GA 102

The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man

Das Hereinwirken geistiger Wesenheiten in den Menschen

Thirteen lectures in Berlin between 6 January and 11 June 1908

Contents (selection)

The group souls of animals, plants and minerals. The Prometheus legend / Planetary existence, solar existence and zodiacal existence / Earlier embodiments of the earth as deeds of spiritual entities. Effects of Mars, Mercury and Jupiter / The spirits of form. Myth of Kronos and Gäa / The evolution of the world. Man as the first-born before animal, plant and mineral. The Earth as a Warmth Organism / The Group Soul Consciousness of the Ancient Moon / The Primordial Forces as Spirits of the Ages / The Emergence of Yoga. Vedanta philosophy, the system of the Hebrews, the Egyptians. The Greek system of religion / The development of man from group soul to individuality / On elemental beings. The ego-soul of animals, plants, minerals / The connection of man with spiritual beings in art.

Literature

English editions

• Rudolf Steiner: The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man, Rudolf Steiner Press 1981, ISBN 978-0880100113 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

German editions

• Rudolf Steiner: Das Hereinwirken geistiger Wesenheiten in den Menschen, GA 102 (2001), ISBN 3-7274-1020-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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