The Easter Festival in the Evolution of the Mysteries
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The Easter Festival in the Evolution of the Mysteries
Rudolf Steiner e.Lib Document
Lectures Section
Rudolf Steiner leads us to an understanding of the true meaning of Easter
by tracing its history from the pre-Christian era to our time. He shows it
is ultimately through knowing the true significance of Easter that we come
to understand our relationship to spiritual reality.
By Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Brian Kelly
Bn/GA 233a
Rudolf Steiner leads us to an understanding of the true meaning of Easter
by tracing its history from the pre-Christian era to our time. He shows it
is ultimately through knowing the true significance of Easter that we come
to understand our relationship to spiritual reality.
This is the authorised English translation, taken from
shorthand notes, unrevised by the lecturer.
It is presented here with the kind permission of the Rudolf
Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland and Marie Steiner.
“The original idea of any sacred festival is to make the human
being look upward from his dependence on earthly things to those
things that transcend the Earth.”
(From Lecture Two)
Copyright © 1988
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