Biodynamics

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…

Gem Spray Lettuce Trial

By Dennis Klocek – April 16, 2024 –
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Dennis presents an experiment involving a spray made of crushed gems and fulvic acid applied to lettuce plants to encourage the formation of heads. The experiment compares the sprayed lettuces to the control group and evaluates the effectiveness of the gem spray in creating balanced and substantial lettuce heads. The results indicate that the gem…

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…

Alchemical Revival Symposium Day Two Panel

By Guests – January 29, 2024 –
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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…

Nature’s Alchemists: An Exploration of our Ancient Relationship to Honeybees & The Wisdom Embodied Within The Hive

By Guests – January 29, 2024 –
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Courtney Cosgriff – Herbalist, Beekeeper & Writer – honeybeeherbals.co The bees have been revered by many ancient cultures and civilizations for thousands of years. Their wisdom has inspired artists, healers, mystics, poets, leaders, philosophers, and many more throughout time creating a rich web of myth, medicine, magic, and symbolism surrounding them. The spiritual traditions around…

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…

Sacred Agriculture – Spanish Translation Book Launch

By Ben Klocek – October 4, 2023 –
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With the launch of a spanish translation of his 2013 book, Sacred Agriculture, Dennis shares what motivates him to do biodynamic research, what the future holds for biodynamic research, and how the consciousness of the practitioner is important for biodynamics to bridge the gap to mainstream science.

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 Alchemy of Plant Hormones & Plant Spray Applications

By Dennis Klocek – September 14, 2023 –
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Using the alchemical language of sulf, sal, mercury, Dennis describes how certain minerals and hormones that govern plant growth can be seen as growth patterns of deposition and dissolution.

Understanding of these patterns can be used to select what elements to include in a plant spray.