Animals - introduction

Animals always play a role in the organism which is the biodynamic farm. Even small-holdings which cannot include animals will look for dung as a practical attempt to bring in the animal influence.

There is some excellent research showing that animal activity is related to the celestial activity. Whilst some of this is reducible, in theory, to earthly impacts of lunar activity (turtles laying eggs above the spring high-tide line etc) more seems to have a direct link to the rhythms of the heavens.

Dr Steiner was also very keen that an exploration of animal morphology would lead on its own to an understanding of the polarities in the universe. (One of my favourite books is 'Man and Mammals', by Dr Wolfgang Schad. This thorough and thoroughly convincing elaboration of the three-fold view of Nature, an idea given breadth and substance by Rudolf Steiner, offers a tremendous reevaluation and exploration of creatures. Though currently out of print a new edition has been promised recently!)