Transit of Venus
The transit or passage of a planet across the face of the Sun is relatively rare. The last Venus transit we will experience in our lifetime will occur on Tuesday, June 5. Most of North and Central America, and northern South America will witness the beginning of the transit, but the Sun will set before the event ends. Track its movement here. 
Eclipses 2005 - 2017: A Handbook of Solar and Lunar Eclipses and Other Rare Astronomical Events, by Wolfgang Held. Floris Books, 2005, 224 pgs. & 150 maps.
This is a handbook for both serious and amateur eclipse viewers. Wolfgang Held, director of the Kepler Observatory, provides intricately detailed information on the best places to see the many solar and lunar eclipses that will be visible during the next 5 years, and easy-to-follow, high-quality maps. He also addresses the relationships between human beings and the planets.
Includes safety glasses to protect the eyes during solar eclipses.
The Venus Eclipse of the Sun: A Rare Celestial Event: Going to the Heart of Technology, by David Tresemer. Lindisfarne Books, 2011, 172 pgs.
David Tresemer considers the dynamics of Sun, Earth, Venus, and the exact location in the heavens of this eclipse event, weaving a dramatic story about the heart of technology, its uses for good or for ill, and the direction in which to find one's power in "hands of the heart," actions based on warm feeling toward another.
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens, by Andrea Wulf.  Knopf, 2012, 336 pgs.
When Venus crossed the Sun on June 6, 1761, astronomers realized they could calculate the size of the solar system if they could compile data from many different points of the globe, all recorded during the short period of the transit. Overcoming incredible odds and political strife, astronomers from Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Sweden, and the American colonies set up observatories read more Also see: Astronomy and Astrology: Finding a Relationship to the Cosmos. Rudolf Steiner, Rudolf Steiner Press, 2009. Journal for Star Wisdom: 2012. Robert Powell, ed., SteinerBooks, 2011. The Sun Eclipse: In Scientific Experiments, As an Experience; The Nature of Sun Eclipses. Lili Kolisko, Kolisko Archive Publications, 1978.
In the Garden The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth- One is nearer God's heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earth.
The Ever Changing Garden: Man's Search for Harmony in Garden Design.
Arne Klingborg, Lanthorn Press, 1988, 184 pgs.
This beautiful book was born out of a Swedish exhibition of paintings depicting different aspects of garden history and design. Anthroposophical gardener, artist, designer, and writer Arne Klingborg and colleagues present chapters on form and order; pleasure gardens' fragrance, fruits and flowing water; meadows and allotments; and the language of nature.
 How to Save the World: One Man, One Cow, One Planet. New Zealand: Cloud South Films, 2007.
What does an environmentally friendly biodynamic food system capable of feeding everyone actually look like? This film "is a blueprint for a post-industrial future, taking you into the heart of the world's most important renaissance. The outcome of the battle for agricultural control in India may just dictate the future of the earth."
 The Children's Kitchen Garden: A Book of Gardening, Cooking, and Learning. Georgeanne Brennan, Ten Speed Press, 1997.
Not just for children! This delightful book is great for any beginning gardener. Based on a gardening project at the French-American School in Berkeley, California, it "will take you from planning and planting to harvesting and cooking delicious herbs and vegetables." Includes recipes.
 Toward Saving the Honeybee. Günther Hauck, Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Assoc., 2002, 80 pgs. A guide to the care and protection of the honeybee, so necessary for all agricultural endeavors, this book also demonstrates how the ills plaguing our honeybees proceed from the ills inherent in our modern lifestyle. The author founded the Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary, featured in the film, Queen of the Sun.
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