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The Co-Evolution of Different Sciences
AGNIHOTRA IN INDIA
FIGURE 2.4 Agnihotra ceremony, India. (Photo credit: author’s own.)
The leader of a farmer’s group, Mr Perushotama Rao, performs a fre ritual, Agnihotra. Fire will
purify the environment and allow for harmonious relations between plants, animals and human
beings. Twice a day a mixture of ghee and rice will be put on the fre. Mr Rao chants a number of
mantras, meditates and creates a vibration that causes a healthy environment.
SACRIFICES AND FESTIVALS IN THE ANDES
In the Andes, it is common to have rituals in the feld to honour Pacha Mama and to establish and
reinforce linkages between the land, the vegetation, the animals and people. There are specifc rituals for strengthening the links with llamas, with potatoes or with other traditional crops. These are
the moments when people celebrate community life amongst themselves.
SEEKING ANCESTRAL SUPPORT IN AFRICA
In Zimbabwe, a spirit medium asks the blessing of the ancestors for a tree planting programme and
mediates between the living and the dead to consult the ancestors and to build on their knowledge and
wisdom.
In Northern Ghana, a soothsayer is consulted to ask the ancestors advice and permission for adopting a new technology. Animal and vegetative sacrifces are performed to mobilise magical powers.
HARMONISING THE EARTH AND COSMIC FORCES IN EUROPE
Biodynamic farmers in Europe use preparations in the form of cow horns flled with silica to mobilise cosmic forces.
The Co-Evolution of Different Sciences
AGNIHOTRA IN INDIA
FIGURE 2.4 Agnihotra ceremony, India. (Photo credit: author’s own.)
The leader of a farmer’s group, Mr Perushotama Rao, performs a fre ritual, Agnihotra. Fire will
purify the environment and allow for harmonious relations between plants, animals and human
beings. Twice a day a mixture of ghee and rice will be put on the fre. Mr Rao chants a number of
mantras, meditates and creates a vibration that causes a healthy environment.
SACRIFICES AND FESTIVALS IN THE ANDES
In the Andes, it is common to have rituals in the feld to honour Pacha Mama and to establish and
reinforce linkages between the land, the vegetation, the animals and people. There are specifc rituals for strengthening the links with llamas, with potatoes or with other traditional crops. These are
the moments when people celebrate community life amongst themselves.
SEEKING ANCESTRAL SUPPORT IN AFRICA
In Zimbabwe, a spirit medium asks the blessing of the ancestors for a tree planting programme and
mediates between the living and the dead to consult the ancestors and to build on their knowledge and
wisdom.
In Northern Ghana, a soothsayer is consulted to ask the ancestors advice and permission for adopting a new technology. Animal and vegetative sacrifces are performed to mobilise magical powers.
HARMONISING THE EARTH AND COSMIC FORCES IN EUROPE
Biodynamic farmers in Europe use preparations in the form of cow horns flled with silica to mobilise cosmic forces.