Evolution

Evolution is an essential foundation for an understanding of spiritual science, but it is also a vast and complex theme to study.

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
• evolutionary principles on the three Logoi and aspects of Consciousness, Life and Form
• cosmogony and the origin of our solar system

Study Modules (under development)

• Evolution Module 1 - Foundation
• Evolution Module 2 - Earth
• Evolution Module 3 - Integrating traditions

Contents

• Introductory to cosmology
  • Three dimensions of evolution: Conditions of Consciousness, Conditions of Life, Conditions of Form
  • principles of evolution
    • evolution and involution
    • sacrifice

• Creation by the three Logoi

Solar system evolution

• Creation of our solar system
• Overview of solar system evolution
  • solar system evolution in a nutshell
  • solar system evolution as the evolution of the Hierarchies
  • Planetary seals

• Man and nature's kingdoms in evolution

• Old Saturn
• Old Sun
• Old Moon
• Earth
  • Various aspects:
    • Evolution of Earth
    • Earth rounds perspective
    • Planets hosting beings at various stages of evolution
    • Human races
  • Earth's Seven Epochs and MoG perspective: Epochs in Earth physical round
    • Polarian epoch
    • Hyperborean epoch
    • Lemurian epoch
      • Man in the Lemurian epoch
      • Earth and nature in the Lemurian epoch - before separation Moon
      • Separation of Moon
      • Earth and nature in the Lemurian epoch - after separation Moon
    • Atlantean epoch
      • Spiritual minority in a materialistic world
    • Current Postatlantean epoch
      • Indian cultural age
      • Persian cultural age
      • Egyptian cultural age
      • Greco-Latin cultural age
      • Current fifth cultural age (Anglo-German)
        • Transition between 4th and 14th century
        • the Future Oriphiel age
      • Sixth cultural age ('russian')
      • Seventh cultural age ('american')
      • Earthquakes and emergence continent sixth epoch
      • Reunion of Moon
    • Sixth epoch
      • Reunion of Sun
    • Seventh epoch
    • War of all against all
    • Earth rounds perspective
    • Transition between Earth and Jupiter
• Future Jupiter
• Future Venus
• Future Vulcan

Advanced topics

• framework (see also above)
  • Three dimensions of evolution and Conditions of Consciousness
  • Creation by the three Logoi
• the process of the Occult Atom
• multi-level evolutionary dynamic - see also Cosmic fractal
  • worldview and timespace: Lemniscatory timespace
  • evolution through the continuous dynamic of the hierarchies:
    • Overlapping evolutionary periods
    • Recapitulation and Remembrance
    • Spiritual hierarchies and their eigenperiods
    • The two halves of an evolutionary cycle
  • time periods
    • 25920
    • Zodiac clock
    • the Yuga ages

The mapping of the evolutionary framework to:

• religious texts
  • Bhagavad Gita
  • Book of Genesis
  • Book of Revelation
• Ancient history of myths and legends incl. sages, fairy tales, parables .. from various cultural traditions and artworks
  • the Edda
• History
  • Thirty three years rhythm

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)
  • GA011 - format version 1
  • GA011 - format version 2
• Outline of Esoteric Science, by Rudolf Steiner (1910)
  • GA013 - format version 1
  • GA013 - format version 2