Category: Articles
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 album
NEW ARTICLE – 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 under-discussed areas
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
To Publish or ‘Self-Publish’? Producing Books in the Alternative Sphere
As the author of a number of books on mysteries and truth issues, some produced by bigger publishers and others put out through his own Vital Signs Publishing, Andy Thomas is sometimes asked by new authors in the ‘alternative’ sphere whether they should find a publisher or set up their own outlet and put the book out themselves. The following notes about the pros and cons of issuing books in different ways might be useful to anyone looking for a little guidance
Surviving the Shock of the New
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 thrive in this altered landscape – and avoid some classic divide-and-rule tactics
Responses to Articles and Further Thoughts on the EU Vote
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: Reasoning the Issues
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 come to a decision