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Henry de Waroquier

Studies of architecture and mythology shifted the young de Waroquier away from a career in biology and towards one in art. From the latter, he learnt of Greek art, and its foundational idea that man existed at the centre of the universe. From the former, the ability and power to shape that universe, to respect it through the act of creation and the values that contributions to its landscape have in the right hands. As a child he had spent hours at the Natural History Museum of France, and was drawn to the minerals and fossils that seemed to speak of a unknown world hidden from public view; it was unsurprising then, that as he began to create images it was ones that spoke to a past, unknowable and often created world. His paintings combined the surreal imagery of the unconscious with the historical mediums of popular imagination, combining in a gentle cohesion that seems to transcend time.

Wednesday 1st July

The Moon rises in Sagittarius, bringing etheric warmth that supports the fruiting aspects of plants, according to biodynamic research carried out by Maria Thun. Biodynamics arose out of eight lectures given by Rudolf Steiner in 1924. These lectures were kept secret within the Experimental Circle, as Steiner wanted the ideas to be explored and researched before being made public. In 1938, the first English translation of the Agriculture Course was made available to the public. Even today, it feels as though biodynamics is still being developed, researched, and explored. For many, it is a method of agriculture that works closely with nature to produce food of the highest quality. As George Box said, “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” Biodynamic agriculture sits in this useful space: not as a fixed or final answer, but as one of the closest and most living models we have for working with the earth.

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