BIODYNAMICS AND THE ALCHEMICAL WORLDVIEW
WITH DENNIS KLOCEK
Friday, January 11th, 2019
9-5 pm at Yokayo Ranch
“The plant shoot has its head, which is a root.”
This sentence could come from the Agriculture Course by Rudolf Steiner, but its actually from the Text VI of the Generation of the Elements (1658) by the alchemical doctor, Paracelsus. Many of the fundamental ideas in Biodynamics can be found in the alchemical works of Paracelsus and Basil Valentine. This conference will trace some of these alchemical linkages to such things as the agricultural individuality, the BD preparations, and the use of agricultural astronomy in the work on the land. A final theme will illustrate how alchemical ideas merge with contemporary developments in plant science that can serve as the basis for future research linking Biodynamics and medical work.
* Biodynamic preparations as alchemical “spagyrics”
* Agricultural individuality as alchemical “archeus” principle
*Stella Natura calendar as the alchemical “iliaster”
*Anthroposophical medicines as four elements plus three processes
Dennis Klocek, MFA, is Co-Founder of the Coros Institute and a faculty member at Rudolf Steiner College. He is the author of nine books including the newly released Colors of the Human Soul, Esoteric Physiology and also Sacred Agriculture: The Alchemy of Biodynamics. Dennis is known as an international lecturer,
see www.dennisklocek.com
Registration at coros.org
(checks use registration form online)
Conference Fee: Sliding scale - suggested base $95Pre-registration by Jan 7th includes lunch
(Amounts above $95 can be considered a donation for scholarships. Receipt is available upon request.)
LOCATION: Yokayo Ranch,
800 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
LOCAL HOTELS:
Quality Inn (707) 462-2906
Comfort Inn and Suites (707) 462-3442
Best Western (707) 462-1514
Travelodge (707) 376-9304
PLUS: Saturday morning, January 12th: BDANC lecture by Dennis Klocek: "Goethe, Epigenetics and BD Research Principles"