Philosophical Speculations

So the percept and concept are ideal in essence, as both essentially reflect inner meaning. Thanks Ashvin. From what I've read (which is limited), Steiner doesn't come out and say that percepts are ideal. But I'll lock your response here as part of the jigsaw puzzle. I look forward to your next ess...

It should be noted that this holds true even for simple qualities as, say, 'red'. Even if we imagine that our human consciousness was filled entirely with pure perception of red, when we fill the void with our intellectual concept of 'red', this wouldn't make the redness disappear. The reason is th...

Ashvin, No I haven't bailed :) I've been reading all the comments on here while continuing with PoF. I'm trying to really understand PoF by taking notes and re-reading sometimes entire chapters. I'm into part 2 now. One thing I'm still grappling with is this section from Steiner near the end of cha...

Ashvin, No I haven't bailed :) I've been reading all the comments on here while continuing with PoF. I'm trying to really understand PoF by taking notes and re-reading sometimes entire chapters. I'm into part 2 now. One thing I'm still grappling with is this section from Steiner near the end of chap...

When you refer to interactions with Eugene, I presume you mean when he says that spiritual science, if it is valid, should explain why the sense-world "obeys the Schrodinger equations". No, I didn't have this in mind although I must admit I'm looking forward to Cleric's essay on the Schro...

Hi Anthony, I'll take a stab at answering your most recent question. Firstly, thanks for your considered input so far. It really has been a service. If someone were to answer your question definitively and with specifics, I'd be inclined to take that as strong evidence against whatever else they we...

Ashvin, Thank you again for all your responses so far. We've reached number 10! 10. The nature of the "Time-Consciousness Spectrum" as explained in this essay by Cleric - https://metakastrup.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=509 I actually think I grasp the essence of this one. It has a flavor o...

We're nearly there! The question is whether I'll join team Steiner at the end of all this or join the ranks of Eugene and his fellow mystics. :twisted: 9. The tendency of abstract intellect to be possessed by these forces and therefore ignore the need to develop higher Spiritual activity by reducin...

We're nearly there! The question is whether I'll join team Steiner at the end of all this or join the ranks of Eugene and his fellow mystics. :twisted: 9. The tendency of abstract intellect to be possessed by these forces and therefore ignore the need to develop higher Spiritual activity by reducing...

Ashvin, Just briefly in response to your last post, the single/multiple streams is indeed a massive topic and is something I intend to explore in some depth going forward. Christopher Bache's book, "LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven" had quite an impact on me. I'm not ...