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How the Spiritual World Projects Into Physical Existence: The Influence of the Dead (Cw 150) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #150) (Paperback)
How the Spiritual World Projects Into Physical Existence: The Influence of the Dead (Cw 150) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #150) (Paperback)
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This is book number 150 in the Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner series.
- #2: Goethe's Theory of Knowledge: An Outline of the Epistemology of His Worldview (Cw 2) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #2) (Paperback): $20.00
- #8: Christianity as Mystical Fact: And the Mysteries of Antiquity (Cw 8) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #8) (Paperback): $25.00
- #14: Four Modern Mystery Dramas: The Doorway of Initiation - The Trial of the Soul - The Guardian of the Threshold - The Souls Awaken (Cw 14) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #14) (Paperback): $45.00
- #16: A Way of Self-Knowledge: And the Threshold of the Spiritual World (Cw 16-17) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #16) (Paperback): $25.00
- #28: Autobiography: Chapters in the Course of My Life, 1861-1907 (Cw 28) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #28) (Paperback): $42.00
- #62: Results of Spiritual Research: (Cw 62) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #62) (Paperback): $35.00
- #75: Anthroposophy and the Natural Sciences: Foundations and Methods (Cw 75) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #75) (Paperback): $30.00
- #81: Reimagining Academic Studies: Science, Philosophy, Education, Social Science, Theology, Theory of Language (Cw 81) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #81) (Paperback): $25.00
- #82: Becoming Fully Human: The Significance of Anthroposophy in Contemporary Spiritual Life (Cw 82) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #82) (Paperback): $25.00
- #84: The Aims of Anthroposophy and the Purpose of the Goetheanum: (Cw 84) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #84) (Paperback): $24.00
- #88: Concerning the Astral World and Devachan: (Cw 88) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #88) (Paperback): $25.00
- #92: The Occult Truths of Myths and Legends: Greek and Germanic Mythology: Richard Wagner in the Light of Spiritual Science (Cw 92) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #92) (Paperback): $28.00
- #98: Nature and Spirit Beings: Their Activity in Our Visible World (Cw 98) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #98) (Paperback): $30.00
- #100: True Knowledge of the Christ: Theosophy and Rosicrucianism--The Gospel of John (Cw 100) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #100) (Abridged / Paperback): $34.00
- #102: Good and Evil Spirits: And Their Influence on Humanity (Cw 102) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #102) (Paperback): $30.00
- #103: The Gospel of John: (Cw 103) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #103) (Paperback): $30.00
- #105: Universe, Earth, Human Being: Their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization (Cw 105) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #105) (Paperback): $28.00
- #107: Disease, Karma, and Healing: Spiritual-Scientific Enquiries Into the Nature of the Human Being (Cw 107) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #107) (Paperback): $35.00
- #110: The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Zodiac, Planets & Cosmos (Cw 110) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #110) (Paperback): $25.00
- #116: The Christ Impulse: And the Development of Ego-Consciousness (Cw 116) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #116) (Paperback): $28.00
- #117: Deeper Secrets of Human Evolution in Light of the Gospels: (Cw 117) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #117) (Paperback): $30.00
- #119: Macrocosm and Microcosm: The Greater and the Lesser World: Questions Concerning the Soul, Life and the Spirit (Cw 119) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #119) (Paperback): $29.00
- #121: The Mission of Folk Souls: (Cw 121) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #121) (Paperback): $28.00
- #124: Background to the Gospel of St. Mark: (Cw 124) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #124) (Paperback): $30.00
- #125: Paths and Goals of the Spiritual Human Being: Life Questions in the Light of Spiritual Science (Cw 125) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #125) (Paperback): $30.00
- #127: The Mission of the New Spirit of Revelation: The Pivotal Nature of the Christ Event in Earth Evolution (Cw 127) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #127) (Paperback): $29.00
- #129: Wonders of the World: Trials of the Soul, Revelations of the Spirit (Cw 129) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #129) (Paperback): $27.00
- #134: The World of the Senses: And the World of the Spirit (Cw 134) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #134) (Paperback): $27.00
- #136: Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and in the Kingdoms of Nature: (Cw 136) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #136) (Paperback): $35.00
- #141: Between Death and Rebirth: In Relation to Cosmic Facts (Cw 141) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #141) (Paperback): $30.00
- #142: The Bhagavad Gita and the West: The Esoteric Significance of the Bhagavad Gita and Its Relation to the Epistles of Paul (Cw 142, 146) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #142) (Paperback): $35.00
- #143: Three Paths to Christ: Experiencing the Supersensible (Cw 143) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #143) (Paperback): $30.00
- #149: Christ and the Spiritual World: The Quest for the Holy Grail (Cw 149) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #149) (Paperback): $27.00
- #152: Approaching the Mystery of Golgotha: (Cw 152) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #152) (Paperback): $24.95
- #155: Christ and the Human Soul: The Meaning of Life - The Spiritual Foundation of Morality - Anthroposophy and Christianity (Cw 155) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #155) (Paperback): $25.00
- #156: Inner Reading and Inner Hearing: And How to Achieve Existence in the World of Ideas (Cw 156) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #156) (Paperback): $20.00
- #158: Our Connection with the Elemental World: Kalevala - Olaf Åsteson - The Russian People: The World as the Result of Balancing Influences (Cw 158) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #158) (Paperback): $24.00
- #159: The Mystery of Death: The Nature and Significance of Central Europe and the European Folk-Spirits (Cw 159) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #159) (Paperback): $35.00
- #161: Artistic Sensitivity as a Spiritual Approach to Knowing Life and the World: (Cw 161) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #161) (Paperback): $25.00
- #164: The Value of Thinking: For a Cognition That Satisfies the Human Being: The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science (Cw 164 (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #164) (Paperback): $30.00
- #165: Unifying Humanity Spiritually: Through the Christ Impulse (Cw 165) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #165) (Paperback): $30.00
- #167: The Human Spirit Past and Present: Occult Fraternities and the Mystery of Golgotha (Cw 167) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #167) (Paperback): $30.00
- #168: The Connection Between the Living and the Dead: (Cw 168) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #168) (Paperback): $25.00
- #175: Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha: Human Life in a Cosmic Context (Cw 175) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #175) (Paperback): $37.00
- #176: The Karma of Materialism: Aspects of Human Evolution (Cw 176) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #176) (Paperback): $38.00
- #177: The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness: The Spiritual Background to the Outer World: Spiritual Beings and Their Effects (Cw 177) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #177) (Paperback): $30.00
- #179: The Influence of the Dead on Destiny: (Cw 179) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #179) (Paperback): $25.00
- #181: Dying Earth and Living Cosmos: The Living Gifts of Anthroposophy: The Need for New Forms of Consciousness (Cw 181) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #181) (Paperback): $37.00
- #182: Death as Metamorphosis of Life: Including "What Does the Angel Do in Our Astral Body?" & "How Do I Find Christ?" (Cw 182) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #182) (Paperback): $20.00
- #183: Human Evolution: A Spiritual-Scientific Quest (Cw 183) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #183) (Paperback): $30.00
- #184: Eternal and Transient Elements in Human Life: The Cosmic Past of Humanity and the Mystery of Evil (Cw 184) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #184) (Paperback): $32.00
- #189: Conscious Society: Anthroposophy and the Social Question (Cw 189) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #189) (Paperback): $24.00
- #190: Past and Future Impulses in Societal Events: (Cw 190) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #190) (Paperback): $30.00
- #191: Understanding Society Through Spiritual-Scientific Knowledge: Social Threefolding, Christ, Lucifer, and Ahriman (Cw 191) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #191) (Paperback): $25.00
- #193: Problems of Society: An Esoteric View, from Luciferic Past to Ahrimanic Future (Cw 193) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #193) (Paperback): $26.00
- #194: Michael's Mission: Revealing the Essential Secrets of Human Nature (Cw 194) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #194) (Paperback): $32.00
- #195: Cosmic New Year: Thoughts for New Year 1920 (Cw 195) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #195) (Paperback): $15.00
- #196: What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times: (Cw 196) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #196) (Paperback): $35.00
- #197: Polarities in the Evolution of Humanity: West and East - Materialism and Mysticism - Knowledge and Belief (Cw 197) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #197) (Paperback): $28.00
- #202: Universal Spirituality and Human Physicality: Bridging the Divide: The Search for the New Isis and the Divine Sophia (Cw 202) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #202) (Paperback): $35.00
- #211: The Sun Mystery and the Mystery of Death and Resurrection: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity (Cw 211) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #211) (Paperback): $24.95
- #212: Life of the Human Soul: And Its Relation to World Evolution (Cw 212) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #212) (Paperback): $22.00
- #217: Becoming the Archangel Michael's Companions: Rudolf Steiner's Challenge to the Younger Generation (Cw 217) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #217) (Paperback): $25.00
- #218: Spirit as Sculptor of the Human Organism: (Cw 218) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #218) (Paperback): $35.00
- #220: Awake! for the Sake of the Future: (Cw 220) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #220) (Paperback): $25.00
- #222: The Driving Force of Spiritual Powers in World History: (Cw 222) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #222) (Paperback): $20.00
- #225: Three Perspectives of Anthroposophy: Cultural Phenomena from the Point of View of Spiritual Science (Cw 225) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #225) (Paperback): $27.00
- #228: Initiation Science: And the Development of the Human Mind (Cw 228) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #228) (Paperback): $22.00
- #233: Rosicrucianism and Modern Initiation: Mystery Centres of the Middle Ages: The Easter Festival and the History of the Mysteries (Cw 233a) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #233) (Paperback): $24.00
- #243: True and False Paths of Spiritual Research: (Cw 243) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #243) (Paperback): $24.00
- #253: Sexuality, Inner Development, and Community Life: Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of the Crisis in the Anthroposophical Society in Dornach, 1915 (Cw (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #253) (Paperback): $25.00
- #258: The Anthroposophic Movement: The History and Conditions of the Anthroposophical Movement in Relation to the Anthroposophical Society: An Encouragem (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #258) (Paperback): $28.00
- #261: Our Dead: Memorial, Funeral, and Cremation Addresses 1906-1924 (Cw 261) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #261) (Paperback): $30.00
- #264: From the History and Contents of the First Section of the Esoteric School: Letters, Documents, and Lectures: 1904-1914 (Cw 264) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #264) (Paperback): $35.00
- #265: Freemasonry and Ritual Work: The Misraim Service (Cw 265) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #265) (Paperback): $35.00
- #266: Esoteric Lessons 1913-1923: From the Esoteric School 3 (Cw 266/3) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #266) (Paperback): $49.00
- #267: Soul Exercises: Word and Symbol Meditations (Cw 267) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #267) (Paperback): $35.00
- #268: Mantric Sayings: Meditations 1903-1925 (Cw 268) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #268) (Paperback): $30.00
- #271: Art and Theory of Art: Foundations of a New Aesthetics (Cw 271) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #271) (Paperback): $25.00
- #272: Anthroposophy in the Light of Goethe's Faust: Volume One of Spiritual-Scientific Commentaries on Goethe's Faust (Cw 272) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #272) (Paperback): $35.00
- #273: Goethe's Faust in the Light of Anthroposophy: Volume Two of Spiritual-Scientific Commentaries on Goethe's Faust (Cw 273) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #273) (Paperback): $35.00
- #276: The Arts and Their Mission: (Cw 276) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #276) (Paperback): $18.00
- #277: The Early History of Eurythmy: (Cw 277c) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #277) (Paperback): $30.00
- #284: Rosicrucianism Renewed: The Unity of Art, Science & Religion: The Theosophical Congress of Whitsun 1907 (Cw 284) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #284) (Paperback): $40.00
- #287: Architecture as Peacework: The First Goetheanum, Dornach, 1914 (Cw 287) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #287) (Paperback): $25.00
- #288: Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting of the First Goetheanum: (Cw 288) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #288) (Paperback): $45.00
- #290: Toward a New Theory of Architecture: The First Goetheanum in Pictures (Cw 290) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #290) (Paperback): $25.00
- #292: Art History as a Reflection of Inner Spiritual Impulses: (Cw 292) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #292) (Paperback): $45.00
- #312: Introducing Anthroposophical Medicine: (Cw 312) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #312) (Paperback): $30.00
- #313: Illness and Therapy: Spiritual-Scientific Aspects of Healing (Cw 313) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #313) (Paperback): $35.00
- #314: Physiology and Healing: Treatment, Therapy, and Hygiene (Cw 314) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #314) (Paperback): $39.00
- #316: Understanding Healing: Meditative Reflections on Deepening Medicine Through Spiritual Science (Cw 316) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #316) (Paperback): $35.00
- #317: Education for Special Needs: The Curative Education Course (Cw 317) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #317) (Paperback): $35.00
- #319: The Healing Process: Spirit, Nature & Our Bodies (Cw 319) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #319) (Paperback): $35.00
- #323: Interdisciplinary Astronomy: Third Scientific Course (Cw 323) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #323) (Paperback): $30.00
- #333: Freedom of Thought and Societal Forces: Implementing the Demands of Modern Society (Cw 333) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #333) (Paperback): $20.00
- #338: Communicating Anthroposophy: The Course for Speakers to Promote the Idea of Threefolding (Cw 338) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #338) (Paperback): $25.00
- #342: First Steps in Christian Religious Renewal: Preparing the Ground for the Christian Community (Cw 342) (Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner #342) (Paperback): $30.00
10 lectures, various cities, Jan. 12 - Dec. 23, 1913 (CW 150)
"By cultivating spiritual thoughts here on Earth we can provide nourishment for the dead.... When fields lie fallow, they produce no crops to feed humanity, and people may die of starvation. The dead cannot die of starvation, of course; all they can do is suffer when spiritual life lies fallow on Earth." -- Rudolf SteinerThe founding of the Anthroposophical Society in 1913 marked a major change in Rudolf Steiner's work. Although Steiner had always been an independent spiritual researcher, the break with the theosophists removed all constraints, allowing for a full flowering of Anthroposophy. These lectures, presented to audiences in Germany, France, and Sweden, are filled with a freshness and vitality that reflect this new beginning, providing intriguing glimpses of great themes that Steiner was to develop in the years ahead.
Death is a predominant topic here. Rudolf Steiner explains how people on Earth can reach the dead in a non-mediumistic way and how such interaction between "living" and "dead" is mutually beneficial. He states that people who do not recognize the being of Lucifer during their earthly life--those who have not "already got to intuit and know the luciferic impulses in the human soul properly while here in life"--will be "vampirized" by that being after passing through the gate of death. Steiner elaborates on the activities of the adversarial beings in today's civilization--spiritual powers that play a needed role in Earth's evolution--and how we can counteract them. The longer we can stay alive, for example, the greater the victory over Ahriman's activity. Even losing one's teeth has beneficial aspects, allowing us to "gain certain impulses, and these overcome Ahriman." Steiner relates the actions of such spiritual entities to child development, too, indicating the various influences in the seven-year cycles of growth.
Also included are lectures on the Christian festivals and various works of art, including The Triumph of Death in the Composanto cemetery at Pisa, which reveals great secrets of humanity's evolution. Whatever subject Steiner addresses, it quickly becomes clear that these lectures were not relevant only to his audience in 1913; they also speak to contemporary souls around the world seeking spiritual direction and understanding.
This volume is a translation from German of Die Welt des Geistes und ihr Hereinragen in das physische Dasein. Das Einwirken der Toten in der Welt der Lebenden (GA 150).