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Henry de Waroquier

Studies of architecture and mythology shifted the young de Waroquier away from a career in biology and towards one in art. From the latter, he learnt of Greek art, and its foundational idea that man existed at the centre of the universe. From the former, the ability and power to shape that universe, to respect it through the act of creation and the values that contributions to its landscape have in the right hands. As a child he had spent hours at the Natural History Museum of France, and was drawn to the minerals and fossils that seemed to speak of a unknown world hidden from public view; it was unsurprising then, that as he began to create images it was ones that spoke to a past, unknowable and often created world. His paintings combined the surreal imagery of the unconscious with the historical mediums of popular imagination, combining in a gentle cohesion that seems to transcend time.

Tuesday 30th June

With the Moon in Sagittarius all day, there is a sense of warmth, movement and possibility in the atmosphere. This is a fruit day in biodynamics, a time to give attention to plants that are swelling, ripening and carrying seed: the tomatoes, beans, berries, cucumbers and fruit trees. Now, as we move through midsummer, the garden can feel as though it has reached a great height. What was once hidden in the seed has become visible, generous and full of life. Sagittarius can also invite us to look ahead with clearer intention. It is a good moment to ask what we want from the rest of the season, which crops need our care, and what we ourselves are growing towards. Under this Moon, the garden does not only ask us to work; it asks us to aim.