{"product_id":"what-is-biodynamics-a-way-to-heal-and-revitalize-the-earth-9780880105408","title":"What Is Biodynamics?: A Way to Heal and Revitalize the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 selected lectures by Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1924--in response to questions about the depletion of soils and a general deterioration of crops and livestock--Rudolf Steiner gave eight lectures on \"the spiritual foundations for a renewal of agriculture.\" Based on his suggestions and spiritual science, generations of farmers, gardeners, viticulturist, and researchers developed biodynamics as a healing, nurturing, holistic, ecological, organic, and spiritual approach to a sustainable care of the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiodynamic methods consider the farm or garden to be a self-contained organism, embedded in the living landscape of the Earth, which is in turn part of a living, dynamic cosmos of vital, spiritual energies. The aim is to increase the health and vitality of the whole, including the farmer or gardener. The biodynamic practitioner follows an alchemical, transformative path of working with the Earth through the nine \"homeopathic\" preparations created by Steiner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Is Biodynamics?\u003c\/i\u003e collects seven seminal lectures--four on developing a spiritual perception of nature and three from his \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgriculture Course, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e dealing with the preparations. Hugh Courtney of the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics contributes an informative, passionate, and visionary introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you are concerned with the quality of agriculture and gardening in particular or have a broader interest in the ecological crises facing us today, this book offers a transformative approach that can truly change the way we live together on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC O N T E N T S\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"That the Earth May Be Healed\" \u003cbr\u003eAn Introduction to Biodynamic Agriculture, by Hugh Courtney\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Spiritual Beings 1\u003cbr\u003e2. Spiritual Beings 2\u003cbr\u003e3. Elementals 1\u003cbr\u003e4. Elementals 2\u003cbr\u003e5. Agriculture 1\u003cbr\u003e6. Agriculture 2\u003cbr\u003e7. Agriculture 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steiner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780880105408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Rudolf Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645610946716,"sku":"9780880105408","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_df00bebe-8470-4b58-8cb8-b202125378b5.jpg?v=1603861597","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-is-biodynamics-a-way-to-heal-and-revitalize-the-earth-9780880105408","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}