The Esoteric Connection

Holy Night 5

28 Dec 2016

December 28-29 – Taurus Consciously purify the body of thought. Discipline thinking. Concentrating on the positive. Converting the black doves of thought into white doves, because our thinking is, until it is not consciously conducted with discipline, like a dovecote! Keep this dovecote closed against foreign, negative thoughts. Mystery: The... Read More

Holy Night 2

25 Dec 2016

December 25-26 – Aquarius Night of John. The Eagle of the soul circling high on its wings and looking back from a great height, observes its own life. And now the man recognizes the Laws of Karma. The Mystery: Choosing the narrow and difficult path or the path that... Read More

Holy Night 1

24 Dec 2016

December 24-25 – Capricorn Christmas Eve, when Christ is born in the soul, the soul asks: can I listen with all my weaknesses, deficiencies and passions? Symbol: The stable of Bethlehem, in which in lowliness and poverty is born the Light of the World. The Voice of the Silence penetrates... Read More

Advent Week 4

17 Dec 2016

During the fourth week of Advent we approach the true human element, the element that sets us apart from and above every other living thing, the “I”, the sense of self. To consider that man is an advanced animal is most misleading – and it leads us away from what... Read More

Advent Week 3

10 Dec 2016

The next and third step on the Advent path takes us into the animating force, the forces of movement. We see this movement in the starry sky, in the weather, and on the earth, we see it in the animal kingdom. In us, we find it in our soul in... Read More

Advent – Week 2

10 Dec 2016

Advent is a four step process leading us to the birth of Jesus at Christmas. In this second step we encounter the life-force that sustains the human body. We can call it an invisible force but in reality it is palpable. It is found in our blood and we can... Read More

Advent – Week One

27 Nov 2016

We celebrate Advent in the weeks leading up to Christmas to awaken us to our connection with the highest heavens and the great purpose in the Universe. During this time we become more aware of the way in which we are disconnected from our source and our purpose because we... Read More

Why is Rudolf Steiner relatively unknown?

05 Nov 2016

Willi Brandt (who won the Nobel Peace Prize, and knew whereof he spoke) credits Rudolf Steiner with having made the greatest contribution to world peace of the twentieth century. The long-time editor of The Nation, Victor Navasky, described him in his memoir of 2005 as “light-years ahead of the curve,”... Read More