Rudolf Steiner Archive
On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times
GA 180
The 3rd, 4th and 5th of 16 lectures given by Rudolf Steiner at Dornach in the Winter of 1917 and 1918. These three lectures are part of the lecture series entitled, Mystery Truths and the Christmas Impulse. Published in German as, Mysterienwahrheiten und Weihnachtsimpulse. Alle Mythen und ihre Bedeutung. Geistige Wesen und ihre Wirkungen. Band IV.
Lecture 2 is also known as, The 33 Year Rhythmical Cycle. Lecture 3 is also known as, Realities Beyond Birth and Death. They are presented here with kind permission from the Goetheanum Weekly, Vol. VII., Nos. 2–4. Shorthand report unrevised by the lecturer. All rights reserved by Philosophische-Anthroposophischer Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland. English translation by G. Adams Kaufmann, edited by H. Collison.
| I. | Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times | December 25, 1917 |
| II. | The 33 Year Rhythmical Cycle | December 26, 1917 |
| III. | Realities Beyond Birth and Death | December 29, 1917 |
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