

Rudolf Steiner Audio
Dale B. Brunsvold
Audio recordings by myself of the works of Rudolf Steiner. To search use volume number and 'Steiner'
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Mentioned books

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Mar 22, 2023 • 40min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 2: (Karlsruhe, 6th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
Exploring the origins of the Rosicrucian initiation, misinterpretation of the anthroposophical movement, reincarnation and karma, stages of human evolution, the essential aspects of the Rosicrucian path, personal responsibility and understanding karma, and the encounter with the Guardian of the Threshold.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 51min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 3: (Karlsruhe, 7th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
Explore the distinction between ordinary religious consciousness and higher clairvoyant powers. Discover the future possibility of direct perception of Christ Jesus without clairvoyant preparation. Delve into the significance of past and future events in human evolution. Learn about the conditions and process of verification in the afterlife. Understand the transition of the office of judging from Moses to Christ Jesus. Explore the nature of Christ and compare it with the Apollonius event. Delve into the nature of human incarnation and the life of Jesus, including the impact of ancient events on human evolution and the concept of Christ offering atonement.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 41min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 4: (Karlsruhe, 8th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
A deep dive into three paths toward experiencing Christ, from Gospel study to inner transformation. Discussion of how Golgotha reshaped human spiritual perception and the decline of earlier clairvoyance. Exploration of restoring Gospel meaning through Akashic insight and why some teachings were kept for the initiated. Reflections on humility, grace, and preparing modern souls for a renewed Christian impulse.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 44min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 5: (Karlsruhe, 9th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
A tour through spiritual science about the Christ impulse and human evolution. Short reflections contrast Greek love of form, Buddhist rejection of ego, and Hebrew resilience. Fourfold human constitution and earlier planetary stages are sketched. Questions arise about the fate of the physical body after death and the Redeemer’s possible role.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 47min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 6: (Karlsruhe, 10th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
Explores Christianity's core question of Christ's resurrection and why modern minds resist it. Examines gospel scenes as initiation-style accounts with factual details like the empty tomb and Mary Magdalene's encounter. Contrasts Paul's transformative Damascus vision and his idea of Christ as a new Adam. Introduces spiritual science ideas about humanity's fourfold composition and how Christ entered at baptism.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 37min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 7: (Karlsruhe, 11th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
A deep dive into resurrection as Christianity’s central question and Paul’s recognition of the living Christ. Contrasts Greek, Hebrew, and Buddhist ways of thought and why Buddhism could not explain Golgotha. Explores how the Christ being indwelt Jesus’ bodies and how a restored risen phantom reverses decay. Sets up baptism, incarnation, and the nature of death at Golgotha.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 37min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 8: (Karlsruhe, 12th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
A deep dive into what happened to the Christ being between baptism and Golgotha. Exploration of two Jesus children and why Gospel accounts differ. A striking claim that Zarathustra inhabited one child and later transferred into the other. Discussion of primal speech, preserved ancient human substance, and how a prepared body received the Christ presence.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 43min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 9: (Karlsruhe, 13th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
A philosophical tour of how the Christ event became an objective cosmic fact and why that matters for humanity. Discussion of exoteric versus esoteric paths to spiritual connection. Exploration of Communion, the Gospels as living sources, and how spiritual perception shifted after Palestine. Reflection on karma, Luciferic influences, and the evolving forms of Christian and theosophical life.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 51min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 10: (Karlsruhe, 14th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
A deep dive into esoteric paths to Christ and how gospel writers used supersensible perception. The seven stages of Christian initiation and inner practices like humility and meditative suffering are explored. Predictions about future human clairvoyance, karmic responsibility, and reincarnation in Western consciousness are discussed. Connections are drawn between ancient bodhisattva preparations and a coming transformative spiritual event.

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Mar 22, 2023 • 57min
CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 11: Appendix: Public Lecture (Karlsruhe, 4th October 1911) [End of Book] by Rudolf Steiner
A tour of ancient mystery schools and how their initiations aimed to awaken a hidden higher self. A contrast between old clairvoyant cultures and modern rational consciousness. An account of how Mithraic and Greek paths shaped courage, compassion, and inner divinity. A presentation of the Christ moment as a historic new initiation reshaping human spiritual development.


