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By Josef GrafApr 6, 20081 topic

Encountering Nature Through The Twelve Senses

Silence stillness immensity nforest stretching endlessly nsnow covered, quietly breathing its tremendous, wide, conifer expanse And the sough of wind rising and fallingnMost beings here - plant or animal - are melded into this spacious and soul-purifying landscape. nnAs is the human nBut the human is also, at least in part, separate from the land. nAnd human nature can discern, by way of the 12 senses, aspects and nuances of the natural world through these 12 portals.nnnThe s

Primary topic: Self Realization

Self Realization

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By Josef GrafMay 30, 20081 topic

Anthroposophical Medicine

- an article from Insight21 - answers for the 21st CenturynnAnthroposophical medicine, one of the many initiatives launched by Rudolf Steiner, is a holistic approach to healing that entails an in-depth assessment of the fourfold human constitution - wherein the inter-weave of physical, etheric, astral and egoic bodies of the individual are delved into. It’s practitioners are commonly full M.D.s, although there are also naturopaths and other holistic healers who use anth

Primary topic: Holistic Health

Holistic Health

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By Josef GrafApr 6, 20081 topic

Why The Bees Are Dying - And How To Bring Them Back

This article opens the box on the disappearing honeybee issue, so-called Colony Collapse Disorder, by using spiritual ecology and the indications of 20th Century renaissance man, Rudolf Steiner, to look at the common denominator of suspected causes. If entrenched analysts, who have been concertedly looking at external threats for the villain, were to turn their sights 180 degrees, they would discover that "we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us!" - that is, overall human

Primary topic: Future Trends

1,435 views

By Josef GrafJun 1, 20081 topic

Waldorf Education - a social masterpiece

The first Waldorf school was initiated in 1919 by the Austrian spiritual scientist, Rudolf Steiner. Today there are over a thousand schools in over sixty countries around the globe. nnnFrom Wikipedia:nn“The Waldorf approach emphasizes the role of the imagination in learning, developing thinking that includes a creative as well as an analytic component. Studies of the education describe its overarching goal as providing young people the basis on which to develop into fre

Primary topic: Future Trends

1,383 views

By Josef GrafApr 6, 20081 topic

The Return Of Bison And Wolf - Instigating North America's Eco-renaissance

The end of the cattle industry looms now, as overly-manipulative agriculture practices continue to degrade beef herds. At the same time, there is taking place a resurgence in bison numbers, in tandem with a perspective that holds reverence for the bison’s principle shepherd and guardian, the wolf.nn In terms of the spiritual ecology of human nature, it could be said that those aspects of the soul within us that are aligned with the essence of the Bison, qualities of end

Primary topic: Future Trends

1,346 views

By Josef GrafJan 27, 20081 topic

Green Painting Options

- better health for you, the painter, and the environmentnnnYou’re wanting to paint that room that’s growing shabbier by the day, or get a professional to do it for you. In a word, what you’re looking for is transformation. But what style of transformation? A quickie - slap a coat on and be dome? Or a more thoughtful treatment - perhaps a masterpiece that draws envy from the spirit of Da Vinci?n Okay - something mid-range along that wild continuum.n You choo

Primary topic: Customer Service

Customer Service

1,321 views

By Josef GrafMay 31, 20081 topic

Esoteric Christianity

This article examines Christianity at its root, as well as some esoteric aspects, using anthroposophy and the insights of Rudolf Steiner as a resource. It does not attempt to assess religions that have branched out from the original impulse. It only seeks to delve into what lies at the heart of the Christ impulse.nnWhen levels of initiation are taken into account, the import of the Christ event referred to by Rudolf Steiner as “The Mystery of Golgotha” becomes cle

Primary topic: Christianity

1,288 views

By Josef GrafMay 30, 20081 topic

Biodynamic Gardening And Farming

When presented with the notion that biodynamic gardening and farming is an exceptional forum with advanced methods, one scientist scoffed, saying “You’re not espousing a system that plants by the phases of the moon, and such, are you?!”nnThis “scientist” fails in his profession the moment he makes such a comment. I was tempted to respond with, “Where were you when the calendar went beyond the 1950s?!” A true scientist does his researc

Primary topic: Natural Health

1,171 views

By Josef GrafJan 27, 20081 topic

Beyond Environmentalism

Taking nature to a new levelnnIt is the premise of Earth Vision that in order for humanity to cherish nature,nhumanity must first recognize nature for what it is: a reflection of the very soul of its own being.nnThe world of nature, 2008. For the past year, Earth Vision has been active with its mandate to reach beyond environmentalism by presenting nature in the light of spiritual ecology. nnThe director of the Earth Vision project is a seasoned explorer of wilderness, and re

Primary topic: Environmental and Green Living

Environmental and Green Living

1,153 views

By Josef GrafMay 13, 20081 topic

The Return Of Bison And Wolf

Instigating North America’s eco-renaissancen - A report from Earth Vision , by Josef GrafnnThe end of the cattle industry looms now, as overly-manipulative agriculture practices continue to degrade beef herds. At the same time, there is taking place a resurgence in bison numbers, in tandem with a perspective that holds reverence for the bison’s principle shepherd and guardian, the wolf.nnIn terms of the spiritual ecology of human nature, it could be said that the

Primary topic: Future Trends

1,131 views

By Josef GrafMay 31, 20081 topic

Enhancing Etheric Energy

The etheric body is the foundational base of the physical body. One of the reasons that homeopathic remedies are so effective is because they resonate with the etheric body, amending a condition where it will have the most long-term effect. A remedy that ameliorates on the etheric level then proceeds automatically into the physical.n A homeopath, or naturopath, who knows classical homeopathy can do a constitutional assessment that will work proactively with your health. Why w

Primary topic: Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

Energy Healing and Energy Medicine

1,123 views

By Josef GrafApr 6, 20081 topic

The End Of Real Estate - And What Can Take Its Place

Woven within the term “real estate” there lives a hint that the nature of the modern land transaction game has little authentic bearing in the real world (read spiritual realm). The notion to assert that it is “real” arises because, in fact, it has no basis in reality. After all, who ever said one could actually buy land, buy and sell portions of the Earth that, in essence, belong to all humanity, as well as all living beings upon the planet!n It only

Primary topic: Future Trends

1,112 views

By Josef GrafMay 13, 20081 topic

Traditional Versus Modern Spiritual Paths

An article from Insight21 nnFrom the viewpoint of an overview of the spiritual evolution of humanity, Rudolf Steiner gave some important indications to weigh, in terms of spiritual practice.nnFor example, whereas the ideal progression for working with the chakras used to be from the bottom up, the modern way is now from the top down. The esoteric background on this has to do with how the vibrational energy of the planet has been inverted, from descent to ascent. Traditionally

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Josef GrafJun 1, 20081 topic

Traditional Versus Modern Spiritual Paths

From the viewpoint of an overview of the evolution of humanity, Rudolf Steiner gave some important indications to weigh, in terms of spiritual practice.nnFor example, whereas the ideal progression for working with the chakras used to be from the bottom up, the modern way is now from the top down. The esoteric background on this has to do with how the vibrational energy of the planet has been inverted, from descent to ascent. Traditionally, one worked from the bottom up, becau

Primary topic: Self Realization

Self Realization

934 views

By Josef GrafMay 31, 20081 topic

Hi Ho, Hi Ho

Do you think when they asked Thomas Jefferson for his ID, he just took out a nickel?n - from Musings of Hebert FlabeaunnI can't, for the life of me, recall how I emerged from the haze of those days. But one (relatively) clear morning, I awoke to the aspiration of leaving substances behind, and a hankering to rejoin the establishment. In need of gainful employment, I applied for office work. As luck would have it, I submitted my dog-eared, coffee-stained resume to the winner o

Primary topic: Humor, Fun and Games

Humor, Fun and Games

926 views

By Josef GrafMay 13, 20081 topic

The Earth Vision Gallery

An article from Insight21 and Earth Vision - presenting answers for the 21st Century.n nnnnnDelightful though it be, nto wander through a garden of bright images, nare we not enticing your mind nfrom a subject of equal, nif not greater, importance?n n - Kwai-lungn nnTHE EARTH VISION GALLERY, created and arranged by Josef Graf, is a thematic exhibit of photographs and watercolors contained within the covers of a book. The premise of the exhibit, which offers a holistic experie

Primary topic: Inspiration

915 views

By Josef GrafMay 31, 20081 topic

Insights Into Diet And Health

The sense of taste, in its higher, more refined state, is capable of discerning what the body most needs at any given time. However, when blunted or debased, it discerns not what is wholesome in a given moment, but what is tasty, or even what will feed a health-undermining craving.n A de-based sense of taste can be redeemed, returned to its higher purpose.nnnThere are different times of the day when the body craves different elements. It varies with each individual, but there

Primary topic: Nutrition

892 views

By Josef GrafMay 30, 20081 topic

Twelve Approaches To Reincarnation And Karma

It has been thought, by a few great individuals, that if you can garner twelve perspectives on a particular subject, then you can attain a significant understanding of the subject. This article strives in that direction by presenting the dynamics of reincarnation and karma from twelve different angles.n The thrust of the material presented here serves twofold: to help elucidate the actual nature of reincarnation and karma, and to answer to current voices during this materiali

Primary topic: Self Realization

Self Realization

854 views

By Josef GrafJun 1, 20081 topic

The Spiritual Ecology of Evolution

Kropotkin versus DarwinnnSoon after Charles Darwin published his work pertaining to evolution, the Russian biologist, anarchist, and seminal thinker, Peter Kropotkin, managed to create a work on evolution of equal, some say greater, merit. The Kropotkin volume, to which the author rendered the unassuming title, Mutual Aid: a Factor of Evolution, is rich in accounts of how the dynamic of mutual aid helps species to survive and flourish, from ants up to higher mammals. Unfortun

Primary topic: Life Purpose

851 views

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