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Angels
Selected Lectures
Paperback
August 1996
9781855840607
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- Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press - Published
1st August 1996 - ISBN 9781855840607
- Language English
- Pages 192 pp.
$22.00
“Traditions or belief or theology cannot help us if we are to attain knowledge of the reality of higher beings through spiritual self-development and independence. Adherence to any such tradition would hinder our spiritual freedom, as would any categorized teaching or doctrine about the higher hierarchies.... Rudolf Steiner’s descriptions do not form a doctrine; this would be antagonistic to a new knowledge of the angels based on our spiritual individuality. The Illumine a path rather than asserting a truth.” —Wolf-Ulrich Klünker
Religious and spiritual writings have always referred to beings of the spiritual hierarchies, especially those understood in Christian tradition as Angels, which are the closest to human beings and act as invisible human guides and companions. They influence the lives of individuals, the evolution of humanity, and the cosmos as a whole.
Through his own clairvoyant vision, Rudolf Steiner confirmed the existence of such spiritual beings and showed how modern minds can gain access to their world. As he explains in these inspiring lectures, it is important for us to understand and cooperate with the work of the angels today, as this is crucial for the continued development of humanity.
This collection of lectures was first published in German as Vom Wirken der Engel und anderer hierarchischer Wesenheiten by Verlag Geistesleben, Stuttgart (1991).
C O N T E N T S:
Introduction by Wolf-Ulrich Klünker
I: Spiritual Hierarchies and Human Individuality
1. The Work of the Angel in Our Astral Body (Oct. 9, 1918)
2. Three Encounters between the Human Soul and Spirits of the Universe (Feb. 20, 1917)
3. The Shaping of Our Destiny in Sleep and in the Waking State (Apr. 6, 1923)
4. The Human Being’s Relationship to His Angel and to the Higher Hierarchies (Nov. 27, 1921)
II: Spiritual Hierarchies in Human Evolution
1. Angels, Spirits of Nations, Spirits of the Times (June 7, 1910)
2. The Michael Impulse and the Mystery of Golgotha (May 18, 1913)
3. Spiritual Entities Seen through the Ages (Jan. 4, 1924)
III: Spiritual Hierarchies as Cosmic Reality
1. The Third and Second Hierarchies (Apr. 6, 1912)
2. The First Hierarchy and the Divine Trinity (Apr. 7, 1912)
3. Future Jupiter Existence (Jan. 3, 1915)
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Publisher’s Note
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz 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. Steiner termed his spiritual philosophy anthroposophy, meaning “wisdom of the human being.” As an exceptionally developed seer, he based his work on direct knowledge and perception of spiritual dimensions. He initiated a modern, universal “spiritual science” that is accessible to anyone willing to exercise clear and unbiased thinking. From his spiritual investigations, Steiner provided suggestions for the renewal of numerous activities, including education (general and for special needs), agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy, Christianity, and the arts. There are currently thousands of schools, clinics, farms, and initiatives in other fields that involve practical work based on the principles Steiner developed. His many published works feature his research into the spiritual nature of human beings, the evolution of the world and humanity, and methods for personal development. He wrote some thirty books and delivered more than six thousand lectures throughout much of Europe. In 1924, Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches around the world.
