agriculture

On the Book of Nature and the Book of Man

By Dennis Klocek January 27, 2025
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In this episode, Dennis Klocek, founder of the Coros Institute and former director of the Goethean Studies and Consciousness Program at Rudolf Steiner College, shares his profound insights on integrating science and mysticism. Discussing topics like anthroposophy, biodynamics, and the significance of warm-heartedness (Gemüt), Dennis delves into how personal dedication and creative imagination can heal…

Article treasure trove from older Biodynamic Journal

By Ben Klocek January 23, 2025
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A month or so ago, Dennis shared something special with me – an old three-ring binder containing articles from Biodynamics Journal from the 70s and 80s, when he was first learning about biodynamics. We had been discussing how Biodynamic research seems to have shifted with the focus on profit. Dennis reflected that the research he…

Growing Powerhouse Fava Beans for Many Uses

By Dennis Klocek December 27, 2024
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In this video, Dennis shares his techniques for growing fava beans to produce shoots, flowers and beans, and to fix nitrogen in the soil. He explains the process of utilizing decomposed leaf water, rich in fulvic acid, to create an inoculant with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and how the inoculated fava beans develop robust rhizobia colonies, boosting…

Biodynamics & the Alchemical Cycle of the Year

By Guests January 30, 2024
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Matias Baker – Biodynamic Consultant/Researcher Matias explores the alchemy and pictorial language of the biodynamic remedies and the significance of how they are woven into the cosmic yearly cycle.  This leads into a further exploration of how the pictures coming to us out of biodynamics can support our search for soul healing and the renewal…

The Sexual Alchemy of Biodynamics: Kundalini, Sublimation, and Compost

By Guests January 29, 2024
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Stewart Lundy – Biodynamic Farmer & Researcher – perennialroots.com The sublimation of sexual energy, directed away from the outer world and to the ‘head’ is the process of a kundalini sublimation. This takes the alchemical ‘sulfur’ polarity and reunites it with the ‘salt’ polarity. It is the process of transmuting the basest materials into the…

Alchemical Revival Symposium Recordings

By Guests December 19, 2023
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21st Century Alchemy & the New Renaissance in Science Explore… Event Features Day One – Building bridges between alchemy and natural science Keynote – Alchemical Fundamentals Dennis Klocek – Teacher/Researcher – soilsoulandspirit.com Renowned for his contributions to anthroposophy, Goethean science, and alchemy, Dennis delivers a keynote that weaves together spiritual science, transformative processes, and esoteric…

Growth Regulating Hormonal Plant Sprays

By Dennis Klocek September 14, 2023
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Understanding the difference between “spreading” and “stemming” in plant growth patterns, is a doorway to the deeper mysteries of how hormones affect plant growth.

This pattern is used to describe a whole system of plant sprays that can be made from natural substances to influence plant growth from root to seed.

Includes *recipes* and experimental results!

The Principles and Process of Gem Sprays for Medicinal Plants

By Dennis Klocek August 2, 2023
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Recent research on the relationship between climate change and plant growth has revealed an unusual paradox. It seems that the more CO2 a plant has available in the atmosphere the larger it grows. However this growth is accompanied by a ubiquitous 8% reduction in potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, and plant protein in the cells of…

Gem & Plant Course

By Dennis Klocek July 17, 2023
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A truly ground-breaking presentation uniting the realms of gem and plant A complete overview of the theoretical and practical elements for the creation of gem-based plant sprays designed to regulate and stimulate plant growth processes for the enhancement of medicinal qualities and environmental resilience. Learn Course Features Course details & schedule Lesson Preview Session 1…

Alchemy of Biodynamics

By Dennis Klocek July 10, 2023
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This free presentation is a chance for you to learn first hand how alchemical principles have informed Dennis’ deep insights in the development of new biodynamic preparations, the importance of timing and rhythm in agriculture, and the role of the practitioner’s inner development on the effectiveness of the biodynamic method.