Hierarchy of Planetary Forces

Daniel Hindes (March 13th, 2004):

I have become quite interested in the heiarchy of planetary forces. Could you perhaps explain how I am missing it in GA 121?

Peter Staudenmaier (March 14th, 2004):

I don't know how you are missing it. Maybe you and I disagree about what hierarchy is. I think his description of the "racial character" of black, yellow, brown, and red people in relation to Europeans is obviously hierarchical. In the same volume I recommended above, Aus den Inhalten der esoterischen Stunden, Steiner designates Jupiter as "higher" (pp. 302-307) and says that the goal of esoteric contemplation is "to develop oneself into Jupiter consciousness" ("sich in das Jupiterbewusstsein hineinzuentwickeln", p. 307).

Daniel Hindes (March 14th, 2004):

So a five page gap between the word "high" and "Jupiter consciousness" is supposed to establish that Jupiter is above other planets (even though the other planets appear not to be mentioned in this context). And this establishes a racial heiarchy? I'd be curious to hear more about this. What are the designations (adjectives used to describe) the other planetary consciousnesses? And how does a planetary consciousness relate to planetary physical formative forces? I'd very much like to know.