Rudolf Steiner Archive 

Calendar of the Soul

Northern Hemisphere

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.

Southern Hemisphere

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

See GA 40 for full calendar and German text.

Star Wisdom, Moon Religion, Sun Religion
GA 353

The 4th, 8th and 11th of 17 lectures in the lecture series entitled, Human History and the Outlook of People of Culture. Published in the original German as, Die Geschichte der Menschheit und die Weltanschauungen der Kulturvoelker. Vortraege fuer die Arbeiter am Goetheanumbau.

These are three lectures given to workmen at the Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland. They were translated by D. S. Osmond.

General Introduction
Lecture I: Star Wisdom, Moon Religion, Sun Religion March 13, 1924
Lecture II: The Easter Festival and Its Background April 12, 1924
Lecture III: Characteristics of Judaism May 08, 1924

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