Our Connection with the Elemental World - Kalevala - Olaf Asteson - The Russian People the World as the Result of Balancing Influences (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

7 lectures, 6 addresses; various cities, Jan. 1, 1912 - Dec. 31, 1914 (CW158) The heart of this volume comprises Rudolf Steiner's commentary on the elemental forces responsible for our earthly nature as human beings--forces that influence us through our membership of a national or geographical group. When such elemental forces are not recognized and understood, he states, they cause conflict and chaos. However, Steiner indicates an important accompanying task that calls on all of us to develop individuality, emancipating ourselves from the earthly influences underlying national and racial groups. These great themes are framed by Rudolf Steiner's pioneering research into the two major Northern folk poems--Kalevala and The Dream Song of Olaf steson. The former tells of the elemental spirits who created the conditions for our earthly
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