Week 6
There has arisen from its narrow limits
My self and finds itself
As revelation of all worlds
Within the sway of time and space;
The world, as archetype divine,
Displays to me at every turn
The truth of my own likeness.
Week 32
I feel my own force, bearing fruit
And gaining strength to give me to the world.
My inmost being I feel charged with power
To turn with clearer insight
Toward the weaving of life's destiny.
—Translation by Ruth and Hans Pusch
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In these lectures, Rudolf Steiner describes the after-death states and the experiences we undergo, the influences of Ahrimanic Beings, man's spiritual connections with the planetary powers, and the preparations for re-incarnation. In death we learn the significance and meaning of death on earth, and this enlightening book reveals with clarity and vision something of the vastness of our earthly and cosmic existences.
Formerly published privately for members. Translated from the German by George and Mary Adams.
Introduction | ||
I. | The Threefold Sun and the Risen Christ | April 24, 1922 |
II. | The Cosmic Origin of the Human Form | August 22, 1922 |
III. | Man's Life in Sleep and After Death | August 30, 1922 |
IV. | Life in the Spiritual Spheres and the Return to Earth | November 12, 1922 |
V. | Luciferic and Ahrimanic Powers Wrestling for Man | November 16, 1922 |
VI. | Christ and the Metamorphoses of Karma | November 19, 1922 |
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