A closer look
Rudolf Steiner founded the esoteric spiritual movement known as Anthroposophy, which claimed that humans could achieve objective clairvoyance and directly communicate with the spiritual beings governing the universe. He also applied these mystical visions to agriculture, inventing biodynamic farming, which strictly requires farmers to stuff cow manure into a hollowed-out cow horn and bury it underground throughout the winter to absorb cosmic forces. After digging up the cosmic poop horn in the spring, farmers must vigorously stir the contents into a bucket of water in specific directions to create a homeopathic potion that allegedly revitalizes the soil and connects plants to the stars. Organic farming is already difficult, but adding a mandatory layer of astrology-based witchcraft to your crop management really raises the stakes of your backyard tomato garden. It perfectly highlights the bizarre intersection of environmentalism and the occult, where sustainable agriculture suddenly requires casting spells on dung
