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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... things were made , who is the very archetype of human being . The Valentinian gnostics claimed that with the Mystery of Golgotha the true name of the ultimate God — the pre - forefather , pre - fore- mother , pre - unnameable — could be ...
... things I said and wrote at this period appear to con- tradict my later descriptions of Christianity . The reason is the following : in those days the doctrine of a world beyond per- meated all Christian teachings and it was these ...
... thing each one experienced was an image , and each understood clearly : This is 1. Paracelsus ( 1493-1541 ) , Astronomia magna , or the entire Philosophia saga of the Greater and Lesser Worlds : " All creatures are letters and books in ...
... thing they saw , emanating from this first image , was a male human image whose face shone like the sun . This was Osiris . The pupils saw Osiris , surrounded by a radiant aura , emerging from the primal human being . After another ...
... 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 , because this name is the actual inner ...
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 |