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Who Was Viktor Schauberger? Inspired by the workings of Nature, this Austrian-born genius developed simple concepts and technologies which could save humanity from the brink of environmental disaster. Part 1 hroughout recorded history, humanity has been periodically uplifted by the con- tributions of a few gifted and enlightened individuals whose teachings and phi- losophy have gradually raised the level of human awareness—the Buddha, Jesus Christ and the Prophet Mohammed being the most familiar examples of how a single individual can produce far-reaching changes in the consciousness of humanity. Lesser mortals have also played a vital role in this process, and the seeding of human con- sciousness with higher truths always seems to come al a time when humankind as a whole is ready to receive them, It is sometimes said that these great teachers, themselves ardent students of Nature and the Divine, lived ahead of their time. At first view this would appear to be true, but on further reflection it becomes apparent that they lived precisely when they should have, for otherwise they could not have provided the vision or the direction necessary for humani- ty's upward evolution and progress. In most instances a signpost is long forgotten and unheeded if it lies behind, and to be of any use it must of necessity stand out ahead in order to indicate the new way. Many such human signposts have punctuated the passage of humanity's progress, but have received recognition for their great contribution only long after their own passing. These exceptional individuals are indeed visionaries in the truest sense of the word, for they are endowed with a far higher sense of perception than their contemporaries. For their work, an enormous dedication and courage is necessary. Historically—and Viktor Schauberger was no exception—the lives such individuals have led have been dogged with confrontation, difficulty, doubt and the great loneliness of the pathfinder, or the indi- vidual who stands alone far out in front on evolution's upward way. As pioneers, apart from breaking new ground they also suffer great adversity in their encounters with the powerful opposition of those whose interests and beliefs are rigidly immured in the cur- rent status quo. Such great leading lights come to mind as Copernicus, Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei who devoted their whole lives to the understanding of the universe and the raising of human consciousness. In the main they were only permitted a view into their Promised Land, a vista over the unfolding of their life's work, but almost without exception had to forgo the passage into the new and the reaping of the fruits of their travails. Denied any recognition for their contribution, their end was often clothed in misery and penury, as though the gods would exact from them the very last ounce of personal surrender. Many of these enlightened individuals died alone, unloved, unwanted and unsung. Kepler was reduced to total insolvency and, although he was owed a considerable sum for his services by the Duke of Regensburg, he died a pauper and was buried in a common grave outside hallowed ground, for he, like his contemporary Galileo, had dared to ques- tion the authority of the Church. To this day, no one knows where Kepler's body lies. He, too, had had a vision, and, through his meticulous study of the movement of the planets, produced his great work, Harmonices Mundi ("The Harmonies of the World"). Having finally completed it in 1618, he dedicated it to James I of England, declaring that now that he had discovered the harmonious qualities and proportions of all things, there would no longer be the need for human conflict. Kepler's opus had barely been published when the Thirty Years’ War hroke out, thoroughly obscuring and interring all his endeavours. This happened as a result of the so-called "Defenestration of Prague" in which, on 21st May 1618, the envoys of the Austrian Kaiser were hurled from the windows of the Great Hall. Mozart, who took music, its resonances and harmonies to new heights, also suffered a similar fate: oblivion at the age of 35 and burial in a common grave. © 1996 by Callum Coats c/- Gateway Books The Hollies Wellow, Bath BA2 8Q], UK Ph +44 (0)1225 83 5127 Fax +44 (0)1225 84 0012 c/- Gateway Books The Hollies Wellow, Bath BA2 8Q], UK Ph +44 (0)1225 83 5127 Fax +44 (0)1225 840012 NEXUS ¢ 11 APRIL-MAY 1996 © 1996 by Callum Coats