The Esoteric Connection

Do we really understand the Evolution of Consciousness?

14 Feb 2015

What is so attractive about the ideas and philosophies of the past? Why are we so interested in higher knowledge while at the same time disinclined to think ideas through rationally? Some people even say that they have a consciousness from other planets – what is wrong with the consciousness... Read More

“Karma is a redemption of man by himself” Rudolf Steiner

18 Jan 2015

One of the highest principles in life is to be helpful to one another yet nothing in life could be more misunderstood. Most of our helpfulness actually interferes with a person’s efforts to use their karma effectively. This stems from our inability to see ourselves as a greater being incarnating... Read More

Is it better to be the first or the last?

10 Jan 2015

For 18 years I have pondered the meaning of some words spoken to me by my spiritual mentor a few months before he passed over :“the last shall be the first.” He knew his Bible inside out and gave me the foundation for my own exploration. After almost 33 years... Read More

First Holy Night applied to January

08 Jan 2015

The 12 Holy Nights sow a seed for our progress through the year ahead. Our sole purpose on this earth is to become aware our I Am, our True Self. By applying each of the 12 Holy Nights to each of the 12 months through the year we come closer... Read More

Epiphany

05 Jan 2015

Now we come to the 13th Holy Night. On the first Holy Night we celebrated the birth of Jesus. This birth awakened the deep memory within us of who we really are. It meant that we could touch the purity of our being as we were before we ever incarnated... Read More

Holy Night 12

04 Jan 2015

January 4-5 – Sagittarius On the twelfth night place the crown at the foot of the Divine. Because although we have won the crown, the struggle has been gained with help and grace; for grace comes from that source or fount in man that human power cannot reach. Now we... Read More

Holy Night 11

03 Jan 2015

January 3-4 – Scorpio It is the eleventh night. It is the struggle with the Guardian of the Threshold. We must build within us the mystery of the grail castle. We must profess loyalty to the Almighty in Scorpio. R. Steiner Eleventh Contemplation: Kristina Kaine The third crown reveals our... Read More

Holy Night 10

02 Jan 2015

January 2-3 – Libra It is the night that comes from the service, the greatest sacrifice. Obey-Play. We learn to hear the inner voice and the signs of the divine. Something mysterious cries in us through various incarnations, its clarity is enhanced by the sacrifice and the decision. R. Steiner... Read More