TALE OF A WHALE Seven Planetary Vertebrate Classes The young man’s heart was torn like tissue as he witnessed the pain in the slowly glazing eye of the female humpback whale as she was hauled up on the flensing rack. Even here she seemed to maintain her dignity, a curious soul purity common to all […]
BLOCK: G7 Animal Physiology
Sacred Fauna: The 12 Phyla Animal Zodiac
THE COVENANT OF CREATION The 12 Phyla Animal Zodiac The Woman of High Degree sat on a bare, grassy knoll overlooking the sea. It was midnight, and a frosting of stars reflected the calm surface of the water. Small waves eddied among the rocks below as The Woman relaxed in her comfortable, canvas folding chair. […]
Sacred Fauna: Evolution of the Third Kingdom
MAN MEETS PENGUIN Evolution of the Third Kingdom Greetings: I am an animal – oh, it doesn’t matter which kind, I might be an aardvark or a zonure, the alpha and omega of most animal encyclopedias. If I have to choose, I’ll be a … penguin (see picture later). Anyway, I have been asked to […]
La Pleroma: Animal Physiology
FROM TOMB TO WOMB Animal Physiology – Class 7 – Middle Lesson The following conversation took place between a zoologist and a Class 7 teacher in a Rudolf Steiner school. Teacher: Thanks for giving me the time; as I said on the phone, I’m preparing for what will probably be the last science middle lesson […]