{"title":"Religion \u0026 Spirituality","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"according-to-luke","title":"According To Luke","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to Luke: The Gospel of Compassion and Love Revealed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner \u003c\/strong\u003e(author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Catherine E Creeger \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lecture cycle presents the most accessible and illuminating of Steiner's revelations with regard to Christ, and his significance for humanity's spiritual development. He discusses the link between Buddha and the life of Christ, a description that unites Buddhism and Christianity, not in theory but in perceived spiritual deeds of these two figures.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtilizing a historical overview, revealing the relationship between the great religious traditions, and how they have conspired together for the good of humanity, Steiner never loses sight of the Gospel's great inner meaning, as echoed in the Gospel of St. Luke: \"The revelation of the spiritual worlds from the Heights and its answering reflection from the hearts of men brings peace to all whose purpose upon the evolving Earth is to unfold good will.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRudolf 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. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(6 lectures, Basel, 15 - 26 Sept. 1909, GA 114)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Anthroposophic Press (1 July 2001)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780880104883\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.17 x 2.01 x 21.84 cm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46041512378690,"sku":"","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9780880104883.jpg?v=1695833439"},{"product_id":"bhagavad-gita-and-the-west","title":"Bhagavad Gita and the West","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis combination of two volumes in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works presents Steiner's profound engagement with Hindu thought and, above all, Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita. In the first course, 'The Bhagavad Gita and the Epistles of Paul', Steiner's main purpose is to integrate the flower of Hindu spirituality into his view of the evolution of consciousness and the pivotal role played in it by the Mystery of Golgotha - the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Steiner views Krishna as a great spiritual teacher and the Bhagavad Gita as a preparation, though still abstract, for the coming of Christ. For him, the Bhagavad Gita represents the 'fully ripened fruit' of Hinduism, whereas Paul is related but represents 'the seed of something entirely new'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the second lecture course, 'The Esoteric Significance of the Bhagavad Gita', Steiner engages the text of the Bhagavad Gita on its own terms, as signalling the beginning of a new soul consciousness. To aid in the understanding of both these important cycles, this volume includes the complete text of the Bhagavad Gita in Eknath Easwaran's luminous translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e30 NOV 2009; (5 lectures, Köln, Dec. 28-Jan. 1, 1913, GA 142, 9 lectures, Helsinki, May 28-June 5, 1913 GA 146); SB; 464pp; 15 x 23.5cm; pb;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46395431911746,"sku":"9780880106047","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9780880106047_L.jpg?v=1695921707"},{"product_id":"christ-and-the-human-soul","title":"Christ and the Human Soul","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Spiritual science does not want to replace Christianity; rather, it aims to be the instrument through which the meaning of Christianity can be grasped. And one thing that will become particularly clear through spiritual science is that the being whom we call Christ must be recognized as the center of life on earth, and that what we call the Christian faith is the ultimate religion, the eternal religion for the future of the earth.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Rudolf Steiner (July 13, 1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis collection of lectures from 1912 and 1914 offers a deepened understanding of the being of Christ, the divine Logos, in his connection with individual human souls. From religious figures such as John the Baptist and Saint Francis to the twentieth-century poet Christian Morgenstern, these lectures reveal how Christ works with and through all who seek him. The Pauline statement, “Not I, but Christ in me,” becomes an inner guide by which each human soul can find a way to intimate union with the Christ being. It is he who has the power to make our ideals and goals in life—if they are worthy—into true seeds of future reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe time of faith has come and gone. Christ needs our conscious striving, our effort to understand, within the heart’s deep core, his ongoing presence and activity in the further evolution of our spiritual Earth and in our journey toward humanness. These lectures are a comfort and a signpost for the soul to walk the inner path of communion with Christ for the healing and redemption of the earth. We may be able, in the end, to redeem the karma accrued by our own individual souls, but for our spiritual work to be fruitful for all humanity it must be brought into connection with Christ. “What we take into ourselves in such a way that it is done from the perspective of ‘Not I’— this is what Christ makes into a common possession for all humanity” (July 14, 1914).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“To know Christ means to undergo the school of selflessness.... Under the influence of materialism, the selflessness of humanity was lost in a way, as will be understood in future ages of humanity. However, through absorption in the Mystery of Golgotha, the penetration of the knowledge of the Mystery of Golgotha with our whole feeling and soul being, we can once again acquire a culture of selflessness. We can come to understand that what Christ did for the development of the Earth is contained in the fundamental impulse of selflessness, and that what he can become for the conscious development of the human soul is the school of selflessness!”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Rudolf Steiner (June 1, 1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo read these lectures is to strike out on the heart’s path of fellowship with the living Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is a translation from German of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristus und die Menschliche Seele. Über den Sinn des Lebens – Theosophische Moral – Anthroposophie und Christentum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(GA 155, 3rd ed.), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland, 1994. 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The ‘Christ-Impulse’, he tells us, is not a one-time event but a continuous process, beginning well before Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth. This mighty impulse is a force that gives impetus to human development, such as with the extraordinary blossoming of free thinking of the last two millennia. Surveying this pattern of evolving human thought, Steiner explains the roles of contrasting historical figures, for example the great teacher Zarathustra, Joan of Arc and Johannes Keplar. We are shown the widespread influence of the clairvoyant prophetesses, the sibyls, who formed a backdrop to the Greco-Roman world. Steiner contrasts their revelations to those of the Hebrew prophets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe lectures culminate in the secret background to the Parzival narrative. Steiner illustrates how it is possible to experience the Holy Grail by reading the stellar script in the sky at Easter. Here, he provides a rare personal account of the processes he utilized to conduct esoteric research. The new edition of these much-loved lectures features a revised translation and an introduction, appendices and notes by Frederick Amrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18 November 2022; Trans. by C. Davy \u0026amp; F. Amrine; Intro. by F. 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Inscribe in your hearts what anthroposophy should be: a preparation for the great epoch of humanity which lies ahead of us.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner’s teachings of Christ – and in particular what he refers to as the ‘Christ impulse’ – are unique. Christ, he says, is an objective universal force, existing independently of Christian churches and confessions, and working for the whole of humanity. The impulse that Christ brought to earth acts for the advancement of all people, irrespective of religion, creed or race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpeaking in Berlin whilst still a representative of the largely eastern-oriented Theosophical Society, Rudolf Steiner presents multifaceted perspectives on the Christ impulse, based on his independent spiritual research: from the vast cycles of time preceding Christ’s incarnation and the preparation for his coming, to the actual physical embodiment of Christ in Palestine, in Jesus of Nazareth, some two thousand years ago. Steiner also describes how Christ will influence the future development of the earth and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his opening lecture, Rudolf Steiner discusses the nature of the Bodhisattvas and their role in relation to Christ and human evolution. The Bodhisattvas are the great teachers of humanity, incarnating in human form during their passage through the various cycles of cultural development, and are intimately involved in preparing the work of the Christ impulse. In other lectures Steiner addresses subjects as diverse as the Sermon on the Mount in relation to the development of the faculty of conscience, and the current duality of male and female (microcosm) and its correspondence in the cosmos (macrocosm). The latter phenomenon is related to initiation within the Germanic and Egyptian mysteries, which reach their higher unity in Christian initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong the myriad other themes that emerge here are: the introduction of the ‘I’ (or self) in human development and its essential connection to Christ; the preparation of the Christ impulse through the Jahveh religion and the law of Moses; the meaning of the Ten Commandments; and the new clairvoyance in relation to the appearance of Christ in the etheric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 November 2014; Trans. 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Stiener wrote of the idea behind his book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe title Christianity As Mystical Fact was one I gave to this work eight years ago, when I gathered together the content of lectures given in 1902. It was meant to indicate the special approach adopted in the book. Its theme is not just the mystical side of Christianity in a historical presentation. It was meant to show, from the standpoint of a mystical awareness, how Christianity came into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Behind this was the idea that spiritual happenings were factors in the emergence of Christianity, which could only be observed from such a point of view. It is for the book itself to demonstrate that, by \"mystical,? I do not in any way imply a vague intuition rather than strict scientific argument. In many circles, mysticism is understood as just that, and therefore it is distinguished from the concerns of all 'genuine' science.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this book, however, I use the term to mean a presentation of spiritual reality - a reality accessible only to a knowledge drawn from the sources of spiritual life itself. Anyone who denies the possibility of such knowledge in principle will find its contents hard to comprehend; any reader who accepts the idea that mysticism may coexist with the clarity of the natural sciences, may acknowledge that the mystical aspect of Christianity must be described mystically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a fundamental book, in Stiener's own development, in that of Western esotericism, and for our understanding of the Christ event. 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I hope you will find a fuller feeling for your own festivals and a latent creative talent for them within your domestic or working situation. I also hope your festivals become a real link between your own spirit and the spirit that weaves through the year.’ – from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe esoteric path of development described in this book is suitable for anyone, regardless of religious persuasion. It offers ways – through meditative and contemplative work – in which each of us can participate in the yearly festive and seasonal cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFestivals of the Year takes as its premise that the Earth is a living being. In earlier ages, she existed through her inherent vitality, but now the Earth needs us to help nourish and sustain her. Basing his work on the research of Rudolf Steiner, the author indicates how we can participate in festivals through our inner, spiritual self. The human ‘I’ or ego can be enhanced by accessing forces from beyond Nature, which in turn can re-enliven the Earth. Engaging with festivals through meditative effort, we become creators ourselves, transcending the purely commemorative, and entering a living, creative dynamic. The practical exercises in this book enable an experience of this, allowing for a perception of the true power of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eROGER DRUITT was surrounded by Nature as a boy, growing up on a farm. Since the age of three he has wanted to understand the world, and was fortunate to meet Anthroposophy in his teens.  He studied mathematics at Cambridge, graduating in Economics to work in computing.  He discovered the Anthroposophical Society and The Christian Community in the 1960s and has enjoyed the inspiration of both movements ever since, teaching widely on aspects of Nature observation and connecting to the hidden spirit. 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They record the first steps of the remarkable journey taken in 1921 by a small group of dedicated souls who, out of their own inner needs and guided by Rudolf Steiner, sought a path to Christian religious renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAddressing the group with warm intimacy, Steiner frames their task not primarily in theological terms, but as a need for a renewing of 'the religious', or 'the working of the religious element as such'. For this, the sermon (or how we speak) is central, for today we must use language in new ways. We cannot reopen the spiritual worlds by starting from 'old conditions'. 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He knew, too, that Freemasonry, though it appeared hollow, was perhaps the main repository of esoteric, ritual tradition and initiation remaining in the West. Most of the guiding spirits in the recent Western development had been Masons, including Goethe, Herder, Lessing, the founders of the United States, as well as Madame Blavatsky and the other great esotericists of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough he never “became” a Mason, in 1904 the “Great Orient of the Scottish A \u0026amp; A Thirty-Three Degree Rite of the Order of the Ancient Freemasons of the Memphis-Misraim Rite” granted Rudolf Steiner—based on his self-evident, extraordinary initiatory status—a patent to direct his own “order” under the name “Mystica Aeterna.” He received his charter from Theodore Reuss of the Ordo Templum Orientalis or O.T.O. Nevertheless, Steiner was never a member of, nor did he have any involvement with, the O.T.O. Reuss had received permission to operate the Memphis-Misraim rite from John Yarker, who, some twenty years previously, had initiated Madame Blavatsky into the same Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn time, Mystica Aeterna became the “Cognitive Cultic Section” (also called the “Misraim Service”) of the Esoteric School of the German Section of the Theosophical Society; this is the subject of this book. The “Masonic” phase in Rudolf Steiner’s life and work passed, but it remains transformed and alive in many ways in Anthroposophy as he handed it down to us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContains an introduction, a chronology of Rudolf Steiner's life, and an index. 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He leads his audience, and us readers, to an understanding of Lazarus-John unknown even to the other three primary evangelists—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—who wrote their Gospels several decades before Lazarus-John.” — Robert McDermott (from the introduction)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn these twelve profound lectures, Rudolf Steiner uncovers and reclaims the essential truths of Christianity, illuminating the Gospel of John in all its majesty, power, and far-reaching significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForemost among the revelations to be found here is the identity of the writer of John’s Gospel—the risen Lazarus, the disciple whom the Lord loved. Lazarus-John, the first to be initiated by Christ Himself, wrote his Gospel out of the deepest wellsprings of knowledge, implanting within it vital spiritual forces. As Steiner states in the final lecture of this volume, “This Gospel is not a textbook but a force that can work within our souls.” It is this force living in the words and rhythms of John’s Gospel that purifies the soul, transforming it—in the language of esoteric Christianity—into the Virgin Sophia, receptive to the Holy Spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlong this path, we come to recognize that Christianity, far from being a codified system of beliefs, is a living power within the evolution of humanity, a power that is only at the beginning of its activity. What Steiner calls the Mystery of Golgotha—the death and resurrection of Christ—stands as the turning point of time, the event through which the Earth receives its meaning. The effects of this event, and the further activity of Christ as the Spirit of the Earth, will continue to evolve from year to year, century to century, until one day in the distant future, Christianity will fulfill its mission. This cannot happen, however, until Christianity is understood “in its true, spiritual form.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis lecture cycle is an essential guide to understanding the true mission of Christianity, a guide to spiritualizing the Earth, transforming the Cosmos of Wisdom into the Cosmos of Love. As with all great books,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of John\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enot only imparts knowledge—it can also change you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Our lectures on the Gospel of John will have a double purpose. One will be the deepening of the concepts of anthroposophy themselves and their expansion in many directions, and the other will be to make this great document itself comprehensible by means of the thoughts that will arise in our souls in consequence of these deepened and expanded concepts. I beg you to hold clearly in mind that it is the intention of these lectures to proceed in these two directions. It should not be simply a question of arguments about this Gospel, but rather that by means of the latter we shall penetrate into the deep mysteries of existence. We should hold very clearly in mind how the perspective of anthroposophy must be developed when we are dealing with any of the great historical records handed down to us by the different religions of the world. — Rudolf Steiner (lecture 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e28 November 2022; Translated by Maud B. 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This he said would begin between 1930 and 1940, but at first, only a few people would be aware of it. In time, more and more people—regardless of their religious affiliation—would be infused by Christ’s living presence. 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Just as Paul perceived Christ at Damascus, so may every human being experience Him today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJune 2008; Trans. rvd. M. Barton (single lecture from GA 118); RSP; 56pp; 13.5 x 10 cm; pb;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251593822530,"sku":"9781855842076","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9781855842076_secchrist.jpg?v=1698769882"},{"product_id":"st-johns","title":"St Johns","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner, the often undervalued, multifaceted genius of modern times, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. 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The first of these is via the Gospels, the second through ‘Inner Experience’ and the third ‘Initiation’, which Steiner characterizes as a path transcending religion. He further elaborates these themes in a lecture entitled, ‘Mysteries of the Kingdoms of Heaven in Parables and in Real Form’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElijah, John the Baptist, Raphael and Novalis form a golden thread throughout, appearing as a fourfold herald of a true Christianity of the future. A moving yet astringent tribute to the founder of Theosophy, H.P. Blavatsky, on the tenth anniversary of her death, adds the Christian verities not embraced by Blavatsky during her lifetime, and two stirring talks that set the mood for Christmastide – via St Matthew, Eudocia and St Luke – round off the volume with paeans to Novalis. 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In the second part, he shows how all this culminates, astonishingly and miraculously, in the Michael School as it manifested in the First Class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner and Christian Rosenkreutz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econcludes with an appendix containing the text of the original (1614) Fama, or \"Announcement of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood.\" Anyone interested in the esoteric foundations of Anthroposophy or in the true meaning of Rosicrucianism will be find this book of great value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Selg was born in 1963 in Stuttgart and studied medicine in Witten-Herdecke, Zurich, and Berlin. Until 2000, he worked as the head physician of the juvenile psychiatry department of Herdecke hospital in Germany. Dr. Selg is now director of the Ita Wegman Institute for Basic Research into Anthro­posophy (Arlesheim, Switzerland) and professor of medicine at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (Germany). He lectures extensively and is the author of numerous books, including\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeing Christ in Sickness and Healing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thera­peutic Eye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Grand Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e; (2008);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Figure of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2009);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner as a Spiritual Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010); and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner and the Fifth Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010). He is mar­ried with five children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNovember 2012; Trans. M.M Saar; SB; 172pp; 235 x 140 mm; pb;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47784595915074,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9780880106603_L.jpg?v=1707492757"},{"product_id":"rudolf-steiner-and-the-fifth-gospel","title":"Rudolf Steiner and the Fifth Gospel","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Peter Selg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRudolf Steiner received The Fifth Gospel - unrecorded events from the so-called lost years of the life of Jesus, obtained by grace and by spiritual research into the akashic record - as a \"sacred obligation\" to which he experienced a deep sense of responsibility. However, he never finished the project of unveiling it. Had he done so, not only Anthroposophy but also Christianity would have received an enormous spiritual gift: a concrete, soul-filled description of the Mystery of Golgotha. His deeply moving and often startling lectures in 1913 are thus fragmentary; giving the near-tragic impression that, because those who heard or read them did not take them up with sufficient seriousness and inner dedication, humanity has suffered an inestimable loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this dramatic book, Selg tells the story of those lectures. He recounts their background and many of the most important episodes. He illumines and gives context to the excerpts with a profound yet accessible commentary. Most important, he offers insights into their importance to both Steiner and the hearts of those who heard and understood - even those who felt inadequate to the task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnyone who has read Steiner's lectures and wondered about their significance will find here an inspiring guide to further meditation, while those who have not yet read them will find many reasons for doing so and discover a new way of understanding Steiner and his mission. Those unfamiliar with Steiner but wish to fine a meaningful, heartfelt way to Jesus Christ and the Christian mystery will discover a new way of understanding a new path to Christ. As Steiner said: \"Knowing something of the significance of what Jesus lived through in preparation for the Mystery of Golgotha depends not so much on being able to recall... the events I have attempted to recount, but more on achieving a profoundly moving and shattering inner impression of what this person Jesus of Nazareth had to suffer in order to approach the Mystery of Golgotha and allow the Christ impulse to flow into earthly evolution. By reawakening these feelings and sensations of suffering in ourselves... we evoke a living impression of the Christ impulse. The more we succeed in reliving the surging, weaving experiences of a being such as Jesus of Nazareth, the more deeply we delve into these mysteries.\" (The Fifth Gospel)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApril 2010; Trans. C. E. Creeger; SB; 144pp; 21.5 x 14 cm; pb;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47784610267458,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9780880107075.jpg?v=1707493171"},{"product_id":"rudolf-steiner-and-the-school-of-spiritual-science","title":"Rudolf Steiner and the School for Spiritual Science","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Peter Selg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Following Rudolf Steiner's death, the mysteries cannot be revealed further at the present time, but we must continue to cultivate a living, not only rational but also ritual, continuity of the mystery contents he has given, passing them to people who did not know Rudolf Steiner and yet seek to connect with him esoterically and not just intellectually.\" - Ludwig Count Polzer-Hoditz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince Rudolf Steiner's death in 1925, little has been written about the \"First Class\" of the School for Spiritual Science in Dornach. The Class continues as an esoteric institution in the hearts of its disciples and in the mantras and meditations. This meditative work is hidden from view, yet, behind the scenes, it lives on in the inner striving for development of soul and spirit that is part of any mystery school. Rudolf Steiner himself guarded the content of the Class Lessons strictly, only intimating to members of the General Society that his esoteric school existed and how it worked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this book, Peter Selg provides a context for the \"reading\" of the Class Lessons, the School for Spiritual Science itself, as well as for Rudolf Steiner's intentions for such an esoteric undertaking. The School for Spiritual Science was the work of an initiate, and through the esoteric collaboration of Rudolf Steiner and those who worked with him a Christian mystery center began to unfold. But Steiner's aim has not yet been achieved. Intense work is still needed for its realization - unwavering efforts with awareness of the foundations Rudolf Steiner laid down and consciousness of the mystery dimension of the endeavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs an aspect of that wider mystery dimension, Peter Selg also looks back to Ita Wegman as Rudolf Steiner's \"helper\" in the First Class. He seeks to leave behind the conflicts of the 1920s and 1930s as Ita Wegman herself left them behind her. As Ita Wegman said, \"For me the matter is settled. There are so many misunderstandings that I consider it better to leave things well alone. We all thought we were doing the right thing. Looking forward is more important now than looking back.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003en its exploration of the First Class, Rudolf Steiner and the School for Spiritual Science provides a much-needed perspective on what ought to be at the very heart of Anthroposophy and the movement for Spiritual Science that Rudolf Steiner brought into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Selg was born in 1963 in Stuttgart and studied medicine in Witten-Herdecke, Zurich, and Berlin. Until 2000, he worked as the head physician of the juvenile psychiatry department of Herdecke hospital in Germany. Dr. Selg is now director of the Ita Wegman Institute for Basic Research into Anthro­posophy (Arlesheim, Switzerland) and professor of medicine at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (Germany). He lectures extensively and is the author of numerous books, including\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeing Christ in Sickness and Healing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thera­peutic Eye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2008);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Grand Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e; (2008);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Figure of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2009);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner as a Spiritual Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010); and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner and the Fifth Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010). He is mar­ried with five children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNovember 2012; Trans. M.M Saar; SB; 160pp; 235 x 140 mm; pb;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47784645820738,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9781621480181_L.jpg?v=1707494022"},{"product_id":"rudolf-steiners-esoteric-teaching-activity","title":"Rudolf Steiner's Esoteric Teaching Activity","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHella Wiesberger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e These accounts by Hella Wiesberger (1920–2014) offer an overview of the nature, background, and history of Rudolf Steiner's esoteric teaching activity. This book is the result of her lifelong study of this aspect of Steiner’s work, including documents she oversaw as an editor of Rudolf Steiner’s Collected Works. Wiesberger’s collegial relationships with certain esoteric students also helped her illumine some of Steiner’s less accessible documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHella Wiesberger’s writings were published over two decades as introductions and commentaries in relevant volumes of Rudolf Steiner’s works, placing them in biographical and historical context. The essays were edited in various degrees for this volume in consideration of more recent context, insights, and knowledge. Also included are commentaries and contributions related to the Esoteric School from Rudolf Steiner, Marie Steiner, and Adolf Arenson, as well as several letters to and from Rudolf Steiner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe are fortunate to have these records from a devoted and diligent student of Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy. They provide valuable insights into the story and substance of Spiritual Science and its esoteric school and teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner in the History of the Esoteric Movement\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner as a Teacher of Esotericism\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eResearch into Occult History\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRudolf Steiner on the First Section of the Esoteric School, 1904–1914\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Structure of the Esoteric School\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Movement, the Esoteric School, and the Society\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeparation of the Esoteric School from the Theosophical Society\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Second Section of the Esoteric School, 1904–1914\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEstablishing the Cognitive–Ritual Section\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRitual in Rudolf Steiner’s Esoteric Work\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Meaning and Spiritual Origin of the Cognitive Ritual\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEsoteric Research into the Hiram–John Individuality\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWas Rudolf Steiner a Freemason?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClarifying Rudolf Steiner’s Connection with Theodor Reuss\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Esoteric School and a New Beginning after the War\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdolf Arenson: A Circular to the Members and a Letter to Albert Steffen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConcluding Remarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJune 2019; SB; 292pp; 23 x 15cm; pb; ISBN: 9781621482413\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47784665973058,"sku":"","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/9781621482413.jpg?v=1707494513"},{"product_id":"rudolf-steiners-vision-of-love","title":"Rudolf Steiner's Vision of Love","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBernard Nesfield-Cookson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy, is a pivotal figure in contemporary esoteric thought. Through his books and lectures he provided an impetus for the spiritual renewal of many human activities, including education (Steiner Waldorf schools), agriculture, medicine, economics, the arts and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteiner showed how mankind has been evolving and explained the role of the great spiritual world leaders in the process. Above all he showed how the impulse to evolution given by Christ's death and resurrection - what he referred to as the Mystery of Golgotha - is of unique importance in the human being's struggle to reach the summit of evolution: union with the higher self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBernard Nesfield-Cookson here shows how Rudolf Steiner's vision of love, the transformative power brought by Christ, unites the forces of the head and heart towards a spiritual awakening among mankind. Gathering together references to the 'logic of the heart' from throughout Steiner's work, the author encapsulates the great teacher's revelations on the meaning of love, and indicates the supreme importance of the greatest of all deeds of love: the Mystery of Golgotha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBERNARD NESFIELD-COOKSON has led a varied professional life as a businessman, school teacher, lecturer and writer. Most recently he was principal of Hawkwood College, an independent centre for adult education in Gloucestershire. 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He viewed chemistry as a worthy but materialistic science devoid of spirit, while the fullness of spiritual-physical nature could be approached by what he preferred to call ‘chymistry’ or ‘alchymy’, thereby taking in millennia of spiritual tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn consequence, Beckh’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlchymy, The Mystery of the Material World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis not limited to the conventional workings of Western alchemy, nor to what can be found in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation – although he does unveil hidden riches there. Neither should Beckh be considered only as a learned Professor with impeccable academic qualifications and European-wide recognition. Beckh writes about such topics as ‘Isis’, ‘the Golden Fleece’, traditional fairy-stories and Wagner’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParsifal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein a way that enables the reader to catch glimpses of the Mystery of Substance; to share the writer’s authentic experience of the divine substantia – the living reality – of Christ in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeckh’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlchymy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eset an entirely new standard, and went on to become his most popular publication. This is the first time that it has been translated into English, along with updated footnotes, making his ideas and insights accessible to a wide readership. In addition, this edition features translations of Beckh’s ‘The New Jerusalem’, where theology could best be expressed in verse; his exemplary essay on ‘Snow-white’; observations on ‘Allerleirauh’, and a substantial excerpt from Gundhild Kačer-Bock’s biography of Beckh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first\"\u003eHERMANN BECKH (1875-1937) studied Law and later Sanskrit, becoming Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Berlin. A master of ancient and modern languages, he wrote extensively on religious and philosophical subjects, including Buddhism, Indology, Christianity, Alchemy and Music. In 1911, he heard a lecture by Rudolf Steiner and was inspired to join the Anthroposophical Society, where he was a valued co-worker. In 1922, he helped found The Christian Community, a movement for religious renewal. His many books are gradually being translated from the original German and published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermann Beckh (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47793263673666,"sku":"9781912230358","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/ALCHYMY.jpg?v=1707751758"},{"product_id":"barefoot-through-burning-lava","title":"Barefoot Through Burning Lava","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Sicily, the Island of Cain – An Esoteric Travelogue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn by the mysterious mount Etna, Thomas Meyer sets off on a quest to discover the secrets of the Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Stromboli. The Sicilian region is not only famous for the drama of its live volcanoes, but also for its associations with numerous cultural figures – ranging from Cain, Empedocles, Klingsor and the much maligned Cagliostro, through to Goethe and Rudolf Steiner. The author ponders their lives, work and karmic connections, whilst unexpected meetings with cryptic strangers result in discussions that are filled with spiritual insights and pearls of wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeyer’s travelogue is at once engaging, poetic and deeply esoteric, drawing parallels between the burning lava of Etna and Stromboli and the soul lava through which our spiritual feet must wade in the present day. In meditations on the Guardian of the Threshold and the explosive popularity of football, we are led to the conclusion that today human beings need to develop ‘spiritual feet’ to cross the boundary to higher worlds. The author’s final trip coincides with the recent natural catastrophe in Nepal, which prompts him to ask whether humanity can begin to take inner responsibility for the many such disasters – particularly earthquakes and volcanic eruptions – that take place around the world. For these natural calamities, says Meyer, are intimately related to our untamed passions and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first\"\u003eT.H. MEYER was born in Switzerland in 1950. He is the founder and publisher of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerseus Verlag\u003c\/i\u003e, Basel, and editor of the monthly journals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDer Europäer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Present Age\u003c\/i\u003e. 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And he made two further predictions in relation to that event: firstly that, before such a reappearance could take place, mankind 'must have passed through the encounter with the Beast, which will appear in 1933'; and secondly that, around the end of the twentieth century, 'Sorath' - the Sun Demon - would oppose people's personal vision of the etheric Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking these statements as his starting point, Tradowsky examines the question of evil and its relationship to Christ. 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This spiritual renaissance, including a renewed interest in Taoism, can be seen as a reflection of the modern individual's need to become aware of spiritual modes of perception and knowledge. However, many of these teachings lead to an ancient form of hazy, indistinct clairvoyance, argues Meyer, in direct opposition to clear, rational but spiritualised thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween Goethe's Taoism and Capra's Tao of Physics Meyer guides the reader to the most modern form of Taoism inherent in Rudolf Steiner's work, particularly his Philosophy of Spiritual Activity. Meyer traces the evolution of human consciousness, from the dreamy clairvoyance of Atlantis to the modern ability for clear abstract thought, and through to humanity's newly unfolding clairvoyant faculties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My appreciation increased steadily as I read on...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Owen Barfield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first\"\u003eT.H. MEYER was born in Switzerland in 1950. He is the founder of Perseus Verlag, Basel, and is editor of the monthly journal Der Europäer. He has written numerous articles and is the author of several books including Reality, Truth and Evil, Facts Questions and Perspectives on September 11, 2001; Clairvoyance and Consciousness; The Bodhisattva Question, and major biographies of D.N. Dunlop and Ludwig Polzer-Hoditz. 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Assimilating the groundbreaking research of Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Beckh’s comprehension of Buddhism was neither limited to historical documents nor scholarly research in philology. Rather, from his inner meditation and spiritual understanding, he saw the earlier great world religions as waymarks for humanity’s evolving consciousness. In the modern world, the apprehension of Christianity needed to be grounded firmly in a universally-valid, inner cognition and experience: ‘In this light, knowledge becomes life.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHermann Beckh – Professor of Tibetan Studies and Sanskrit in Berlin, subsequently a founding priest of The Christian Community – first published this mature study in 1925. 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In this sense the Great Religions create an absolute unity - not in what they say or teach, but in their contribution to each of us becoming ever more human. As Archiati says: 'The essence of a religion is in what it makes of a human being. And the actual unity of all religions is the creative product they have combined to make, namely the human being himself as the synthesis of all the religious paths which he has trodden in the course of his long evolution.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the Flood of Atlantis, Archiati places the religions in the context of human evolution, taking us through the development of Buddhism, Zarathustrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and onwards to the future of religion based on spiritual knowledge. This is not a theoretical study, however, but one based on spiritual reality. For example, Archiati considers how the founders of the various religions are working today. Are the Buddha, Krishna, Moses and Zarathustra doing and telling us the same things now as they were in the past, even though humanity has undergone considerable changes since?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first\"\u003ePIETRO ARCHIATI was born in 1944 in Brescia, Italy. He studied philosophy and theology, and worked for many years as a Catholic priest. In 1977 he had a decisive encounter with the work of Rudolf Steiner. He later worked as a teacher in a seminary in South Africa. Since 1987 he has been working independently as a freelance lecturer and author for a regeneration of humanity through a modern scientific awareness of spiritual beings and realities. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecember 1998; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e192pp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21.5 x 13.5 cm; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epaperback; translated by Pauline Wehrle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Temple Lodge Publishing (17 Nov. 1998)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781902636016\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.7 x 1.2 x 21.4 cm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pietro Archiati (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47812541579586,"sku":"","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/13_d1e24512-034b-44d4-b588-955b99eda82e.jpg?v=1712587319"},{"product_id":"the-greatest-gift-ever-given","title":"The Greatest Gift ever Given","description":"\u003cp class=\"bookSubtitle1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Living Spiritual Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSubtitle2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStudies in Esoteric Christianity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child in a non-religious family, Michael Ridenour found a Bible one day and began reading. Initially excited by its lively stories, he paused at the New Testament, faced with a baffling inner question: Where in the world is Christ today? An unexpected answer came during his teenage years with a spontaneous experience of the Christ being, but this only led to more questions. Later, discovering the work of Rudolf Steiner, he found the authentic vision and language he needed to clarify and better comprehend his own experiences, but the questions kept coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Gift Ever Given\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a fruit of Ridenour’s life-long search for answers: a book that is at once deeply thoughtful, humorous, philosophical and poetic. In Part I, ‘Raising the Foundation’, he studies the Judeo-Christian mysteries. After humanity’s ‘fall’ into materialism, these mysteries signal the development of human individuality. The impulse for self-hood continues with Christ, who brings a new path of divine love. 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Yet it fell to Hermann Beckh to elucidate clearly how the individual known as ‘John’ became the source of such undying love and wisdom in Christ. According to Rudolf Steiner, John was the ailing Lazarus, called from death to a new life as ‘the disciple Jesus loved’. Beckh demonstrates how John’s invaluable writings were based on personal spiritual knowledge and experience, expressing the divine work of the Cosmic Christ on human nature and on the Earth, leading far into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst Beckh’s authorship originated within the context of the emerging Christian Community founded in 1922, his profoundly original books could not be confined to its framework. Not only could Beckh tackle original texts in Tibetan, Sanskrit and Avestan, but – through his independent vision – he was able to establish new links with philosophical Alchemy, Jakob Böhme, Goethe, Nietzsche and Novalis. 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