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About our Conference

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Welcome: It has been over ten years since we first began the Summer Crop Circle Lectures and during that time the crop circle phenomenon, while remaining constant, has changed enormously. The way we think about the subject and interact with the circles has moved on and so has the way we do our conference, with emphasis on community and the sharing of ideas and experiences.

About your Facilitators and Speakers

Your Facilitators:

Karen Alexander is main conference organiser, conference host, workshop facilitator and speaker. Karen is a long time circles researcher (1990-present day) who has for many years brought a thoughtful and introspective touch to researching the crop circles. A highly respected and influential speaker and writer, her work seamlessly fuses sacred art, spirituality, psychology and philosophy – the scholarly and the intuitive. Karen is perhaps best known as the writer behind the annually published Crop Circle Year Books (1999 – 2017) and Crop Circles: Signs, Wonders & Mysteries (Arcturus, 2006 & updated in 2009 & 2012). She is also known for her hand drawn images and paintings of the crop circles which are widely admired and collected. Karen has a background in counselling and psychotherapy and has facilitated and taken part in a number of groups and projects over the last 20 years looking specifically into crop circles and their connection with consciousness.

Steve Alexander is conference co-organiser. He is an internationally renowned photographer, whose images of the crop circles have graced books, media, documentaries and cinematic films worldwide for over 20 years. Steve has long set the standard by which all other crop circle photography is judged, he is well-known for his influential sweeping landscape images of the circles and his high quality, artistic approach to recording the phenomenon. Steve has a longtime involvement with the crop circles spanning over 30 years. He is perhaps best known for his photography in the Crop Circle Year Books (1999 – 2017), the book Crop Circles: Signs, Wonders & Mysteries (Arcturus 2006 & updated in 2009 & 2012) and for his nine beautiful crop circle films.

Dr. Jonathan-Paul DeVierville is conference co-host, workshop facilitator and speaker. He is Professor Emeritus of The Humanities, History and Interdisciplinary Studies (from the Department of Social Sciences at St. Philips College, Texas). He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counsellor He owns and directs The Alamo Plaza Spa in San Antonio, Texas and is a regular teacher and speaker on Spa Culture all over the globe. Jonathan-Paul has taught analytical, depth and archetypal psychology and clinical psychotherapy at the post-graduate level and has a particular interest in dream work. In addition to all this he is a committed crop circle experiencer and researcher, with over 15 years of first-hand experience in the field.

Michael Glickman is a workshop facilitator and speaker. He is a much-loved, respected and influential elder-statesman figure of the crop circle community, whose work on the geometry and interpretation of the crop circles has spanned over 25 years. A former architect, inventor and teacher, he is now a renowned, inspirational and often out-spoken speaker and writer; he has long occupied a central space at the heart of research into this phenomenon. He is also known for his sharp wit and never being an opinion too far away from controversy! Michael has written many articles and is a regular blogger on the crop circles. His book, Crop Circles (published by Wooden Books), is now in its third revised edition. He is also author of Cornography (2007) and Crop Circles: The Bones of God (2009).

Your Speakers:
(in addition to your facilitators/speakers above)

Annemieke Witteveen is a primary school teacher from the Netherlands and came the crop circle subject 15 years ago. She was deeply moved by the beautiful crop circles and the Wiltshire landscape and instinctively knew there was something about them that she had been searching for. Annemieke returns to Wiltshire each summer where she is most often found in the latest circles! She is also a longtime lecturer on the subject and her talks are filled with her experiences in the circles and her findings from the fields in the hope she inspires everyone to form their own ideas about what this enigmatic phenomenon means. Annemieke will be giving the Introductory presentation at this years event.

Guenther Schermann has studied mathematics for 25 years and works and lives in the city of Vienna. He has a long time interest in the esoteric science of numbers and was immediately drawn to the geometry and number of the crop circles. He has been visiting southern England for over 21 years now and in that time has been actively researching the phenomenon. In his talk: Crop circles: sacred geometry, harmony, beauty and deeper knowledge, he will discuss the idea that 25 years of geometric and complex crop circles are preparing mankind for some kind of awakening and remembering. Guenther is well known for his lively and enthusiastic presentations, illustrated with an incredible array of colourful diagrams and photographs.

Gary King began researching the crop circle phenomenon in 1997. He first came to the publics attention after having been one of the three primary witnesses present at the formation and discovery of the East Field formation on the 7th July 2007. Since then he has lectured both nationally and internationally, and featured in numerous TV productions regarding the phenomenon. Working as a much sought after tour guide, Gary carries a wealth of experience and knowledge that is both insightful and intellectually stimulating.

Philippe Ullens is the proprietor of the Henge Shop in Avebury, Wiltshire. Philippe has a background in art procurement and is a keen and very able photographer – “photography is for me active meditation and feeds my soul”. Philippe has a long standing and strong connection to the crop circle phenomenon and has photographed the circles for years, even publishing his own books filled with his beautiful photography. Philippe brings his artist’s eye and his long experience of involvement in t crop circle phenomenon to the conference.

Laara Maxwell  was born into a family of grain growers and merchants, as a child, she played in fields of grain on her family’s farm in Western Canada. Perhaps this early familiarity with crops underlay her astonishment and wonder on encountering, in the 1990’s, photos of the anomalous phenomenon of crop circles. She wanted to explore them in person and visited her first circle in 2002. Laara’s formal education was in Canada, the U.S. and Britain. She was awarded a PhD in Social Psychology by The London School of Economics and Political Science and left academia the next day to pursue her life’s true work of finding and implementing tools and techniques designed to enhance human health and well-being.

Dan Vidler is a School teacher, ardent crop circle enthusiast, photographer and webmaster of www.ukcropcircles.co.uk which documents the interiors and ground details of the crop circles. He has been a regular and popular speaker at the Summer Lectures since their inception. Dan has a keen eye for the fine detail of the circles; the lay of the crop and other significant ground details. Each year he presents us with the intrigues and delights of the interior of the circles, so easily missed by all but the most eagle-eyed, accompanied with an eye-watering array of beautiful photography.

A.J. Gevaerd has a background in chemistry and has been deeply and widely involved with the UFO subject for over 40 years; in that time has investigated hundreds of cases first-hand. He is the founder and editor of the Brazilian UFO Magazine, which has run for 35 years and has worked with MUFON and CUFOS and many other UFO organisations in Brazil and Worldwide. He has worked with some of the World’s leading Ufologists and has worked on all aspects of the phenomenon from military cover-ups to close encounters and UFO abductions – he has also brought his considerable experience to the investigation some of the crop circles that have appeared in Brazil in recent years. A. J. has been a consultant to the media for many years working with National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, as well as the Brazilian media.

Roland Beljon  is a sociology major and works in the field of mobility management and environmental consultancy. He has been chairman of the Dutch Centre for Crop Circle Studies for the past 5 years and an active member since it was founded in 1995. Together with his partner Nancy Polet he has been visiting the crop circles every year since they discovered their first one next to Silbury Hill in 1994. In 2010 Roeland and Nancy founded Sky High Creations and together they have organised many lectures and events on frontier sciences and spiritual growth. Every summer, they organise “A Night of Crop Circling” in Alton Barnes, right in the middle of crop circle country, Wiltshire UK.

Monique Klinkenbergh is the founder of the Crop Circle Exhibition Project and Information Centre. After being inspired by the crop circle phenomenon in 2007, followed by two years of investigation, she sold her company to fully dedicate herself to the subject. During the Crop Circle Season, Monique lives in Wiltshire. Here she conducts research (e.g. surveillance projects) and runs the Crop Circle Exhibition and Information Centre, which premiered at the Wiltshire Museum in 2014 and is now based in Honeystreet, near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire. Her mission is to increase the public’s awareness of the phenomenon through professional information sharing and to act as a platform for scientists, researchers and enthusiasts to meet and share knowledge and expertise. In addition, her daily crop circle reconnaissance flights have been an integral part of the crop circle community for several years, as well as her beneficial diplomatic interface with UK farmers. She is committed to reduce the friction between the farming community and those who research and visit formations.

Robin Heath is an independent researcher into ancient wisdom, specialising in archaeoastronomy and megalithic culture. He has written nine books on this and allied subjects, including the best selling Sun Moon & Stonehenge: Proof of High Culture in Ancient Britain, Power Points: Secret Rulers & Hidden Forces in the Landscape and Alexander Thom: Cracking the Stone Age Code. In a varied career Robin has enjoyed being a research scientist in computer chips, a marketing manager in electronics, a senior lecturer in mathematics and engineering and head of department in a college of further education. Since 1974 he has also been practicing as an astrologer and is a highly regarded  astrologer who has taught in all the leading schools of astrology in the UK and been the editor of the international Astrological Association Journal.

Geoff Fitzpatrick was introduced to mandalas whilst studying the pioneering work of Carl G Jung and  has spent the past 15 years exploring the intersection of geometry, spirituality and psychology through these symbols. Working with mandalas has opened Geoff to the profound power geometry possesses to influence states of consciousness. The construction of sacred sand mandalas during Geoff’s Mandalanature sessions opens people to a deeper aspect of themselves by blending creativity, geometry and mindfulness in a unique and special way. In addition to his studies at Trinity College and the Milltown Institute, Geoff has trained with Dr. Stanislav Grof MD learning a psychotherapeutic technique called Holotropic Breathwork. Dr. Grof’s cartography of the psyche informs the Manalanature model entirely. Geoff is also a regular visitor to the crop circles, to experience their spaces and contemplate their geometries. Geoff combines his love of Mandalas, consciousness and the circles to form a unique view of this phenomenon.

Ticket Tariff:

Friday Introductory Lecture: £10.00

Friday Geometry Workshop: £50.00

Friday Crop Circles & Consciousness Workshop: £50.00

Saturday (only) Programme: £55.00

Sunday (only) Programme: £55.00

Saturday & Sunday Programme: £100.00

Sunday Conference Dinner: £30.00

Full Weekend Ticket (includes all the above): £230.00