GA 354

The Creation of the World and of Man. Life on Earth and the Influence of the Stars

Die Schöpfung der Welt und des Menschen. Erdenleben und Sternenwirken

Volume VIII - Fourteen Lectures, Dornach 30 June to 24 September 1924.

The remarkable discussions in this volume took place between Rudolf Steiner and workers at the first Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. At Rudolf Steiner's instigation, the varied subjects were chosen by his audience. He took their questions and usually gave immediate answers. The astonishing nature of these responses -- their insight, knowledge, and spiritual depth -- is testimony to Steiner's outstanding ability as a spiritual initiate and profound thinker. Accessible, entertaining and stimulating, the records of these sessions will be a delight to anyone with an open mind.

Contents (selection)

In this particular collection, Steiner discusses Lemuria and Atlantis; vegetarianism; children's nutrition; manure and soil; hardening of the arteries; the sense of smell; weather and its causes; origin of the human being; Darwinism; earth strata and fossils; Biela's comet; lightning; volcanoes; and much more.

World Creation and Human Creation. Saturnian, solar and lunar state of the earth's development / Creation of the earth, creation of man / On the layers of the earth and its fossils / Origin and peculiarity of Chinese and Indian culture / On the relationship of food to man. Raw Food and Vegetarianism / Feeding Children. Hardening / About smells / About the influence of the planets on animals, plants and rocks / About the weather and its causes / Shape and origin of the earth and the moon. Volcanism / Where does man come from?

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner, Anna R. Meuss: From Sunspots to Strawberries: Answers to Questions. CW 354. Rudolf Steiner Press 2002. ISBN 978-1855841123; eBook ASIN B07N9L66NN (2013) rsarchive.org

German

• Rudolf Steiner: Die Schöpfung der Welt und des Menschen. Erdenleben und Sternenwirken, GA 354 (2000), ISBN 3-7274-3540-2 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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