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Stantonbury Hill, july 2007. (part 1)
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Sacred science
At the first appearance of this formation I was immediately associating it with the old chinese I Tjing oracle.
Understandable, the oracle is based on a dualistic universe the way it is expressed by the YinYang principle.
In comprehension, a number of trigrams around the central YinYang sign do catch the eye. Trigrams are typical attributes
on which the I tjing furthermore bases itselves on. The trigrams are made of complete or otherwise broken lines.
The complete lines stand for Yang energy while the broken lines do that for Yin energy. Except these two linetypes there are
also exchanging lines possible.
The way I interpretate the trigrams of this formation is that they are susceptible "K'oen" or earth trigrams of which
the lowest (closest to YinYang center) lines happen to change. The grapeshots point that out. By this the trigrams become
"Tsjen" trigrams telling us about excitement or thunder.
In the known history of cropformations we have besides almost-YinYang signs only once before a complete YinYang sign. One that was made
clumsy enough to think of it as a hoax by the way.
Left; Jinjangsign with trigrams. Right; at Rolls Royce factory, july 1998
Left; Jinjangsign with trigrams. Right; at Rolls Royce factory, july 1998
At a certain moment while being at the cropcircle aeria I meet a woman named Catherine. We came to talk about our shared fascination for the ancient egypt Kephri, the scarab God/Godess, that had also appeard as a cropformation. Than she fishes a book of an artistfriend of hers out of her car to show some artwork related to this theme. The artist is named Peter Pracownik. She gives me the book as a present. Later, in this book I discover the striking correspondence with a picture that is drawn as a logo for the chapter "sacred science" and the formation that appeared about one month before at Stantonbury Hill!
Left; logo for sacred science © picture: Peter Pracownik. Right; the diagram of the Stantonbury Hill formation.
According to my opinion the formation easily unites the idea of sacred science with the thousends of years old I Tjing oracle. Those that are
familiar with the I Tjing like I am KNOW that it speaks truth in spite of the fact that causality seems hardly manifest. The traditional
western science is in this perspective only formulated science based on proof. Becouse it works with determination in which knowledge gets
isolated from its taller connections you could actually speak of desecration of nature, or as you wish, cosmic intelligence. Ignoring the
totality of existance leads unfortunately far to often to atrocities against life or manifestation in general. The outcome of the western
methodes might have scientifical validity, there is no other way that sacred science is much more comprehensive, it is more friendly and
certainly capable to reach the same results. It can do this by using spiritual principles.
To ensure there won't be confusion, the practice of sacred science is not limited by the use of I Tjing. It is just that the I Tjing offers
us a very valuable tool for such practising.
Without taking careful notice the formation shows us a perfect YinYang symbol. But, how more often will I say this,
in the cropcircle world nothing is the way you think it is. Closer inspection leads us to the strange fenomenon of
two circles within one of the centers! From a big distance it can hardly be seen but the lay gives us clearly a bigger
and a smaller circle. The bigger one has a center of some standing stalks. Next picture shows it. Otherwise there's
also
this videoreport of Celtic King to get an even better impression.
© picture: Debbie Marriage
About the twelf of twelf trigrams.
It is tempting to connect the number 12 to ideas of the 12 zodiac signs or the 12 disciples of Jesus or whatever.
The picture the way we have it shows us however 12 exact the same trigrams. The diverse qualities of the zodiac or the
disciples are therefor simply not expressed. At the best there can be a reference to 12 equal houses. In fact there is
hardly anything that can be said about this number in relation to the sign unless certain scources are still hidden for us.
What is left to nibble at my mind is that I ever came across the idea of 12 to overcome illusions. Which ones these 12
illusions are was not discribed but it wouldn't surprise me at all that again the 12 zodiac signs or the 12 disciples
are somehow related to to these illusions. Maybe I'm being speculative, but if the 12 doctrines are about to fathom
the 12 illusions then 12 equal frames are still appropriate. In this manner they can represent 12 neutralised illusions!
You can make it up for yourself what neutralised illusions have to do with science...
About reading the trigrams.
In case for example we consult
cropcircleconnector about this formation than
we will see that altough the I Tjing thought is shared there are differend interpretations been given to the set up of
the trigrams. Such differences make it clear how difficult it actually is to give an appropriate explanation to this pearle
of symbolism. Or if not, how superficial interpreters often can be.
As said before I consider the material around the the YinYang sign as susceptible "K'oen" of earth trigrams in which
the lowest lines are dealing with a change of there nature from where "Tjen" trigrams develop that are about excitement or
thunder. In case this moving line is familiar with the first moving line of hexagram(!) earth than it is about a tendency of
energyloss, frost or becoming rigid. Connected to this is the advise to prevent or to overcome such a situation.
For a more profound understanding of this very brief interpretation I refer to the I tjing itself. How I come to this
interpretation of the material I will explain.
To be honest, I must admit that I'm not completely sure if there really are trigrams expressed here. There's also a chanche
that 4,5,7 or 9 lined grams are expressed. (wouldn't know how to call these) Such grams are in the tradition of the I Tjing
in comprehension to di-,tri,and hexagrams not used. To stick to the I Tjing draft, the 3 lined option would be the only matching
one. Except for this reason the 3-lined gram is anyway a touch more likely but it goes to far to go in to details about this.
The 3, 4 and 5 (red)lined options
In case it is after studying of the upper images not clear yet; the 7 and 9 lined grams need to be formed by combinations
of the 3 and the 5 with the 4 lined option.
Another difficulty in the proces of interpreting is from which side of you have to read these trigrams. From the inside
towards the outside or the other way around? To me it seems that from the inside towards the outside is the only way.
Every oriëntation in whatever kind of image starts with finding a midpoint or central thought. We see this principle also
at meditation- and contemplation techniques discribed as one-pointed concentration. The yinyang sign is clearly the central
object. Extracted from this or at least connected to it is the remaining material.
Finally I would like to state that the linethickness of the framework is equal to that of the trigrams. It seems to me a
well overthought choise that can stimulate the watchers thoughts towards the idea of expansion or growth of the YinYang sign.
The lines of the trigrams meld together with the framework so that these lines themselves can be understood as potential
frameworks. If we imagine that the changing lines (the ones with the grapeshots) are changed than we really have new
framework indeed. This with all the consequences of course.
Also can be noticed there is a suggestion of diagonals that create peaks or triangles. To be more specific, peaks that point
outwards and peaks that do so inwards. Striking how nice the differance between these peak suggestions are emphasised by
Yin and Yang powers. Nevertheless, the suggestion of a movement from the inside towards the outside dominates somehow. As if
you see "a YinYang-sun" shining...