Rudolf Steiner Audio CW 205 The Human Being as Body and Soul: Lecture 9 (Dornach, 9 July 1921) by Rudolf Steiner
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Jan 1, 2026 A tour of how human posture and the spine connect to cosmic meaning. Exploration of a will system that shapes sleep, dreaming and waking memory. Discussion of breathing versus circulation rhythms and their link to emotion, art and poetic meter. A sweep through cultural epochs tied to zodiacal positions and human development across ages.
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Vertical Spine Reveals Human Cosmic Orientation
- Human spinal orientation signals a distinct cosmic relationship that separates humans from animals.
- Rudolf Steiner links our vertical spine and head orientation to currents of cosmic thought shaping human organization.
Will Transforms Dream Chaos Into Daytime Mind
- The will organizes dream-chaos into memory, imagination, and logical thinking upon waking.
- Steiner describes will as actively shaping swirling dream imagery into orderly memory and directing imagination and logic in daytime consciousness.
Observe Morning Wake To See Will Shape Memory
- Observe your morning wake process to notice how will shapes memory from dream chaos.
- Steiner advises careful self-observation of random morning recollections to see will organizing memories into chronological order.
