Articles

The Crop Circles of 2022

As we anticipate what the fields in 2023 may bring, Andy looks back on the summer of 2022, which produced some extraordinary and complex patterns in the fields, as contentious as ever. Yet there was a notable reduction in numbers and very few events outside of the usual English heartlands. What might this mean for the future of the phenomenon? ...

The Persistence of JFK Conspiracy Beliefs – an interview with Andy

Recent releases of official documents on the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in 1963 are unlikely to end the persistent speculation that more players than just a single fanatic were involved in his demise. Andy recently gave an interview for French magazine Inexpliqué on the JFK mysteries and the culture of doubt surrounding them ...

Astrologers and the New Heretics – article on Astro.com

Andy's article on the much-maligned art of astrology is now available to read in a newly laid-out edit on the very popular website Astro.com ...

To Publish or Self-Publish? – Producing ‘Alternative’ Books

As the author of several books on mysteries and truth issues, many produced by bigger publishers but some through his own publishing arm, Andy looks at the best options for prospective authors in the ‘alternative’ sphere with projects they want to share with a wider readership – whether to try to find a publisher or to produce and distribute books ...

The Crop Circles of 2021

With the 2022 crop circle season now under way, how will this fit into context with what happened the previous year..? This comprehensive round-up shows that the ever-controversial crop circles had a slightly quieter time in 2021 but still delivered some exceptional and inspirational patterns which continued to challenge conventional thinking ...

The New Heretics – The Article

Andy Thomas's book The New Heretics provides a bold and innovative insight into the now crucial issues of global polarisation, censorship of free expression and a wide and growing belief in conspiracies. This concise article encapsulates the key issues of the book and why it matters ...

The Crop Circles of 2020

As we get ready for the 2021 crop circle season, it is a good time to recap on what happened in 2020. Against all expectations, in a year of fear and pandemic restrictions, the circles flourished with their own agenda, throwing out surprises and even a few reflections on the events occurring around them, catching the eye of a new generation ...

Ian R Crane 1956 – 2021

Ian R Crane, truth seeker extraordinaire, freedom campaigner and anti-fracking maestro, a close friend and colleague of Andy for years, very sadly died of cancer on 25 February 2021, aged just 64. Andy pays a personal tribute to Ian ...

The Crop Circles of 2019

The crop circles of 2020 have begun... which means it's a good time to look back at the previous season of 2019. Although not huge in number, the crop circles of 2019 saw a mysterious activation across France, while intriguing and ingenious designs also continued in the traditional English heartlands and beyond ...

Alternative Opinions on the 2020 Pandemic – A Balanced View

[UPDATED, Aug 2020] The arrival of COVID-19 has caused enormous distress and confusion around the world. Yet although the worst may now be over, many people in the ‘truth seeking’ world continue to question the official narrative of the pandemic and its causes, stimulating a draconian wave of public censorship which has severe implications for the future of free speech ...

Michael Glickman 1941–2020

Andy Thomas enjoyed the friendship of crop circle researcher Michael Glickman for several years, working together on journals, conferences and more. This May ‘Glickers’ passed away age 78, and Andy shares a personal tribute to his achievements ...

The Crop Circles of 2018

The traditionally active areas of England continue to produce remarkable patterns in the fields, which still baffle and inspire in equal measure. As we await to see what the summer of 2019 will bring, ANDY THOMAS looks back at the events of 2018 ...

Andy on the Genesis of Genesis…

Genesis the rock band, that is. Before entering the world of mysteries and conspiracies research, Andy Thomas was a musician, and wrote for arts magazines. One of his early inspirations was the rock band Genesis, and the website of one of its founder members has just published a new article by Andy celebrating 50 years since the band's very first ...

A detailed interview with Andy about crop circles

The Italian alternative magazine 'FENIX' recently published a long interview with Andy Thomas about the current state of the crop circle phenomenon, which can now be read here in full. With the latest crop circle season having just begun, Andy challenges the view that the circle mystery is no longer relevant and addresses some false assumptions, while raising many fascinating ...

The Crop Circles of 2017

As we begin to anticipate what the crop circle season of 2018 might bring, Andy Thomas looks back at the circular events of 2017, which saw a renewed media attack on the phenomenon – and yet the coverage also helped draw attention to what turned out to be another fascinating year of wonders ...

Michael Green 1931–2018

Sunday 28 January 2018 saw the passing of Michael Green, one of the founders of the Centre for Crop Circle Studies and an important figure in the world of paranormal research who worked with Andy Thomas in the 1990s. In this tribute, Andy remembers Michael and celebrates his work ...

Interactive Experiments With Crop Circles

Twenty years on since his co-written book 'Quest For Contact' was published, recounting the real-life attempts of a group of researchers to interact with the crop circle phenomenon using psychic techniques, Andy Thomas looks back on the ambitious project, his part in it and the very intriguing results it produced ...

The Crop Circles of 2016

As the 2017 crop circle season now unfolds, Andy looks back at 2016, when the ever-fascinating circle mystery fell quieter around the world but remained strong in the English heartlands, where many impressive masterpieces made their presence felt and stirred valuable debate as intensely as ever ...

Surviving the Shock of the New

[With update note] The seismic decision of Britain voting for ‘Brexit’ has been an enormous social and political shift, leaving many people feeling disorientated. Following his widely-read pre-vote articles, Andy Thomas concludes his unofficial trilogy on the EU vote by helping to make sense of what has happened and takes an impartial look at how we can all survive and ...

Responses to Articles and Further Thoughts on the EU Vote

[With update note] Andy's two recent articles on the EU seem to have gone far and wide and have provoked quite a few interesting and informative responses. Together with additional remarks by Andy, some of the comments are reproduced here, as other readers may benefit from seeing them ...

EU or Not EU: Deciding With the Inner Voice

[With update note] The polarisation around the crucial upcoming EU Referendum is leaving some people bewildered and uncertain as to which way to vote. What are the deeper reasons for this struggle, and how can we better know our own minds on the decision? In a balanced sharing, Andy Thomas suggests a helpful way of tuning in to our real ...

EU or Not EU: Reasoning the Issues

[With update note] In this companion piece to his article 'EU or not EU: Deciding with the Inner Voice', which gives suggestions as to how undecided voters might find a clearer way forward, Andy Thomas here presents a helpful – and more partisan – summary of the actual issues over the EU vote and shares his own reasons for having ...

Freedom, Security and the Alternative World

The risks to freedom of thought in the post-Paris and Belgium attacks climate are very real, as Western leaders threaten to label all and any dissent from the norm as "extremism". Andy Thomas looks at the possible consequences ...

The Crop Circles of 2015

The crop circles continued their tenacious march onwards in 2015, still surprising, fascinating and confounding in equal measure, as Andy Thomas reports ...

Cultural Rigidity and the Suppression of the Alternative

Andy Thomas asks, does the absence of 'alternative' ambassadors in the media indicate something more profound than mere cover-up? ...

The Deeper History of Christmas

The Christmas festival has much deeper and more complex roots than it is sometimes given credit for today, as Andy explores ...