Focusing on the realm of 'sub-nature' or 'the subterranean spheres', the author shows how the various layers of the earth's interior are intimately linked with the mystery of evil. He begins by summarizing the classical picture of the Underworld derived from Greek mythology.
Written in the years right after World War II, this brief book offers a powerful meditation on evil and its eventual transformation. Focusing on the realm of ?subnature, ? or ?the subterranean spheres, ? von Gleich shows how the various layers of the Earth's interior are linked directly to the mystery of evil. The author describes the various qualities of the Earth's nine layers, as elucidated by Rudolf Steiner. Finally, he outlines the counter-impulses?the forces of ?good??that work in opposition to the nine currents of evil harbored within the Earth.
