The Christian Mystery: LecturesIn this major collection, Rudolf Steiner affirms the reality of esoteric Christianity and unveils many of its secret teachings. His lectures are on the significance of the Mystery of Golgotha and of the Blood that flowed on the Cross; the relationship of Christ and Lucifer (or Love and Knowledge); the various paths of initiation, including the Christian-Gnostic and Rosicrucian Paths; and Steiner's early interpretations of St. John's gospel and the sermon on the mount. All of Steiner's lectures on the Lord's Prayer are also included, as well as the version of the prayer that Steiner himself prayed throughout his life. This is an excellent book for all those who want to deepen their understanding of the Western stream of Christian esotericism and Rudolf Steiner's approach to Christianity as a spiritual practice. |
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... Divine Life itself . At the same time , the Mystery of Golgotha ( as Steiner referred to it ) , though certainly historical and singular , is also a continuing event . Christ's deed continues to transform human nature and the cosmos ...
... divine lives . At that time , my experience of Christianity underwent a severe test . This lasted from the time of my departure from Weimar [ 1897 ] , where I completed my task , to the period when I wrote my book Christianity as ...
... divine cosmic spirit had taken on form all around them . In minerals , plants , animals , and so forth , they saw various forms assumed by the cosmic spirit , and they saw the human being as a confluence of everything else that exists ...
... Divine Being split into many entities in order to then be reunited in the human being . Further instruction was based on allowing the pupils to experience this split- ting of the divine and its reunification in the human being . Human ...
... divine element in a human being is some- thing that can be discussed only with him- or herself , just as a person can say " I " only of oneself . This is why Jewish esoteric teachings could only speak the name Jahweh with a special awe ...
Contents
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The Origin of Religious Confessions | 32 |
THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY | 41 |
The Mystery of Golgotha | 48 |
The Promise of the Spirit of Truth | 59 |
The WorldHistorical Significance | 66 |
How Does One Gain Higher Knowledge | 144 |
Who Are the Rosicrucians? | 151 |
Christian Initiation and Rosicrucian Training | 160 |
Earlier Initiation and Esoteric Christianity | 183 |
Christian Gnostic Meditations | 193 |
The Lords Prayer as Prayed by Rudolf Steiner | 199 |
The Lords Prayer Considered Esoterically Part I | 221 |
The Lords Prayer Considered Esoterically Part II | 235 |
The Purification of the Blood from the Passion | 85 |
Lucifer the Bearer of Light Christ the Bringer of Love | 105 |
PATHS OF INITIATION | 123 |
The Yoga Path Christian Gnostic Initiation | 133 |
GOSPEL READINGS | 249 |
EPILOGUE | 275 |
Further Reading | 285 |