Development of HumanityThe old Newtonian material, rational identification with our external senses, prevents
us seeing the authenticity of our true origin. It would be narrow minded to limit ourselves to
written material as our only proof. The use of wisdom, life experience and intelligence is
the way to penetrate deep behind the limits of the senses. Otherwise we block ourselves
and only experience life in our physical boundaries, denying the endless, nature of life. As
we see in fig. 6.14, all life comes out of this timeless and formless void, the source. The
play, the interaction of polarity creates waves that differentiate in time and space, through
the physical universe, the Milky Way, the solar system, the earth, in the body with all its
cells, particles and waves. The deeper we go into our physical existence the lower the
vibration. Freedom lies in the experience of all these different vibrations while relating to
the same timeless and spaceless reality.
Expanding Human Consciousness through the Ages..............................................
The work of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy shows many interesting refer-
ences to planetary energies and human development. This work is more connected to
Greek mythology than to Chinese literature. It gives an interesting picture of the link be-
tween the universe and human development. Greek mythology places its own qualities on
the planets, as do the Taoist or Chinese astrologers.
The planets are the purest symbols of the personality and emotional/social human
behaviors. The planetary world is the world of the soul, with the sun as the middle point or
the core of the field of consciousness. This chapter is inspired by philosophy of anthro-
posophy.
Fig. 6.14 Sun expressing Cosmic Law and Chi