The Hidden Secrets of Water
The author is a physician who has specialised in psychology, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. Here he has produced perhaps the most comprehensive book available…… Read More »
Category: Science & Nature
The Rise of Yeast
Subtitled 'how the sugar fungus shaped civilisation', this is a fascinating account of the importance of yeast, especially in brewing, winemaking and baking. The author…… Read More »
Branches
The third in a trilogy of books about Nature's patterns, many of which are fractal - showing the same pattern at different scales in what…… Read More »
When Wine Tastes Best 2010
Readers will recall that the authors produce an annual biodynamic sowing and planting calendar, reviewed elsewhere in this issue. In this small pocket guide and…… Read More »
Viktor Schauberger
A new edition of a book I reviewed in 2005. Readers unfamiliar with Schauberger will find this an excellent place to start. The author integrates…… Read More »
INTELLIGENCE IN NATURE
Ironically, although we are intelligent, and can perceive remarkable intelligence in nature, there is a strong scientific resistance to an open-minded investigation of 'intelligent design'…… Read More »
Spirals
This ambitious book, with a foreword by Colin Wilson, explores the many dimensions of the spiral as an underlying pattern of existence. It is related…… Read More »
Animate Earth
Stephan Harding has a doctorate in ecology from Oxford and is currently the co-ordinator of the MSc in holistic science at Schumacher College. I met…… Read More »
Understanding Water
Authors: Andreas Wilkens, Michael Jacobi, Wolfram Schwenk
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Science & Nature
This book reports on developments from the work of Theodor Schwenk, whose classic book 'Sensitive Chaos' appeared nearly 30 years ago and before many scientists…… Read More »
Hidden Nature
Readers will have read Alick Bartholomew's article in this issue and will have gained an understanding of the principles of Viktor Schauberger's philosophy. Alick has…… Read More »