PDC+++ Module 3 Class 3 Vital Cycles

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

PDC++ +

M3.3 VITAL cycles

wangari maathaiKenia, 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."

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenia

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_de_abril

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940

• The Fear of Death

• The Elementals

• Growth Cycles

• Natural Succession

• Terrestrial Biomes

• Our Niche in Gaia


M3.3 VITAL cycles

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

cyclecycle

"Everything Gardens"

Apply Self-regulation and accept feedback

Observe & Interact

Use & Respond Creatively to Change

Self regulates toward maximum

fertility & sustainability

Systems & SubSystemsElements

InterConnexionsPurpose

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 - )

cyclecycle

• 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 DeathParticularly, we Particularly, we ignore the 'Kali' ignore the 'Kali'

aspect of the aspect of the Mother Goddess, Mother Goddess, including now in including now in Her 'reclaiming'Her 'reclaiming'

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.

Marianne Williamson

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!

cycl

ecy

cle

The 'Pagan Wheel of the The 'Pagan Wheel of the Year'Year'

& the story of the God & & the story of the God & GoddessGoddess

honors life and death equallyhonors life and death equallyM5 > Designing with MythsM5 > Designing with Myths

We are very well trained to We are very well trained to avoid, flush away, disinfect, avoid, flush away, disinfect,

thoroughly kill ... thoroughly kill ...

... ... the very same base of the very same base of the abundance of nature the abundance of nature

- the other half of the cycles of - the other half of the cycles of nature that are often nature that are often

considered 'dirty' or 'deprived': considered 'dirty' or 'deprived':

the "dark side" of Gaia the "dark side" of Gaia

Maggot Debridement Therapy a badly infected heel

Terapia Larval

saves her life(but it is very difficult to find doctors willing to do

this )

USE this processnon-selectively!(not just when 'convenient')

ConflictResolution

your story

my story

cycl

ecy

cle

dogma

THINKReflexion

ar

ACT

Observe

Design

Hypothesis

PredictionExperiment

what is "conflict"?gossipist /gossipist /

therapist therapist

M1.6M1.6

Perception Is Not Reality

Honoring the Pain

cyclecycle

Joanna MaceyJoanna MaceyThe Work that The Work that

ReconnectsReconnects

"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-WorkShadow-Work


• The Elementals

• Growth Cycles





M3.3 VITAL cycles

Biomass

Soil Nutrients

Microorganism transform nutrients into form available to plants

Macro and Micro-organisms break down organic matter

Aerobic bacteria break Down Organic matter

in the pressence Of Oxigen

Tremendous demandOf Oxigen in the soil

Oxigen exhausted

Ethylene inactivs butDoes not kill othermicroorganisms

Anaerobic bacter producesEthylene which diffuses

Thru the soil

Anaerobic bacter growAnd multiply in absenceOf Oxigen

Oxigen inactivatesAnaerobic bacter

Demands for OxigenSlows down so it diffusesInto soil faster

Oxigen- EthyleneCycle in a healthy

Soil

Biomass

Soil NutrientsControled by

M CuZn

PK FeN Ca

MgS

And other 40 more

Release

Oxigen Cycle Ethylen Cycle

NO3 Acts as the Oxigen in the Ethylene Cycle

Causing the uncontrollingBreakdown of organic

matter

In a undisturbed soil

In a disturbed soil

15 – 20 ppm NH4

>2 ppm NO3

20 – 200 ppm NO3

no NH4

Oxigen Cycle

Ethylene Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle

Rhizosphere

http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/scripter/geog100/lect/16-ecosystems-biomes/ecosystems-files/ecosystems.htm

Ploughing breaks downThe soil and aireates

It very quickly

Nitrifying bacteria Turn NH4 into NO3

A lot of NH4 is producedWithout plants to consume

it

Uncontrolled breakdownOf organic matter occur

Oxigen inactivatesAnaerobic bacteria so

No Ethylene is produced

During the process theSoil becomes more acid andOther nutrients (Ca, K, Cd..) arelost

Oxigen- EthyleneCycle in a

Cultivated Soil

Most of the Carbon goesInto the air as CO2

We have an unbalance soilWithout Energy nor nutrient, soWe need to use fertilizers

Carbon Cycle

Water Cycle

Sulfur Cycle

Life

Gaia – a complex organism that self-regulatesIntelligence?


• The Elementals

• Growth Cycles





M3.3 VITAL cycles

does not, in fact, existWe 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)

they are ALLcycles within cycles

within cycles...

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

Each creature has Each creature has its niche .. also in its niche .. also in the Cycle of Lifethe Cycle of Life

cyclecycle

whatwhatis is

theirtheirfavefavefoodfood

The primary The primary producers producers

are carnivores!are carnivores!pathogens create illness & killpathogens create illness & kill

Ultimately, the fate of the

biosphere rests on the success of plants and their ability to

capture sunlight.

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy - C6H12O6 + 6O2C6H12O6 + 6O2 - 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

glucose

Look them up! << Fungi don't photosynthesize >>

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 herebut hope you will investigate &

contribute to slowly add these in our e-book

www.PermaCultureScience.org


• The Elementals

• Growth Cycles





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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

Eros & the directionof Evolution

Annualplants

'weeds'

Hardwood trees

deeper soilPerennialplants & grasses

Shrubs

shallowsoil

Softwood trees, pines

> Biodiversity > stability > biomass> solar-harvesting

... all increase >>

What is Natural Succession?

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

AreNatural

Succesion!!


• The Elementals

• Growth Cycles





M3.3 VITAL cycles

The Terrestrial Biomes

Main Biomes

functionofWater& Temp.

butalso soils& fauna change things

& of courseTypographyalso createslots of micro-climatesso one area can haveseveral biomes

another form for visualizing biomes according to the relationship between temperature & humidity

Mangroves help stabilize (& create) soils on tropical & sub-tropical coastsThey are amongst the richest, most fertile (& probably the smelliest) biomes on Earth

Pneumatophores (seeking oxygen for roots) contribute to holding the soil in place


• The Elementals

• Growth Cycles





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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:

PDC+++ Module 3 Class 3 Vital Cycles

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