This homepage is
placed within the belly of
the
binary beastt
- the global computer
web - with the aim of contributing to an awakening of human thinking to
the meaning of the times in which we live.
It has FIVE MAIN SECTIONS :
THIRD
MILLENNIUM: THIRD WAY? writings on social threefolding, social organics, and the Third Way
THE
NEW WORLD ORDER
threats to the freedom of
the world's people in the modern age New
item
EAST
WEST ISSUES relations between the two
hemispheres New Item
KASPAR HAUSER
the significance for the modern
world of the mysterious foundling of Nuremberg
MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS
for further detail, see below
This website will present
ideas based on an anthroposophical
understanding of the nature of Man and of the worlds in which Man lives.
An 'anthroposophical' understanding means an understanding based on 'the wisdom (sophia)
of Man' (anthropos), indeed, the wisdom that IS Man - the wisdom of which
Man is made. This wisdom is essentially threefold in nature, or,
to use an older term, 'trinitarian'. This threefold idea reflects the insight
that Man is intrinsically threefold in nature, and with a ninefold
structure of the human spiritual-physical organism, is placed between the nine
dimensions, or hierarchies, of the spiritual world and the ninefold
structure of the subterranean regions of the Earth. This archetypal
threefoldness stands in contradistinction to a worldview, increasingly
prevalent since the early 17th century, that sees things in terms of a mere
dualism or digital binary system.
In the opinion of the author of this homepage, the
individual
who helped mankind the most during the 20th century towards this
understanding was Rudolf
Steiner (1861-1925), Austrian philosopher, spiritual scientist, educationalist,
and very much more.
The words 'Man' and 'mankind' are
used here in preference to 'human being' or 'humanity', for 'Man' - which
is related to Manas (spirit-self) in Sanskrit, Mensch in German, and 'mind'
in English - points to that which is the most precious attribute
of all of us, women and men, namely our creative thinking spirit, while
the word 'human' refers to that which is of the earth only, denoting what
is of a type ('homo'). The phrase 'human being' thus means 'type being'
and omits the sapiens which points to the wisdom of Manas.
Terry Boardman is
a writer, lecturer, and researcher who lives in the West Midlands, Britain
MAIN SECTIONS
THIRD
MILLENNIUM: THIRD WAY?
Terry Boardman's
writings on social threefolding, social organics, and the Third Way
Various links to
sites on related subjects
THE
NEW WORLD ORDER New
Item
Universal peace will come
only when [the] powers have divided the world between them….or if one nation
becomes overwhelmingly superior to the rest….people who can look forward
and grasp the essential factors which will govern the future grouping of
the nations may be able to exert a profound influence on the political
future of the world. (Arthur Balfour, British Prime Minister
1902-1905, in a letter to Theodor Roosevelt 1909)
EAST
WEST ISSUES New Item
KASPAR HAUSER
MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS
1.
At the Birth and Death of a Century
2. Blair's
New Britain?
3. Of the Slaughter
of Cows and the Softening of Brains
4.
On the Death of Diana, "Queen of Hearts"
5.
Aspects of the Occult Significance of the Year 1998
6.
The Millennium in the Light of Anthroposophy
7.
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto: The Three Magi at the Crossing
of
Humanity's Threshold
8.
What was the 20th Century? - An Esoteric Perspective
9.
"The Wounded Cavalier" by William Shakespeare Burton as a key
to understanding British history
10.
Reflections on the movie "Master and Commander - The Far Side of the
World"
11.
Where is the UK Bound (1) ? New
Item
12.
Where is the UK Bound (2) ? New
Item
13.
The Enigma of Canon XI - The 'Abolition' of the Spirit: the Year 869 and its
Significance in the Destiny of Europe New
Item
THOUGHTS
AND OBSERVATIONS FOLLOWING
THE
CATACLYSM OF SEPT 11 2001 (1: Sept-Oct 2001)
THOUGHTS
AND OBSERVATIONS FOLLOWING
THE
CATACLYSM OF SEPT 11 2001 (2: Nov 2001)
I
would that every soul
would
kindle a spark from Cosmic Spirit
and become a flame,
fierily
unfolding the very essence of its Self.
Others would draw from Cosmic Waters and quench the flames
to
liquidate all inward Self.
O joy, when the human flame is
blazing, even there when at rest.
O
bitterness, when the human 'thing'
is bound there where it would active be .
Rudolf
Steiner
- 1925