Initiation Science: And the Development of the Human Mind (CW 228)
8 lectures and a report, Dornach, London, and Stuttgart, July 27 – September 16, 1923 (CW 228)In an astonishing series of lectures on the science of spiritual knowledge, Rudolf Steiner begins by addressing an audience in Dornach, Switzerland—where, only months earlier, his architectural masterpiece, the first Goetheanum, had been destroyed by fire. He discusses the nature of our planetary system, revealing the planets that are characterized by freedom and those that determine destiny. The spirits of the Moon live in seclusion, preserving original wisdom and reflecting powers connected to sexuality, whereas the sun creates harmony. Jupiter is the thinker, whereas the spirits on Saturn act as living memory. Speaking in London, Steiner states that what happens to people during sleep is more important than anything that occurs during waking hours. People, he says, must learn to see themselves as images of spirits and spiritual activities on Earth.Breaking from his theme and returning to Do