ANTHROPOSOPHY, whose name comes from the Greek words anthropós (man) and sophia (wisdom), is a science that seeks to cultivate 'wisdom about man'. Its principles were developed by the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), in order to guide the modern human being's search for self-knowledge and place it in the context of universal existence.

Without finding answers to their existential questions, today's human beings find themselves situated between two extremes to which they can turn to try to find them: religion and science. However, if on the one hand religion wants to nullify your rational thinking, trying to induce you to just believe, on the other hand science wants to invalidate your spiritual search, trying to convince you of the exclusivity of matter.

Born from the personal experience of its founder, Anthroposophy aims to contemplate this search for knowledge without denying the validity of either extreme. On the contrary, it promotes the coexistence of science and spirituality by distinguishing between material and spiritual realities, to which every human being belongs in equal measure, even if they are not aware of it. This knowledge becomes real when it rises from sensory perception and everyday thought to higher states of consciousness, without losing lucidity, thus having access to the superior essence that permeates and transcends its material, physically perceptible corporeality. This opens up understanding of the simultaneous existence of both areas, each subject to normally separate studies and attention, but which should in fact be complementary.

With this vision of the human being and the Universe, several practical areas were developed within the scope of Anthroposophy, including Waldorf Pedagogy, Anthroposophical Medicine, Biodynamic Agriculture, Social Pedagogy, Therapeutic Education, Art Therapy and many others.

For more details, visit the website of the Anthroposophical Society in Brazil.