'An external view of states of health and sickness must be
augmented by what we can also know about the inner, spiritual
reality within the human being.' - Rudolf Steiner In a series of
nine lectures to doctors, pharmacists and students, Rudolf Steiner
presents a wealth of medical ideas with numerous therapeutic and
diagnostic insights. As with his first series of lectures on
medicine held a year previously (Introducing Anthroposophical
Medicine), the range, depth and scope of Steiner's subject-matter
is breathtaking. Speaking at the international centre of
anthroposophy, the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, Rudolf
Steiner begins by describing the interplay of physical and
metaphysical aspects of the human being, presenting a paradigm in
which the four bodies - physical, etheric, astral and ego or 'I' -
interrelate in contrasting ways with the threefold human organism
of head, thorax and metabolism, and with our capacities for
thinking, feeling and will. These challenging but enlightening
concepts unlock a wonderful diagnostic tool for the appraisal and
understanding of patients. Steiner considers the medicinal actions
of various substances - including silica, phosphorus, sulphur,
arsenic, antimony and mercury. Among numerous other subjects,
Rudolf Steiner discusses the methodology of medical examination;
the treatment of developmental irregularities; the four types of
ether; raw food diets; the I and assimilation of food; metal
therapy and the actions of lead, magnesium, tin, iron, copper,
gold, mercury and silver; the use of root and herbaceous parts and
flowers in medicine; the rhythmic balancing process between the
action of salutogenic and pathological forces; and the nature of
death. This volume also features Rudolf Steiner's answers to
questions, an introductory lecture to eurythmy therapy, a
comprehensive introduction, notes and index, colour plates of
Steiner's blackboard drawings, and facsimiles and translations of
his notes for the lectures.
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