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Dear Robin Duchesnau and fellow list
members,
Greetings from the Land of the Wizards of
Oz
I agree with you on the use of BD preps in the
forest.I dont come from your position of knowledge on forest ecology.My learning
comes as custodian of one of the last surviving open sclerophyll forests on the
Central tablelands of NSW [Aust].
Any person who wants to know what to do with a
forest has only to get into the forest and tune into the "spirit of the forest"
to know that we dont interfere with forest ecology, just because we think that
we know best.
The devas of our native eucalypt forests will
tell you that they dont need European methods, designed for an area that has a
problem with what to do with excess manure.
If you want to ascertain what the effect of any
action will be, whether on a farm or forest, classical radionics has the
techniques to test your results before committing to wider
action.
This was adequately demonstrated by John
Pannan at the recent Wizards Conference at Bellingen.
I will try to give a short description of what
happened as it is relevant to what you are trying to ascertain about the
suitability of Steiner preps for forestry work.
The instrument used was a Don Mattioda
Radionics instrument imported into Australia from the USA.
Firstly a vitality reading was taken from a
soil sample. The vitality is a baseline reading from which all other
measurements are compared.The vitality reading was
350.
Firstly we tested the effect
of addition of different samples of basalt dust to the soil
sample. Readings were taken as to the effectiveness of the various
basalts. this took the vitality to somewhere about 850-900.then we went on to
compare the effects of adding different substances such as BD 500 [on this soil
sample an increase in vitality to somewhere about 750.] The interesting part of
the tests was that in this particular instance it was found that BD 501actually
would reduce the vitality reading from what was indicated from the BD 500. this
soil would have gone backwards from the addition of Silica
prep.
Various substances were tested and
vitality readings taken. For this particular soil it was found that the
application of the energy of yarrow increased the vitality to 1400, far higher
than any other substance. This was from a leaf of BD grown yarrow from
Brigitte Grote's property.
The beauty of Agricultural Radionics is that we can
test the effects of what we propose to do do before we cause any problems. Also
we can save lots of money by applying inputs at the most beneficial rate. One of
the basalt dusts was recommended by the supplier to be used at the rate of
2 tonnes/acre. Radionic analysis showed that the most effective rate was
200 kg/acre. It was also found that the BD 500 in this particular test needed to
be put out at the rate of 90 grams [close enough to 3 ounces] per
acre.
If you wanted to test the results of any
substance on the ecology of the forest you could do this in just a few minutes,
or a maximum of two hours. This is where German forestry researchers have had
such great success from the SE 5 Radionic Analyser and Broadcaster. A Mattioda
instrument would be equally as successful
It became quite obvious from demonstrations, by
various Agricultural radionic practitioners,
that the hypothesis that you have
proposed could be very easily tested by a competent radionic
practitioner.
Some of your other points I will reply to in
another E-mail.
Hoping that this helps
James Hedley
Radiasesthesia and Radionic Analysis
Radionic
Insect and Parasite control
Bioethical Agriculture Consultant
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 5:56
PM
Subject: Steiner's BD and the
Forest
Bonjour and hello,
This one..., I hesitate to deliver, but I request
opinions...
On the topic of biodynamic forestry... (yes, it's a long and
complex post, but so should be all good efforts...)
For a very long time, and even more since I've worked at
C-DAR WWF in BC, I've pondered the question of the practicality of Rudolf
Steiner's Bio-Dynamic method for forests. First, I should say that I'm a
fan of Steiner and I think that his spiritual method is a very important
contribution to the spiritual and practical knowledge of man (women)
kind. And thanks for Ferdy for having the vision.
About BD and forests. Yes, I've seen BD preps sprayed
in the forest (I should admit having sprayed some myself) , and yes I'm aware
of research in Europe and other places relevant to the subject.
But still, I do not fully agree that Steiner's preparation should be used
'ad-lib' in nature as 'the ultimate cure for all ecosystems'. Yes,
I think Steiner was a very perceptive man (also clairvoyant) who developed a
deep understanding for a new holistic healing of agricultural soils,
and more so..., but NO I do not think that his methodology can be 'blindly'
applied to any ecosystem. Hence... the forest. I think that it
might be destructive to introduce BD microorganisms that do not belong in a
forest.
Let me explain:
I believe that Steiner proposed various plants (... yarrow,
nettle, dandelion, ... cow shit.... and so on with all the esoteric
methods...) as a means to bring back 'plant forces' to starved monocrop
agricultural landscapes. This makes sense, since anyone who has
half a brain will observe that these plants grew beside these artificial
manmade sites (AKA human crops). It is only modern propaganda that has
told us that plant species were WEEDS. For heaven sakes: WHY
WOULD NATURE PRODUCE NEGATIVE PLANTS! (... similarly, forest fires
and insect outbreaks are also part of the forest system, but the industry
and govt. brainwashed us to think they are bad... only to serve the forest
industry's pocket book $$$.... anyway...).
Thence, since I believe in Steiner's approach, I've
given myself the task of finding a 'parallel spiritual holistic method for the
forest'. (perhaps impossible...)
As such, a method should be clear and precise. I
propose the following (and please comment, as this is very
new...)
1) We must find which PLANT SPECIES mediate the health
of the forest ecosystem (... this is site specific, meaning what is true in
Australia will be different in Canada and so on...). Plants should be
site specific and have a successional relevance...
2) Since in BD Steiner had a strong focus on compost
(incubating the pile with BD preparations for appropriate decomposition), I
think that FOREST HUMUS should be a focus. Seem like a tuff one,
but not really... Humus management is a question of input of organic
content, temperature, water, and methods. Methodology is what we are
concerned here... right? In a forest we must understand how humus
regulates root temperature, fungus, bacteria, and other forces that gives the
soil its productivity. ( n.b. productivity should not be only be
about tree crop production... this is not HOLISTIC). This can be
done with above ground light management, species selection, and
sprays.
3) Homeopathy. Only because we have VERY
VERY VERY large surfaces to cover. The question is what 'composted
plant species' will we bring to the water element in order to eventually spray
the soil. Or alternatively, what plant species should we propagate
on a site so that 'nature decomposes, and rain water leachates its forces into
the forest soil'. Then we should seed forest sites with various plant
species (is anyone following at this point?... Can you see the parallel with
BD prep and this method... this method being more 'natures
doing'...).
4) Which plant species mediate the forest
dynamics? Here in Canada, in the boreal forest for example (only
because BD forestry should be site specific), after a forest fire, various
'weeds appear'. For example, fire weed and grasses will dominate in the
first few year as will the shrubs (willow, hazel nut, green alder,... and so
on). The point being that forest ecosystems are in constant
temporal change. It is far more complex then agriculture fields
that have a 1 yr. rotation. Thus, we need to think LONG TERM (one
rotation is 80- 1000 yr.).
5) Planets. Since I'm not a clairvoyant, I do
not know which tree belong to which planet. And since Maria Thun did not
use tree species when she developed her planting calendar, I have no
clue. Having said that, I could imagine seeding tree species
according to intent. For example, if we have a shallow soil and we need
a strong root system, then perhaps we should seed the trees when at new
moon. Conversely, if we need shoots (wood fiber), leafs
(photosynthesis), or fruits (seed crop), then we could seed at different
times. Or if we need grass species for organic content, or strawberries
for whatever... Hello! Can you imagine the protocol to study
this? I fear our society is not up to the challenge.
6) Animals and other life beings... Forests are
not only about trees... What should BD forestry consider?
Well... good soil and crop management should take care of micro and various
macro species. But, we need spatial and temporal
considerations. Wildlife corridors, and water
issues...
7) Social. This is the BIGGY.
We cannot have a capitalistic approach for BD forestry. Industry
cannot fit into this paradigm (or not at the current state of
affairs). For now, I see small adventures... For
example, BD woodlots, or BD forest CSA's, and BD forest
GREENHOUSES. The latter, is a must. We cannot go on planting FAKE
trees in forests. Do you know what they do to the greenhouse
trees? Fake seasons, chemical fertilizers, and so on... Yes,
I have ideas for change... but not here and now...
Ok! That's enough for now.... Has anyone
followed up to this point? Please comment, as this topic is
far from complete and needs good intent...
Yours,
Robin
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