My favorite book on crop formations; if you get a chance to see one of Freddy's presentations, don't miss it either.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83894 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

From Library Journal
Silva, who has worked in graphic design and advertising for most of his professional life, conveys his keen passion for earth mysticism in this probing examination of crop circles. He examines the history of crop circles, human interactions with them, their probable implications, and, in a section that is alone worth the price of the books for supporters, their effects on our current worldview. Silva also delves deeply into the evidence for crop circles' authenticity. In arguing that they are transhuman events, he discusses the role of electromagnetism and its effects, UFO phenomena and their relation to crop circles, the relationship between crop circles and healing, evidence supporting psychic ability, and language's ability to affect information consciously and subconsciously (this section is sure to stimulate those who suspect that crop circles are a hoax). Readers may be inspired to reexamine preconceived ideas, as Silva's explanations are detailed and well researched and avoid technical jargon. Footnotes and an extensive bibliography encourage further exploration. Recommended for psychic phenomena or metaphysical and New Age collections in public libraries, and for collections including contemporary works on controversies in science and mysticism.
Leroy Hommerding, Fort Myers Beach Lib. District, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Customer Reviews

The Real Secret Is The Amount Of Information In Crop Circles
Well, I've bought and given away at least 4 copies of this book, so I guess it's time to write a review.

I consider this the best book currently on the market about crop circles. The amount of information contained in these formations is astounding. It is more than just the fractal or geometric pattern. More than the precision of accuracy with which they were made. There are embedded energy patterns and harmonics to name a few. Too bad Freddy Silva was limited in his investigation by the instruments we have to measure these features, because there is probably far more to these crop circles than we will ever know.

If you still think that these pattern are manmade, then maybe the Earth is flat! Or the pharoahs did build the pyramids. Or O. J. didn't do it.

First on crops circles
This is my first book on crop circles. I think the first half of the book is valuable in that it gives information and history on how to identify real crop circles from hoaxs. The last half of the book I had to struggle through and at times was a little too "New Agey" for my taste. Worth the read if you want a starter book on crop circles.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
I do believe in crop circles, but not Freddy Silva. I read most of his book, but got bogged down in the mathematics. The problem is that the quality of most of the photos is too good, and that most of them use the same high resolution, as if produced on a computer. You usually can't get such clear aerial photos over England. As to the mathematics, I think it was added to enhance credibility, probably by some grad student. The most compelling thing for me was the biology of crop circles, but this book has so many questionable statements that now I don't know what to think. Never-the-less, the book is beautiful and substantive, and shows how one can make a lot of money in the publishing business, even if it is a hoax.