{"product_id":"9781855846746-old-and-new-methods-of-initiation","title":"Old and New Methods of Initiation","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrama and Poetry in the Change of Consciousness in Modern Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat are the key differences between the contemporary spiritual path and that of the ancient mysteries? \u003c\/i\u003eWith remarkable clarity and insight, Rudolf Steiner throws new light on the contrasting methods of initiation in the ancient and modern day. This new edition features an introduction by Margaret Jonas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat are the key differences between the contemporary spiritual path and that of the ancient mysteries? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith remarkable clarity and insight, Rudolf Steiner throws new light on the contrasting methods of initiation in the ancient and modern day. The old mysteries worked to transform the \u003ci\u003ephysical\u003c\/i\u003e body – ‘the brain on the one hand, and the rest of the organism on the other’ – whereas modern initiation ‘transforms the element of \u003ci\u003espirit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esoul\u003c\/i\u003e, strengthening it with regard to the thought aspect on the one hand, and the will aspect on the other…’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese wide-ranging lectures additionally cover topics that include: the working of Lucifer and Ahriman in the human being; the relationship of the individual to the Folk Spirit; the development of religious life, particularly with reference to the pagan Old Testament streams; and the role of Imagination, Inspiration and Intuition in modern life. The final lectures examine the impulse of freedom behind the work of Goethe and Schiller, drawing connections with Shakespeare and the French Revolution. An overarching theme is the significance of the transition between cultural epochs and the importance of freeing ourselves from the intellectualism of our age through the spiritual quality of Imaginative consciousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features an introduction by Margaret Jonas, notes and an index. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen lectures, Dornach, Mannheim \u0026amp; Breslau, Jan.–March 1922, GA 210\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55638615261558,"sku":"9781855846746","price":20.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34500198.jpg?v=1747967315","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781855846746-old-and-new-methods-of-initiation","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}