Secrets In The Fields: The science and mysticism of crop circles
by Freddy Silva
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 Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads 2002. 332 pp $19.95 9pp refs Richly illustratedFreddy Silva was an art director, writer and photographer who worked in graphic design by profession, and an avid student of Earth Mysteries. In 1990 he was smitten with curiosity when he saw a photo of a crop circle. He has devoted much of his time since then to a passionate study of these fascinating messages from as yet unidentified sources.
Silva is keenly aware of the general skepticism that many hold about crop circles. The media have trumpeted the claims of a few people that they have created these patterns in crops in England and elsewhere, generating doubt and leading many people to dismiss all of the crop circles as hoaxes. Silva goes to great lengths to dispel these doubts. He marshals a host of facts and arguments that provide very strong support for his contention that these are mysterious creations of as yet unknown sources. Challenging the credibility of hoaxers’ claims are the following observations:
· The numbers (many dozens each year), sizes (some 700 feet in diameter), precision and complexity of designs of many of the crop circles in England make it extremely unlikely that any person or group of people could produce them.
· The fact that they appear overnight would require hoaxers to work in the dark to produce them – again highly unlikely.
· The ways in which the stalks of plants are laid down in the circles – in woven patterns, often with several layers of weaving, each with its own distinct pattern – is beyond the capabilities of any hoaxer.
· The fact that the stalks of plants are bent at right angles, without damaging the growth of the plants.
Silva meticulously documents the appearance of the circles over recent years and past centuries, considering esoteric and mystic symbolism in the designs that may give clues to the messages that many suggest these remarkable creations must contain. The natural question is, “So who is behind these apparent communications?” Silva suggests that in part they are products of collective consciousness, and in part the creations of extraterrestrials.
This book is very highly recommended for anyone wanting to explore the crop circle phenomenon. See also Silva’s article in this issue of IJHC, which explores the theory that sound may mediate the formation of crop circles.
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