Polarities in Health, Illness and Therapy
Penmaenmawr, August 28, 1923 (CW 227)
Consider, for a moment, unformed substance with its inherent forces. Now consider another kind of force which molds substance into specific shapes. Rudolf Steiner calls these force- polarities “albuminizing” and “antimonizing” forces and shows how they exist in all human illness. Healing is the process of balancing the two. In this lecture, Dr. Steiner explains this polarity as it relates to migraine, typhus, and tuberculosis. He speaks also of physical and mental illnesses, anthroposophical therapeutic endeavors and curative eurythmy.
About the Author
Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up (see right). As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.
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