Bagua circle walking leaves your mark upon the world, by Kevin Wikse.

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On and off, from 2016 to 2019, I regularly (when I was in Idaho) practiced long hours of Bagua circle walking around a specific tree in Settler's Park, Meridian, Idaho. Here we are, four years later, and the circle I walked still shows up. 

Looks like a crop circle...

-Kevin Wikse


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