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The Heart of the Matter: Discovering the Laws of Living Organisms
Olive Whicher
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Description for The Heart of the Matter: Discovering the Laws of Living Organisms
Paperback. A radical new science of living organisms, forms and processes, based on the pioneering work of Rudolf Steiner and his pupil George Adams. Whicher widens our thinking to include the 'etheric formative forces' - forces that are alive in ethereal space or 'counterspace'. Num Pages: 110 pages, b/w illustrations and colour plates. BIC Classification: HRQC5; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 158.
In this concise and richly-illustrated work, Olive Whicher introduces a radical new science of living organisms, forms and processes, based on the pioneering work of Rudolf Steiner and his pupil George Adams. If we are to understand fully the laws of living nature, she argues, it is necessary to overcome the one-sided ideas of modern science - ideas that are only adequate to describe material forms and forces. We need to widen our thinking to include the 'etheric formative forces' - forces that are alive in ethereal space or 'counterspace'. Such forces work in plants, for example, by drawing matter ... Read more
In this concise and richly-illustrated work, Olive Whicher introduces a radical new science of living organisms, forms and processes, based on the pioneering work of Rudolf Steiner and his pupil George Adams. If we are to understand fully the laws of living nature, she argues, it is necessary to overcome the one-sided ideas of modern science - ideas that are only adequate to describe material forms and forces. We need to widen our thinking to include the 'etheric formative forces' - forces that are alive in ethereal space or 'counterspace'. Such forces work in plants, for example, by drawing matter ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
157g
Number of Pages
110
Place of Publication
East Sussex, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906999834
SKU
V9781906999834
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About Olive Whicher
OLIVE MARY WHICHER (1910-2006) was born in Winchester, England, and became fluent in French and German. She joined the Anthroposophical Society in 1935 in London, where she met George Adams. She worked as his research assistant in the fields of science, mathematics and physics, and has authored several books, including Projective Geometry, The Plant Between Sun and Earth and Sunspace. ... Read more
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