Translations:Manfred Klett: Von der Agrartechnologie zur Landbaukunst/1183/en

The aforementioned paths of research open up three levels of experiencing reality in working with the preparations. These condition one another. None of them can be dispensed with in the earnest search for understanding. There are two culmination points in the course of the year at which this can be brought especially to consciousness and can take on a festive character. These are the days after Easter in the spring and the days around Michaelmas in the autumn. At both times, certain preparations are taken from the earth and carefully stored, and others are prepared and exposed to the forces that are active in the rhythm of the year—those of summer, above or below the earth, and those of winter, below the earth. In some places, an attempt is made to shape both events into prominent festival days in the course of the year—especially Michaelmas on September 29, in which not only all the people working on the farm can participate, but also interested people from the social surroundings. In the spirit of the three paths of research, such a day can be structured so that first, the passages in the «Agriculture Course» are read that refer to the preparations currently being made; then a contemplation can follow that seeks to characterise one or another of the preparation plants or animal organ sheaths in its particular qualities; finally, the rest of the day is dedicated to the activity of making the preparations themselves and to the observations and experiences that can be gained in the process.