Contents

Preface by Commandant J. Y. Cousteau

Foreword

Archetypal Movements of Water

Circulating Systems and Spiralling Surfaces

The Wave

The Formation of Vortices

The Vortex

Rhythmical Arrangement of Vortices

Vortex Rings

‘The resting state originates in movement’

Water, Nature’s Sense Organ

Water as Mediator between Earth and Cosmos

Water Interacting with the Earth

Three Characteristic Features of Water

The Ear

The Intestine

The Heart

Streaming Wisdom

On the Spiritual Nature of the Liquid Element

Water and Air

Water in the Atmospheric Mantle of the Earth

Air

Sensitive Streams of Air

On the Spiritual Nature of Air

The Creative Word of the Universe

Afterword—Forms of Flow in Art

Bibliography

Index of Illustrations

Acknowledgements