"(Hinduism) The source of all creation,being God without form...." 80 p. 215
"[T]he Holy Ghost...."80 p. 216
A play often performed by Waldorf faculty or students,depicting mankind's expulsion from Eden.
An apparently logical proposition that leads to absurd results,or an apparently absurd proposition that appears to be true. In esotericism and mysticism,paradoxes are often taken as expressing profound spiritual realities.
"Abnormal prickling or tingling sensations. Mediums are often able to identify a particular control by such physical sensations...." 73 p. 154
"The movement of objects with contact insufficient by itself to explain the motion observed." 73 p. 154[In parapsychology or spiritualism,parakinesis is the power to move objects with one's mind or spirit.]
"(Hinduism) One who stands at the highest place ... [G]ods and great men." 80 p. 216
"Supernormal. Not within generally accepted experience of cause and effect."73 p. 154[That is,paranormal phenomena (clairvoyance,telekinesis,etc.) cannot be explained by ordinary science.]
"[T]he science for the study of [psychic] processes in the human or animal mind." 73 p. 154[Parapsychology is generally defined as the study of mental phenomena that seem inexplicable. There is a debate over the existence of such phenomena and thus over the reality of parapsychology.]
Waldorf schools generally try to involve the students' parents,and may even require volunteer work,etc.,from them. Seminars and other events may be offered in an attempt to lure parents toward Anthroposophy. On the other hand,parents are often viewed as outsiders whom the teachers try to supplant in the students' lives; much information about Anthroposophy and the purposes of Waldorf education may be withheld from parents.