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By Tim Simons based on L.A. Rotheraine's Gardening, Death and Resurrection series in Lilipoh |
Genetic engineering has positioned itself in the agricultural field at this time in earth evolution. This science has permeated the animal and human realms as well. The question then arises: What direction will this permeation take, and how will it affect the lives of humans? Two Twenty-First century individuals tackle this question. Mr. Francis Klock of Philadelphia, PA, and Mr. Tim Simons of Bradford, PA debate the direction of human genetic engineering, and its connection with foodstuffs.
 Francis Klock |
Both gentlemen agree human engineering will some day result in a race of subhumans that will be used for menial labor or slavery. Mr. Kock, a retired law librarian, contends that multi-national companies will save a fortune in food. Mr. Simons, history scholar, differs. "Sustenance would be a major issue, concerning the direction that agriculture and related food producing fields has taken. This is where Biodynamic Agriculture provides an explanation. There is a correlation between genetic agriculture and human engineering."
Mr. Klock, a friend of genetic engineering but opponent of cloning stated: "Mr. Simons, your naivety towards the direction the world is taking astounds me. The use of genetics to create plants, animals and humans is here - today. Adapt Mr. Simons!"
 Tim Simons |
"I understand this influence, Mr. Klock, but science refuses to look at its handy-work macrocosmically. This view is the most practical. You are wallowing in tabernacles of bourgeoise material materiality."
"I'll tell you what is practical," snapped Mr. Klock. "Since genetically engineered foods provide nutrition you can feed these genetically engineered slaves large quantities of this inferior food if they are properly engineered."
"Your blasphemy of the mystery knowledge (biodynamic agriculture) is disheartening Mr. Klock! You have been studying Rudolf Steiner for the past thirty years? You know this is wrong!"
"What's your point Mr. Simons? The elitist attitude towards me is unwarranted. Remember, that's twenty-nine more years of meditation than you," Klock added snobbishly. "It's going this way and it can't be stopped!"
"That may be, but my understanding of L.A. Rotheraine's Gardening, Death, and Resurrection series, and the works of Rudolf Steiner and Emil Bock goes much deeper. Biodynamics has taught us that each successive strain of a genetically engineered product loses its essential cosmic/spiritual connection. A weaker and weaker etheric relationship, or life-force results."
"So what," bellowed Mr. Klock. "We reverse the spiritual polarities of these creatures and go for quantity over quality. These things can work till they drop, and be recycled. If you want to talk about spirituality, Mr. Simons, I'll accept Bock and Steiner. But Rotheraine - I've seen his interactions in this world for over thirty years. Him I don't need!"
"All petty emotionalism aside, Mr. Klock, if the genetically engineered plant's life force is weak and continues to become weaker each successive generation, so to would a genetically engineered human. How can one expect a sub-human corporeality and spirituality to manifest nutrients from small quantities of degenerate food? What kind of spirit would inhabit a genetically engineered human?"
Your defeatist attitude is probably due to too much sugar in your diet, Mr. Klock. Bock and Steiner have maintained all along that the breeding of humans and animals were the seeds of destruction for Atlantis and Sodom and Gomorrah. Genetic engineering of humans with animals is cosmically unacceptable."
Two 21st Century Humans With Selke Biodynamic Cherry Tomato Plant Issues
Jack Keir & Mike Rowley - Photo Credit: Francis
Klock
Jack Keir [left] after growing a Selke Biodynamic Cherry Tomato Plant in his South Philadelphia backyard said, “I’ll never grow one of these things again. It grew so big it took up most of our backyard - we hardly had room to walk.” Mike Rowley [right] after growing one stated, “Mine was just as big as the one I saw in the newspaper. I just didn’t tie it up!”
Copyright © 2004 L.A. Rotheraine
First printed in Lilipoh