The Evolution of the Earth and Man and The Influence of the Stars

CONTENTS

Publisher's Foreword

THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AND MAN

LECTURE I, Dornach, June 30, 1924: Creation of the world and of man. Saturn-, Sun-, and Moon-condition in the earth's evolution.

LECTURE II, July 3, 1924: Creation of the earth. Origin of man.

LECTURE III, July 7, 1924: What natural science and anthroposophy have to say about earth strata and fossils.

ORIGIN OF THE WORLD AND OF MAN
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CULTURE
QUESTIONS OF NUTRITION

LECTURE IV, July 9, 1924: Origin of the world and of man. Lemuria and Atlantis.

LECTURE V, July 12, 1924: Origin and character of the Chinese and Indian cultures.

LECTURE VI, July 31, 1924: The relation of foodstuffs to man. Raw food. Vegetarianism.

LECTURE VII, August 2, 1924: Questions of nutrition. Children's nutrition. Making children “hardy.” Manuring the soil.

LECTURE VIII, August 6, 1924: The evolution of human culture.

EARTH LIFE AND STAR INFLUENCES

LECTURE IX, August 9. 1924: The sense of smell.

LECTURE X, September 9, 1924: Planetary influences on animals, plants and stones.

LECTURE XI, September 13, 1924: The weather and its causes.

LECTURE XII, September 18, 1924: Form and origin of the earth and moon. Volcanism.

LECTURE XIII, September 20, 1924: The nature and task of anthroposophy. Biela's comet.

LECTURE XIV, September 24, 1924: How did man originate? Earth life and star wisdom.

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