Glossary
The Law of Repetition of Epochs in Anthroposophy
The Law of Repetition of Epochs is the rule Steiner gives for how the seven post-Atlantean cultural epochs relate to one another. They are arranged symmetrically around the fourth, so...
The Interior of the Earth in Anthroposophy
The Interior of the Earth in Anthroposophy is Rudolf Steiner's occult geology of the planet's depths, set out in 1906 in the lectures gathered in An Esoteric Cosmology (GA 96)....
Karma and Natural Catastrophes in Anthroposophy
Karma and Natural Catastrophes in Anthroposophy is Rudolf Steiner's account of how earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods connect to human destiny. In Karmic Relationships Volume II (GA 236, 1924), he...
Pralaya and Manvantara in Anthroposophy
Pralaya and Manvantara in Anthroposophy is the paired cosmic rhythm of rest and activity that Rudolf Steiner adopted from Sanskrit for the evolution of the planetary conditions. A manvantara is...
Evolution and Involution in Anthroposophy
Evolution and involution are the two complementary directions of a single cosmic movement in Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science. Involution is the rolling-up of forces into a concentrated, hidden seed, the...
The Elemental World in Anthroposophy
The elemental world is, in Steiner's spiritual science, the first of the supersensible worlds met on the path of clairvoyant cognition. It is the world of the etheric body, where...