SINGING TO THE LIGHT With Thanks to Mark Riegner In his agricultural lectures, Rudolf Steiner described the tree as a living “mound of earth” from which grow leaves and flowers in a manner similar to herbaceous plants rooted in the soil. The trunk, however, is not simply piled up soil, but “transformed earth substance”. Consequently, […]
BLOCK: G6 Zoology
Sacred Fauna: Butterflies
The Beautiful Butterfly CREATURE OF THREE ETHERS Why is black such a common color in butterflies? Well, one property of black is its unmatched capacity to absorb warmth and light, in the case of the latter, all the colors of the spectrum. This is especially so with matte black, as usually found on butterfly wings […]
Sacred Fauna: Zoology of the Americas
PATH OF THE PUMA Zoology of the Americas – A Spiritual Perspective The two American continents are known as The New World; in contrast, of course, to Europe, Asia and Africa being The Old World. What then of Australia? The Older World perhaps, in geological terms at least; or The Newer World in its global […]
Sacred Fauna: An Australian Rainforest Odyssey
IN SEARCH OF THE RIFLE BIRD An Australian Rainforest Odyssey “The Paradise Rifle Bird is the most southerly of the many birds of paradise species – it is the avian snow leopard of Australian faunal lore; rarely ever seen but breathtaking when it is”. If your name doesn’t begin with O at the O’Reilly guest […]
Sacred Fauna: The 12 Zodiacal Mammalian Orders
MAMMALS HAVE FEELINGS TOO! The 12 Zodiacal Mammalian Orders Chairanimal: Ladies and gentlemen – and others; humans over the ages have had a great deal to say about the animal world in general, and the various species in particular. We creatures not being blessed with speech – as you are – have been a chorus […]
Sacred Fauna: The Language of Movement in World Fauna
THE SPIRIT MOVES The Language of Movement in World Fauna Movement had always fascinated me; I guess that’s why I tried so many different sports when I was young. Most were satisfying, in their own way, but none completely so. Very early on I recognized a dominance of ‘body’ in most sporting activities, whether surfing, […]