[...]... himself, he could select the water temperature he required in the chute The chute then followed the meanderings of the stream and river courses - even though this was a longer route — and so the appropriate water motion was obtained This depended on the right temperature, the correct profile of the chute, and finally a meandering route Or as Schauberger said: 'Water in its natural state shows us how... studying animal and plant life, or following the numerous wild mountain streams He soon learned a lot not to be found WHO WAS VIKTOR SCHAUBERGER? 19 in books about the life of the forest and about water from his father and elder relations He says of them: 'They relied upon what they saw with their own eyes and what they felt intuitively Above all, they recognized the inner healing power of water, and understood... with the attendant catastrophic effects This is a never-ending task; the walls and dykes have constandy to be maintained as the water is continually attempting to erode and undermine them The costs of upkeep are enormous, bringing great profit to the stone and cement industries By the end of the 1920s Schauberger had already begun, in speeches and articles, to attack the decimation of forests and the. .. through the water had given Schauberger the solution to the problem with the chute He sent his workers to the sawmill to fetch some lengths of timber The sound of hammers could be heard throughout the night as the lengths were nailed down within the curves of the chute to agitate the water into a snake-like motion There was little time, as the opening ceremony was scheduled for the following day Schauberger. .. in the water level No one spoke a word All stared at the log 28 LIVING WATER riding high in the water In the next moment the water in the trough must overflow Then suddenly a gurgling noise was heard The heavy log swung somewhat towards the right, then to the left, twisting like a snake, the head high out of the water as it floated away as quick as an arrow After a few seconds the log negotiated the. .. shortest route Finally, and most crazy of all, this apparendy dumb-witted forester meant to let out water from the chute here and there, and then replenish with fresh water from streams and water courses along the route He must fill up with cold water, he said, otherwise the larger logs would not float in the chute Cold water! Who had ever heard such nonsense! Water is water- but he would presumably... slung the snake away and it fell into the dam where it swam quickly to the far side and tried to get onto dry land It was unsuccessful because the bank was too steep It then swam Swimming Grass Snake The shape of its body, the movement and the wave-form all merge into one 'Photograph W Rohdich' WHO WAS VIKTOR SCHAUBERGER? 27 hither and thither seeking an easier way to land I observed its movements and. .. Furthermore by the positioning of these braking barriers at suitable intervals the water' s motion is influenced in such away that the theoretical axis of flow will be redirected towards the middle of the channel stream'.3 He took out another patent in 1930 for a complementary development that concerned 'the construction and arrangement of regulators of outlet water from holding dams, and the strengthening... was because water exposed to the sun's rays is tired and lazy and therefore curls up and sleeps At night, however, and especially in moonlight, the water becomes fresh and lively and is able to support the logs of beech and silver fir, which are in fact heavier than water Schauberger' s family had even earlier traditions of timber flotation that he could call on Sometimes the high water in the streams... gates were opened to allow the reservoir of water and timber to rush forth down to the next dammed lake where the sequence was repeated The mass of rushing water hurled the logs hither and thither, splintering against stones and rocky banks The water courses were also damaged, and it was generally held that this method of transportation was both uneconomical and damaging to the environment However, to . path. First and foremost it concerns the treatment of water - the principal agent of life. The existing methods of water control, power stations and forestry are ruining water - the earth's. metres and then suddenly grounded on the bottom of the trough, causing the water behind the log to rise and eventually to flow over the sides of the trough. I saw the scornful looks on the faces. at the foot of the Dreisesselberg. He started a branch of the family whose members almost exclusively interested themselves in the husbandry of the forests and their wild life. In time their