Proposed segmentation in study modules

From Anthroposophy

This page assumes you follow the 'Guided study approach to Christ' and have read the first lectures on the Mystery of Golgotha to initialize your own understanding and lay a foundation for further study.

You should now have done a parsing of the main lectures for yourself, based on careful study. That is: not just reading but slow study, parsing and structuring, and contemplation.

Schema FMC00.121 is an example work schema that illustrates the process of building one's own mind-map for the first lecture 1906-12-02-GA097. The idea is that you develop such mind-map for yourself as you study the lecture. We can segment the 'territory' covered (rather artificially but not arbitrarily) into seven topics or themes: see the blue outlines with digits in blue circle, with a short description in the yellow text boxes.

Note that the schema FMC00.121 also shows, on the outskirts surrounding the lecture content, additional keywords in light grey text boxes. These contain a short keyword description for more advanced study topics (related to each of these fields). We will connect to these as we continue and extend our study. Don't let them confuse you for now, because there is no point in trying to go there if you have not build your understanding in steps by going through the first seven Study Modules.


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Schema FMC00.122, by extension, shows an example of how it could look like for the first three main lectures. For the sake of readability we have typed out the essence in headlines and telegram style for two flanker lectures (on the right), rather than using freeform pencil mindmapping (as in Schema FMC00.121 on the left). Observe that the same themes appear, and we can highlight and connect them to the seven work packages or Study Modules based on the first lecture (coloured arrows).

This way we initialize the foundation for our study into logical blocks or 'study modules' - see Christ - base study modules 1 to 7


By now, through this process, you will start to receive a feeling for how 'the plot thickens' around the broad themes covered in the first lecture.

By taking the seven base Study Modules to our heart and soul though earnest study, you will discover the tremendous breath and depth of each angle of perspective. Meaning: one can continue such exploration and 'knitting' and continuously extend and going further, thereby deepening knowledge and understanding. In fact this opens up to the whole of spiritual science, with so many interconnections we can no longer rely on two dimensional schematics to illustrate the dependencies. However, given enough time and soul energy invested, you will start to feel and 'know' the interdependencies in your soul. This realization we can call insight. In this guided study approach you are indeed investing in using your conscious mind and soul as a medium, rather than books, notes, or computers .. though these are obviously all used as tools.

Note: sections 1 to 7 are of course only an arbitrary division of scope, in reality 'all is connected with all', and there is no such thing as say 10 different aspects. Therefore we should not let this division in 'cruncheable' study units get in our way: this is meant solely as a practical means to organize the study. Trust that what you develop in your soul and spirit (as a result of the study process and contemplation) will not know or be hampered by such artificial boundaries, as we use and need by necessity here in the physical world. And it is this 'building in your soul and spirit' that ultimately matters. For more info, see Tools and practical site info > About the study process and working spiritual science

This work is truly in the spirit of the Meaning of Free Man Creator: your soul work does have meaning for the universe, souls of the deceased, and contributes to the future of humanity and the earth as you are contributing to the 'seeds of future worlds'.

A later study module (after the first essential seven study modules here) will go into this, see Christ Module 15 - Study of Spiritual Science and the Mystery of Golgotha

See also the different subtopics under: Tools and practical site info > About the study process and working spiritual science

Note: as a reference for further study, one can fall back on the five core lectures here: Five lectures on the Mystery of Golgotha.

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