The Michael Glickman Archive

After more than twenty years of focused involvement with the crop circles I am delighted to confess that I do not know what is going on here. I have many ideas, hypotheses and speculations but I realise (and perhaps this is the charm of this phenomenon) that they are all hollow! Anyone who claims “to know”, anyone who professes “certainties”, is either a fool or a liar. This, I suppose, is as clear a statement of my position as is possible. I have been fascinated, indeed obsessed with this enigmatic mystery for an embarrassing amount of time. Michael Glickman

Michael Glickman 1941-2020

About Michael Glickman

Veteran crop circle researcher Michael Glickman visited his first crop circle in 1990, after which he remarked that he simply “never left.” A former architect, inventor, and teacher, Michael brought a wealth of practical experience to the study of crop circles, drawing on a background grounded in designing, making, and manipulating solid matter in the material world. Over more than twenty years of involvement with the phenomenon, he developed a veritable art form in the deconstruction of crop circle designs, seeking to understand their symbolism and, above all, their geometric properties. No one undertook more work in this field than Michael, and his research into the geometry of crop circles came to be widely respected throughout the international research community.

Michael was also a much-loved and influential figure in the crop circle world. Often outspoken and sometimes controversial, yet always guided by a sharp wit and deep curiosity, he was a renowned and inspirational speaker and writer who occupied a central place in research into the phenomenon for many years. He wrote numerous articles on crop circles, including key contributions to the once-great Cereologist magazine. His book Crop Circles (1996), published by Wooden Books, went on to its third revised edition. He was also the author of Cornography (2007) and Crop Circles: The Bones of God (2009). His website was the final incarnation of his work, carrying his informed insights and enduring legacy to a worldwide audience.

Michael’s Crop Circle Posters

Caring for Michael’s Legacy

Since his death in 2020, Michael Glickman’s website has been lovingly maintained by his family and friends. By late 2025, it felt that the time had come to properly archive his work and find a permanent home for it—one where it would be easy to find, both for those who knew Michael and his work, and, just as importantly, for newcomers to the subject who may never have known either.

Michael’s website was enormously important to him and he spent many long hours honing his blogs and drawings. He said:

I hope to use this site as a vehicle for my observations and analyses, my intuitions and commentaries, my surprises and, occasionally, disappointments for as long as possible. But never, I hope, my conclusions. Looking back, I realise it is not simply the geometry that intrigues me. I constantly sense an order behind the geometry and an intent behind that order. The pursuit of the source and origin of that intent, its programme, its goal and ultimately its identity must surely be the obligation of everyone interested in crop circles. This will be the underlying driver of this site.

Michael’s work on the geometry of the crop circles and his insights into the nature and origin of the phenomenon are seminal to our understanding of the crop circles today. It’s important that his work remains available to everyone that seeks their own understanding of the subject.  

In consultation with Michael’s family, we have decided to integrate his website into our own in order to secure the ongoing availability of his work. Having worked hand in hand with Michael for many, many years, it feels right that his work should now reside alongside ours.

Michael meticulously drew the crop circles for many years.

We Need Your Help

For the moment, we are keeping Michael’s original website running and will continue to do so until the integration is complete. However, as anyone visiting the site will see, it is now in need of some attention, and as time passes, those unfamiliar with Michael’s work may not even know to look for it.

To fully integrate his website into our own, we need to raise funds to cover the necessary work. We have received a quote from our excellent website provider of £1,200 to ensure the job is done properly. Once this is complete, we will be able to add further material to Michael’s archive from our own personal collections, and then invite friends and colleagues to contribute any materials or remembrances they would also like to see preserved there.

We have set up a special page in our shop where you can make a donation to support this work. All funds will be ring-fenced specifically for this project. We will update this page weekly with a running total so you can see our progress, and these updates will also be included in our newsletters.

Together, we can undertake a meaningful act of service—honouring Michael and his work, while ensuring it remains freely accessible to all, without paywalls or advertising. If you feel able to help, you can make a donation via the link provided. We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supports this vitally important project.

Karen & Steve

You can read my own remembrances of Michael in a piece I wrote shortly after his death here. 

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