[meteorite-list] The Book of of the Stone by Matthias Barmann

From: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 00:14:10 +0200
Message-ID: <0C7DEDA327414EEFBE806249C0BAAC54_at_thinkcentre>

Very kind, Guido, thank you -

Matthias

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From: <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 9:35 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] The Book of of the Stone by Matthias Barmann


> List,
>
> Matthias Barmann, a Lister known to many of us, has written and compiled
> the most beautiful book of prose, poetry and reflection on stones I have
> ever laid my eyes on. The Book of the Stone (2003 Jung & Jung).
>
> It's full of the thoughts of others written or expressed in various forms
> over the past five thousand years on the existence and importance of
> stones to the physical, metaphysical and emotional feelings of man. It's
> presentations make for an easy mental segue from stone to meteorite.
>
> An excerpt:
>
> "Steine sind stumme Lehrer; sie machen den Beobachter stumm, und das
> Beste, was man von ihnen lernt, ist nicht mitzuteilen." Goethe
>
> "Stones are mute teachers, they make the observer mute, and the most
> important thing man learns from them, stays within him."
> Quoted from Goethe in the "Book of the Stone" by Martin Barmann. (Attempt
> at interpretive translation by Count Deiro)
>
> Many of our friends on List understand German and this diminutive book is
> written in that language. I would love to see it published in English.
> But, for now, I wanted to bring it to the attention of those on List who
> can read it and encourage them to obtain a copy. No one afflicted with our
> obsession with "the stone" can escape the peaceful contemplation that
> comes with reading it.
>
> Thank you, Matthias
>
> Guido
>
>
>
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