The higher world(s),above the physical plane.
The first human spiritual component in the ninefold nature of man,according to Steiner; also,the combination of this with the spiritual soul. It is the astral body as transformed and spiritualized by the "I."
In Anthroposophy: the spiritual "skin."
Spiritual regions generally coextensive with planetary spheres.
In Anthroposophy: clairvoyance. Otherwise,any consciousness that produces perception of spiritual phenomena or that provides vision without use of the physical eyes.
"A collective term for all the realms of spirit,inclusive of the spheres or planes,but excluding the earth world." 73 p. 203 [Steiner said the spirit world is above the soul world. He generally said there are three worlds,the physical,soul,and spirit worlds,although he sometimes indicated that there are numerous,hidden worlds above the spirit world. He also,sometimes,used the term "spirit world" in a broader sense,meaning all levels of existence above the mundane.]
In Anthroposophy,generally: human identity consisting of both spirit and soul.
"The belief that the spirits of ancestors or other spirits can both communicate with and be contacted by man. Further,that there are souls of matter,nature spirits,demons,[and other spirit beings]...." 80 p. 281
In Theosophy,affirmed (with "corrections") by Steiner: the realm we enter after death. (Steiner's use of the terms "spiritland" and "Spirit-land" was somewhat fluid. He taught that the first stage of form is "higher spirtland" and the second stage of form is "lower spiritland." The sixth and seventh stages of form recapitulate these types of spirit land in reverse order and at a higher level.) On occasion,especially during his Theosophical period,Steiner identified spirit-land with the Sun sphere,the region of the cosmos under the direct and predominant influence of the Sun.
In Anthroposophical usage,these are generally gods,beings more advanced than present-day humans. Beings lower than present-day humans,such as "nature spirits
