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'''Matter''' (from {{Latin|''materia''}} "substance"; etymologically related to Latin {{lang|la|''mater''}} "mother" or {{lang|la|''matrix''}} "womb"; {{Greek|ὕλη}} ''hylē'') generally refers to everything that surrounds us in the sensory-physical world and builds up the material world as a whole, in the physically broadest sense everything that has [[w:rest mass|rest mass]] and [[w:volume|volume]]. Furthermore, in addition to the so-called [[w:baryonic matter|baryonic matter]], which is made up of [[atom]]s and which builds up the material world we know, different forms of [[exotic matter]] such as [[w:dark matter|dark matter]] are now also being discussed, especially those with negative [[w:energy density|energy density]] or [[w:negative mass|negative mass]].  
'''Matter''' (from {{Latin|''materia''}} "substance"; etymologically related to Latin {{lang|la|''mater''}} "mother" or {{lang|la|''matrix''}} "womb"; {{Greek|ὕλη}} ''hylē'') generally refers to everything that surrounds us in the sensory-physical world and builds up the material world as a whole, in the physically broadest sense everything that has [[w:rest mass|rest mass]] and spatial expansion, i.e. [[w:volume|volume]]. Furthermore, in addition to the so-called [[w:baryonic matter|baryonic matter]], which is made up of [[atom]]s and which builds up the material world we know, different forms of [[w:exotic matter|exotic matter]] such as [[w:dark matter|dark matter]] are now also being discussed, especially those with negative [[w:energy density|energy density]] or [[w:negative mass|negative mass]].  


[[Rudolf Steiner]], based on his spiritual experiences, also spoke of a kind of negative matter that is not characterised by filling space but by emptying space below the zero level. Instead of pressure forces, it is connected with suction forces which, as [[ether]]ic [[universal force]]s (also called circumferential forces, peripheral forces or centrifugal forces), have a centrifugal formative effect on the living world from the cosmic circumference without potential. From a spiritual point of view, there are also higher forms of matter such as [[astral matter]].
[[Rudolf Steiner]], based on his spiritual experiences, also spoke of a kind of negative matter that is not characterised by filling space but by emptying space below the zero level. Instead of pressure forces, it is connected with suction forces which, as [[ether]]ic [[universal force]]s (also called circumferential forces, peripheral forces or centrifugal forces), have a centrifugal formative effect on the living world from the cosmic circumference without potential. From a spiritual point of view, there are also higher forms of matter such as [[astral matter]].

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Matter (from Latin: materia "substance"; etymologically related to Latin mater "mother" or matrix "womb"; Greek: ὕλη hylē) generally refers to everything that surrounds us in the sensory-physical world and builds up the material world as a whole, in the physically broadest sense everything that has rest mass and spatial expansion, i.e. volume. Furthermore, in addition to the so-called baryonic matter, which is made up of atoms and which builds up the material world we know, different forms of exotic matter such as dark matter are now also being discussed, especially those with negative energy density or negative mass.

Rudolf Steiner, based on his spiritual experiences, also spoke of a kind of negative matter that is not characterised by filling space but by emptying space below the zero level. Instead of pressure forces, it is connected with suction forces which, as etheric universal forces (also called circumferential forces, peripheral forces or centrifugal forces), have a centrifugal formative effect on the living world from the cosmic circumference without potential. From a spiritual point of view, there are also higher forms of matter such as astral matter.

Literature
References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com.
Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books
A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works
Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English.
Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold
steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA)
Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.
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