Review\nThe whole book is intriguing, especially the descriptive chapters on the enjoyment of scything. I started scything in my teens, and have cut grass and hay with the same swing for more than eighty years. It is a first-class, fresh-air exercise that stirs the blood and flexes the muscles while it clears the meadows. 
-- Scott Nearing\n...armed with book and scythe, I approached my grass. I can report that I laid waste to a quarter-acre of weeds, including occasional poplar and sumac shoots up to a half-inch in diameter. I felt good after performing this chore. Last year I did the same job in twice the time with a 'weed eater' made by a chain saw manufacturer. It vibrated. I vibrated. Though I wore antinoise earmuffs, I got a headache. David Tresemer has converted me to scything. -- Tom Manwell, Horticulture Magazine\nFor the gardener, farmer, or homeowner, a good scythe is an efficient and enjoyable tool for cutting grasses and weeds and harvesting small grains. Author David Tresemer presents the results of years of research and practical experience so that the reader may learn to use and enjoy the scythe. In an age when most wonder how they can accomplish anything without the aid of electricity or gasoline, The Scythe Book shows how a traditional hand tool can often outperform more modern technology. 
This new edition includes an addendum on the practical use of the scythe by Peter Vido. Beginning with his recollections from boyhood in Slovakia, Vido shares what he has learned from European mowers and scythe-makers during trips to countries where scythes are still routinely used. He also provides detailed guidance on fitting the scythe (blade and snath) to the individual, care and repair of the blade, principles of movement, and much fascinating lore.

The Scythe Book: Mowing Hay, Cutting Weeds, and Harvesting Small Grains with Hand Tools

Engineering & Transportation

TRESEMER, DAVID

Engineering

Stackpole Books

A gift was given you at your first breath―have you opened it? It came from the stars and impressed itself into you at your most vulnerable moment. In this introduction to astrosophy, or star wisdom, a science with ancient roots and modern relevance, David Tresemer shows how the patterns written in the heavens influence a person’s life. Taking as an example the remarkable life of Rudolf Steiner, Tresemer demonstrates the Oracle of the Solar Cross, whose four points interact throughout each of our lives to shape opportunities and challenges that our souls must face. Steiner spoke often of the “starry script” and hinted that, whereas its patterns impress themselves upon the human psyche, we can also influence this heavenly text, altering it in service of the continued development of humanity. Through stories from the life and examples from the work of Steiner as well as the “Star Brothers and Sisters” who share aspects of his Solar Cross, Tresemer illuminates this truth. Rich in art and anecdote, this groundbreaking book gives insight into the foundations of Anthroposophy and shows how great acts, feelings, and thoughts by human beings on Earth shine out and impress their patterns into the cosmos.

Star Wisdom and Rudolf Steiner: A Life Seen through the Oracle of the Solar Cross

Biographies & Memoirs

SteinerBooks

The Journal for Star Wisdom 2012 is a special edition that addresses directly the challenges facing humanity in our time. It includes articles of interest on star wisdom (Astrosophy), as well as a guide to the correspondences between stellar configurations during the life of Christ and those of today. This guide comprises a complete sidereal ephemeris of geocentric and heliocentric planetary positions and an aspectarian for each day through the year. Published yearly, new editions are available beginning in October or November for the coming year. According to Rudolf Steiner, every step taken by Christ during his ministry between the baptism in the Jordan and the resurrection was in harmony with—and an expression of—the cosmos.  Journal for Star Wisdom is concerned with the heavenly correspondences during the life of Christ and is intended to help provide a foundation for Cosmic Christianity's cosmic dimension, which has been largely absent from mainstream Christianity during its two-millennium history. Readers are invited to contemplate the current movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets against the background of the zodiacal constellations (sidereal signs) in relation to corresponding stellar events during the life of Christ. In this way, it becomes possible to open oneself to attune to the life of Christ in the etheric cosmos. The main focus of this year's journal is the significant year of 2012 as a pivotal year in the history of humanity and the Earth. CONTENTS:   "The Rose of the World (Rosa Mira)" by Daniel Andreev  "Editorial Foreword" by William Bento and Robert Powell  "Working with the Journal for Star Wisdom"  "2012: Prophecy Phenomena Hope" by Robert Powell  "Ensouling Star Wisdom" by William Bento  "The Venus Eclipse of the Sun, 2012" by David Tresemer  "Joan of Arc: A Forerunner of Our Age" by Wain Farrants  "Kaspar Hauser: The Child of Europe" by Wain Farrants  "World Transits 2000-2020: An Overview" by Richard Tarnas  "My Path to Astrosophy" by Robert Schiappacasse  "Anthroposophic Foundations for a Renewal of Astrology" by Brian Gray  "The Two Become One: Possession or Enlightenment?" by Claudia McLaren Lainson  "Working With the Journal for Star Wisdom Star Calender" by Robert Powell  Symbols Used in Charts / Time  "Commentaries and Ephemerides," January-December 2012 by Claudia McLaren Lainson  Monthly Astronomical Sky Watch: Monthly Preview of Planets Visible in the Evening Sky by Sally Nurney  Glossary  References

Journal for Star Wisdom 2012 (Star Wisdom 2020)

Religion & Spirituality

Tarnas, Richard

Bento, William

Andreev, Daniel

GRAY, BRIAN

Farrants, Wain

Schiappacasse, Robert

Nurney, Sally

McLaren Lainson, Claudia

Powell PhD, Robert A.

New Age & Spirituality

The Journal for Star Wisdom includes articles of interest concerning star wisdom (Astrosophy), as well as a guide to the correspondences between stellar configurations during the life of Christ and those of today. The guide comprises a complete sidereal ephemeris and aspectarian, geocentric and heliocentric, for each day throughout the year. Published yearly, new editions are available beginning in November for the coming new year. According to Rudolf Steiner, every step taken by Christ during his ministry between the baptism in the Jordan and the resurrection was in harmony with―and an expression of―the cosmos. The Journal for Star Wisdom is concerned with these heavenly correspondences during the life of Christ. It is intended to help provide a foundation for cosmic Christianity, the cosmic dimension of Christianity. It is this dimension that has been missing from Christianity in its two-thousand-year history. Readers can begin on this path by contemplating the movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets against the background of the zodiacal constellations (sidereal signs) today in relation to corresponding stellar events during the life of Christ. In this way, the possibility is opened for attuning, in a living way, to the life of Christ in the etheric cosmos. Contents: <ul>
<li> Preface </li> <li> “The Rose of the World” by Daniel Andreev </li> <li> Editorial Foreword by Robert Powell </li> <li> “World Pentecost” by Robert Powell </li> <li> “Sun on the Galactic Center” by David Tresemer </li> <li> “Kyot and the Stellar Script of Parsifal” by Ellen Schalk </li> <li> “Signature of Jupiter in the Events of Christ Jesus’ Life” by David Tresemer, with Robert Schiappacasse, and William Bento </li> <li> “Contemplations on the Jupiter–Uranus Conjunction” by William Bento </li> <li> “Commentaries and Ephemerides: January–December 2010” by William Bento, David Tresemer, Claudia McLaren Lainson, and Sally Nurney </li> <li> Epitaph: “Though My Soul May Set in Darkness” ― words attributed to Galileo; music by Joseph Haydn</li> </ul>
 Peter Treadgold (1943-2005) was the creator of Astro and Astrofire, the computer programs he designed and wrote for research into Astrosophy. The programs are used by many researchers around the world, and Astrofire is a particularly far-reaching creation, opening up extraordinary possibilities for research. It contains a database of birth and death dates of historical personalities, as well as a star catalog with more than 4,000 stars. It is this program by means of which the monthly ephemeris pages are produced for the Journal for Star Wisdom. Read more about "Astrofire" at the Sophia Foundation website.

Journal for Star Wisdom 2010 (Star Wisdom 2020)

Schalk, Ellen

Christian Books & Bibles

The Scythe Book: Mowing Hay, Cutting Weeds, and Harvesting Small Grains, With Hand Tools

Science & Math

Agricultural Sciences

Alan C. Hood & Company, Incorporated

In the last few years, interest in the scythe has grown remarkably; and so have the sales of The Scythe Book. Now Peter Vido, who has written two outstanding articles for Small Farmer's Journal on the use of the scythe, has contributed an addendum for this book on the practical use of the scythe based on his own extensive research and experience.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Alan C Hood & Co

Describes the parts of the scythe, explains how the blade is peened and sharpened, and shows mowing and harvesting techniques

Stephen Greene Pr

Splitting Firewood

Technology

By Hand & Foot Ltd

The hyperbole and inflated attention given to the supposed "end of the world" on December 21, 2012, has obscured an actual rare celestial event happening in June of 2012―the passage of Venus before the face of the Sun as seen from the Earth, which happens every 125 years. Although Venus is much smaller than the Sun, Tresemer calls this an eclipse because of the ways he expects it to affect world events. What impact will it have? 
 David Tresemer considers the dynamics of Sun, Earth, Venus, and the exact location in the heavens of this eclipse event, weaving a dramatic story about the heart of technology, its uses for good or for ill, and the direction in which to find one’s power in "hands of the heart," actions based on warm feeling toward another. 
 Find out about the nature of "erotic phantasms" and how to work constructively with them and who will support us through these times.

The Venus Eclipse of the Sun 2012: A Rare Celestial Event: Going to the Heart of Technology

Lindisfarne Books

Journal for Star Wisdom 2013 includes articles of interest concerning star wisdom (Astrosophy), as well as a guide to the correspondences between stellar configurations during the life of Christ and those of today. This guide comprises a complete sidereal ephemeris and aspectarian, geocentric and heliocentric, for each day throughout the year. Published yearly, new editions are available beginning in November for the coming new year. According to Rudolf Steiner, every step taken by Christ during his ministry between the baptism in the Jordan and the resurrection was in harmony with-and an expression of-the cosmos. Journal for Star Wisdom is concerned with these heavenly correspondences during the life of Christ. It is intended to help provide a foundation for cosmic Christianity, the cosmic dimension of Christianity. It is this dimension that has been missing from Christianity in its two-thousand-year history. Readers can begin on this path by contemplating the movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets against the background of the zodiacal constellations (sidereal signs) today in relation to corresponding stellar events during the life of Christ. In this way, the possibility is opened for attuning, in a living way, to the life of Christ in the etheric cosmos. In this year's journal there is an article by David Bowden and Robert Powell on the new science of Astrogeographia concerning the location of the seven planetary chakras of the Earth. David Tresemer's article examines the significance of Neptune in world events, and William Bento offers important perspectives on the dark shadows of Neptune. There is also an article by Wain Farrants and Robert Powell continuing the discussion of the house systems in astrology begun by Brian Gray in the 2012 issue. Kevin Dann focuses on the 33-1/3 -year rhythm, and Lacquanna Paul has written about Divine Sophia in relation to the zodiac. Brian Gray contributed an article on his discovery of the zodiac in the Raphael Madonna series as arranged by Rudolf Steiner. The monthly commentaries for 2013 by Claudia McLaren Lainson are preceded by her article on the Jupiter-Pluto opposition in 2013. The commentaries are supported by monthly astronomical previews provided by Sally Nurney, offering opportunities to physically observe and experience the stellar configurations during 2013. This direct interaction between the human being on Earth and the heavenly beings of the stars develops the capacity to receive their wisdom-filled teachings.

Journal for Star Wisdom 2013 (Star Wisdom 2020)

Bowden, David

Dann, Kevin

Paul, Lacquanna

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