What is Anthroposophical Medicine?

Anthroposophical Medicine involves an internationally organized group of people who think that Rudolf Steiner (an Austrian physician, 1861-1925) found the ultimate truth - the anthroposophy. Steiner said:  By anthroposophy, I mean a scientific investigation of the spiritual world, which will bring to light the weaknessess and half-truths not only of science but also of modern mysticism. It is a method which, before attempting to investigate the spiritual worlds, first develops psychic powers normally used in daily life or in current scientific research.

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Anthroposophical medicine is a complementary medicine founded in the 1920s by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with doctor Ita Wegman. Anthroposophical physicians must have a conventional medical education as well as supplementary training in the anthroposophical approach. Its advocates see it as a holistic and salutogenetic approach to medicine which focuses on ensuring that the conditions for health are present in a person. Therapies are intended to enhance the organism's capacities to heal; orthodox medical treatments such as surgery and allopathic medicine are employed as necessary.

Anthroposophical medicine approaches disease as an imbalance in the biological organism and employs treatment strategies intended to restore this balance. Anthroposophical approaches include anthroposophical medicines based upon modified homeopathic principles, physical therapies including massage therapy and artistic therapies. Many of these are intended to support the patient's capacity for self-healing. There are specialized trainings in anthroposophical medicine and an anthroposophical doctor must also have a medical degree from an established and certified medical school. Anthroposophical medicine is employed as an extension to conventional medicine, not as an alternative to it.

Anthroposophical medicine is based upon the anthroposophical view of the human being which considers the patient's physical constitution, as well as what is believed to be the etheric body, seen as the organizing principle directing growth and regeneration; the astral body, understood as the bearer of affect and consciousness; and the ego, seen as the capacity for self-reflection and free will.