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Seeds for Change Wellness
Benefits of Subtle-Energy Gardening
Benefits of Subtle-Energy Gardening
Author: Don Elwood   Source

A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP is a relationship in which two things mutually benefit each other. A
symbiotic feature adds value of an equal amount for the cost or effort involved. For example, 1 + 1
= 2 is a symbiotic system. We obtain a 1 unit increase in output value for each unit of effort or cost
applied.

A SYNERGISTIC FEATURE is a feature which adds an output value greater then the cost or effort
involved. For example, 1 + 1 = 2X (where X is greater than 1) is a synergistic system. We obtain
more than 1 unit increase in output value for each unit of effort or cost applied.

This brings up the questions -- "What are symbiotic and synergistic features of a gardening
process, and how effective are they?" Some symbiotic or synergistic gardening systems have been
identified and quantified in experiments conducted at the Foundation for the Betterment of
Mankind. The subtle-energy features listed in the opening paragraphs of Chapter 5 summarizes
and quantifies some of the subtle-energies which result in symbiotic and or synergistic increases in
plant performance. It is interesting to note that combining symbiotic and/or synergistic features and
techniques often results in even further synergy, and sometimes significantly so. It is apparent
therefore that using and combining such approaches in a garden is desirable, at least up to a point
of diminishing returns. This point can be determined by applying The Theorem of Synergy.

Combinations of synergistic features and techniques are possible, but the benefits are not as cost
effective if a plant's normal growth potential has been reached. A corn seed can support 13 roots
and an overall sprout length of between 18.5 to 20 inches in six days if synergistic combinations
are applied. Adding more combinations past that point will not be as cost effective. This forms the
basis for the Theorem of Synergy.

THEOREM OF SYNERGY

WITHIN A GIVEN ENVIRONMENT, COMBINING SYNERGISTIC FEATURES AND TECHNIQUES ON
PLANTS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER SYNERGY UNTIL THE GROWTH LIMITS OF THE PLANTS
ARE APPROACHED.

Thereafter, unless the environment is changed, further combinations of synergy will not be cost
effective. This means that gardeners should choose the features and techniques that they wish to
use and apply some or all until they feel that further plant response is not worth the cost or effort
involved. If they still wish to increase plant performance past this point, they must consider either
changing the environment, or the manner in which the plant responds to the environment.
Thereafter, additional combinations can be cost effective.

Changing The Way Plants Respond To The Environment

Plants can only absorb a certain amount of nutrients through the root structure. Using synergistic
designs and techniques mentioned previously, we can increase the development of the root
structure significantly during the time that a plant normally uses its energy to develop roots, but
past that point, the root can only function at its maximum efficiency. If too much fertilizer is applied
to encourage further growth, it overloads or burns the roots. Further development, if the plant
depends totally upon the roots for nourishment, is limited no matter how many synergistic
combinations are applied.

The reason Dan Carlson developed Sonic Bloom music was to stimulate leaf stomata in the hopes
that foliar feeding could be used to supplement root absorption of plant nutrients. Sand for
instance, can't normally support large crops, as fertilizer is lost rapidly through its loose structure.
Supplementing solid and liquid fertilizer applications with foliar spray offers an excellent alternative
means for providing nourishment to plants.

Mr. Carlson used Sonic Bloom music to vibrate leaf stomata while plants were sprayed with a
seaweed based foliar spray. Seaweed-based spray has over 50 trace elements, plant nutrients,
hormones, vitamins, growth regulators and chelators which are absorbed by the leaf stomata. His
plants did astonishingly well. One plant, that normally grows 18 inches, grew 1/10th of a mile when
sprayed with seaweed fertilizer to Sonic Bloom melodies. One wonders if Sonic Bloom and foliar
seaweed spray can do that with an 18-inch plant, what will Schubert's 8th+ and seaweed based
foliar spray do for vining crops like indeterminate squash, which normally grow 18 feet or longer?

The subtle- energies of sound and music, if used as a catalyst to increase nutrient uptake, offer an
excellent technique for use in a Volks Garten. Therefore, Schubert's 8th+ or similar music should
be considered as a low cost catalyst for the absorption of nutrients, trace elements, hormones,
growth regulators, and chelators by plants sprayed with seaweed foliar spray. (For a source of
cassettes of Schubert's 8th Unfinished Symphony, 4080 CPS sound and 1000-10,000 CPS chirp
frequencies, and seaweed based foliar spray, see the Hands of Light Seed Company address in
Appendix 3 -- Sources.)

Changing The Environment

Plants require certain levels of nourishment, light, heat, air, water crystal and magnetic energy to
perform their normal functions. The Foundation for the Betterment of Mankind has investigated a
few subtle- energy techniques for synergistically improving plant performance. We have focused
light, pyramid and cosmic energy on plants by the shapes of pyramids and soil mounds and
reflected sunlight off of a flat-white colored surface. We energized water, dew and plants with light,
magnets, crystals and prayers. We increased nutrient absorption by foliar feeding through the leaf
stomata. We increased stomata vibration and nutrient uptake by sound and music. We also
changed the environment by adding magnets and crystals to increase the magnetic and crystal
energy fields surrounding the plants. This left AIR as the only remaining possibility for increasing
plant performance further.

Plants breathe carbon dioxide during the day. Carbon dioxide assists the respiratory system of
plants and is particularly helpful to plants on hot days. Air normally contains trace gases, -- large
amounts of oxygen and nitrogen, but only .04 percent carbon dioxide. Plants prefer air comprised
of .15 percent carbon dioxide.

Recent studies have shown that when 100 percent carbon dioxide gas was blown onto cotton
plants, cotton production increased by over 50 percent. Carbon dioxide levels are a limiting factor
in the growth of most plants Therefore, if further growth is desired, additional quantities of carbon
dioxide should be provided to plants during daylight hours. Placing an economical carbon dioxide
generator in garden areas as the weather turns warmer will increase plant performance levels.
This, in turn, will increase the number of synergistic features, techniques, and strategies which can
be applied and still achieve additional cost effective synergistic responses.