The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Reality and Illusion
by Rudolf Steiner
List Price:
Our Price: $17.62
You Save: $12.33 (41%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Rudolf SteinerTranslator: R.M. Querido
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-07-01
ISBN: 0880104406
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Book Reviews of The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Reality and Illusion
Book Review: What the... ???
Summary: 5 Stars
Intriguing book. In it are each of the hierarchies recorded:
- when they became active,
- which planets were formed by which hierarchie
- how hierarchies are related to each other (only mentioned not
explained in detail with the highest hierarchies).
In the book are also mentioned:
- The zodiac and how they are related to the hierarchies; and
what it means when a certain sign is active.
- Some about what parts of the physical body of a human were
already formed in spirit world by the different hierarchies...
Cancer as symbol for the ribcage which was formed for example.
- The seven oracles in Atlantean time (Sun oracle, Venus oracle
etc.) and that the one who had the most developed ether body of
the oracles (the leaders) were selected to work through the 7
rishi's in India in a later time.
- The lowest hierarchies (Angels, ArchAngels and Archia) are
explained in great detail: (a) how they relate to the mineral,
plant and animal kingdom and that their physical body, ether body, astral body and the I are located in different spheres (Angel only physical body in the Earth, ArchAngel physical body and ether body in the Earh, Archia physical, ether and astral body in the Earth while Humans have all four parts in the Earth (in this time!!!).
Also mentioned is difference between Copernicus' astrological system (viewed from physical viewpoint) and the Ptolemeus astrology (viewed from spiritual perspective - i.e. the spiritual hierarchie view).
I found the book to be really intruiging, but it lacked (for me) how the different entities are active now in the Earth, and how can be seen which people have interacted more with certain entities than others... In the book is recorded that Venus entities were present in the Earth to bring greater wisdom at one time, and Mars entities brought about other influences but not beyond: how do they play a role now, when and how did they made their presence felt over time (as the Earth developed) etc.
So: very intruiging book, explanations about several things, but only when they first appeared. Only briefly mentioned activity later on in the 7 rishi's, Jesus, but not on when/how the different entities made their presence felt in the Earth in more recent times (or other times) with the exception of Angels, Archangels and Archia. Especially Angels are explained at length.
But what about other entities... only briefly discussing them makes it harder to see the overall picture: all the times when, and how, the entities made their presence felt.
Besides that it is an intruiging book to read.
PS I read the Ducth version!!!
Summary of The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Reality and Illusion
Ever since nature and consciousness were separated in the late Middle Ages, giving rise to a science of matter alone, the spiritual beings who are the universe have felt abandoned and unable to complete their work, for this work depends for its success on human collaboration. At the same time, human beings have also felt abandoned, condemned to a speck of dust in an infinitely decaying universe. In these remarkable lectures, Rudolf Steiner reestablishes the human being as a participant in an evolving, dynamic universe of living spiritual beings: a living universe, whole and divine. And he does so in concrete images, capable of being grasped by human consciousness as if from within. How is this possible? Implicit in Rudolf Steiner's view is the fact that, fundamentally, the universe consists of consciousness. Everything else is illusion. Hence to understand the evolution of the cosmos and humanity in any terms other than consciousness is also illusion. Whenever we have to do with mighty cosmic facts, we have to do with states of consciousness. But states of consciousness never exist apart from the beings who embody them. Therefore, the only true realities are beings in different states of consciousness. In this sense, Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science is a science of states of consciousness and the beings who embody them. Indeed, rightly considered, all science-physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, geology, psychology, astronomy, etc.-is a science of beings. And the sensory perception, the physical trace, is but the outer vestment of the activity of beings in different states of consciousness. To describe these beings, Steiner uses the names made familiar by the wisdom tradition of the West. He speaks of the evolutionary states of Saturn, Sun, Moon, Earth, Jupiter, Venus, and Vulcan; and the nine "choirs" of angels (Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones; Dominions, Virtues, and Powers; Principalities, Archangels, and Angels); as well as of elemental beings and nature spirits; and the elements of fire, earth, air, and water.General Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Psychic Powers, New Physics & Parallel Worlds
The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Reality and Illusionby Rudolf Steiner
Anthroposophic Press; Published: 1996-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.62
Price in other shops:
Half Human, Half Animal: Tales of Werewolves and Related Creaturesby Jamie Hall
Authorhouse; Published: 2003-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $119.72
A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spiritsby Carol K. Mack, Dinah Mack
Holt Paperbacks; Published: 1999-10-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.48
Price in other shops:
Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beingsby John Michael Greer
Llewellyn Publications; Published: 2001-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.63
Price in other shops:
The Astral World: Its Scenes, Dwellers, and Phenomena (Occult Manuals)by Swami Panchadasi
Book Tree; Published: 2000-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.69
Price in other shops:
Flying Without a Broom: Astral Projection and the Astral Worldby D.J. Conway
Llewellyn Publications; Published: 2002-09-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Magic, Witchcraft and the Otherworld: An Anthropologyby Susan Greenwood
Berg Publishers; Published: 2000-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $26.50
Price in other shops:
Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworldby Patrick Harpur
Pine Winds Press; Published: 2003-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $17.52
Price in other shops:
Otherworld Journeys: Accounts of Near-Death Experience in Medieval and Modern Timesby Carol Zaleski
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1988-11-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.32
Price in other shops:
Out of Body Experiences: How to Have Them and What to Expectby Robert Peterson, Charles Tart
Hampton Roads Publishing Company; Published: 1997-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.26
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
An Outline of Esoteric Science (Classics in Anthroposophy)by Rudolf Steiner, Catherine E. Creeger
Steiner Books; Published: 1997-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.77
Price in other shops:
Guardian Angels: Connecting With Our Spiritual Guides and Helpersby Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner Press; Published: 2001-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.68
Price in other shops:
Intuitive Thinking As a Spiritual Path : A Philosophy of Freedom (Classics in Anthroposophy)by Rudolf Steiner
Steiner Books; Published: 1995-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.10
Price in other shops:
Evolution of Consciousness: As Revealed Through Initiation Knowledgeby Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner Press; Published: 2007-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.77
Price in other shops:
Rosicrucian Wisdomby Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner Press; Published: 2000-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.96
Price in other shops:
Secret Brotherhoods: And the Mystery of the Human Doubleby Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner Press; Published: 2004-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.93
Price in other shops:
Christianity As Mystical Fact: And the Mysteries of Antiquityby Rudolf Steiner
Steiner Books; Published: 1997-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.93
Price in other shops:
How to Know Higher Worlds: A Modern Path of Initiation (Classics in Anthroposophy)by Rudolf Steiner
Steiner Books; Published: 1994-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.99
Price in other shops:
The Incarnation of Ahriman: The Embodiment of Evil on Earth: Seven Lectures Given Between October and December 1919by Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner Press; Published: 2006-05-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.88
Price in other shops:
Cosmic Memory (Cosmic Memory, Prehistory of Earth & Man)by Rudolf Steiner
Steiner Books; Published: 1990-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.00
Price in other shops: