Do the preparations have an effect?
Posted: 29 Nov 2024, 09:50
Results of research into the effects of the preparations - Jurgen Fritz
I would like to begin my lecture by describing two approaches I have taken towards researching the effectiveness of the preparations. Firstly, the precise research trials undertaken at universities involving four replications and a statistical analysis. This is about measuring, counting and weighing. I consider this to be an important foundation. Secondly, the picture forming methods. These for me, are methods that lend themselves well to the assessment of living qualities. It is also about training our observation of what is alive – it is about qualitative perception.
The first question I faced when working with the preparations was: Do the preparations have an effect? This question is very justified given that quantities of 100g horn manure and 4g horn silica are applied per ha, 2/3 of which remains behind as sediment in the stirring barrel and only 1.3g gets sprayed out. From the perspective of natural science this is hard to imagine.
I wrote my thesis on the horn silica preparation. I took on the work on my own initiative and I was intrigued and enthusiastic. When I discovered significant responses from plants treated with horn silica, I immediately set about looking for things that might have been carried out incorrectly. The scientist in me could not imagine that the preparations could work.
If the preparations do work, the next question is what effect do they have? According to the Agriculture Course they should: a) Enliven compost and soil, b) Improve plant health, c) Improve food quality. These things are easy to understand. The broader heading “Bringing full reason to plant growth” is more difficult to grasp. What is meant by this and what is the aim? For me it means strengthening the self-organising capacity of a plant or the soil, so that it is better able, even under difficult conditions, to develop its potential – according to its type and inner nature. Type and inner nature are not generally accepted terms today. I therefore tend to refer to “enhancement of resilience” along with harmonisation and normalisation of plant growth.
The effects of the preparations have been presented in 19 theses, two long-term trials and many scientific publications over the last 45 years. With this presentation I wish to focus on the most recent theses which come from Lithuania. The example shows trials with squashes.
In each of the three squash varieties the net photosynthetic efficiency increased following treatment with horn manure and another with an application of horn manure followed by horn silica. The combined application of horn manure and horn silica led to an increase of between 9% and 16% as compared to the control.
I showed four hours worth of further results at the university – until the students were exhausted, because I consider these field trials into the effects of the preparations, done at universities, to be very important.
The most recent research results support the earlier findings and show how the effects of the preparations accord with their original intentions. Getting the same response from plants after they have been treated with the preparations is not as clear and simple as calculating the path of a billiard ball that has been struck! The extent to which the plants respond and the conditions under which they do so, are not always the same. The results however consistently show an increase in their resilience. The frequency of significant reactions by the plants confirms that the preparations have an effect.
Training observation with picture forming methods
I have asked myself whether there are more suitable methods for exploring living processes. This led me to the picture forming methods. I am now going to show you some of the results of tests carried out on grape juice and wine samples that were collected during the years when Georg Meissner wrote his thesis. Although the same amount of grape juice was used in all variants, the 'dynamic' pictures have a much finer needle structure. This indicates that there is a greater amount of substance present in each picture and also that the effect of the substance is stronger in the dynamic samples. The biodynamic pictures show less evidence of ageing than the organic and conventional ones. Every year these differences have been statistically significant. Test results from double blind trials demonstrate that living processes can be successfully assessed using picture forming methods. Evaluations are carried out using both analytical and picture forming methods, but we also use the qualitative perception technique.
Qualitative perception used in a project with nine researchers led to a greater level of confidence in the allocation of encrypted wheat samples to the different cultivation methods – dynamic, organic, conventional.
Qualitative perception is however not only helpful when reading crystallisation pictures, but also in gaining access to the living world. One student said: “Not only can I look at crystallisation pictures, but also at plants, my girl friend, ... everything.” Apart from crystallisation pictures we also practice the approach on plants. Growth gestures then become visible.
A scientific study of these methods shows that a perception of life can gradually be enhanced from the 'analytical' to the 'qualitative'. In my experience, it is important to have a combination and be modest, critical, reverent and open-minded. It is also important to be critical and test whether an experience is genuine. It is however also necessary to be open and however tentative an initial experience might be it should be taken seriously and then tested in further exercises I believe that it is important to find occasions and situations in which the effects of the preparations are made visible. For instance by setting up research plots. This is important for the sake of one's own clarity and certainty about the preparations and their effectiveness. This will ensure greater motivation and interest in the careful application of the preparations. The preparations do work on their own, but the enthusiasm and interest of those using them increases their effectiveness. I can't demonstrate this statistically, but that is my experience in running more than 20 years of preparation trials. It is about looking for opportunities in which a personal relationship can arise.
I would like to begin my lecture by describing two approaches I have taken towards researching the effectiveness of the preparations. Firstly, the precise research trials undertaken at universities involving four replications and a statistical analysis. This is about measuring, counting and weighing. I consider this to be an important foundation. Secondly, the picture forming methods. These for me, are methods that lend themselves well to the assessment of living qualities. It is also about training our observation of what is alive – it is about qualitative perception.
The first question I faced when working with the preparations was: Do the preparations have an effect? This question is very justified given that quantities of 100g horn manure and 4g horn silica are applied per ha, 2/3 of which remains behind as sediment in the stirring barrel and only 1.3g gets sprayed out. From the perspective of natural science this is hard to imagine.
I wrote my thesis on the horn silica preparation. I took on the work on my own initiative and I was intrigued and enthusiastic. When I discovered significant responses from plants treated with horn silica, I immediately set about looking for things that might have been carried out incorrectly. The scientist in me could not imagine that the preparations could work.
If the preparations do work, the next question is what effect do they have? According to the Agriculture Course they should: a) Enliven compost and soil, b) Improve plant health, c) Improve food quality. These things are easy to understand. The broader heading “Bringing full reason to plant growth” is more difficult to grasp. What is meant by this and what is the aim? For me it means strengthening the self-organising capacity of a plant or the soil, so that it is better able, even under difficult conditions, to develop its potential – according to its type and inner nature. Type and inner nature are not generally accepted terms today. I therefore tend to refer to “enhancement of resilience” along with harmonisation and normalisation of plant growth.
The effects of the preparations have been presented in 19 theses, two long-term trials and many scientific publications over the last 45 years. With this presentation I wish to focus on the most recent theses which come from Lithuania. The example shows trials with squashes.
In each of the three squash varieties the net photosynthetic efficiency increased following treatment with horn manure and another with an application of horn manure followed by horn silica. The combined application of horn manure and horn silica led to an increase of between 9% and 16% as compared to the control.
I showed four hours worth of further results at the university – until the students were exhausted, because I consider these field trials into the effects of the preparations, done at universities, to be very important.
The most recent research results support the earlier findings and show how the effects of the preparations accord with their original intentions. Getting the same response from plants after they have been treated with the preparations is not as clear and simple as calculating the path of a billiard ball that has been struck! The extent to which the plants respond and the conditions under which they do so, are not always the same. The results however consistently show an increase in their resilience. The frequency of significant reactions by the plants confirms that the preparations have an effect.
Training observation with picture forming methods
I have asked myself whether there are more suitable methods for exploring living processes. This led me to the picture forming methods. I am now going to show you some of the results of tests carried out on grape juice and wine samples that were collected during the years when Georg Meissner wrote his thesis. Although the same amount of grape juice was used in all variants, the 'dynamic' pictures have a much finer needle structure. This indicates that there is a greater amount of substance present in each picture and also that the effect of the substance is stronger in the dynamic samples. The biodynamic pictures show less evidence of ageing than the organic and conventional ones. Every year these differences have been statistically significant. Test results from double blind trials demonstrate that living processes can be successfully assessed using picture forming methods. Evaluations are carried out using both analytical and picture forming methods, but we also use the qualitative perception technique.
Qualitative perception used in a project with nine researchers led to a greater level of confidence in the allocation of encrypted wheat samples to the different cultivation methods – dynamic, organic, conventional.
Qualitative perception is however not only helpful when reading crystallisation pictures, but also in gaining access to the living world. One student said: “Not only can I look at crystallisation pictures, but also at plants, my girl friend, ... everything.” Apart from crystallisation pictures we also practice the approach on plants. Growth gestures then become visible.
A scientific study of these methods shows that a perception of life can gradually be enhanced from the 'analytical' to the 'qualitative'. In my experience, it is important to have a combination and be modest, critical, reverent and open-minded. It is also important to be critical and test whether an experience is genuine. It is however also necessary to be open and however tentative an initial experience might be it should be taken seriously and then tested in further exercises I believe that it is important to find occasions and situations in which the effects of the preparations are made visible. For instance by setting up research plots. This is important for the sake of one's own clarity and certainty about the preparations and their effectiveness. This will ensure greater motivation and interest in the careful application of the preparations. The preparations do work on their own, but the enthusiasm and interest of those using them increases their effectiveness. I can't demonstrate this statistically, but that is my experience in running more than 20 years of preparation trials. It is about looking for opportunities in which a personal relationship can arise.