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What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times: (Cw 196)

by Rudolf Steiner
What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times: (Cw 196)

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ISBN13: 9780880106313
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"Translation of Geiste und soziale Wandlungen in der Menschheitsentwickelung, published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland, 1992"--T.p. verso.

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18 lectures in Dornach, January 9 - February 22, 1920 (CW 196)

Click here to download and read lecture 14:
"The Metamorphosis of Feeling, Desiring, and Wanting" (Dornach, February 14, 1920)


In the vast range of Rudolf Steiner's lectures, jewels of all kinds lie hidden in plain sight, awaiting only our discovery of them. Such lectures contain a kind of wisdom not found anywhere else. And sometimes, as in What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times, they also have a translucency and conviction that makes them transformational.

In early 1920, political, economic, social, and spiritual chaos was everywhere. The old world had fallen apart and would need to be rebuilt. Anthroposophy, too, had to be remade. Recognizing this, Rudolf Steiner tirelessly working for the "threefold social order," establishing the first Waldorf school, helping to create businesses, and addressing the talented, educated, and idealistic young people who were beginning to turn toward Anthroposophy for answers.

In these lectures, Steiner speaks in the new, direct "Michaelic" way, seeking the path to a new way of doing Anthroposophy. Throughout the critical situation of the time, he never lost his sense of humor or his compassion and equilibrium. His tone is warm, relaxed, and intimate. Rather than following a strictly predetermined path, he speaks directly from the heart about what concerned him.

He stresses that the task of spiritual science is to awaken us to reality and to a true understanding of life that sees through illusions and understands the ever-present potential of evil. Speaking both esoterically and exoterically, he returns repeatedly to the importance of community, of meeting one another face-to-face, heart-to-heart, as individuals. Thus, rather than seeking power and control, we are called to cultivate trust and receptivity. This takes a spiritual transformation. We must learn to live this present life in the context of our greater spiritual life, which extends from before birth through earthly life and into the life after death that precedes our next birth. At the same time, we must come to know the Christ, who is to be met only in community. Selfishness, egotism, has no part in the new way: "When someone is alone Christ is not there. You cannot find Christ without first feeling a connection to humanity as a whole. You must seek Christ on the path that connects you with all humankind.... To be connected only with your own inner experiences leads you away from Christ."

Steiner deals with many other important themes, as well, including "imperialism," the initiate behind Shakespeare, Bacon, and James I--makers of our modern age--and well as fascinating, initiatory remarks on reincarnation, esoteric physiology, and psychology.

Running throughout the talks is the earnest admonition to be true to the spirit and the call to come to our senses and not fall prey to self-pity. Now, as it was then, the world needs us to be awake spiritually, and we need the world to be awake spiritually. There is nowhere to hide.

CONTENTS:

  • Introduction by Christopher Bamford
  • The Science of Initiation and the Realities of Life
  • Illusion and Evil
  • Knowledge of the Human Being through Knowledge of the World
  • The Necessity for the Development of New Social Forms
  • Initiation Science in the Light of Modern Thinking
  • Conditions for Understanding Supersensible Experiences
  • Thinking, Feeling, and Willing in Social Life
  • The Nature of the Threefold Social Organism
  • Historical Backgrounds and Personalities
  • The Foundations of a New Social Form
  • Spiritual Realities in Practical Life
  • Transforming Social Life through a New Understanding of Christianity
  • Memory, Intelligence, and the Senses in Relation to the Spiritual World
  • The Metamorphosis of Feeling, Desiring, and Wanting
  • A Spiritual Contemplation of Threefolding
  • The Development of Imperialism: I
  • The Development of Imperialism: II
  • The Development of Imperialism: III
  • Reference Notes
  • Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works
  • Significant Events in the Life of Rudolf Steiner
  • Index

What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times is a translation from German of Geisitige und soziale Wandlungen in der Menschheitsentwikelung (GA 196).

Synopsis

18 lectures in Dornach, January 9 - February 22, 1920 (CW 196)

In the vast range of Rudolf Steiner's lectures, jewels of all kinds lie hidden in plain sight, awaiting only our discovery of them. Such lectures contain a kind of wisdom not found anywhere else. And sometimes, as in What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times, they also have a translucency and conviction that makes them transformational.

In early 1920, political, economic, social, and spiritual chaos was everywhere. The old world had fallen apart and would need to be rebuilt. Anthroposophy, too, had to be remade. Recognizing this, Rudolf Steiner tirelessly working for the "threefold social order," establishing the first Waldorf school, helping to create businesses, and addressing the talented, educated, and idealistic young people who were beginning to turn toward Anthroposophy for answers.

In these lectures, Steiner speaks in the new, direct "Michaelic" way, seeking the path to a new way of doing Anthroposophy. Throughout the critical situation of the time, he never lost his sense of humor or his compassion and equilibrium. His tone is warm, relaxed, and intimate. Rather than following a strictly predetermined path, he speaks directly from the heart about what concerned him.

He stresses that the task of spiritual science is to awaken us to reality and to a true understanding of life that sees through illusions and understands the ever-present potential of evil. Speaking both esoterically and exoterically, he returns repeatedly to the importance of community, of meeting one another face-to-face, heart-to-heart, as individuals. Thus, rather than seeking power and control, we are called to cultivate trust and receptivity. This takes a spiritual transformation. We must learn to live this present life in the context of our greater spiritual life, which extends from before birth through earthly life and into the life after death that precedes our next birth. At the same time, we must come to know the Christ, who is to be met only in community. Selfishness, egotism, has no part in the new way: "When someone is alone Christ is not there. You cannot find Christ without first feeling a connection to humanity as a whole. You must seek Christ on the path that connects you with all humankind.... To be connected only with your own inner experiences leads you away from Christ."

Steiner deals with many other important themes, as well, including "imperialism," the initiate behind Shakespeare, Bacon, and James I--makers of our modern age--and well as fascinating, initiatory remarks on reincarnation, esoteric physiology, and psychology.

Running throughout the talks is the earnest admonition to be true to the spirit and the call to come to our senses and not fall prey to self-pity. Now, as it was then, the world needs us to be awake spiritually, and we need the world to be awake spiritually. There is nowhere to hide.

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CONTENTS:

Introduction by Christopher Bamford

1. The Science of Initiation and the Realities of Life
2. Illusion and Evil
3. Knowledge of the Human Being through Knowledge of the World
4. The Necessity for the Development of New Social Forms
5. Initiation Science in the Light of Modern Thinking
6. Conditions for Understanding Supersensible Experiences
7. Thinking, Feeling, and Willing in Social Life
8. The Nature of the Threefold Social Organism
9. Historical Backgrounds and Personalities
10. The Foundations of a New Social Form
11. Spiritual Realities in Practical Life
12. Transforming Social Life through a New Understanding of Christianity
13. Memory, Intelligence, and the Senses in Relation to the Spiritual World
14. The Metamorphosis of Feeling, Desiring, and Wanting
15. A Spiritual Contemplation of Threefolding
16. The Development of Imperialism: I
17. The Development of Imperialism: II
18. The Development of Imperialism: III

What Is Necessary in These Urgent Times is a translation from German of Geisitige und soziale Wandlungen in der Menschheitsentwikelung (GA 196).


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Product Details

ISBN:
9780880106313
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
08/15/2010
Publisher:
Steiner Books
Series info:
Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Height:
1.20IN
Width:
5.90IN
Thickness:
1.50
LCCN:
2010021138
Series Number:
196
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Series Volume:
196
UPC Code:
4294967295
Translator:
Rory Bradley
Author:
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by:
Christopher Bamford
Author:
Christopher (INT) Bamford
Author:
Rory (TRN) Bradley
Author:
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by:
Christopher Bamford
Introduction by:
Christopher Bamford
Translator:
Rory Bradley
Translator:
Rory Bradley
Translator:
Rory Bradley
Subject:
Anthroposophy
Subject:
Religion Western-Mysticism
Subject:
Metaphysics-General

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