The Occult School of Thought known as Anthroposophy is most accurately defined as an off-shoot, or an esoteric descendant of Madame H. P. Blavatsky's Theosophical Society movement at the turn of the 20th Century up to that century's first two decades. This derivative of Theosophy with its magnified concentration on Humanity's Esoteric development, in lieu of a focus on the Cosmos in its Totality, was unequivocally and solely conceived by Esoteric Scientist (and Theosophical Society Member) Rudolf Steiner. Rudolf Stiener became involved with the Study of Esoteric and Occult Sciences following many years of Association and Training within the Professional Scientific Fields. Thus, Steiner could be described as a Man disillusioned with the dogmas of Scientific Materialism & Evolutionary Darwinism. Steiner concluded these ideologies were systematically infesting, corrupting, and stagnating all forms of intellectual thought which subsequently resulted in a deleterious materializing effect upon the Spiritual Philosophies of his Time. In response, Steiner eventually created Anthroposophy to combat this descent into materialism.
Consequently, Rudolf Steiner like so many other Individuals of his era, fully realized the burgeoning dangers intrinsic to a Culture saturated in hyper-materialization. Rudolf Steiner keenly discerned the all-pervasive & deleterious nature of the Darwinian Materialist Ideology upon the entirety of Man's perception and experience in the World, as well as the Universe. Steiner comprehended the trajectory of its ideological framework determining that such an utterly reductionist and insular Worldview would inevitably direct Humanity towards, if Humanity's development was not quickly, totally re-equilibrated and re-spiritualized during the coming decades of the 20th Century. Thus, the errors of contemporary Western Civilization drove Rudolf Steiner to delve far afield for an elucidatory paradigm uniquely constituted for such an endeavor, eventually finding his way into the Theosophical Society in the decade posterior to Blavatsky's untimely passing.
Just as Significant, the Crux of Stiener's desire to establish an Original Esoteric School of thought was his insight into an intense need for a highly specialized Esoteric School focused upon Humanity's unique spiritual path within the Cosmic Superstructures of interplanar reality. One essentially extracted from the Cosmic panorama of Theosophical cosmology and grounded upon humanity. Furthermore, Stiener had a particular divergence from the Theosophical perspective on THE CHRIST Figure, his significance, and importance of the Crucifixion. Rudolf Steiner postulated a radically altered depiction of all three concepts and promulgated a far more impactful significance to the nature of these occurrences (though it still significantly diverges from Exoteric Christianity). It was formulated in some sense similarly to Rosicrucianism.
Thus, Steiner's break with Theosophy quickly becomes comprehendible once one realizes that the Theosophical movement is more inclined to direct its attention and spiritual focus into the areas relating to studying the superterrestrial planes of existence & their exceedingly elaborate process of Cosmogenesis that delineates their precise origin & inception. Accordingly, Theosophy emphasized to a lesser degree the role allocated to Mankind, Humanity's immediate inner development, and our particular pathway for effectively navigating into the future stages of our spiritual evolution over the next few centuries.
According to anthroposophy, the practice of Occult Science involves a multifaceted process of combining the subjective and the objective aspects observation into an aggregated wholistic system of spiritual investigation.
While many schools utilize similar methods, it is the Stiener school Anthroposophy which is known for a rigorous adhere
According to anthroposophy, the practice of Occult Science involves a multifaceted process of combining the subjective and the objective aspects observation into an aggregated wholistic system of spiritual investigation.
While many schools utilize similar methods, it is the Stiener school Anthroposophy which is known for a rigorous adherence to scientific methodologies for investigating higher worlds and developing the higher occult faculties.
Steiner elucidates this process as a bifurcated investigative methodology which initially requires the use of purely subjective states of higher cognition, typically in a deep trance, to project consciousness into vibratory rapport with the Akashic Record.
Once one engages the Akashic Record, there manifest a myriad of peculiar visions, images, and intuitions related to the time-period being investigated which then flow into one's consciousness, perhaps in a disorderly manner.
The reason this step must be subjective is due to the fact that one must remain purely in a state of receptivity, vibratory faith, and harmonic reciprocity with this process, or it will become dysfunctional and sputter out during its utilization. Thus, faith in the process is a requirement while engaging in it because tenuous connection will yield poor or no results. Objectivity follows on its heels.
The objective, scientifically focused investigative process follows the subjective whereby the individual returns to a normal state of consciousness to write down, interpret, cross-reference, and filter the milieu of psychic impressions acquired during their altered state reading of the Akashic Record.
In every occult school, including Anthroposophy, the objective to master the lower self is an integral part of Occult training for neophytes on their path to initiation. The lower self is comprised of the animalistic passions, selfish desires, and egoic identifications that emanate from these lower principles within man.
It is a fundament
In every occult school, including Anthroposophy, the objective to master the lower self is an integral part of Occult training for neophytes on their path to initiation. The lower self is comprised of the animalistic passions, selfish desires, and egoic identifications that emanate from these lower principles within man.
It is a fundamental requirement of all neophytes of Mystery Schools to spend several years in a probationary period subduing, transmuting, and summarily mastering one's control over these lower energetic principles.
One remains incapable of experiencing the higher spiritual planes if these lower materialistic and egoic energies within their nature are not brought under their dominion, properly transmuted, and ultimately transcended.
The lower self is a state in which the lower MANAS (mind), animal soul, and emotional body exert a preponderant degree of influence upon the individual's actions and thoughts. This manifests as invasive sensual thoughts, self-centered actions, emotional reactionism, hyper-focus upon materialism, and infatuation with MATTER.
Thus, the Anthroposophical Occult School has a strong focus upon effective methodologies for accessing the subconsciousness mind which remains a primary driver of the many self-reinforcing habits of our lower self.
The rigorous discipline of anthroposophical psychotherapy addresses several aspects of deep programming which sustain the influences of the lower self. A few examples would be energetic blocks, child-hood trauma, and the ceaseless pull of materialism by modern social society.
In Anthroposophy, the evolutionary chain of humanity's development is similar to the Theosophical school and in particular aligns with its conceptualization of seven Root Races.
However, Anthroposophy is also equally aligned with the Rosicrucian cosmological framework of planetary developmental periods such as the Saturn, Sun, and Moon Ep
In Anthroposophy, the evolutionary chain of humanity's development is similar to the Theosophical school and in particular aligns with its conceptualization of seven Root Races.
However, Anthroposophy is also equally aligned with the Rosicrucian cosmological framework of planetary developmental periods such as the Saturn, Sun, and Moon Epochs. These periods differ slightly from Theosophical conceptions though all three align generally on Cosmogenesis.
Anthroposophical Cosmology delineates the slow, incremental involution of the primal, non-material Earth in its cosmic infancy and proceeding sequentially, phase by o phase, into its complete materialization, as OUR present-day planetary body.
The planetary development of Earth is depicted occurring simultaneously with involutionary phases relating to non-material humanity's steady, incremental, and truly complex scheme of materialization into Modern-Day Man.
It is an exposition of the exceedingly complex and increasingly specific evolutionary development of Humanity's seven principles, or seven cosmic bodies, which are developed to effectively navigate, or even experience, the new phases of environmental materialization and densification on Earth.
Accordingly, the major phases Steiner delineates correspond to three Planetary Epochs, depicting our pre-materialization phases (Saturn, Sun, & Moon Epochs), that involve Humanity's development of essential, Phase-specific Senses or Sense Organs (non-physical) integrative to their immediate environmental navigation or survival.
The fundamental premise, in essence, highlights some new formative exigencies arising out of prevalent planetary stressors within extreme environmental transformations to our current habitat (such as the Sun ejecting the Moon with us on it). seven human bodies (or principles) with some occasionally depicting just six by simply combing Atm
The fundamental premise, in essence, highlights some new formative exigencies arising out of prevalent planetary stressors within extreme environmental transformations to our current habitat (such as the Sun ejecting the Moon with us on it). seven human bodies (or principles) with some occasionally depicting just six by simply combing Atma-Buddhi into one principle.
Accordingly, the seven principles within man are: the physical body, the etheric body, the astral body, the "I" or egoic-Soul body, the Manas body (mental body), the Buddhi or Spiritual Soul body, & and the Atma or Pure Spirit body (Monadic)
The Mystery Traditions including Anthroposophy, explain a sophisticated and intricate scheme of Humanity's attainment of these various Bodies or Principles that become an aggregate ensouled MAN within the grossly dense material form.
The full manifestation of Man into pure physicality occurs after the previous acquirement of etheric and astral bodies which become rudimentarily manifested, though not fully, during the Sun and Moon Epochs. These migrate internally once it occurs.
The fundamental premise, in essence, highlights some new formative exigencies arising out of prevalent planetary stressors derived from extreme environmental transformations to EARTH phases. We adapt by manifesting a corresponding body in essence.
The stages of highest development however vary greatly in our current stage of evolutionary development. Interestingly, the Physical body is the most perfected of the 7, followed by our Etheric, then Astral bodies, both with some degree of real noticeable development.''
The Least developed are the last three and consequently least material, most rarified principles existing at their rudimentary phases awaiting future unfoldment during the Jupiter, Venus, and Vulcan Epochs.
The complexities and corresponding exotic phenomena witnessed within the Cosmic levels of non-physical planes of existence have been extrapolated by the majority of Ancient and Modern Occult Mystery Traditions. However, the Schools of Theosophy and Anthroposophy delineate these superphysical planes and Cosmic `manifestation unquestionably
The complexities and corresponding exotic phenomena witnessed within the Cosmic levels of non-physical planes of existence have been extrapolated by the majority of Ancient and Modern Occult Mystery Traditions. However, the Schools of Theosophy and Anthroposophy delineate these superphysical planes and Cosmic `manifestation unquestionably with the highest degree of sophistication, intricacy, and Scale of Depth.
Rudolf Steiner's exposition of Cosmic Involution is rather unique, and distinct from Blavatsky's Cosmogenesis, though some terminology carries over, such as Pralayas, Manvantaras, Globes and Rounds. The pivotal divergence is Steiner's utilization of the "Planetary Epochs" terminology (similar to Rosicrucianism) to explain his periods of Earth's Evolution, from Primordial to grossly Material, like today.
Steiner was an intuitive, BORN Occultist and deeply, thoroughly investigated superphysical worlds on most every planar level. Furthermore, he drank deeply out of the WELL of the Akashic Record extracting monumental quantities of detailed knowledge about Pre-Cosmic Evolutionary processes. His information is uniquely complimentary to the metaphysically complex, logically precise Cosmology by H. P. Blavatsky, honestly recommend reading them together.
Steiner highlights some distinctive and quite specific depictions of the first, second, and third globe rounds of the theosophical planetary chain of evolution, many details not rendered by Blavatsky's more philosophical yet less visceral version.
Steiner presents a very mentally visual rendering of the state of EARTH as a Celestial Body in a non-physical state with its environmental transmutations into a planet composed of Light-Ether, Astral Fire, and a type of Astro-Etheric translucent Liquid. He describes the effects capable of experience or perception of these strange Cosmic periods.
Rudolf Steiner, as a gifted Occultist, deeply investigated personally and conceptually the systematic Cosmic process of Monadic Reincarnation, Karmic Reciprocity, and the After-Life States or Planes, such as Kamaloca & Devachan.
Thus, in Anthroposophy the descriptions of the reincarnation process and the existence between incarnations is
Rudolf Steiner, as a gifted Occultist, deeply investigated personally and conceptually the systematic Cosmic process of Monadic Reincarnation, Karmic Reciprocity, and the After-Life States or Planes, such as Kamaloca & Devachan.
Thus, in Anthroposophy the descriptions of the reincarnation process and the existence between incarnations is broadly detailed by Rudolf Stiener and founded upon his astral excursions into these planes. In his writings upon this subject each layer of Devachan is delineated, the experiences of individual souls elucidated, and the soul's involvement in its future incarnation upon earth outlined. Steiner describes the various levels a soul will reside in depending upon the karma and life experiences attained during a previous incarnation. Furthermore, Steiner delineates the experience one undergoes immediately after death occurs.
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In Anthroposophy, the Mystery of Golgotha, Christ's Crucifixion, has enormous significance for the spiritual evolution of humanity. This event is the major reason behind Steiner's break with the Theosophical Movement and his founding of Anthroposophy. Furthermore, the Anthroposophical version of this event greatly diverges even from the R
In Anthroposophy, the Mystery of Golgotha, Christ's Crucifixion, has enormous significance for the spiritual evolution of humanity. This event is the major reason behind Steiner's break with the Theosophical Movement and his founding of Anthroposophy. Furthermore, the Anthroposophical version of this event greatly diverges even from the Rosicrucian rendition, signifying that both Esoteric Christian Schools offer alternative accounts of its nature, evolutionary importance, and its overarching impact upon humanity's spiritual progress.
The two contrasting esoteric Christian narratives offer highly intriguing yet necessary insights into pivotal aspects of our developmental path for the future.
Rudolf Steiner is unique in his explanations regarding what he calls the Luciferic Beings and their influence upon human evolution.
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