An overview Author: Wolfgang Bauer The toadstool is a faithful companion of man. Its influence on cultural history is immeasurable. Already shamans and priests appreciated the consciousness-expanding effect of the mushroom and saw in it a way to connect with the spiritual sphere and to communicate with its entities. Also as a remedy, as a …
Encounter with living matriarchal societies
Two women share their experiences Author: Uschi Madeisky, Dagmar Margotsdotter Dagmar Margotsdotter and Uschi Madeisky have visited not one matriarchy but several. They experienced their “other” social and family structures, which put the maternal and caring at the center. These experiences had a lasting impact on their lives and their view of our humanity. They …
The naturopathy revolution
Eastern remedies rediscovered in the West Author: Cordula Elisabeth Linke While industrial pharmacology developed in Europe around 1900, the millennia-old Ayurveda was modernized in India. The author shows how Western and Eastern medicine merge today in what we know as Naturopathy. How today’s scientific technology reinterprets traditional Ayurveda, using the well-known examples of turmeric root …
The inwardness of the outside
On the rehabilitation of a discredited reality Author: Dr. Dr. Klaus von Ploetz One of the most important guiding differences of our culture is inside-outside. The path of culture has so far been primarily a path to inwardness. This is expressed in many works of philosophy and religion from early times until today. Always the …
The nature in us
Introduction to ecopsychology Author: Marc Schmuziger Ecopsychology encompasses and integrates disciplines with each other. From shamanism to philosophy and systems theory to psychology and ecology. In order to dissolve the dualism in the thinking of Western societies and to open the view on the unity of life. This supposed separation led us to alienate ourselves …
The earth soul and its entities
The true nature of plants and people Author: Amira Meyer Modern life shows remarkable progress, from education to medicine to technologies. At the same time, environmental degradation and exploitation of nature and its plants are growing. What has happened? Man has lost contact with the Earth Soul and its entities, and thus with himself. With …
The life curve
Viktor Schauberger’s discovery of the levitation force Author: Ronald Engert Viktor Schauberger is considered one of the most important pioneers of “free energy”. This refers to unknown forms of energy generation which, unlike conventional methods, do not require expensive raw materials that pollute the environment. The free energy arises from the “life curve” – the …
Wild wisdom on the way
What wild herbs can give us in nourishment for body, mind and spirit Author: Stefanie Gross-blau. In keeping with the blossoming season, the author provides us with a practical guide to exploring, recognizing and also tasting edible wild herbs in our surroundings. Many of these wild herbs not only contain an immense amount of nutrients …