{"product_id":"the-spiritual-hierarchies-and-the-physical-world-zodiac-planets-cosmos-cw-110-paperback","title":"The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Zodiac, Planets \u0026 Cosmos (Cw 110) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bamford\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJann W. Gates\u003c\/b\u003e (Revised by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 lectures in D?seldorf, April 12-18, 1909; \u003cbr\u003eparticipants' notes from Q\u0026amp;A sessions (CW 110)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since nature and consciousness were separated during the late Middle Ages--giving rise to scientific thinking that considers only the physical world and views the mind as merely an epiphenomenon of neural chemistry--the spiritual beings who are the universe have felt abandoned and unable to complete their work, which depends on human collaboration for its suc-cess. Human beings have likewise felt aban-doned and alienated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. He does so in concrete images, capable of being grasped by human consciousness as if from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow is this possible? Implicit in Rudolf Steiner's view is the fact that, essentially, 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 an illusion. Whenever we are dealing with grand cosmic facts, we are dealing with states of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut states of consciousness never exist apart from the beings who embody them. Therefore, the only true realities are beings in various states of consciousness. In this sense, Steiner's spiritual science is a science of states of consciousness and the beings who embody them. Indeed, any science--physics, chemistry, botany, psychology--is a science of beings. And the sensory perception, or physical trace, is simply the outer vestment of the activity of beings in various states of consciousness. To describe these beings, Steiner uses the names made familiar by the wisdom traditions of the West. He speaks of the evolutionary states of Saturn, Sun, Moon, and so on; the nine choirs of angels; elemental beings and nature spirits; and the elements of fire, earth, air, and water. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Zodiac, Planets \u0026amp; Cosmos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation from German of  \u003ci\u003eGeistige Hiearchien und ihre Wiederspiegelung in der physischen Welt. Tierkreis, Planeten, Kosmos\u003c\/i\u003e  (GA 110). \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Reality and Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) contained a previous edition of this lecture course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155249598599,"sku":"9780880106016","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4a9ff39cb18b0a9ba047cb202e93a0e9.webp?v=1733234531","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-spiritual-hierarchies-and-the-physical-world-zodiac-planets-cosmos-cw-110-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}