Adam and Eve, Ahriman, crucifixion, Garden of Eden, Lent, Lucifer

Lent Day 27

The opposing spiritual powers have a great purpose in our lives. Through them we were able to enter into this earth and become free beings. This is revealed in the story about the Garden of Eden when Lucifer, represented by the snake, opened our eyes to the physical world.

Now, through them we will earn our spiritual freedom. The forces of progress gain strength by resistance to opposition. Now the being who prevents us from seeing the spiritual world is Ahriman.

We can use these two kinds of force to see the truth behind the mystery of Golgotha, they hang on crosses each side of Christ Jesus.

Adam and Eve, ceiling fresco from the Stanza della Segnatura by Raphael

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Kristina Kaine

Kristina Kaine has worked with people all her life: during her early career in medical sales and staff recruitment, and since 1987 in her own business which matches people in business partnerships. Through this rich interaction with people, Kristina has observed the struggle for self identity from many angles. She was awakened to the ideas of Rudolf Steiner by Rev Mario Schoenmaker, attending all of Schoenmaker's lectures for 14 years. After Schoenmaker's death in 1997, Kristina realised the need to explain the knowledge of the threefold human being in simple terms that could be applied easily in daily life. She has set this out in her book, 'I Connecting : the Soul's Quest', which was published in 2007 by Robert Sardello through Goldenstone Press. It is not unusual for Kristina to receive comments about her book like this: "It seems like a very lucid treatment, like looking through a clear glass window through which one can discover and recognize the landscape of the soul." Since 2003 Kristina has written weekly reflections which apply this knowledge of the threefold human being to Bible texts. This is not done in the context of any particular religious beliefs but from a broader perspective that all religions could apply. These reflections are distributed by email and are read worldwide. They are now available as Kindle books.