"Higher planes of consciousness can be achieved by meditation,awareness,knowledge,and understanding." 80 p. 58
The third of three soul members,incarnating at about age 42,Steiner said; it is the part of the soul that enables us to comprehend the act of comprehension,or to think about thinking.
The belief,generally unsubstantiated,that clandestine conspirators are behind many events in world history. See "secret brotherhoods".
Illusory groups of stars,arbitrarily defined patterns,deemed important in astrology. For convenience,astronomers also sometimes refer to constellations. The twelve major constellations are found on the celestial equator or zodiac. Overall,the sky can be informally divided into 88 constellations.
Steiner said school children fall into six categories: large- and small-headed,cosmic and earthly,and fantasy-rich and fantasy-poor. These characteristics,along with the four temperaments,astrological signs,etc.,express children's inner natures.
"Healing where bodily contact is made between the healer and the patient...." 80 p. 58[Cf. "absent healing".]
In Anthroposophy: the first of seven realms or periods or stages that will occur during the seventh great epoch,the Epoch of Trumpets. Analogous to a cultural epoch in our own Post-Atlantean Epoch,it will give rise to the Oceanic Realm. It will be ruled by Aries.
Large land masses that,according to Steiner,float in the sea and are held in place by the stars. In Anthroposophical belief,some continents usually deemed legendary actually existed: principally Lemuria and Atlantis.
In esotericism,generally: a spirit that continues to exist after death.
Steiner's teachings,and Anthroposophy is general,contains many contradictions that Steiner said are necessary and unavoidable. Logicians teach,however,that contradictions invalidate the arguments that contain them.
