetest nectar, they remind us to forever seek out the good in life and the beauty in each day. Amazing migrators, some Hummingbirds are known to wing their way as far as 2000 miles to reach their destination. This quality reminds us to be persistent in the pursuit of our dreams, and adopt the tenacity of the Hummingbird in our lives. The Hummingbird symbolises the courage required to embark on an epic journey. Once touched by the energies of this archetype, we are propelled on our own epic journey that eventually leads us back to our source, where our spirit was first spawned...
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Reported on the 4th of July at West Down Gallops, near Beckhampton, Wiltshire:
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Reported July the 5th at Silbury Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire...The Mayan Motif returns to Silbury Hill:
A merging of Mayan & Hopi symbols? In 2004 a Mayan motif appeared in the same field at Silbury Hill. Both these events could be making us aware of the date : December 21st 2012. This is the date the Mayan (Long Count) calendar comes to an end. With the mysterious Silbury Hill as a significant backdrop, the sheer beauty of this formation is truly breathtaking. The design also resembles a traditional Native American/Aztec Feathered Headdress.
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Reported July the 5th at Baltic Farm, near Devizes, Wiltshire...yes, well:
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Reported July the 5th at Stanton St Bernard, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire...yes well (part II):
I'm quite bemused by these last two 'formations'. They only go to make the 'genuine' ones all the more stunning...!
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Reported July the 9th at Chesterton Windmill, near Harbury, Warwickshire...was this glistening Diamond-like formation:
This intriguing formation appears next to Chesterton Windmill.
This mysterious formation with its geometric motif has appeared next to the famous Chesterton Windmill, which was built in 1632, by Sir Edward Peyto who was an astronomer and mathematician. It could well have been built as an observatory that he used to look at the stars. The rotating top could have housed Peyto’s telescope. If so, it was probably converted to a windmill sometime later. Could there be a link between this formation and its possible previous use?
This small key formation was in the same field as the Windmill. It is next to where the track from the windmill reaches the road.
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Reported July the 10th at Cannings Cross, near Allington, Wiltshire...we now have ~ The Butterfly:
Phase 1:
Phase 2:
Overwhelmingly, cultural myth and lore honor the Butterfly as a symbol of transformation because of its impressive process of metamorphosis. From egg, to larvae (caterpillar), to pupa (the chrysalis or cocoon) and from the cocoon the Butterfly emerges in her unfurling glory. What a massive amount of transition this tiny creature undergoes. Consider for a moment the kind of energy this expends. Imagine the whole of your life changing to such an extreme you are unrecognizable at the end of the transformation. Mind you, this change takes place in a short span of about a month too (that’s how long the butterfly life cycle is).
Herein lies the deepest symbolic lesson of the Butterfly. She asks us to accept the changes in our lives as casually as she does. The Butterfly unquestioningly embraces the changes in her environment and her body. This unwavering acceptance of her metamorphosis is also symbolic of faith. Here the Butterfly beckons us to keep our faith as we undergo transitions in our lives. She understands that our toiling, fretting and anger are useless against the turning tides of nature – she asks us to recognize the same. Interestingly, in many cultures the Butterfly is associated with the soul – further linking our animal symbolism of faith with the Butterfly.
It’s connection with the soul is rather fitting. We are all on a long journey of the soul. On this journey we encounter endless turns, shifts, and conditions that cause us to morph into ever-finer beings. At our soul-journey’s end we are inevitably changed – not at all the same as when we started on the path. To take this analogy a step further, we can look again to the grace and eloquence of the Butterfly and realize that our journey is our only guarantee. Our responsibility is to make our way in faith, accept the change that comes, and emerge from our transitions as brilliantly as the Butterfly.
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Reported July the 11th at Fosse way by the A425 to Leamington Spa...The Ouroboros?:
Could this formation be a stylised version of an Ouroboros?
The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a snake, serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle.
The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (very much like the Phoenix). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. The ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist's opus. It is also often associated with Gnosticism, and Hermeticism.
Carl Jung interpreted the Ouroboros as having an archetypical significance to the human psyche. The Jungian psychologist Erich Neumann writes of it as a representation of the pre-ego "dawn state", depicting the undifferentiated infancy experience of both mankind and the individual child. Related to : The Mobius Strip, and the Lemniscate (Infinity Symbol).
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Reported July the 13th at Chilcomb Down, near Winchester, Hampshire:
(Stretched image)
Awaiting aerial shots.
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Reported July the 14th at East Field, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire...was this awesome formation featuring an intricate tapestry weave design:
We've actually had a 'woven tapestry' formation before. This 'Magic Basket' Crop Circle (as it was dubbed at the time) appeared at Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, on August the 6th, 1999 (almost exactly a decade earlier):
Profoundly remarkable in their simplicity, these two formations are/were utterly brilliant! There is no way on Earth that these could have been man-made. I love formations like this - they're like a huge, cosmic, extended middle finger to all the doubters!
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Reported July the 14th at Grey Wethers, near Temple Farm, Wiltshire...another Yin/Yang design:
I recently wrote an article concerning the transcending of Duality; the YOUnification of all our seemingly opposite polarities. I see echoes of this 'energy' in this Yin/Yang-inspired Crop Circle.
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Reported July the 14th at Hinton Admiral, near New Milton, Hampshire:
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Reported July the 19th at Martinsell Hill, near Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire...a curious addition to the 2009 Season:
Could this formation be a statement on 'Emergence'...?
Emergence : the gradual beginning or coming forth; the becoming visible; the act of emerging; egress: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent.
Is this small herd of cattle trying to complete the formation?
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Reported July the 19th at Liddington Castle, near Badbury, Wiltshire:
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Reported July the 22nd at Woodborough Hill, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire:
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Reported July the 24th at Smeathe's Plantation near Ogbourne Down Gallop, Wiltshire:
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Reported July the 28th at Winterbourne Bassett, near Avebury, Wiltshire:
The farmer destroyed this formation early in the morning before anyone had the chance to photograph it from the air. The grapeshot at the corner of the field however, escaped the farmer's fury. The first two (ground) shots are of the formation after it first appeared. The last two shots were taken the following day after the formation was destroyed (with the grapeshot still intact).
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Reported July the 29th at Ogbourne St Andrew, near Marlborough, Wiltshire:
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Reported July the 31st at Winterbourne Bassett, near Avebury, Wiltshire:
A formation appeared in this same field three days previously (July 28th) but was immediately cut out (see last picture). It's as if this phenomenon is saying, "We won't be silenced"...for this elegant formation came down not far from the destroyed design.
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Reported July the 31st at Hackpen Hill, near Broad Hinton, Wiltshire:
The farmers don't seem to be very 'formation-friendly' this year...!
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Reported July the 31st at Waden Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire:
Awaiting aerial shots.
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Will keep everyone updated on all latest formations throughout the year.
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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