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The branching river
Under the trees, the river flows silently. Meandering in the shade, the water looks dark and cool. As the eyes get used to the dim light, the dense undergrowth can be discerned at the banks. Slowly, the canoe drifts along, … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Self-organization, Water & Viktor Schauberger
Tagged bank shade, cooling, river branching, river restoration, sediment transport, self-organizing flow, structural stability, Viktor Schauberger, Walter Schauberger
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The natural flowform
Powerful, the mass of water is rushing past me, a white blueish foaming torrent. Confined between the towering stone walls in the gorge, the river here has acquired a relentless quality, thrusting forward unstoppable. Making sure that I stand on … Continue reading
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Tagged erosion, flowforms, gorge, John Wilkes, natural flowforms, potholes, river flow, self-organization, self-organizing flow, sjoa, water, water art, water dance, water rhythm
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Water and climate
Surrounded by mist, the tree covered ridges sleep across the water. Almost completely wrapped in clouds, the coast is waiting for the day to come. Slowly, slowly, the sun rises in the north-east, tinting the low-hanging clouds pink. Pale and … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Self-organization, Water Environment & Climate
Tagged climate change, cloud formation, dimethyl sulfide, Gaia hypothesis, James Lovelock, paleogeology, self-regulating system, water stratification
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Flow shaping with water plants
The Austrian forester and natural philosopher Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) perceived many ways of altering a river’s flow, not by trying to steer water into a particular course, but by creating conditions for water to self-organize into a new flow pattern. … Continue reading
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Tagged erosion, flow shaping, meandering, river restoration, Schauberger, self-organization, self-organizing flow, Viktor Schauberger, vortex generation
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Water’s pulse
Swish, swoosh, swish, swoosh, in a rhythmic pattern, the water swings to and fro in the vessel, a “flowform”, originally conceived by the British anthroposophist John Wilkes (1930-2011) in 1970 and since then developed into many shapes. The incoming water … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Quality, Water & Self-organization, Water Environment & Climate
Tagged alternative water treatment, flowforms, John Wilkes, self-organization, self-organizing flow, sewage treatment, Warmonderhof, water, water art, water dance, water pulsation
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Floating timber in brooks
“The logs will not float even 50 meters”, was the official position of the Austrian timber commission. The experts had even brought a signed written testimony to the futility of the project. It was a timber floating system, conceived by … Continue reading
Posted in Water & Self-organization, Water & Viktor Schauberger
Tagged erosion, flood prevention, river regulation, river restoration, Schauberger, self-organizing flow, self-organizing vortex flow, structural stability, temperature movement, timber floating, Viktor Schauberger
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Self-organization
Self-organizing, seemingly out of nothing, the sand-water rolls appear. Where did they come from? The moment before, when the incoming stream reached its highest level and turned, there was only a flat surface of murky water. Self-organization means the spontaneous … Continue reading
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Tagged emergence, Ilya Prigogine, self-organization, self-organizing flow, water
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