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Festivals and their Meaning
Christmas, Easter, Ascension
and
Pentecost, Michaelmas
30 selected lectures by Rudolf Steiner
What do the traditional Christian festivals mean to us today? In this selection of thirty
of Rudolf Steiner's most important lectures on the Festivals he
identifies and illumines the true meaning behind Christmas, Easter,
Ascension and Pentecost, and Michaelmas, emphasising both their
inner spiritual and outer cosmic aspects. He shows that the
Festivals are not merely the commemoration of mighty historical
events or truths within the Christian tradition, but are in
themselves - each year - spiritual events, manifesting in seasonal
and natural rhythms, which carry a significance that grows and
deepens with the developing of human evolution.
Trans.
rvd M. Barton
30 selected lectures
Rudolf Steiner Press
400pp; paperback
ISBN: 978 1 85584 045 4
See also:
The Cycle of the Year as Breathing Process of
the Earth
Other authors:
The Rhythm of the Christian Year
- by Emil Bock
Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) called his spiritual philosophy
'anthroposophy', which he defined as 'the consciousness of one's
humanity', and the disciplined methods of studying this he termed
‘spiritual science’. As a highly developed clairvoyant and
spiritual initiate, he spoke from his direct cognition of the
spiritual world. However, he did not see his work as religious or
sectarian, but rather sought to found a universal 'science of the
spirit'.
His
many published works (written books and lectures) - which include
his research into the spiritual nature of the human being, the
evolution of the world and humanity, and methods of personal
development - invite readers to develop their own spiritual
faculties. He also provided indications for the renewal of
many human activities, including education - both general and
special - agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science,
philosophy, religion and the arts. He wrote some 30 books and
delivered over 6000 lectures across Europe, and in 1924 founded the
General Anthroposophical Society which today has branches throughout
the world.
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