INITIATION, ETERNITY, AND THE PASSING MOMENT

Steiner, Rudolf; Gilbert Church, editor

ISBN 10: 091014284X / ISBN 13: 9780910142847

Published by The Anthroposophic Press, Spring Valley NY, 1981

About this Item

A pristine copy, with no signs of any prior use. The jacket has slight edgewear, and the spine is faded. A mylar Brodart cover now protects it. Fast shipping, careful packing. ; CW 138; 6 X 0.75 X 8.75 inches; 160 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: INITIATION, ETERNITY, AND THE PASSING MOMENT
• Publisher: The Anthroposophic Press, Spring Valley NY
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 091014284X
• ISBN 13: 9780910142847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

These lectures delineate the difference between ordinary and initiate consciousness. Steiner further distinguishes between the initiation of the Christ, who gave the earth its meaning by working from within the physical body, and the initiations of the great initiates who guided humanity by imparting truths gained while outside the body.

Steiner goes on to describe the means of initiation needed today and how Lucifer and Ahriman, the opposing forces in earthly existence, play into this process.

These profound lectures can help us in understanding the place, purpose, and methods of true inner development.

About the Author

Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.