In Anthroposophy,generally: things on the merely physical plane of existence.
One of 12 world conceptions enumerated by Steiner: concentration on the world of physical phenomena.
"Believed to be the chemical that turned base metal into silver or gold [i.e.,alchemy] ... Eventually,the Philosopher's Stone took on a wider range of powers,being considered not only the secret of life and health,but also possessing a spiritual significance." 80 p. 221[Steiner said that the philosopher's stone is the power men will develop to transform the physical body into a higher,purer vessel. More broadly,it is the power of human self-transformation and spiritual advancement,he taught.]
Study of the fundamental nature of existence,knowledge,and reality. Steiner set out to be a philosopher,and his followers sometimes speak of his work as philosophical; but once Steiner became an occultist,his work as a rational philosopher essentially ended. His work thereafter was mystical or,according to critics,fantastical.
A philosophical treatise written by Steiner before he pronounced himself an occultist. He later revised the book,attempting to make it seem consistent with his occult teachings.
In Anthroposophy,drawing from ancient teachings: one of the four temperaments: unemotional,stolid,self-contained but mentally diffuse.
"Clairvoyant faculty akin to 'psychic television' over the public telephone system." 73 p. 158[Unfortunately,"psychic television" is not defined in THE STEINERBOOKS DICTIONARY OF THE PSYCHIC,MYSTIC,OCCULT.]
"[S]tudy of the shape and contours of the human head...[revealing] mental faculties and potentialities." 80 p. 222[Steiner employed phrenology on some occasions. Science debunked phrenology some time ago.]
According to Steiner: the lowliest of our four bodies,the one existing on the physical plane.
"One whose ability to produce ectoplasm...[makes her or him] able to specialize in the production of physical phenomena." 73 p. 159