The Esoteric Connection

Lent Day 24

24 Mar 2017

At this time we are called to develop ideas about the contemporary Christ Being. If we agree that nothing remains the same, that everything changes and develops, then this idea applies also to Christ. In his book “The Michael Mystery” Sergei Prokofieff speaks of the need for a special intensity... Read More

Lent Day 23

23 Mar 2017

If we think carefully about the process of Christ entering into the body of Jesus we can understand why it had to happen slowly over 3 plus years. What would have been the effect if it had happened too quickly? If this mighty Cosmic Spirit from beyond the galaxy had... Read More

Lent Day 22

22 Mar 2017

If anyone thinks there is no need to bother about Christ they are sadly mistaken. Christ is THE reason for human existence; he is the purpose behind our lives. Our task is to develop higher faculties of awareness to see him in the etheric realm within us and around us.... Read More

Lent Day 21

21 Mar 2017

Above all else we love our freedom. How do we have this freedom? Only because of Christ’s journey through Golgotha. Continuing the text from yesterday “From Jesus to Christ” “If the God who is designated by the name of the Father had not at one time permitted the Luciferic influences... Read More

Lent Day 20

20 Mar 2017

Contemplation of the true meaning of sacrifice stands out in Rudolf Steiner’s words at the end of the lecture series “From Jesus to Christ.” “Christ accomplished something that was not necessary for Himself. What kind of Act was this? It was an act of Divine Love. We must be quite... Read More

Lent Day 19

19 Mar 2017

Christ’s journey into the man Jesus was like stepping into a mirror and animating the reflection. This can only be done with the purest will. “The ancient wisdom, passed down the ages, about the purest use of the will came to mind. It has to do with the earthly self... Read More

Lent Day 18

18 Mar 2017

Imagine if you will the mood in the spiritual worlds at this time over 2,000 years ago as Jesus prepared himself for crucifixion. All the beings in the spiritual worlds felt as if something was leaving them. It must have felt like how we would feel at the impending death... Read More

Lent Day 17

17 Mar 2017

Understanding our I-being is the greatest challenge we face in our time. We only have a personal sense of ourselves as individuals because of Christ. Before Christ, and indeed now, without Christ, we were part of a tribe or nation. Tribalism is found in sport, in music, in academia, and... Read More