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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... PATHS OF INITIATION The Three Paths of Initiation September 19 , 1906 , Basel . 123 The Yoga Path , Christian Gnostic Initiation , and the Esotericism of the Rosicrucians November 30 , 1906 , Cologne . 133 How Does One Gain Higher ...
... path to the supersensible . " Such was Steiner's ground , but his path led through intense inner work and change . Throughout , he remained true to himself , to the reality of his experience . Sometimes , in fact , this led him to ...
... path of prayer . But eight years earlier , Steiner " the Christian Initiate " seemed to be saying something quite different . The following , for instance , is from his essay " Individualism [ Ego- ism ] in Philosophy " : What is ...
... path by destiny ( karma ) : they have to be overcome in the course of spiritual development . I recognized that thinking activity based on science could become the basis — this was not then the case — for spiritual insight . Therefore I ...
... Path , proposes essentially a " Pauline " — " Not I , but Christ in me " —theory of knowledge . Whatever is the case , it is clear from the statement in his Autobiogra- phy that , just before the turn of the century , Rudolf Steiner had ...
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 |