Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, also called spiritual science by its founder, Rudolf Steiner is a spiritual philosophy and approach to investigating non-p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Critiques Of Anthroposophy
Some critics maintain that some anthroposophists tend to elevate Steiner's personal opinions to the level of absolute truths. Supporters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Critiques Of Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy's combination of clearly thought-through understanding with spiritual content is novel and thus can be controversial. Thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - History
In his early twenties, Steiner was asked to edit Goethe's scientific writings for a major publication of that writer's complete works. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - History
In his early twenties, Steiner was asked to edit Goethe's scientific writings for a major publication of that writer's complete works. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Community: Encyclopedia - Christian Community
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occult: Encyclopedia - Occult
The word occult comes from Latin occultus (hidden), referring to the 'knowledge of the secret' or 'knowledge of the hidden' and often mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Esotericism
Esotericism refers to knowledge suitable only for the advanced, privileged, or initiated, as opposed to exoteric knowledge, which is publ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education
Waldorf Education, sometimes called Steiner education, is a world-wide movement based on an educational philosophy first formulated by Au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudolf Steiner: Encyclopedia - Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner (February 27, 1861, Murakirály, Hungary (today Donji Kraljevec, Croatia, (Medjimurje county) – March 30, 1925) was an A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spirit: Encyclopedia - Spirit
The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. In religion and spirituality, the respiration of the human being...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religions: Encyclopedia - List Of Religions
The following is a list of religions. Note that the classification hereunder is only one of several possible. This system uses a filter s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theosophical Society: Encyclopedia - Theosophical Society
The Theosophical Society was the organization formed to advance the spiritual doctrines and altruistic living known as Theosophy. Theosop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodynamic Wine: Encyclopedia - Biodynamic Wine
Biodynamic wines are those made using the principles of biodynamic agriculture. In most cases, however, one speaks of wine made from biod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vitalism: Encyclopedia - Vitalism
Vitalism is the doctrine that "vital forces" are active in living organisms, so that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism. That e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophy: New Age Dictionary On Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy - N An esoteric cult founded by German mystic Rudolf Steiner. The term literally means "wisdom of man." It tea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophy: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy , Anthroposophy ,  : Knowledge of the nature of man. A spiritual and mystical doctrine that grew out of theosoph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophy: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy An esoteric spiritual science founded by German mystic Rudolf Steiner. The term literally means "wisdom of man. &qu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophy: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Anthroposophy
ANTHROPOSOPHY A movement of illumination, split from Theosophy. Lit. "Knowledge of Man" as opposed to "Knowledge of Div...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occult: Encyclopedia Ii - Occult - Occultism
Occultism is the study of supposed occult or hidden wisdom. To the Occultist it is the study of Truth, or rather the deeper truth that ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samael Aun Weor: Encyclopedia Ii - Samael Aun Weor - Life
"Samael Aun Weor" was born Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez in Bogotá, Colombia. His childhood and family life are not well known, excep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esoteric Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Esoteric Cosmology - Neoplatonism
Although under Plotinus, Neoplatonism began as a school of philosophy, the teachings of later Neoplatonists such as Iamblichus and Proclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subtle Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Subtle Body - The Subtle Body In Anthroposophy
This same theme (of dense to subtle Body and Plane/Universe) is also found in Rudolph Steiner's Anthroposophical teachings, although it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subtle Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Subtle Body - The Subtle Body In Theosophy
Whilst the Eastern esoteric traditions emphasise a single subtle body (apart from the Vedantic concept of five koshas), in the West (begi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Criticism
Waldorf schools have been criticized for downplaying their spiritual nature, which many interpret to be religious. Some critics feel that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Etymology
Esoteric is an adjective originating in Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esoteric Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Esoteric Cosmology - Kabbalah
Kabbalah combines orthodox Judaic, Neoplatoinic, Gnostic, and philosophical (e.g. Aristotlean) themes, to develop an elaborate and highly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Owen Barfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Owen Barfield - Influence And Opinions
Barfield might be characterised as both a major "New Age" thinker, and a learned anti-reductionist writer. Most of his works are still in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Owen Barfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Owen Barfield - The Inkling
Barfield has been known as "The first and last Inkling". He was in effect a founding member of the Inklings group. He had a strong influe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subtle Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Subtle Body - Perceiving The Subtle Body
Clairvoyants say that they can see the subtle bodies in the aura. There are several books (Barbara Brennan's Hands of Light being perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subtle Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Subtle Body - The Subtle Body In Rosicrucianism
The Seven-fold constituition of Man Max Heindel's Rosicrucian writings teach that man is a complex being who possesses: A Dense Body, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samael Aun Weor: Encyclopedia Ii - Samael Aun Weor - Doctrine
Samael Aun Weor primarily synthesized his doctrine through the Three Factors of the Revolution of the Consciousness: To die, to be born, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - History
Waldorf education was developed by Rudolf Steiner as an attempt to establish a school system that would facilitate the inclusive, broadly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Early Influences
Nazi mysticism - Theozoology. In 1905 Lanz von Liebenfels published a fundamental statement of doctrine titled Theozoologie oder die Ku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Esotericism In Popular Culture
Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist involves a spiritual interpretation of alchemy. Umberto Eco has written fiction with esoteric themes, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophical Medicine: Alternative Health Dictionary On Anthroposophical Medicine
anthroposophical medicine (anthroposophically-extended medicine, anthroposophical therapeutics): Medical phase of anthroposophy, the o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Form Drawing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Form Drawing
form drawing: Therapeutic artistic activity of anthroposophy. A consequence of form drawing is tracery of archetypes and unseen dimens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Nuances
Esotericism largely overlaps with occultism which simply means "hidden knowledge." However, in the 20th century many esotericists avoid t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Scope
Many religious movements in various parts of the world claim to possess a higher, truer, or better interpretation of the wider religion o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Psychology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Spiritual Psychology
spiritual psychology: Healing modality that stems from anthroposophy, archetypal psychology, and Jungian psychology.   (See al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Esoteric Themes
What, in a nutshell, does "esotericism" teach? No possible answer could do justice to the myriad groups which are subsumed under this nam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthroposophic Medicine: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Anthroposophic Medicine
Anthroposophic medicine: based on the principles of anthroposophy, developed by philosopher and spiritual scientist Rudolf Steiner, Ph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Curative Eurhythmy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Curative Eurhythmy
curative eurhythmy (curative eurythmy, therapeutic eurhythmy): The medical form of eurhythmy (eurythmy, eurythmics), the terpsichorean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Overview
Nazi mysticism is a Völkisch movement initiation with roots in the Thule society and theosophy, as well as the ideas of Arthur de Gobine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Central Beliefs
The origin of the Aryan race, the Teutons generally, and the Germanic peoples specifically, the putative superiority of said Aryans over ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Religions - Nonsectarian And Trans-sectarian Religious Movements And Practices
List of religions - Esotericism. Alchemy Anthroposophy Esoteric Christianity Freemasonry Gnosticism Kabbalah Occultism Rosicrucian An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Historical Sketch
Esotericism is not a single tradition but a vast array of often unrelated figures and movements. Nevertheless, the following may be helpf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Esoteric Hitlerism
Nazi mysticism - Origin. The founder of Esoteric Hitlerism was Heinrich Himmler, who, more than any other high official in the Third Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Research And Expeditions
A great deal of time and resources were spent on researching or creating a popularly accepted “historical”, “cultural” and “sci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Suppression Of Secret Societies
The Nazi party actively discouraged certain mystical secret societies, in fact interning, and sometimes executing, a number of high-ranki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Nazi Mysticism And Modern Pseudoscience
The writings of Miguel Serrano, Julius Evola, Savitri Devi, and other proponents of Nazi Mysticism have spawned numerous later works conn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - In Fiction
Nazi occult-hunters have been featured in the Indiana Jones films. Occult-obsessed Nazis have long been a staple of superhero comic books...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astral Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Astral Body - Later Interpretations
Rudolph Steiner at first followed Theosophical jargon like astral and Devachan, but after he broke away from the Theosophical society to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Involution Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Involution Philosophy - Involution According To Esoteric Cosmology
In Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Rosicrucianism, involution and evolution are part of a complex sequence of cosmic cycles, called Round. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - See Also
Waldorf Education - List of Waldorf Schools. See the separate article , List of Waldorf Schools. ... See also:Waldorf Education, Wal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rudolf Steiner: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner (1861 - 1925 ) Austrian philosopher, scientist, artist and educator who was the originator of the social philosophy cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Replies To Criticism
Proponents cite research, by Piaget and others, which supports the view that early academic learning actually interferes with the develop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Description
Waldorf Education is principaly based on the work of Rudolf Steiner and was later developed by Hermann von Baravalle and Caroline von Hey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Debate Surrounding The Waldorf Teaching Method
Waldorf education does not teaching reading and academics until approximately age 6-7. Critics claim that a "window" of intellectual oppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Description
Waldorf Education is principaly based on the work of Rudolf Steiner and was later developed by Hermann von Baravalle and Caroline von Hey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theosophical Society Adyar: Encyclopedia Ii - Theosophical Society Adyar - Activities
Theosophical Society Adyar - Religion & spirituality. Discourses are held regularly. Members individually practice mediatation. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theosophical Society Adyar: Encyclopedia Ii - Theosophical Society Adyar - Major Publications
Magazines The Theosophist - English monthly Adyar Newsletter - quarterly journal Wake Up India - quarterly journal The Theosophical Dige...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Wider Social Purpose
Besides seeking to foster creative development of the "whole child," Steiner also started the Waldorf movement in order to help fulfill a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - History
Waldorf education was developed by Rudolf Steiner as an attempt to establish a school system that would facilitate the inclusive, broadly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf Education - Wider Social Purpose
Besides seeking to foster creative development of the "whole child," Steiner also started the Waldorf movement in order to help fulfill a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theosophical Society Adyar: Encyclopedia Ii - Theosophical Society Adyar - Aims & Ideals
Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic. Householders or celibates Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John G. Bennett: Encyclopedia Ii - John G. Bennett - Gurdjieff And Ouspensky
After the First World War and the Russian Revolution, many displaced people passed through Constantinople en route to the West. Part of B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudolf Steiner: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudolf Steiner - Steiner Criticism
Though the emphasis anthroposophists place on individual freedom and thought limits the tendency toward group-think and prevents anthropo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - 1937 - Introductions
There were three significant events in 1937 - she met Aleister Crowley; he initiated her into his own Order, and she studied the teaching...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - Disciple Of Crowley
On 11th May 1938, Lady Harris officially became Crowley's disciple. Crowley begins to teach her the finer points of divination - evidentl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - Frieda Visits Crowley
The author William Holt in his autobiography describes how he accompanied Frieda to Crowley's lodgings at 93 Jermyn Street, Piccadilly. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - Crowley's Last Days
There is break in the Frieda Harris - Aleister Crowley Letters after the Exhibition in July 1942, but she was in contact with him, partic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Occultists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Occultists - Magical Movements Societies And Organisations:
List of occultists - Rosicrucian Movements:. Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) Confraternity of the Rose Cross Fraternitas R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astral Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Astral Body - The Astral Body In Theosophy
Blavatsky used the term "astral" to refer to the double (linga sharira) which was the lowest but one of the seven principles (immediately...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudolf Steiner: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudolf Steiner - Weleda, Biodynamic Farming, Camphill
A philosophic basis rooted in a practical sensibility yielded continuations to his work. In 1921, pharmacists and physicians gathered und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Mysticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Mysticism - Suppression Of Secret Societies
The Nazi party actively discouraged certain mystical secret societies, in fact interning, and sometimes executing, a number of high-ranki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Etheric Plane - Etymology
See Aether (classical element) The aether (also written as "ether") was widely accepted in ancient Greek philosophy and science. This Gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astral Body: Encyclopedia Ii - Astral Body - The Astral Body In Generic New Age Thought
New Age thought incorporates many theosophical ideas, including the concept of subtle bodies and planes of existence. While there is no c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of Education - Critical Responses And Counter-philosophies
Philosophy of education - Hannah Arendt. Hannah Arendt largely avoided education as a subject, but she did so for reasons which are ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Round Theosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Round Theosophy - The Theosophical Concept Of Rounds
In Theosophy, the whole process is very complex. A round is a part of a planetary chain, according to which a life cycle or life-wave of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudolf Steiner: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudolf Steiner - Waldorf Education
As a young man, Steiner already supported the independence of educational institutions from governmental control. In 1907, he wrote a lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudolf Steiner: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudolf Steiner - Weleda Biodynamic Farming Camphill
A philosophic basis rooted in a practical sensibility yielded continuations to his work. In 1921, pharmacists and physicians gathered und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Involution Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Involution Philosophy - Basic Themes
The process by which the Many is created from out the Absolute is called the Involution. Once that process ends, the process of Evolution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - Creating The Tarot
Frieda lived the construction and design of the deck to the point that events in her life mirrored the cards she was working on. For exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viktor Ullmann: Encyclopedia Ii - Viktor Ullmann - List Of The Prague And Theresienstadt Works
In the middle of 1942, shortly before his deportation to Theresienstadt concentration camp, Ullmann drew up a comprehensive list of his c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady Frieda Harris: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady Frieda Harris - Thoth Tarot And Wicca
"The goal of the occult path of initiation is BALANCE. In Freemasonry and High Magick, the symbols of the White Pillar and Black Pillar r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Round Theosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Round Theosophy - The Anthroposophical Concept Of Rounds
Rudolph Steiner retained the basic concept of root races and seven-fold cycles within cycles, but his description is considerably simpler...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Successes Of Anthroposophy
Out of the anthroposophical movement have come nearly a thousand schools world-wide. These are often called Waldorf Schools, after the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Successes Of Anthroposophy
Out of the anthroposophical movement have come nearly a thousand schools world-wide. These are often called Waldorf Schools, after the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Social Goals Of Anthroposophy
For a period after World War I, Steiner was extremely active and well-known in Germany in part because in many places he gave lectures on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Applications
Practical results of Anthroposophy include work in: Architecture (Goetheanum), Biodynamic agriculture, Holistic Waldorf Education Astros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Description
Anthroposophy, though appreciative of all religions and cultural developments, emphasizes recent Western (rather than older Hindu or Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Social Goals Of Anthroposophy
For a period after World War I, Steiner was extremely active and well-known in Germany in part because in many places he gave lectures on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Relationship To Natural Science
Anthroposophy explicitly extends natural science's mandate - to study the world as external observers (a mandate which has been shaken by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Applications
Practical results of Anthroposophy include work in: Architecture (Goetheanum), Biodynamic agriculture, Holistic Waldorf Education Astros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Aspects Of Anthroposophic Thinking
According to Steiner, a real spiritual world exists out of which the material one gradually condensed, and evolved. The spiritual world, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Description
Anthroposophy, though appreciative of all religions and cultural developments, emphasizes recent Western (rather than older Hindu or Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Place In Western Philosophy
The Epistemic basis for Anthroposophy is contained in the seminal work, The Philosophy of Freedom, as well as in Steiner's doctoral thesi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthroposophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthroposophy - Aspects Of Anthroposophic Thinking
According to Steiner, a real spiritual world exists out of which the material one gradually condensed, and evolved. The spiritual world, ...   » Read the article

Article - Alternative Health Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for Alternative Health - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article