According to Steiner: the lowest division of body nature,which itself is the lowest of our natures: the portion of ourselves that exists on the physical plane.
The level of existence consisting of material or physical phenomena.
Sciences that study inanimate physical phenomena,such as chemistry and physics. Cf. life sciences.
A seance conducted by a physical medium — a seance in which physical manifestations are sought or produced.
In Anthroposophy: the fourth of seven stages of form,the stage in which we currently exist; it was preceded by the Astral Stage of Form and will be succeeded by the Perfected Astral Stage of Form.
In Anthroposophy: the lowest of the three primary worlds,below the soul and spirit worlds.
The science of matter and energy,the basic components of physical reality. Because it concentrates on physical phenomena,physics is viewed askance by Anthroposophists,who consider their own system to be "spiritual science" yielding knowledge of worlds higher than the physical universe.
Steiner said that thinking entails the development of mental pictures: "imaginations" or — at the highest level — clairvoyant images.
Reverence or religiosity. Although he denied that Anthroposophy is a religion,Steiner said it requires piety. He also said that Vulcan consciousness will be a form of perfected piety.
An endocrine gland in the brain. According to Steiner,it was an important sense organ during Old Moon. It is now withered,but the form of the beings who will exist during Future Jupiter will be determined by our use of this gland.