Plane

Seven planes (from English plane "level"), levels or worlds are distinguished by Rudolf Steiner following the Indian-theosophical tradition, which are connected with the regular evolution of our planet chain. In addition, there is the so-called eighth sphere:

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1. Physical Plan, physical world, physical-etheric world, world of mind
Earth Water Air Heat Light ether Sound ether Life ether	}	physical world (Hebrew: עולם עשיה Olam Assiah, the world of action)
	}	ethereal world, ether world (Hebrew: עולם יצירה Olam Jetzira, the world of shaping).
2. Astral Plan, astral world, soul world, soul land, elemental world, imaginative world (Hebrew: עולם בריאה Olam Briah, the world of creation)
Region of the Glow of Desire. region of fluid irritability Region of wishes Region of desire and displeasure	}	Kamaloka (lower soul world)
Region of soul light Region of active soul power Region of the soul life	}	higher soul world
3. Devachan or Mental Plan, Spiritual world, spirit land (Hebrew: עולם אצילות Olam Atziluth, the World of Sublimity)
Continental area (archetypes of the physical) Sea region (archetypes of the living) Air circle (archetypes of the soul) etheric circle (archetypal thoughts)	}	Rupa Devachan (Lower Devachan, Heavenly World, World of Harmony of Spheres, World of Inspiration) At the boundary between lower and upper Devachan. begins that part of the Akashic Chronicle which contains everything that has ever been has ever been thought.
Germinal points of the soulful Germinal points of the living Germinal points of the physical	}	Arupa Devachan (upper or higher Devachan, World of Reason, World of True Intuition)
4. Buddhiplan, Shushupti plane, World of Providence, World of Foreseeing, World of Primordial Images
5. Nirvana plane	}	Nirvana (this is where creation springs from nothingness and where the spiritual essence of mans, the monad, comes from)
6. Parinirvana plane
7. Mahaparinirvana plane