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Crop Circle Conference
October 28-30th 2005
Afterthoughts
by Cameron and Glenn
Thank you to everyone who attended the conference in 2005. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces returning again this year and to meet all the newcomers. How uplifting seeing happy faces and smiles all weekend and watching new and old friendships develop as we all gathered to celebrate this amazing phenomenon. The conference's success lies partly in the open-hearted and open-minded attitude that you bring with you, it creates an energy that our inspired and inspiring presenters used to create their magic.
Having received such positive feedback after last year's conference we went out on a limb and extended the conference to a three-day event. This opened it up for the possibility for day passes as well. The response was encouragingly positive there were even some who asked if we couldn't extend it to a week!
Cameron Broughton, conference co-organizer, stretched her parameters this year by hosting the weekend and starting off the conference with an introduction to crop circles. This included a pictorial history of crop circles in a power point presentation, her first ever. Her audience was very encouraging and boosted her spirits to soar through the weekend with delight and ease.
We invited two newcomers to our conference, Brian Crissey and his partner Pam Meyer. They were a perfect balance of right and left brained activity. Brian systematically brought us through his 'Clearwater Thesis' revealing his beliefs about extraterrestrial's desires to not 'muddy the water' by forcing us to react to their presence but inspire us with crop circles, a cosmic fertilizer for humans who are open to spiritual growth. Pam shared her findings regarding deep healing with crop circle energy essences and led us through a meditation setting the tone for the weekend.
Barbara Lamb returned at the request of many attendees, from 2004, who were rewarded with yet another wonderful talk from Barbara. In her gentle and eloquent way she shared her spiritual perspective with richly illustrated slides of crop circles and indicating they're spiritual contact and/or messages from higher beings.
We were thrilled to have Jane Buchan and Lynn Hartwood back to lead us in a Sacred Ground Dance on the Friday evening. What a gentle and grounded yet spiritual and energetic way Lynn and Jane have of bringing everyone together in community, and have fun at the same time! Many of the newcomers had never done any of these dances before yet it didn't matter as the circle flowed and spiraled beautifully creating wonderful energetic patterns in the hall where the speakers would weave their magic over the rest of the weekend. Their reception was wonderfully positive.
We were delighted to welcome Lucy Pringle to join us to share her research into the unexplained phenomena and what crop circles are doing to us. The stories that she has collected over the years from hundreds of people who have entered crop circles are fascinating. She delivered her research findings with beautiful English wit and charm. We also had the pleasure of viewing her wonderful photos that were available in our vending hall along with her crop circle calendars.
Another newcomer on the scene was Jeff Wilson, one of North America's top researchers of crop circles with the largest data base of circles that have occurred in the United States. Many people at the conference were unaware that crop circles even occur in the U S as there is so little publicity about them. Jeff's presentation was very professional and extremely informative. We were very excited to hear about the similarities with England as to where they occur, near water and sacred sites, and the sacred geometry they hold along with the landscape alignments that they create. We'll be keeping our ears open for more information coming from his group, The Independent Crop Circles Researchers' Association.
Welcoming back Bearcloud we were happy once again for him to share the wisdom of his Native American tradition in combination with truly insightful sacred geometry he has found encoded in the Star Nation glyphs. His focus this year was on one of the most spectacular circles of the summer that occurred in East Field, Alton Priors, Wiltshire, UK, on July 3, 2005. This he illustrated with beautiful animated graphics to stunning effect, in combination with animations of this circle with paintings that he had created years before. His videos again were most popular in the vending hall.
Trisha Pope who led us in voice work at last year's conference brought her Tamarack Choir with her this year. They were a great addition to the weekend with fantastic and amazing voices connecting us to spirit! The response was positively YES!
Another wonderful addition to our weekend event was our Saturday night speaker, Freddy Silva, well known by many as an author and international presenter. Freddy's charm and wit shined throughout his wide-ranging presentation while he shared evidence of the effects that ancient temples, cathedrals and crop circles have on us and how they continue to shape our consciousness.
We were honored to welcome back Andy Thomas, author, presenter and co-organizer of the Glastonbury Symposium. Andy is always a provocative and bold presenter and he didn't disappoint us as he set the scene on Sunday morning, ever reminding us to question knowledge for ourselves as he explored 'crop circle truths'. His presentation was thought provoking and mind expanding as he led us through supposed 'facts' that we take for granted without exploring their original source.
Glenn Broughton is a researcher, presenter, co-organizer of this Crop Circle Conference and Sacred Britain Tours. In his inimitable heart-centered and passionate way Glenn explored crop circles as an 'interactive phenomenon' richly illustrated with images and personal experiences. His approach provided a refreshing , meaningful and important understanding of earth mysteries; these can teach us about the power of place and show us insights into ourselves along with their implications for the world.
We were privileged to close our event with Quantum Community. In a theater in the round setting we were transported into another way of seeing our world through the skillful use of a collage of layered film images projected on a nine foot hoop screen, multiple paintings on veiled fabric, poems and narrative readings, moving veils of fabric, sound images, toning, meditation, and yoga movements. With great sensitivity they addressed difficult issues of our time and concluded with hope and positivity. Thank you so much to Gillian Comstock, Cameron Davis, Ogion Fulford and Joan White-Hansen for bringing this inspiring and amazing event to us and for letting us participate with you. It was a wonderful closing to our weekend.
Special thanks to our helpers Nancy Masino, Donna Lescoe, Mikala Brent Crow, Ananda Fitzsimmons, Layla Ray, Ali Wagner and Nancy Blackett. You were all outstanding and helped to make the conference run as smoothly as it did! Many thanks to Jill Washburn, Emily Bandru and all the staff at Goddard College who were superb, always on hand and ever cheerful. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Linda Allen who was wonderfully helpful with her marketing skills.
Goddard College has hired their own special cooks, who did all the catering for this conference. They received much praise for the standard of the food - much more than you normally expect at an event of this nature. Thank you for your superb food, catering to special diets and serving up a smile with every meal.
See you all next year, November 10 - 12, 2006 - we can't wait!
Cameron & Glenn Broughton
Feedback from conference attendees
We met so many wonderful people we're vibrating still. Freddy was marvelous and Jeff was the best gift possible. We loved Brian and Pam too, with their unique approaches... a wonderful balance. And Lucy and Barbara were inspiring. Bearcloud's visual presentations were awesome. Again, Andy brought in a thought provoking and mind expanding message.
What balance you arranged for us and what a send off with Quantum Community. It was terrific. Again, thank you both so much for the heart space in which to grow with you.
What an amazing time - to be among so many kindred souls willing to push the envelope!
Thank you all! The conference coordination was great. The speakers were excellent and the contrast of left and right brain perspectives was outstanding. On the whole, good energy and a fabulous way to come together. Look forward to coming again!
Enormous thanks to Glenn, Cameron and the helpers for a really great conference. All the vast amount of work preparing this event showed up in such a perfect weekend. Thank you and big hugs!
I just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know how much I appreciate your conference. You did such a wonderful job on it, bringing in an important aspect of spirit. People need such things very badly and such things are rare and hard to come by, especially in this country. Congratulations for a well-done path of spirit and thank you for letting me connect with yours.
Cameron, you are a lovely lady! Welcoming, warm and enveloping. A natural gifted speaker.
Love that 'Brit Wit'! Thanks Lucy, Freddy, Andy and Glenn.
Thank you dear ones! So well done, I've been high for days.
This conference - everyone involved was so inspirational - wow - my heart and spirit are so full!
Thank you Glenn for your inspirational stories, we'll never tire of hearing them!
Just want to say how much I enjoyed the conference - another great success story for you. Well done. Yet again, you were wonderful hosts to us and I appreciated it very much. And remember, if you are in our area, you MUST come and see us so we can return the hospitality!
I came seeking some "truth" about crop circles and enjoyed the variety of approaches towards understanding. I feel compelled to share the images with others to promote their "awakening" to new perspectives and to increase my own.
Tears of joy and thankfulness were flowing out of my eyes - Glenn that was the most powerful and beautiful talk I have ever heard - what a true inspiration from a true Angel on Earth!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you both for hosting such a wonderful weekend in Vermont. I came back refreshed, more enlightened and very peaceful. Hope to see you in the fields and at next year's conference.
The food was delicious, with a good selection and cheerful kitchen staff. Thanks for the veggie choices too!
Love, love, loved it, uplifting and heart opening!
Huge congratulations on your wonderful conference. I thoroughly enjoyed myself meeting so many lovely people and just having a really good time.
You did it again! Wonderful as always, the conference was fascinating and really uplifting.
How incredibly blessed and honored I feel to have been a part of this incredible weekend. Both of us have an understanding and deep appreciation for all the coordinating that goes on to bring something like this conference together. You all did it in a way that expressed grace and ease! Bravi!!!
Cameron, thank you for doing a good job introducing and managing the time.
Not only was there an outstanding line up of speakers but your special events and performances brought everyone together. The Sacred Ground Dance was fabulous! Tamarack Choir was an Angelic Connection and Quantum Community was a perfect ending to the weekend. Thank you for allowing us to participate.
Thank you for this incredible weekend! What a treat! I loved every minute of it. I so appreciate your heart-centered ways of being. I can't wait till next year's conference!
Do it again next year!
Well, it was stellar. You deserve all the kudos you receive and then some.
Way to go, Cameron and Glenn, you rock!
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Background: After the harvest, Alton Barnes, with Milk Hill behind |