The Human's Connection with the Elemental World
Der Zusammenhang des Menschen mit der elementarischen Welt
Kalewala - Olaf Åsteson - Das russische Volkstum - Die Welt als Ergebnis von Gleichgewichtswirkungen
The Connection of Man with the Elemental World
The World as a Product of the Working of Balance
The Balance in the World and Man, Lucifer and Ahriman
Olaf Oesteson and the Awakening of the Earth Spirit
Rudolf Steiner
(Given 1912-1913; Bn 158; GA 158; CW 158)
Steiner explains that the human being is constantly influenced by Lucifer and Ahriman. These beings have access to almost every part of the human being. For example, the luciferic beings can enter the etheric body with our breath. Only in the center of the heart is there a space that cannot be reached by either Lucifer or Ahriman, and it is from this tiny spot that the human being must maintain his balance and thus his true humanity in the face of these cosmic opponents. Contents:
- Olaf Asteson, the Awakening of the Earth Spirit;
- The Kalevala;
- Man's Connection with the Elemental World;
- Talk to Russian Members;
- Lecture for a Russian Audience;
- The Origin and Nature of the Finnish Nation.
GA 158 ... Selections ...
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Steiner explains that the human being is constantly influenced by
Lucifer and Ahriman. These beings have access to almost every part
of the human being. For example, the luciferic beings can enter the
etheric body with our breath. Only in the center of the heart is there
a space that cannot be reached by either Lucifer or Ahriman, and it is
from this tiny spot that the human being must maintain his balance and
thus his true humanity in the face of these cosmic opponents.
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This lectures was given by Rudolf Steiner in January of 1913 at Berlin.
It is the 4th of 12 lectures from the lecture series entitled,
The Human's Connection with the Elemental World,
and the 3rd of 4 lectures in the series entitled,
Olaf Oesteson and the Awakening of the Earth Spirit.
It has been published in German as,
Der Zusammenhang des Menschen Mit der Elementarischen Welt. Kalewala.
Olaf Asteson. Das russische Volkstum. Die Welt als Ergebnis von
Gleichgewichtswirkungen.