Glossary

Biographical Work in Anthroposophy

Biographical Work in Anthroposophy reads a human life through seven-year developmental phases and karmic patterns, established in Steiner's 1924 karma cycles and systematized by Bernard Lievegoed.

Metabolic-Limb Organism in Anthroposophy

The Metabolic-Limb Organism (Stoffwechsel-Gliedmaßen-System) is the will-pole of Steiner's threefold human anatomy: the digestive organs and voluntary limbs where willing carries into the body through metabolism, movement, and a sleep-dim...

Nerve-Sense Organism in Anthroposophy

The Nerve-Sense Organism is the head pole of Rudolf Steiner threefold-organism anatomy, the bodily basis for ideation, sense-perception, and conscious thinking, first systematized in Von Seelenrätseln (GA 21, 1917) and...

Future Venus in Anthroposophy

Future Venus is the sixth planetary condition in Rudolf Steiner's cosmology, on which humanity attains Life-Spirit (Buddhi) as a collective species-faculty.

Rhythmic Organism in Anthroposophy

The Rhythmic Organism in Anthroposophy is the middle stratum of Rudolf Steiner's threefold human anatomy, the cardio-respiratory mediator between the nerve-sense pole above and the metabolic-limb pole below.

Future Vulcan in Anthroposophy

Future Vulcan is the seventh and final planetary condition in Rudolf Steiner's cosmic-evolutionary scheme, the stage at which humanity attains Spirit-Man (Atma) and the physical body is wholly transformed by...