M3.3 pdc+++ : M3.3 pdc+++ Gaia, the great living organism that is Earth, can be understood as a whole made out of millions of vital cycles that interrelate, each one continuously transforming & cycling the elements essential for Life (like oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, etc.) in order for these to be usable in their optimal form for each organism that needs them.
It is our great ignorance of these & other life cycles, & of their vital importance for the equilibrium of the whole system, that has brought us to making great design
errors, as humanity & as individuals.
In this class we get up to date with an essential aspect of the functioning of our home, the Living Planet & we get familiar with the most fundamental blocks that support the whole of Life. of the an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
wangari maathai : wangari maathai Kenia, 1 april 1940 -
25 september 2011 "African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence" "Until you dig a hole,
you plant a tree,
you water it
and make it survive,
you haven't done a thing.
You are just talking."
Slide 3 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Slide 4 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Life always produces the conditions conducive to Life : Life always produces the conditions conducive to Life There is no central control unit in the system, that orchestrates every part's behavior;
by being
fully themselves, fully alert & fully responsive to changes in their environment,
the system's components become interconnected to actually form that system, in an emergent process Janine Benyus
Slide 6 : "Everything Gardens" Self regulates toward maximum fertility & sustainability
Systems & SubSystems : Systems & SubSystems Elements InterConnexions Purpose your respiratory system your digestive system your circulatory system heart arteries veins capillaries etc. your body: the whole self-regulates to keep you alive M2.1 flows of information
rules, laws, protocols, guides
feedback
(+ y - )
Slide 8 : it is something very rooted in the 'Taker' cultures (it could be said it is precisely for this that we are Takers)
essentially ... the fear of death is the fear of letting cycles complete
but ... if we block vital cycles, the system gets sick, it de-regulates
all vital cycles include the death of something
even though it might 'only' be in our perception The Fear of Death Particularly, we ignore the 'Kali' aspect of the Mother Goddess, including now in Her 'reclaiming'
Slide 9 : Conferencia de Monedas Complementarias, Brihuega 2-4 marzo 2007 Is a powerful Yoruba Goddess, who governs the Winds of Change.
She is the Primordial Mother of Chaos OYA! Oya is the Spirit of the Wind, the thunder, lightning, tornados ...
Oya brings sudden & drastic change ... she DOES WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE,
Oya keeps us from stagnating A common anthropological characteristic of every advanced mammalian species that survives and thrives is the fierce behavior of the adult female when she senses a threat to her cubs.
Our relative complacency while 17,000 children on our planet starve to death every day -- one every five seconds -- indicates a lack of positive intention, on the part of our species, literally to survive.
Slide 10 : Conferencia de Monedas Complementarias, Brihuega 2-4 marzo 2007 the demonization process Oya is ...
protector of children, of childbirth, of the market, (governs the justice of the market) Medusa ¡Oya!
Slide 11 : The 'Pagan Wheel of the Year'
& the story of the God & Goddess
honors life and death equally
M5 > Designing with Myths We are very well trained to avoid, flush away, disinfect, thoroughly kill ...
... the very same base of the abundance of nature
- the other half of the cycles of nature that are often considered 'dirty' or 'deprived':
the "dark side" of Gaia
Slide 12 : Maggot Debridement Therapy a badly infected heel Terapia Larval saves her life
(but it is very difficult to find doctors willing to do this )
Slide 13 : USE this process
non-selectively!
(not just when
'convenient') Conflict
Resolution dogma what is "conflict"? gossipist /therapist M1.6 Perception Is Not Reality
Slide 14 : Honoring the Pain Joanna Macey
The Work that Reconnects "To reframe our pain for the world as evidence of their interconnectedness in the web of life, and hence of our power to take part in its healing" Coming from Gratitude seeing with new Eyes Going Forth this stage requires discharge to work well (see M1.6) + is punctuated by lots of the "death of the ego" that Scott Peck refers to
(can be intensely painful & so preferably done with lots of support) Shadow-Work
Slide 15 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Slide 16 : Biomass Soil Nutrients Microorganism transform nutrients into form available to plants Macro and Micro-organisms break down organic matter
Slide 17 : Aerobic bacteria break
Down Organic matter
in the pressence
Of Oxigen Tremendous demand
Of Oxigen in the soil Oxigen exhausted Ethylene inactivs but
Does not kill other
microorganisms Anaerobic bacter produces
Ethylene which diffuses
Thru the soil Anaerobic bacter grow
And multiply in absence
Of Oxigen Oxigen inactivates
Anaerobic bacter Demands for Oxigen
Slows down so it diffuses
Into soil faster Oxigen- Ethylene
Cycle in a healthy
Soil
Slide 18 :
Slide 19 : Controled by M Cu Zn P K Fe N Ca Mg S And other 40 more Release
Slide 20 : Oxigen Cycle Ethylen Cycle
Slide 21 :
Slide 22 : NO3 Acts as the Oxigen
in the Ethylene Cycle
Causing the uncontrolling
Breakdown of organic
matter In a undisturbed soil In a disturbed soil 15 – 20 ppm NH4 >2 ppm NO3 20 – 200 ppm NO3 no NH4
Slide 23 : Oxigen Cycle Ethylene Cycle Nitrogen Cycle
Rhizosphere : Rhizosphere
Slide 25 : http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/scripter/geog100/lect/16-ecosystems-biomes/ecosystems-files/ecosystems.htm
Slide 26 : Ploughing breaks down
The soil and aireates
It very quickly Nitrifying bacteria
Turn NH4 into NO3 A lot of NH4 is produced
Without plants to consume
it Uncontrolled breakdown
Of organic matter occur Oxigen inactivates
Anaerobic bacteria so
No Ethylene is
produced During the process the
Soil becomes more acid and
Other nutrients (Ca, K, Cd..) are
lost Oxigen- Ethylene
Cycle in a
Cultivated Soil Most of the Carbon goes
Into the air as CO2 We have an unbalance soil
Without Energy nor nutrient, so
We need to use fertilizers
Slide 27 : Carbon Cycle
Slide 28 :
Slide 29 : Water Cycle
Slide 30 :
Slide 31 : Sulfur Cycle
Slide 32 :
Slide 33 : Life Gaia – a complex organism that self-regulates
Intelligence?
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Slide 36 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Slide 37 : does not, in fact, exist We could see our mania with polarizing & with creating dichotomies
(eg. "biotic" & "non-biotic")
as symptomatic of a profound non-acceptance or mis-understanding of cycles
(even as we speak of cycles)
Slide 38 : they are ALL
cycles within cycles
within cycles
...
Slide 39 : each of the animals the salmon needs to survive has it's own life cycle
which needs an ecosystem (an interconnected web of millions of cycles) to develop in
The rivers & estuaries the salmon rely on to reproduce also have their own cycles
And the river & salmon cycles sustain the bears' life cycle .. & the phosphorus cycle for the whole catchment
All are the forest
Slide 40 : Each creature has its niche .. also in the Cycle of Life what
is their
fave
food The primary producers
are carnivores! pathogens create illness & kill
Slide 41 : Ultimately, the fate of the biosphere rests on the success of plants and their ability to capture sunlight. 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy - C6H12O6 + 6O2 C6H12O6 + 6O2 - 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy Look them up! << Fungi don't photosynthesize >>
Slide 42 : Life Cycles
& Growth Cycles
also include ALL
'creatures' of Gaia
... also completely interrelated
with all the rest of life
(like geological formations,
cultural developments,
etc.)
They are only ARTIFICIALLY separated from all the other cycles
and we won't go into them here
but hope you will investigate & contribute to slowly add these in our e-book www.PermaCultureScience.org
Slide 43 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Slide 44 : 44 it is only by devolving responsability & self-regulated functions that a stable life-system can evolve The role of a successful design is to create a system that self-regulates self-regulates? M2.1 dreamsprayer.com
Slide 45 : Eros & the
direction
of Evolution Annual
plants
'weeds' Hardwood trees
deeper soil Perennial
plants & grasses Shrubs
shallow
soil Softwood trees, pines > Biodiversity > stability > biomass
> solar-harvesting
... all increase >> What is Natural Succession?
Slide 46 : leafy greens true weeds grasses woody annuals grasses tomatoes corn wheat spinach carrot broccoli Bushes, berries, nuts, stone fruits Conifers, oaks, nuts Redwood, pecan, chestnut Strawberry, apple, timothy grass F:B Ratio Bacterial
(0:1 - 1:2) Balanced
(1:1) Fungal (2:1 - 200:1) High Fungal (200:1 - 1000:1) Example Plant Group Example Species
Slide 47 : Are
Natural
Succesion!!
Slide 48 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Slide 49 : The Terrestrial Biomes
Slide 50 : Main
Biomes
function
of
Water
&
Temp. but
also
soils
&
fauna change things
Slide 51 : & of course
Typography
also creates
lots of micro-climates
so one area can have
several biomes another form for visualizing biomes according to the relationship between temperature & humidity
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Slide 53 : Mangroves help stabilize (& create) soils on tropical & sub-tropical coasts
They are amongst the richest, most fertile (& probably the smelliest) biomes on Earth Pneumatophores (seeking oxygen for roots) contribute to holding the soil in place
Slide 54 : The Fear of Death
The Elementals
Growth Cycles
Natural Succession
Terrestrial Biomes
Our Niche in Gaia an integral exploration M3.3 VITAL cycles
Slide 55 : 55 Our Niche in Gaia Of which vital cycles are you a part?
Which do you support?
& which are you slowing or blocking?
Which cycles might work better with the supply of energy or information that only you have? A Permaculture Designers' Vital Question: