Hi All,
A descriptive article on the Schatz Inversion Mixer was published in Biodynamics #236 (July/August, 2001). No, as far as I know it has never been used in biodynamics, but I believe that the Porter Institute are contemplating doing tests with one. Briefly, the mixer resulted from indications that Steiner gave in a lecture to physicists in the early twenties, in which he mentions the relationship between the Zodiac and the Platonic solids, especially the cube, saying that if this were explored an important discoveyr would be made in the realm of motion. The late Paul Schatz, an anthroposophist living in Drnach, undertook to follow these indications and developed a machine he call the 'Turbula' which proved to be the missing element in powder mixing technology and is now used world-wide in numerous difficult mixing applications. It is now made in Switzerland, and in China, but my small company, Inversion Machines Ltd. in Canada, is the only North American manufacturer. We make them to order, and are just now finishing a 10 gallon unit for DuPont. The Inversion mixer does not create a vortex like a stirring machine does, what it does do is create a lemniscatary form of motion which Paul Schatz believed to be very closely akin to the etheric realm, one has to see the mixer operating to understand this, they are very beautiful to watch. The discovery of the inversion kinematic only came after Steiner's death. I personally think that had it been around earlier he would have recommended its use in biodynamics. However, traditionally these mixers have been very expensive. We are working, in our spare time, on making a much-less expensive version for agricultural use. Best wishes, Don Cruse > From: "mroboz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:06:13 -0700 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: inversion machines > > Dear Steph, > > We had a couple here when somebody was trying to make Weleda products. > Mixing the ingredients to make medicines. Ask Weleda in the US, they can > tell you much more. Also, Eve's husband, Don, if he is still doing this > work. Def. distributes, if not making them from scratch sometimes for > specific clients. Certainly mixing paints could be one use. Michael > ----- Original Message ----- > << Eve Cruse's husband makes Inversion > Machines for many purposes. And in >> >> Canada also! Michael\ >> > >> >> >> > >
