Materialism and the Task of Anthroposophy (Lectures Section)

In this history of the development of human consciousness, Steiner makes the startling announcement that the world has already ended in the fourth century A.D. Since then we have been living in an increasingly spiritual world on a disintegrating, dying… Continue reading

How Can We Gain Knowledge of the Supersensible Worlds? (Lectures Section)

In the Lectures Section of the Rudolf Steiner Archive: How Can We Gain Knowledge of the Supersensible Worlds?, by Rudolf Steiner.
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The Easter Festival in Relation to the Mysteries (Lectures Section)

Rudolf Steiner leads us to an understanding of the true meaning of Easter by tracing its history from the pre-Christian era to our time. He shows it is ultimately through knowing the true significance of Easter that we come to understand our relationsh… Continue reading

Initiation, Eternity and the Passing Moment (Lectures Section)

These lectures delineate the difference between ordinary and initiate consciousness. Steiner distinguishes between the great initiates who guided humanity by imparting truths gained outside the body, and the Christ, who gave the earth its meaning by wo… Continue reading