Steiner gave varying accounts of human nature,variously indicating that we have three,four,seven,or nine major component parts.
In Anthroposophy,drawing from ancient teachings: the highest of four kingdoms of nature,standing above the animal,plant,and mineral kingdoms.
The final condition of life in the Present Earth condition of consciousness; during this condition of life,we become fully,truly human.
According to Steiner,being "human" means standing at a certain stage of spiritual evolution. The gods above us once passed through their own human stages; we will pass beyond our human stage as we evolve to become gods.
Generally,an outlook that accords primary importance to human beings. Waldorf humanism is essentially religious,placing humans at the center of creation,beloved of the gods.
Bodily fluids believed to be largely responsible for temperaments. They are black bile (melancholic temperament),yellow bile (choleric),blood (sanguine),and phlegm (phlegmatic).
"Since prehistoric times man has used many magical rituals to insure success in the hunt." 80 p. 133
"Meaning 'first principle' or primordial substance of the physical universe." 80 p. 134
"A doctrine that life is the property of all matter: all things being alive." 73 p. 100[Steiner taught that essentially everything is alive; even minerals are alive.]
Religious songs,typically praising or addressing God or a god. Hymns are often sung in Waldorf schools.
