Philosophical school having at its core the proposition that abstractions such as numbers and geometric forms have an objective existence apart from,and superior to,their reflections in the real world. Influential in the Waldorf community.
Emphasized in the lower grades,to stimulate imagination and to postpone harmful intellectual development.
"A name formerly used for the totality of the heavenly gods." 80 p. 224
A condition,system,or philosophy recognizing more than one source,member,or authority. Steiner argued that the universe arises from the actions of multiple spirits; reality is pluralistic or polytheistic.
"In astrology,this last planet to be discovered represents man's urge to develop and make flourish his culture and institutions." 80 p. 225 [Pluto was discovered five years after Steiner's death. Considered the ninth and most distant planet for decades,Pluto was later demoted to the category of dwarf planet. Steiner taught that Saturn is the outermost planet in the solar system.]
One of 12 justified world conceptions,according to Steiner — he said it is acceptance of a doctrine of spirit,but in a somewhat vague form.
"Mediums for the production of direct writing [i.e.,writing directed from beyond]." 73 p. 161
In Jewish liturgy,a name that may apply to God or to a human redeemer.
"In astrology,Venus' position in a solar chart...." 80 p. 225
A mythical lost continent in polar regions,or — in Anthroposophy — the first condition of the Present Earth stage of evolution.
