Glossary
Post-Atlantean Epoch in Anthroposophy
The Post-Atlantean Epoch is the fifth great earthly epoch in Rudolf Steiner's cosmology, the present 15,120-year arc that contains seven cultural sub-epochs from Ancient Indian to a future seventh culture.
Greco-Latin Epoch in Anthroposophy
The Greco-Latin Epoch is the fourth post-Atlantean cultural age (c. 747 BCE to 1413 CE) in Rudolf Steiner's cosmology, the era in which the Intellectual Soul awoke and the Mystery...
Consciousness Soul Age in Anthroposophy
The Consciousness Soul Age in Anthroposophy is the fifth post-Atlantean cultural epoch, running 1413 CE to 3573 CE. It is the 2,160-year cycle in which the human I-Being awakens to...
Egypto-Chaldean Epoch in Anthroposophy
The third post-Atlantean cultural age in Steiner's spiritual-historical scheme, c. 2907 BCE to 747 BCE, when the Sentient Soul awakened through Egyptian Hermes-Osiris mysteries and the Chaldean star-religion.
Ancient Persian Epoch in Anthroposophy
The Ancient Persian Epoch in Anthroposophy is the second post-Atlantean cultural epoch (c. 5067 BCE to 2907 BCE), the era of the great initiate Zarathustra and the cosmic polarity of...
Ancient Indian Epoch in Anthroposophy
The Ancient Indian Epoch in Anthroposophy is the first cultural age that followed the great Atlantean catastrophe. Steiner placed it roughly between 7227 BCE and 5067 BCE, a 2,160-year cycle...