341
Index
quality
food 185
effects of farming systems on 168–174
Inner Quality Concept 170n2
‘quantum beating’ effect 84
quantum biology 81
quantum chemistry to 82–84
quantum chemistry, to quantum biology 82–84
quantum coherence 83
quantum consciousness 84–86
quantum-informed agriculture (Q(I)A) 191
quantum mechanics 82
Quantum theory 147
‘Quilombola’ agricultural management 124
de Quincey, C. 192–194, 194n9, 195
‘radical knowing’ 195n10
Radin, D. 253
radio frequency (RF) energy signals 140
radionic applications, biodynamic preparations through
264–266
radionics 264
farming with 266
Raja Yoga meditation 249, 249–250
Rajda, V. 134, 139
Ramprasad, V. 13
Ramsay, T. 249–251
Ramthun, A. 133, 134
Rao, P. 29
‘rational’ political ecology 39
Raval, K. 251
Raven, S. 244
raw materials, for food production 156
reactive oxygen species (ROS) 105
reality 24
African 24
re-cognising ritual 204–205
regenerative agriculture 243
resistance 132, 133
resistance–capacitance (RC) circuits 136
responsible knowledge, natural inclination to 53–54
rhythm 285–286, 286
Ricciardi, L.M. 85
Rickard, S. 5
Ricoeur, P. 49, 58
right use, ownership and 55–56
ring vortex 282, 283, 284
rituals
food, knowing through 205–206
physical 244
re-cognising 204–205
Roney-Dougal, S.M. 254
root microbiome 140–141
ROS see reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Roszak, T. 6, 64
Roussopoulos, M. 226
Rusch, H-P. 62
sacred sites 92, 309
Sadler-Smith, E., 243
Salami, M. 204
Sanches, R.A. 124
Schrodinger, E. 82, 260
Schroer, K.J. 75
Schwenk, T. 279
science
Cartesian 23
indigenous sciences and interactions 25, 26
modern 21, 22
Western-based science 21, 23, 26, 260
scientific laws 92–93
secular-material frameworks 11
secular-materialist mind 15
secular-materialist worldview 8, 15
self-regulation 179n1
Seneca 55
Sewall, L. 65
Shapiro–Wilk test 160
Shefy, E. 243
Sheldrake, R. 193, 262
Silva, W.R.G. 147, 148
Simao, S. 124
Sloan, K.E. 226
Smith, A. 22
Smitsman, A. 90, 94
socio-political landscape, Zimbabwe 41
soil
from ‘inner soil’ to being soil 62–63
western concerns for 60–62
Soil and Culture (Landa and Feller) 59–60
soil flooding 156
soil food web 59, 259
soil shrine making 213
Solfvin, J. 254
Somatics Toolkit 199n15
sounds
airborne 272
of bees 273
waves 111, 191, 194
Spiess, H. 123, 125
spiral vortex gesture 282, 282
spirit
indigenous totems and nature 311–313
nature spirit consciousness 300–302
‘spirit realms,’ communication with 294
Spiritual Foundations for a Renewal of
Agriculture: A Series of Lectures
(Steiner) 11
Spretnak, C. 66
Steel, C. 205
Steiner, R. 10–13, 71, 75, 123, 126, 147, 195,
206, 240, 244, 261, 263, 270–272, 275,
280, 287
and biodynamic agriculture 75
Spiritual Foundations for a Renewal of
Agriculture: A Series of Lectures 11
Steps to an Ecology of Mind (Bateson) 61
Sternheimer, J. 111
Stolz, P. 168, 170, 172
Stoneham, M. 84
Strube, J. 167, 170, 172
subtle agroecologies
definition of 15–16
state-of-the art of 13–15
Index
quality
food 185
effects of farming systems on 168–174
Inner Quality Concept 170n2
‘quantum beating’ effect 84
quantum biology 81
quantum chemistry to 82–84
quantum chemistry, to quantum biology 82–84
quantum coherence 83
quantum consciousness 84–86
quantum-informed agriculture (Q(I)A) 191
quantum mechanics 82
Quantum theory 147
‘Quilombola’ agricultural management 124
de Quincey, C. 192–194, 194n9, 195
‘radical knowing’ 195n10
Radin, D. 253
radio frequency (RF) energy signals 140
radionic applications, biodynamic preparations through
264–266
radionics 264
farming with 266
Raja Yoga meditation 249, 249–250
Rajda, V. 134, 139
Ramprasad, V. 13
Ramsay, T. 249–251
Ramthun, A. 133, 134
Rao, P. 29
‘rational’ political ecology 39
Raval, K. 251
Raven, S. 244
raw materials, for food production 156
reactive oxygen species (ROS) 105
reality 24
African 24
re-cognising ritual 204–205
regenerative agriculture 243
resistance 132, 133
resistance–capacitance (RC) circuits 136
responsible knowledge, natural inclination to 53–54
rhythm 285–286, 286
Ricciardi, L.M. 85
Rickard, S. 5
Ricoeur, P. 49, 58
right use, ownership and 55–56
ring vortex 282, 283, 284
rituals
food, knowing through 205–206
physical 244
re-cognising 204–205
Roney-Dougal, S.M. 254
root microbiome 140–141
ROS see reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Roszak, T. 6, 64
Roussopoulos, M. 226
Rusch, H-P. 62
sacred sites 92, 309
Sadler-Smith, E., 243
Salami, M. 204
Sanches, R.A. 124
Schrodinger, E. 82, 260
Schroer, K.J. 75
Schwenk, T. 279
science
Cartesian 23
indigenous sciences and interactions 25, 26
modern 21, 22
Western-based science 21, 23, 26, 260
scientific laws 92–93
secular-material frameworks 11
secular-materialist mind 15
secular-materialist worldview 8, 15
self-regulation 179n1
Seneca 55
Sewall, L. 65
Shapiro–Wilk test 160
Shefy, E. 243
Sheldrake, R. 193, 262
Silva, W.R.G. 147, 148
Simao, S. 124
Sloan, K.E. 226
Smith, A. 22
Smitsman, A. 90, 94
socio-political landscape, Zimbabwe 41
soil
from ‘inner soil’ to being soil 62–63
western concerns for 60–62
Soil and Culture (Landa and Feller) 59–60
soil flooding 156
soil food web 59, 259
soil shrine making 213
Solfvin, J. 254
Somatics Toolkit 199n15
sounds
airborne 272
of bees 273
waves 111, 191, 194
Spiess, H. 123, 125
spiral vortex gesture 282, 282
spirit
indigenous totems and nature 311–313
nature spirit consciousness 300–302
‘spirit realms,’ communication with 294
Spiritual Foundations for a Renewal of
Agriculture: A Series of Lectures
(Steiner) 11
Spretnak, C. 66
Steel, C. 205
Steiner, R. 10–13, 71, 75, 123, 126, 147, 195,
206, 240, 244, 261, 263, 270–272, 275,
280, 287
and biodynamic agriculture 75
Spiritual Foundations for a Renewal of
Agriculture: A Series of Lectures 11
Steps to an Ecology of Mind (Bateson) 61
Sternheimer, J. 111
Stolz, P. 168, 170, 172
Stoneham, M. 84
Strube, J. 167, 170, 172
subtle agroecologies
definition of 15–16
state-of-the art of 13–15