Evolution
From Anthroposophy
Evolution is an essential cornerstone, but it is also a vast and complex theme to cover.
Main perspectives:
- spiritual hierarchies and their evolution in the great cosmic dynamic
- the macrosmos - heavenly bodies, our solar system, stars and planets
- Man, or the microcosmos .. how the make-up and consciousness of Man evolves
- evolution of the macrocosmos, of spiritual beings and all forms of life, of consciousness
- cosmogony, the origin of our solar system / cosmos
and the mapping to:
- religious texts (eg from the Bible the books of Genesis and Revelation)
- Ancient history of myths and legends incl. sages, fairy tales, parables .. from various cultural traditions and artworks
Contents
- Introductory to cosmology
- Three dimensions of evolution : Conditions of Consciousness, Conditions of Life, Conditions of Form
- principles of evolution
- evolution and involution
- sacrifice
- Man and nature's kingdoms in evolution
- Overview of solar system evolution
- solar system evolution in a nutshell
- solar system evolution as the evolution of the Hierarchies
- planetary seals
- Creation
- Creation of our solar system
- Old Saturn
- Old Sun
- Old Moon
- Earth
- Earth rounds perspective
- form: Evolution of Earth
- Earth's Seven Epochs and MoG perspective: Epochs in Earth physical round
- Future Jupiter
- Future Venus
- Future Vulcan
- Advanced topics
- The process of the Occult Atom
- The two halves of an evolutionary cycle
- The Yugas
- Overlapping evolutionary periods
- Recapitulation and Rememberance
Illustrations
Various dimensions and sources of information for studying evolution:
References and further reading
- 'Man: Fragments of Forgotten History', by 'two chelas' (1885)
- Cosmic Memory, by Rudolf Steiner (1904)
- Outline of Esoteric Science, by Rudolf Steiner (1910)
