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The threefold nature of the human being and the universe is by far the most fruitful idea of anthroposophy because it opens the possibility of grasping the soul being of the human being in its dependence on both the physical and the spiritual world. But deploying this idea fruitfully presents at the same time greater difficulties than do most… Read More

Some botanical observations on the origin of functionality through degeneration

The obvious correlation between the special form of a plant species and its living conditions easily leads to the assumption that a plant organism has, so to speak, 'made' its organs like tools in order to be able to exist. Here we shall attempt to show how… Read More

The constructions of bower birds — remarks on the principle of compensation

The bowerbirds of New Guinea and Australia build laborious bowers and decorate the courtship sites around them. The artistic arrangement is unique in the bird world. Just as the males of the closer related birds of paradise display their splendid plumage, the… Read More

Goethe's discovery of leaf metamorphosis in the Howering plants was a rediscovery. But through him it entered into the general consciousness and was, in its thorough understanding of development, the pre-supposition for all evolutionary theory. Furtherrnore, he discovered in connection with it the metamorphosis of the leaf metamorphoses itself… Read More

Since the modern process of genome sequencing has made available an extensive amount of research findings, our knowledge of microbial life in the human organism and wider nature has greatly advanced. At the same time it has raised new issues and perspectives which point to a paradigm Shift, particularly in medical thinking. Here it is above all… Read More

The Labiates or Larniaceae comprise one of the biggest and distinctive plant families. They feature a lack of leaf metamorphosis of any kind, leaves arranged in opposite pairs on a square stern, the presence of highly specifically shaped zygomorphic flowers and the varied occurrence of aromatic substances (etheric oils). If we examine the… Read More

After a general overview of the phylum Cnidaria with their bilayered structure and two Characteristic life forms, polyp (sessile) and medusa (mobile), the Anthozoa, which comprise their own class, are examined in detail by focusing on the colony- forming Anthozoa, which are also referred to as corals. We can distinguish two fundamentally… Read More