<p>Translated from shorthand reports unrevised by the lecturer. The German text of the following lectures is published with the title Die Mysterien des Morgenlandes und des Christentums in the Complete Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner. (Bibl. No. 144.)This English edition is published by permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland.</p>

Mysteries of the East and of Christianity

Rudolf, Steiner

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In this important series of lectures, given near the end of his life, Rudolf Steiner brought together many aspects of his research into man and nature. The first three lectures show us man's inner relationship to the ancient and sacred animal representatives -- eagle, lion, and bull -- and to the forces of the cosmos that form them. This insight is deepened in the second group of lectures by approaching the plant and animal worlds in the context of spiritual evolution. The third group gives a unique and intimate description of the elemental nature spirits -- the purely spiritual beings that complement plants and animals -- and the cooperation these beings offer to mankind. In the fourth series, man himself is placed in this harmony of nature -- in the symphony of the Creative Word.

Man As Symphony of the Creative Word

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

<p>n these lectures, Steiner focuses on the vital task of developing the proper orientation toward a free spiritual life. With great compassion and understanding, he offers telling examples of how humanity must walk a conscious middle way between the two tempting powers of Lucifer and Ahriman. He describes the incarnation of Lucifer in the third millennium before the Christ event, out of which flowed not just the wisdom of paganism, but also the conscious intellect we enjoy today. Ahriman, on the other hand, is shown approaching human beings through such phenomena as materialism, nationalism, and literalism, all in preparation for his incarnation in the third millennium. Keep in mind, however, that these two powers do not work separately; rather, they are working increasingly together. Our task as human beings is to hold them in balance, continually permeating one with the other. Steiner tells us that "Lucifer and Ahriman must be regarded as two scales of a balance, and it is we who must hold the beam in equipoise. How can we train ourselves to do this? By permeating what takes ahrimanic form within us with a strongly luciferic element." To accomplish this task we need a new, more conscious inner life.</p>

Influences of Lucifer and Ahriman

STEINER, RUDOLF

Osmond, Dorothy S. (translator)

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Mysteries of the East and of Christianity

Man As Symphony of the Creative Word

Influences of Lucifer and Ahriman