cannatari
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Hi Nevil,
I like the pyramid, golden cup, pentagram fractal energy device. Early pagans (non-Christians) used the pentagram in much of their art and architecture and as they were country-dwelling, farmer types, I'd say that there is some mysterious connection between the 5 pointed star and the life force. The church has done everything in it's power to suppress the pagan/satanic ideology, even to the point of demonizing Satanism (which was born of people having little knowledge of Christian theology in those times (guess)). This goes hand in hand with the church's reputation of suppressing knowledge/humankind from any type of enlightenment and higher education that people had about the world around them. Enter the Dark Ages. My point is that I believe the fractal energy device or the life force associated with it could have been common knowledge among pre-Dark Ages pagans. As absurd as it all sounds/looks, I think that fractal energy has the potential to increase the viability of your seeds. It certainly won't hurt to try.
On the other hand, modern science has been able to germinate seeds over 1,000 years old. If you Google "oldest viable seed" you will have a good starting place for seeking out the researchers and laboratories that have successfully germinated ancient beans. Your 40 some-odd old seeds are probably child's play for them. I would germinate 2 or 3 of your old beans and if you are not able to successfully germinate them, your best bet is to contract one of these laboratories to do it for you.
As far as Tissue Culture goes, I do not know if a seed meets the requirement of "any living plant matter" as defined by TC science. If TC can turn a seed casing into a living plant then I'm going to try it on some bud that I'm not supposed to have a cutting of! I don't think TC can offer a solution for you until after the bean has cracked.
I'm sure that I don't need to remind you that the longer you wait, the lower your chances for successful germination of your old beans is. I hate to think that your beans don't pop 5 or 10 years from now when they could be perfectly viable today. There's really no point in waiting to crack your old beans unless it is your strong belief that science will offer a better solution in the future than it does now.
-canna
I like the pyramid, golden cup, pentagram fractal energy device. Early pagans (non-Christians) used the pentagram in much of their art and architecture and as they were country-dwelling, farmer types, I'd say that there is some mysterious connection between the 5 pointed star and the life force. The church has done everything in it's power to suppress the pagan/satanic ideology, even to the point of demonizing Satanism (which was born of people having little knowledge of Christian theology in those times (guess)). This goes hand in hand with the church's reputation of suppressing knowledge/humankind from any type of enlightenment and higher education that people had about the world around them. Enter the Dark Ages. My point is that I believe the fractal energy device or the life force associated with it could have been common knowledge among pre-Dark Ages pagans. As absurd as it all sounds/looks, I think that fractal energy has the potential to increase the viability of your seeds. It certainly won't hurt to try.
On the other hand, modern science has been able to germinate seeds over 1,000 years old. If you Google "oldest viable seed" you will have a good starting place for seeking out the researchers and laboratories that have successfully germinated ancient beans. Your 40 some-odd old seeds are probably child's play for them. I would germinate 2 or 3 of your old beans and if you are not able to successfully germinate them, your best bet is to contract one of these laboratories to do it for you.
As far as Tissue Culture goes, I do not know if a seed meets the requirement of "any living plant matter" as defined by TC science. If TC can turn a seed casing into a living plant then I'm going to try it on some bud that I'm not supposed to have a cutting of! I don't think TC can offer a solution for you until after the bean has cracked.
I'm sure that I don't need to remind you that the longer you wait, the lower your chances for successful germination of your old beans is. I hate to think that your beans don't pop 5 or 10 years from now when they could be perfectly viable today. There's really no point in waiting to crack your old beans unless it is your strong belief that science will offer a better solution in the future than it does now.
-canna