"A subject who...can be the means of relaying information from deceased persons to the living." 73 p. 131 [A medium is in the middle,between the living and dead. Mediums and seances are not,generally,major topics in Anthroposophy. However,in the SteinerBooks dictionaries,the term "medium" is used as a virtual synonym for "seer" or "clairvoyant." In this sense,all Anthroposophists aspire to become mediums. Moreover,Steiner sometimes conveyed messages from the dead to the living,and thus he performed as a medium as this term is ordinarily understood.]
"Astrological term for the intersection of the observer's meridian with the ecliptic,an angle considered to be of prime importance in the horoscope." 73 p. 131
One of the four classical temperaments. In Anthroposophical interpretations,melancholic individuals are sorrowful,oppressed by knowledge of the physical body,and attuned to the suffering of others.
The major parts or systems of our being,making us human. Steiner gave varying accounts,indicating that we have three,four,seven,or nine major members.
According to Steiner,it is needed only in the present epoch,when our ties to the spirit realm are not immediately comprehended. (In the past,these ties were living realities and thus did not need to be remembered.) We will transcend the need for memory when we ascend again into spiritual existence. Steiner also taught that animals do not have memories.
"An idea similar to that of the Akashic records...a 'pool of memory' which may be tapped by individuals during certain trance states." 73 p. 132
Use of the mind or,in various esoteric systems,actions undertaken outside the body in incorporeal regions such as the mental plane.
"Occult term for that part of a human personality which is composed of 'mental matter'." 73 p. 132
"Spirit healing has been known to give easement for every kind of illness." 73 p. 132[Mental healing is therapy achieved purely through the mental activity of the healer and/or the patient.]
According to various occultists,this is the subtle,impalpable material of which the sphere or plane of mental activity consists.
