Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and AirWhy does water, in streams and rivers, always take a winding course? Do common principles and rhythms underlie the movement of water, whether it be in the sea or in a plant -- or in the blood of a human being?The laws revealed in the subtle patterns of water in movement are shown in this thought-provoking work to be the same as those perceptible in the shaping of bones, muscles, and myriads of other forms in nature. Lavishly illustrated, Sensitive Chaos shows the unifying forces that underlie all living things, and observes such phenomena as the flight of birds; the formation of internal organs such as the heart, eye, and ear, air patterns in musical instruments; the formation of mountain ranges and river deltas; weather and space patterns; and even the formation of the human embryo. |
Contents
Preface by Commandant J Y Cousteau | 7 |
Archetypal Movements of Water | 13 |
Water Natures Sense Organ | 65 |
Water Interacting with the Earth | 73 |
Three Characteristic Features of Water | 80 |
Streaming Wisdom | 94 |
Water and Air | 100 |
Air | 114 |
The Creative Word of the Universe | 126 |
AfterwordForms of Flow in Art | 133 |
Index of Illustrations | 141 |
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Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air Theodor Schwenk Limited preview - 2014 |
Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air Theodor Schwenk Limited preview - 2013 |
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activity animal archetypal movements arise atmosphere basilar membrane birds blood body boundary surfaces carbon dioxide caused circulation circulatory systems clouds cochlea contraction cosmic course created creative creative movement curling currents delicate dissolves dividing surface earth elasticity embryo etheric etheric body eurythmy expression flowing movement flowing water fluid forces formative processes Gulf Stream human inner ear inner surfaces insects instance interplay intestine invisible jellyfish larynx laws layers liquid living creatures lungfish meandering metabolism moon moulded movements of water moving forms nature of water Newgrange obstacle oceans optic vesicle permeated picture Plate play possibilities principle pulsating qualities regions reveals rhythms river Rudolf Steiner Schwenk semicircular canals sense organ Sensitive Chaos shape solid solidified soul space speech speed spiralling surface spiritual stone stream of air structure substance surface of contact surface tension surrounding takes place train of vortices varied vibration vortex trains water flows waves whole wind