-- --. <b>4 THE PRIMARY FEATURES OF STEINER’S ANTHOPOSOPHY EXPRESSED IN <i>DIE PFORTE</i></b> <p> 4A: The dramatic elements of <i>Das Märchen</i> provide a template for <i>Die Pforte</i>, but these are adapted for didactic purposes, with regard to Steiner’s esoteric worldview </p> <p>4B: Steiner’s view of the spirituality portrayed in <i>Die Pforte</i> is quintessentially expressed by his interpretation of Goethe</p> <p> 4C: The concepts of reincarnation and karma are seen as compatible to Christianity, and are understood to have a rational basis</p> <p>4D: Steiner’s earlier holistic epistemology is based on a proto-type of the ’ether-body’ postulate</p> <p>4E: Steiner’s holistic epistemological conviction that the limits to knowledge may be extended, is reflected in <i>Die Pforte’s</i> portrayal of the efficacy of meditation</p> <p> 4F: A major element in Steiner’s anthroposophy is an esoteric-mystical Christian perspective, in which a connection between conscience and the Second Coming - as understood by Steiner - has a discrete role</p> <p>4G: The spiritual development process underlying <i>Die Pforte</i> is derived from the view of the human being as an interrelated septenary organism of body, ether body, a triune soul, self and a triune spirit. OGS [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 20 [cited 2024 May 3];19. Available from: https://otagogermanstudies.otago.ac.nz/ogs/article/view/287