Anthroposophy's etheric forces : exploring the relation between music and plant-growth
Master Thesis
2010
Permanent link to this Item
Authors
Supervisors
Journal Title
Link to Journal
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Publisher
University of Cape Town
Department
Faculty
License
Series
Abstract
In practices of non-modern, non-Western agriculture, music making has played various roles in crop growing. Contemporary modern experimentation and practice point to a modern Western interest in the possible links between music and plant-growth. This dissertation makes use of anthroposophical ideas about the natures of living growth and sound in order to develop an understanding of how and why music and plants might be linked. An understanding of anthroposophy’s etheric forces is found to be useful in exploring the rationale for the music-plant correlation. Eurythmy (which also stems from anthroposophy) and specifically the eurythmic work of Tanja Baumgartner contribute towards a practical understanding and possible implementation of the theories.
Description
Includes abstract.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-80).
Keywords
Reference:
Spiegel, P. 2010. Anthroposophy's etheric forces : exploring the relation between music and plant-growth. University of Cape Town.