Illness and Therapy: Spiritual-Scientific Aspects of Healing

Illness and Therapy: Spiritual-Scientific Aspects of Healing (CW 313) (The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner, 313)

9 lectures, Dornach, April 11â€“18, 1921 (CW 313)

In a series of nine lectures to doctors, pharmacists and students, Steiner presents a wealth of medical ideas with numerous therapeutic and diagnostic insights. As with his first series of lectures on medicine a year earlier (Introducing Anthroposophical Medicine), the range, depth and scope of Steinerâ€™s subject matter is breathtaking.

Steiner begins by describing the interplay of physical and metaphysical aspects of the human being, presenting a paradigm in which the four bodiesâ€•physical, etheric, astral, and â€œIâ€â€•interrelate in contrasting ways with the threefold human organism of head, thorax and metabolism and with our capacities for thinking, feeling, and volition. These challenging but enlightening concepts unlock a wonderful diagnostic tool for appraising and understanding patients. He considers the medicinal actions of various substances, including silica, phosphorus, sulfur, arsenic, antimony, and mercury.

Also discussed are the methodology of medical examination; the treatment of developmental irregularities; the four types of ether; raw-food diets; the â€œIâ€ and the assimilation of food; metal therapy and the actions of lead, magnesium, tin, iron, copper, gold, mercury and silver; the medicinal use of root and herbaceous parts and flowers; the rhythmic balancing process between the action of salutogenic and pathological forces; and death.

This volume also features Steinerâ€™s answers to questions, an introductory lecture to eurythmy therapy, a comprehensive introduction, notes and index, 9 color plates of Steinerâ€™s blackboard drawings, and facsimiles and translations of his notes for the lectures.

READ A REVIEW OF THIS BOOK BY BOBBY MATHERNE

This volume is a translation from German of Geisteswissenschaftliche Gesichtspunkte zur Therapie (GA 313). A previous translation of this book was titled Anthroposophical Spiritual Science and Medical Therapy.
Country USA
Brand Rudolf Steiner Press
Manufacturer Rudolf Steiner Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 7 colour plates
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EANs 9781855843844
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Country	USA
Brand	Rudolf Steiner Press
Manufacturer	Rudolf Steiner Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	7 colour plates
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781855843844
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Illness and Therapy: Spiritual-Scientific Aspects of Healing (CW 313) (The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner, 313)

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