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>From Logosophia
Just Published!
By Alan Chadwick
*Reverence, Obedience and the Invisible in the Garden:*
*Talks on the Biodynamic French Intensive System*
Introduction by Dr. Rodney Blackhirst



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*280 pages*
*16 talks*
*8 pages of photos*



*English-born Alan Chadwick was considered by E. F. Schumacher to be the
greatest gardener in America. *
*Chadwick was an early force in the reintroduction of organics into
horticulture, creating gardens of exquisite beauty and fertility in the
60's and 70's. He restored ancient methods of fully conscious gardening,
which were originally alchemical. *
*Through his deep connection to Nature, coupled with his tutorship under
Rudolf Steiner and studies in some of the great gardens of Europe, Chadwick
developed what he called the 'Biodynamic French Intensive system'. In these
lyrical talks, transcribed from taped lectures given to his students, the
practical aspects of gardening, such as composting, irrigation, seeds, *
*raised beds and bloom, are shown to have a spiritual substratum. *
*Chadwick was a practicing Shakespearian actor, a painter, a musician, a
mythologist and a storyteller, and brought all these parts of himself into
the creation of what he considered the greatest art: becoming a simple
gardener. *
*These inspired transmissions from Alan Chadwick bring the reader closer to
the living presence of Nature.*
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*Table of Contents*
*Foreword  *
*Introduction by Dr. Rodney Blackhirst *
*The Proscenium Arch by Stephen Crimi  *
*Nature’s Medicine Chest *
*Everything is Governed by an Invisible Law *
*Bloom and Area of Discontinuity  *
*Intellect, Reason and Idée  *
*Seed: The Utmost Idée/The Least Metamorphosis*
*Composting *
*Energies and Elements *
*The King of the Golden River  *
*Ley Crops  *
*Irrigation  *
*Raised Beds *
*Fertility/Merchant and Seer *
*Art *
*The Garden as the Mirror of Man  *
*History of Herbs *
*Energy, Color, Herbs *
*Annotated Bibliography  *
*Acknowledgements*
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*Praise for Respect, Reverence and Obedience in the Garden*

*I feel sad when I think how I could have met this beautiful wizard of
plants, but didn’t know Alan Chadwick was there to meet. *
*But at least these years later, it’s as if he’s sitting right here
addressing this crazy lost time, *
*his implacable hopeful blast of the do-ability of peace as a thing of
living through plants sprouting inside us as a great medicine.*
*If you are already a plant person you probably know Alan Chadwick and will
love this book.*
*If you aren’t you’d better read Reverence, Obedience and the Invisible in
the Garden. *
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*Martín Prechtel, author of The Unlikely Peace at Cuchumaquic:*
*    The Parallel Lives of People as Plants: Keeping the Seeds Alive*

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*A magnificent work from one of the plant geniuses of our time. *
*Essential reading for all who want to deepen their relationship with
plants and the Earth.*
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Stephen Harrod Buhner, author of The Secret Teachings of Plants and Ensouling
Language*

*Alan Chadwick demands rigorous thinking while, at the same time, offering
to his readers and students an invitation to enter a world that we might
call fanciful, but which is real enough to result in the most inspiring
gardens imaginable. Reverence, Obedience and the Invisible in the Garden is
an essential book for the gardener and plant person of any stripe, to be
read, savored, and read again.*
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*Deborah Madison, author of Kitchen Literacy and *
*    Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone*


*We can be inspired even now, upon reading these lectures, by the work of
this great man. And in some small way, we may bring his inspiration into
our own lives, so that we live not merely for our temporal selves. We can
become in tune with the infinite, and bring the blessings of Eternity into
earth existence. In so doing we bless and uplift the Earth planet, and
ensure its future.*
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*Dan McGuire, Retired Horticulturalist and Beekeeper*
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This  is a most beautiful book, transcribing Alan's lectures into a
language wherein the reader can receive the spirits as they come through
Alan Chadwick's field of perennial wisdom. This book is a national treasure
to all gardeners and lovers of the Earth.

Barbara M.V. Scott, M.Sc., author of The Joy of Biodynamic Agriculture:
Living with the Unseen Forces Behind Nature
and Transmissions From the Canid Nation


You will learn much from and about Mr. Chadwick in this book. His style of
delivering knowledge to students was never dull nor pedantic.
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He had the ability to give wings to the imagination and fire the will. Yet,
he always said he was never a teacher; and finally, I have come to
understand what he meant. To Mr. Chadwick, Nature was the teacher, and
perhaps he was just reminding us how to open up all of our senses to the
real Teacher.
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And though, he didn’t believe himself a teacher, I believe he gave to me
the greatest gifts a teacher can bestow: a sense of wonder and reverence
for Life and the World, the tools to work with Nature, and the drive to
carry projects through to the end.
And all gardeners know, as did Mr.Chadwick, The Garden demands nothing less.

Gregory H. Hudson, Waldorf Teacher, Eurthymist, Musician, and Gardener


When I read his lectures I hear the cadence and passion of his voice.
Alan’s eyes sparkled, his smile was deep and mischievous.
He was intensely alive, alert and full of love for all the beautiful things
that fill this planet and make it warm and soft and tasteful and fragrant.
He loved plants and reminded us of their gifts—clean air, food and
medicine, fiber and flower.
He loved birds for their singing and flowers for their enchantment and
beauty.
Alan was an inspired, disciplined, and energetic gardener who, with the
help of many young people, transformed a hillside into a productive garden.
He was there working from dawn to dark each day. Beautiful, fresh and high
quality organic vegetables and vibrant flowers flowed in great abundance to
the community from this garden while its soil grew more friable and fertile
each year.
May Alan continue to light a fire inside the hearts of those who read his
words and visit his archive.

Jim Nelson, Camp Joy Gardens

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