Why are so many species of plant and animal disappearing? How is it that Earth is losing more fresh water than it is producing? What are the effects of chlorination and fluoridation of water? The answers to these and many more pressing environmental questions are to be found in this remarkable book - the first in-depth examination of the life and work of the brilliant forester, scientist and pioneering inventor, Viktor Schauberger. Schauberger's insights into Nature pivoted on the essential characteristics of water as a living and pulsating substance that energises all of life, both organic and inorganic. He frequently asserted, "Water is a living substance!" - an ideal to which many philosophers have subscribed. With his ground-breaking concepts on energy, biomagnetism and the true function of trees, he showed how a world that exploited its resources rather than cherishing them was doomed to destroy itself. Above all, he demonstrated how Nature's abundance is the result of a complex interaction of energies that actually create matter, not the other way around as orthodox science believes. For him energy was primary, and physical form the secondary effect.
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Scientist and architect Callum Coats spend twenty-three years translating, collating and editing Viktor Schauberger's books, articles and letters. The result is 'Living Energies'. He is also the translator and editor of the four-volume Eco-technology series encompassing a large and representative spectrum of Schauberger's work, also published by Gateway Books - 'The Water Wizard', 'Nature as Teacher', 'The Fertile Earth' and 'The Energy Evolution'.
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
I have every book written by Callum Coats on the Schauberger subject. This book, if you only buy one of them, is the definative book to get. I would basically call it a complet Schauberger reference work, as it contains all of the material that will later be expanded in the "Eco-Technology" series - which contain more thorough descriptions of Viktor's work. This book is great on its own, however, and will not dissapoint anyone interested in learning more about the "water wizard" - Viktor Schauberger. I highly recommend this book as a great starting point for study on everything from understanding the vortex, implosion technology, water-power in general, Schauberger's inventions, his forestry upbringing, and as a general biography, this book can't be beat.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Living Energies gives the understandings necessary for revitalizing Planet Earth -- for understanding which human actions either enhance or destroy the vitality of our forests, soils, air and water. I tell people about Living Energies more often than I promote my own books! Living Energies is the best book in the world for understanding the extensive wisdom of the Austrian forester and genius Viktor Schauberger. Academics, politicians and many other decision-makers should all study this book, if they can set aside any prejudices they might have regarding some inclusions of spirituality in a science book. It's the big picture!
Jeane Manning
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Coats is not a real scientist. Science involves Observation, Hypothesis and Experimentation to validate your hypothesis. Pseudo Science is where you don't do the experimentation to keep on track.
Coats' philosophical premise is evolution with the added kick of a God that just loves to create things. Yet he worries very much that man in his stupidity is destroying everything with dire consequences. This contradicts the premise because his God has no moral code - no right or wrong to judge the acts of its creation so there really isn't anything man can do wrong - even if he succeeds in destroying himself.
He borrows moral codes from somewhere else and applies it as if it came from his premise.
This lame thinking is annoying throughout the book. Much of it is simply New Age dogma and preaching.
But on the bright side, there is lots of good observation and hypothesis one can use to move forward. However the book contains a disclaimer on all experiments attempted based on its information. The author has obviously not recreated anything from Schauberger himself. Every experiment described has insufficient information to reapat the experiment with any confidence of accuracy with maybe the exception of a simple one invented by Lord Kelvin which might be able to be looked up from another source.
The book is well documented but it would take a lot of work to go from these descriptions to working models. Much more research would be needed.
A critical reading reveals just too many assumptions chaining off into wild conclusions that detract from the real data revealed in this book.
Still, so far, this is the best I have found on Victor Schauberger. It's too bad our real scientists don't believe in subtle living energies, because I think such things predominate our world and requre the integrated type of investigation Mr. Coats it trying to get across.
Coats' philosophical premise is evolution with the added kick of a God that just loves to create things. Yet he worries very much that man in his stupidity is destroying everything with dire consequences. This contradicts the premise because his God has no moral code - no right or wrong to judge the acts of its creation so there really isn't anything man can do wrong - even if he succeeds in destroying himself.
He borrows moral codes from somewhere else and applies it as if it came from his premise.
This lame thinking is annoying throughout the book. Much of it is simply New Age dogma and preaching.
But on the bright side, there is lots of good observation and hypothesis one can use to move forward. However the book contains a disclaimer on all experiments attempted based on its information. The author has obviously not recreated anything from Schauberger himself. Every experiment described has insufficient information to reapat the experiment with any confidence of accuracy with maybe the exception of a simple one invented by Lord Kelvin which might be able to be looked up from another source.
The book is well documented but it would take a lot of work to go from these descriptions to working models. Much more research would be needed.
A critical reading reveals just too many assumptions chaining off into wild conclusions that detract from the real data revealed in this book.
Still, so far, this is the best I have found on Victor Schauberger. It's too bad our real scientists don't believe in subtle living energies, because I think such things predominate our world and requre the integrated type of investigation Mr. Coats it trying to get across.
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Living energies.....indeed!
A man named Howard Johnson once offered up to his detractors, regarding the well worn loaded buzz phrase, "perpetual motion", the following quip:
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Published 21 months ago by Mitch Robinson
very interesting
this book is really something interesting, it's very well detailed troughout.
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Published on September 7, 2009 by Moondra Atam Prabha Kaur
Why add to what has been said
Look, this man (Schauberger) was a genius in the true sense, but was Austrian. Hence the need for someone to bring his genius to English. Enter Callum Coats. Read more
Published on June 22, 2009 by Peter S. Miller
Everyone should read this!
This is one of my all time favorite books--even though much of it I had to read and re-read several times to get a clear understanding of some of the points it makes. Read more
Published on November 11, 2005 by TMC
Understand and how to treat water.
If somebody have some interest in water must read that book.
It give great insights of how we should consider water and how to use it. Read more
It give great insights of how we should consider water and how to use it. Read more
Published on September 21, 2005 by Ydrebir
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