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Philosophical Extension to Medicine – the Case of Anthroposophic Medicine in the 1920ies in Central Europe

The founder of anthroposophical teaching is Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) and physician Ita Wegman (1876-1943) who worked in the 20th century. In 1921, Wegman opened the first clinic in Switzerland to practice anthroposophical medicine. Why Theosophy? Steiner believes that the theosophical movement in uncertain times can give a new message that does not conflict its new knowledge with the old faith. In anthroposophical medicine, man is equally viewed as a physical, spiritual and mental being. Thus, there are two dimensions external and internal. In order to be able to heal it is necessary to take into account both dimensions and their relationship to the outside world. The doctor is trying to understand only the meaning of the disease. It observes the patient's physical, biological, mental and spiritual evolution. Steiner distinguishes four parts: the bodily body, the etheric, the astral, or the mental, and the spiritual. The disease is born from a mismatch between the upper and lower part of man. Health, on the other hand, depends on the middle part, so we are human beings exclusively because of the middle part. The disease is an opportunity for a person to intensify even more. Therefore, cancer affects those people who did not overcome all childhood diseases in childhood. It is also not necessary to lower the temperature when someone suffers from fever, because in this way the body defends itself. However, too long and too high a temperature is dangerous. If we successfully overcome a disease, we come to a new health. So we carry within us the forces that allow us to heal. Vigilance contributes to illness and decomposition, while night contributes to healing.

Rudolf Steiner, Klara Dajčeva-Župić, anthroposophic medicin

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