Anthroposophical Spiritual Science
AS A SOURCE OF LIVING KNOWLEDGE
Anthroposophical spiritual science is a body of knowledge which encompasses:
♦ the path of cognition which is able to unite the
two streams of the reality of the world existence – perceptions and
ideas;
♦ the harmonious synthesis of all variations of
the materialistic and spiritual worldviews that are valid in their
specific domains of existence;
♦ new mystery wisdom suitable to the modern state of
human consciousness which leads to true understanding of the world and
the human being.
Anthroposophy as a Part of the Reality of the Present Time
Anthroposophical spiritual science (or anthroposophy
or spiritual science)
[1] is the body of knowledge passed to us by
Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925).
This knowledge has been attained by him by the means of the study of
philosophy, scientific training, genuine artistic approach and capacity
for perception of the spiritual world. In other words, he was an
accomplished philosopher, scientist, artist and seer. This combination
enabled him to obtain direct access to the sources of knowledge which
were in the past accessible only to the initiated in the mystery centres
and then translate his findings into the modern language adapted to the
comprehension of the physical world by the help of intellect.
Today this comprehensive body of knowledge of the world and the human
being, which includes explanations of the multi-layered realities of
spiritual existence, is available to us via an extensive collection of
books. Among them we have to distinguish three kinds of books:
- some 30 books written by Steiner himself;
- books and booklets containing transcripts of his numerous lectures
[2];
- and books written by those who have adopted an anthroposophical
worldview. This group mainly consists of books which deal with specific
topics (education, medicine, farming, etc.) or which offer a general
introduction to anthroposophy.
Out of this large body of knowledge there came into existence also
practical initiatives: Waldorf schools and kindergartens, biodynamic
farms, anthroposophical medical practices, Camphills (curative
institutions for people with special needs), new forms of architecture,
speech, drama, art of movement (eurythmy), etc.
The fundamental principles of nutrition presented on this website are
also the result of the insights attained by serious study of the
anthroposophical literature. For that reason we need to provide an
introduction for those who are not familiar with the basic
properties of anthroposophical spiritual science. We will start
with three properties which form the basic
orientation for the approach used in the research of the
nutritional topics available on this website.
Three Essential Properties of the Living Knowledge
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SPIRITUAL SCIENCE AS
A PATH OF TRUE COGNITION
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SPIRITUAL SCIENCE
AS AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING WORLDVIEW
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SPIRITUAL SCIENCE
AS MODERN MYSTERY WISDOM
