{"product_id":"an-esoteric-cosmology-evolution-christ-modern-spirituality-cw-94-9780880105934","title":"An Esoteric Cosmology: Evolution, Christ \u0026 Modern Spirituality (Cw 94)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 lectures in Paris, May 25 - June 14, 1906 (CW 94) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This cycle of eighteen lectures...presented a survey of the evolution of cosmos, Earth, and humanity, to the extent attained by Dr. Steiner in the maturing process of his research. In his \u003ci\u003eAutobiography, \u003c\/i\u003e when looking back to the earlier years, he says of the stage that his knowledge had then attained: 'The whole world outside of human beings is a riddle, the real-world riddle; and humanity itself is the answer.' Through the years, we worked continuously at the solution of the riddle. These lectures of 1906 were also devoted to this theme, and three years later he was able to present the knowledge gained in a comprehensive form as his book \u003ci\u003eAn Outline of Esoteric Science.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eGuenther Wachsmuth\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Work of Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cp\u003eA congress of the Federation of European Sections of the Theosophical Society was held in Paris in May 1906. Rudolf Steiner attended with a number of students and presented a series of lectures to a small circle of friends, mostly society members. Édouard Schuré was present and made succinct notes of those talks, the result of which is \u003ci\u003eAn Esoteric Cosmology: Evolution, Christ, and Modern Spirituality.\u003c\/i\u003e In is foreword, Schuré describes his initial impressions of Rudolf Steiner and the force of his vision: \"These priceless lectures mark a significant phase of Rudolf Steiner's thought--that of the spontaneous burst of his genius and its first crystallization.\" Indeed, his notes record perhaps the first general outline and summary of what would become Anthroposophy, or spiritual science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time of these lectures, most members viewed Theosophy as a kind of Europeanized Indian philosophy. Thus, one purpose of these lectures was to outline Steiner's Christ-centered spiritual science in contrast to the more Eastern orientation of Theosophy. He carefully connected the essence of spiritual science to the role of the Christ in human evolution, as well as to the Rosicrucian and Christian mystery traditions, the primary carriers of the esoteric Christian stream. To accomplish this, Steiner presented the roots of Christianity in the ancient mysteries and in the evolution of the whole universe itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe miracle of these lectures, perhaps, is that Steiner was able to condense such a grand cosmology into these eighteen lectures, and that Édouard Schuré was able to capture their essence in the relatively brief notes that constitute this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\"I took no notes of the first lecture, but it made such a vivid impression upon me that, once I reached home, I felt a need to write it down without forgetting a single link in the chain of these illuminating thoughts. I had absorbed the lecture so completely that I found no difficulty at all. By a process of involuntary and instantaneous transmutation, the German words, which had ingrained themselves in my memory, changed into French. The same thing, repeated after each of the eighteen lectures, gradually grew into a dossier that I keep as a rich and rare store of treasure.\" -- \u003cb\u003e Édouard Schuré\u003c\/b\u003e (from his foreword)\u003cp\u003eThese lecture notes will prove invaluable for all those who wish to better understand Rudolf Steiner's book \u003ci\u003eAn Outline of Esoteric Science, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as his Christian cosmology and perspectives on esoteric Christianity and the Christian mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Esoteric Cosmology\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation of notes in French by Édouard Schuré, including 18 of 43 lectures in Paris, Leipzig, and Munich, published in German as \u003ci\u003eKosmogonie. Populäre Okkultismus. Das Johannes-Evangelium. Die Theosophie an Hand des Johannes-Evangelium\u003c\/i\u003e (Rudolf Steiner Verlag, GA 94).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteiner, Rudolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e (1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchuré, Edouard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEdouard Schuré\u003c\/b\u003e (1841-1929) was a French writer born in Strasbourg. He was a writer, philosopher, and musicologist. He wrote novels, theater pieces, historical works, poetry, and philosophical treatises. He was especially well known for his work \u003ci\u003eThe Great Initiates, \u003c\/i\u003e which has been in print continuously in numerous languages. He was a devoted and early student of Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy. His other books include \u003ci\u003eFrom Sphinx to Christ: An Occult History\u003c\/i\u003e and the play \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Lucifer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarber, Bernard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBernard J. Garber\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-1994) grew up in New York State, the oldest of three children. He did not finish college, but he was a natural thinker and philosopher, and even at twenty-four, he led study groups on Rudolf Steiner's \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Freedom.\u003c\/i\u003e He was dedicated to making Steiner's works available in English throughout North America and, in 1959, founded Rudolf Steiner Publications in New York City with Paul Allen. He published numerous volumes on Anthroposophy, as well as on other areas of Western spirituality, and, from 1960 to 1963, published the anthroposophic journal, \u003ci\u003eFree Deeds.\u003c\/i\u003e Later, he started Steinerbooks, an affiliate of Multimedia Publishing Corporation under the auspices of Rudolf Steiner Publications. Bernie Garber continued throughout his life to publish and promote the work of Rudolf Steiner.","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872979718418,"sku":"9780880105934","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f3ddd67-28eb-47b7-986c-7101a65bdbfc.jpg?v=1737916122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-esoteric-cosmology-evolution-christ-modern-spirituality-cw-94-9780880105934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}