I have been reading Rudolf Steiner's lectures in September 1924 to the Priests of the CC about the Apocalypse of Saint John. Herein, he speaks especially about the importance of perceiving three closely related periods of time. The first concerns the advent of the Michael Mystery in the 1870's; the second concerns the Christ experience at the midpoint of the 20th century; and the third is the Sorath Mystery of 1998, and wherein Sorathian agents will abound in the world. I will cite the specific passage from lecture eight:
"It only makes sense If one becomes an Apocalypticer oneself through this Apocalypse and if one begins to understand one's age through this process of becoming an Apocalypticer to such an extent that one can make the impulses of this age into impulses for one's own work. However, here present-day human beings, including people who are active as priests, must look at the rise of Michael in the seventies of the last century, at the appearance of Christ in the first half of the 20th century and at the threatening rise of Soradt and the Soradtians at the end of the 20th century. Let us arrange our lives in accordance with these three mysteries of our time, the Michael mystery, the Christ mystery and the Soradt mystery as understanding human beings who know how to interpret the signs of our time, and we will be able to work in the right way in the field into which karma has led us, as for instance, the priest in his priestly field. We will go on from here tomorrow."
Thus, true Freedom becomes very comprehensive in its development, and we should refrain from trying to see the recent past, e.g., 1940 & 2020, as indicating a further lapse into slavery.
Thank you, that is excellent. Key is "let us arrange our lives in accordance with these three mysteries of out time..." It is precisely because of the recent attempts to enslave humanity, that true freedom is surging forward. The Soradtians are more threatening than we even know. This renewed outpouring of determinism and materialism puts everything at risk; however the human spirit, striving to realize its archetype through the inspiration of the other two mysteries, will emerge stronger and more free.
We live in the Consciousness Soul Age since the 15th century, but we still think with the Intellectual Soul of the Fourth Cultural Epoch, c. 747 BC - AD 1413. Thus, subject-object distinctions pervades everything. This is the stuff of the Intellectual Soul, and wherein the so-called, "Ashen Horse", which begets fear, was the bane of the Greek and Roman eras. We still live in the shadow of this prior era, where it was thought: "Better to be a beggar in the spiritual worlds, then a king in the realm of the Shades". We still live, as a human force, largely with this notion, which has become compounded as a "threefold shadow existence", according to Rudolf Steiner, who was/is the instrumental agent of what the Consciousness Soul Age must become in its own right. To be inspired comes from Knowing about these things. Mere osmosis will take thousands of years unless Humanity starts to see that it is Knowledge that is Power. Spiritual Science.
I have been reading Rudolf Steiner's lectures in September 1924 to the Priests of the CC about the Apocalypse of Saint John. Herein, he speaks especially about the importance of perceiving three closely related periods of time. The first concerns the advent of the Michael Mystery in the 1870's; the second concerns the Christ experience at the midpoint of the 20th century; and the third is the Sorath Mystery of 1998, and wherein Sorathian agents will abound in the world. I will cite the specific passage from lecture eight:
"It only makes sense If one becomes an Apocalypticer oneself through this Apocalypse and if one begins to understand one's age through this process of becoming an Apocalypticer to such an extent that one can make the impulses of this age into impulses for one's own work. However, here present-day human beings, including people who are active as priests, must look at the rise of Michael in the seventies of the last century, at the appearance of Christ in the first half of the 20th century and at the threatening rise of Soradt and the Soradtians at the end of the 20th century. Let us arrange our lives in accordance with these three mysteries of our time, the Michael mystery, the Christ mystery and the Soradt mystery as understanding human beings who know how to interpret the signs of our time, and we will be able to work in the right way in the field into which karma has led us, as for instance, the priest in his priestly field. We will go on from here tomorrow."
Thus, true Freedom becomes very comprehensive in its development, and we should refrain from trying to see the recent past, e.g., 1940 & 2020, as indicating a further lapse into slavery.
Thank you, that is excellent. Key is "let us arrange our lives in accordance with these three mysteries of out time..." It is precisely because of the recent attempts to enslave humanity, that true freedom is surging forward. The Soradtians are more threatening than we even know. This renewed outpouring of determinism and materialism puts everything at risk; however the human spirit, striving to realize its archetype through the inspiration of the other two mysteries, will emerge stronger and more free.
We live in the Consciousness Soul Age since the 15th century, but we still think with the Intellectual Soul of the Fourth Cultural Epoch, c. 747 BC - AD 1413. Thus, subject-object distinctions pervades everything. This is the stuff of the Intellectual Soul, and wherein the so-called, "Ashen Horse", which begets fear, was the bane of the Greek and Roman eras. We still live in the shadow of this prior era, where it was thought: "Better to be a beggar in the spiritual worlds, then a king in the realm of the Shades". We still live, as a human force, largely with this notion, which has become compounded as a "threefold shadow existence", according to Rudolf Steiner, who was/is the instrumental agent of what the Consciousness Soul Age must become in its own right. To be inspired comes from Knowing about these things. Mere osmosis will take thousands of years unless Humanity starts to see that it is Knowledge that is Power. Spiritual Science.