"[A] compilation of tales about animals and their magical,marvelous and spiritual significance for man." 80 p. 27
• "Hindu sacred writing...a compendium of Upanishadic teaching ... Strict Brahmins do not accept it." 73 p. 28• "The profound Hindu philosophical drama...." 80 p. 28 [The Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in the form of a dialogue between an ancient prince and the god Krishna.]
"Hindu emotional practice for the maintenance of a personal relationship with God." 73 p. 28[As the term is used today,Bhakti is essentially any form of Hindu devotional practice.]
"[O]ne of the seven paths of Yoga. The way of devotion." 73 p. 28
The holy scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible adds a second series of books,the New Testament,to the books of the Hebrew Bible,which Christians refer to as the Old Testament. There are some other variations among versions of the Bible as recognized in various sects and denominations. In Anthroposophical belief,the Bible is a flawed document. Steiner placed more emphasis on apocrypha and his own visions,such as his Fifth Gospel.
"The numbers used in the Bible are considered to have a purpose and have been used to divine God's ultimate intentions. Some occultists use them as a means of attaining spiritual power." 80 p. 28
In Anthroposophy: such children are deemed to constitute one of six "constitutional types". Children with big heads are excessively influenced by their metabolic-limb systems.
"Being present in two places at once...attributed to the separation...of the double,or etheric body." 73 p. 29
The form of organic gardening and farming developed by Rudolf Steiner; associated with astrology and magic.
A concept attributed to Ernst Haeckel,later adopted by Steiner: The developing individual recapitulates the development of the species. The Waldorf curriculum is designed to lead children through the cultural development of humanity,on the belief that the individual repeats the evolutionary history of mankind overall.
