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May 19, 2023
Light Ether
The value of humus comes from light. As such, it's easy to see why cultures would venerate the Sun. The Sun shines on the righteous and wicked alike, sharing with impartiality to all. If we wish to make plants more receptive to the light streaming in from the cosmos, we must add some carefully decomposed byproducts of light (humus and biodynamic preparations) so the plants "remember" who they are.
May 3, 2023
Jacob Boehme
Steiner offers a fascinating suggestion about Boehme and the alchemist Paracelsus: “One needs only to know Paracelsus...
Apr 10, 2023
Science or Faith?
When Steiner talks about "spiritualizing" the sciences, he means bringing a spiritual gaze to the research performed using the scientific method. He is not proposing the method itself change, but the gaze of intuition must always be brought to bear on the data science produces, or we would make very few connections at all.
Apr 7, 2023
Intuition
Steiner's impulse is distinct. He is not advocating going "back" to a conception-free world, nor does he side on mere systematized conceptual thought. Instead, he urges us towards recovering intuition in the midst of scientific development and transforming the sciences so that they, once again, serve LIFE and not mere POWER.
Mar 31, 2023
The Mystery of Everyday Existence
Biodynamics may not be remedies that you or I might have imagined ourselves, but like blueprints, they work regardless of who decides to use them. The proof is in the pudding. Give it a try and you'll see, and not just that, your way of seeing itself may become regenerated.
Mar 18, 2023
Reinventing the Wheel
Biodynamics does not seek to "reinvent the wheel" nor should it. Instead, biodynamics seeks to supply the necessary kinds of vitality necessary for each stage of plant growth.
Mar 16, 2023
Liturgical Farming
In an often forgotten view of the world, the human being is a microcosm of the cosmos. Everything that might exist in...
Biodynamic Preparations
Complete Set of Biodynamic Compost Preparations (BD #502–507)
Complete Set of Biodynamic Compost Preparations (BD #502–507)
Biodynamic Horn Manure Preparation (BD 500) BD Spray Preparation
Biodynamic Horn Manure Preparation (BD 500) BD Spray Preparation
Biodynamic Pfeiffer™ Field and Garden Spray
Biodynamic Pfeiffer™ Field and Garden Spray
Biodynamic Pfeiffer™ Compost Starter
Biodynamic Pfeiffer™ Compost Starter
Biodynamic Horn Silica Preparation (BD #501) BD Spray Preparation
Biodynamic Horn Silica Preparation (BD #501) BD Spray Preparation
Biodynamic Horsetail Preparation - Equisetum arvense (BD #508) BD Antifungal Spray Preparation
Biodynamic Horsetail Preparation - Equisetum arvense (BD #508) BD Antifungal Spray Preparation
BC - Biodynamic Compound Preparation
BC - Biodynamic Compound Preparation
Biodynamic Pre-Potentized Horn Manure Preparation (BD #500X) BD Spray Preparation
Biodynamic Pre-Potentized Horn Manure Preparation (BD #500X) BD Spray Preparation
