Week 5
Within the light that out of spirit depths
Weaves germinating power into space
And manifests the gods' creative work:
Within its shine, the soul's true being
Is widened into worldwide life
And resurrected
From narrow selfhood's inner power.
Week 31
The light from spirit depths
Strives to ray outwards, sun-imbued;
Transformed to forceful will of life
It shines into the senses' dullness
To bring to birth the powers
Whereby creative forces, soul-impelled,
Shall ripen into human deeds.
—Translation by Ruth and Hans Pusch
![]()
Addressing the rise of materialism as a world view, Steiner shows its consequences for human evolution. This volume along with Aspects of Human Evolution completes the entire German Volume GA 176. It includes a foreword by Owen Barfield.
These nine lectures, translated from the German by Rita Stebbing, were given in Berlin from July 31st to September 25th, 1917. In the collected edition of Rudolf Steiner's works, the volume containing the German texts is entitled: Menschliche und Menschheitliche Entwicklungswahrheiten. Das Karma den Materialismus (vol. 176 in the Bibliographic Survey).
This translation is presented here with the kind permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland. From Bn 176.2, GA 176, CW 176.
Cover Sheet | ||
Foreword | ||
Lecture 1 | July 31, 1917 | |
Lecture 2 | August 07, 1917 | |
Lecture 3 | August 14, 1917 | |
Lecture 4 | August 21, 1917 | |
Lecture 5 | August 28, 1917 | |
Lecture 6 | September 04, 1917 | |
Lecture 7 | September 11, 1917 | |
Lecture 8 | September 18, 1917 | |
Lecture 9 | September 25, 1917 |
We are a small nonprofit with the expenses of a large website. Your generous financial gifts make this venture possible. If you can't contribute now, please visit our Help Out page for additional ways to support our work in the future. Thank you!