Philosophical Speculations

Well, it may depend on what we are calling "wisdom". Certainly you are correct that a more intuitive feeling and moral (willing) life can come to expression when the intellect is not prioritized, and this is reflected by the 'everyday folk'. On the other hand, it may not be clear to many ...

I hope it's ok to interfere on this side of the thread. I was wondering, Grant, because you refer to the question of ethics: in your perspective, why should ethical understandig precede the understanding of the world of ideas - the understanding of the world (provided that I am not misinterpreting)...

That is a great inspiration you received while falling asleep. I hope you notice that, by simply paying attention to what streamed into you at this time - what was thought into you - you are already participating in the spiritual world in a much deeper way than the average person. I do understand t...

Consciousness arises when the astral body and ego destroy the physical and etheric bodies during the day. When the astral body and ego become aware of their physical surroundings it's as if the nerves were being torn to pieces. This is a peculiar sentence. Steiner seems to be implying that we have ...

This is a slippery slope, in the sense that it's near to impossible to separate objective artistic quality from personal preference. Who really knows why we like some great artists better than other great ones... I suspect that each individual will favor different art depending on how it serves to ...

Consciousness arises when the astral body and ego destroy the physical and etheric bodies during the day. When the astral body and ego become aware of their physical surroundings it's as if the nerves were being torn to pieces. This is a peculiar sentence. Steiner seems to be implying that we have ...

"Cleric was really showing how there is no such state that is absolutely "devoid of thinking", only one in which it was desired/willed to dissociate from one's own will and thinking-thoughts, with the result that the higher level activity becomes obscured. Then we are as passive witn...

Indeed, our sensory concepts drown out our inner soul activity. We must learn that our inner soul is awakened in communion with activities outside our own waking conscious thoughts and concepts. The only way we can grab a conscious hold on the cosmic forces that influence our impulses, thoughts, em...

(...) From here I get the impression that this whole vision, or theory for how art is created, came about as a reflection aimed at rationalizing your appreciation for KW’s art - I don’t know if this is accurate. If it is, could you share more about what you appreciate in him? What makes you feel he...

I have not really, no. I have formed my own beginner exercises from trial and error. What I more often do seems to be more in line with western meditation — focussed thinking, whereby I rest within a centre of my being, disengaging from my sensory perceptions, and bridging an awareness towards what ...