A Michaelic Quest – Part 1

What does it mean to be a human being in this age of Technology? This is the first in a series of 7 lectures that takes on this theme in the context of Anthroposophy in a very powerful way. This first talk sets the stage for the upcoming talks, with references to the culture of lies and illusion in our present age, to the dominant culture of materialism-without-spirit, and to Rudolf Steiner's deathbed essays about the archangel Michael and his selfless leadership in service to Cosmic Intelligence, the new thinking of the heart that opens the pathway to the future of humanity. Be sure to register for the whole series!

Archangel Michael Lecture and the Assaults on the Etheric – Part 2 & 3

In this lecture, we continued our studies of the working of Archangel Michael, also known as the guiding Spirit of our Age, of the conqueror of the dragon and the Countenance of Christ. We considered the human etheric body, as it was in ancient times and as it is today, and how the workings of the technological age present a very real and present danger to our etheric health. This was a vigorous and stimulating study.

Michael and All Souls: Finding Light and Strength After Death – Part 4

Michaelmas, Halloween, All Souls' and All Saints' The four-week season of Michaelmas concludes on November 2. This means that its conclusion coincides (this year) with the festivals of Halloween, All Souls' and All Saints. In this study, i present an earnest look at the different experience that human souls experience after death. It depends greatly on whether they have cultivated living thinking, devotion and reverence, or instead become convinced of the cold logic of materialism and come to deny the spirit. This presents an inspirational study for the festivals of All Souls' and the journey through the increasing darkness of late autumn towards the birth of new light at mid-winter.

The Modern Human Being and the Digital World in the Age of Michael – Part 6

In this long study I turned to the very real challenges that our society---and especially our upcoming generations---face by growing up and living in this age of digital technology. Our study culminated in consideration of what does it mean to develop "living thinking," in contrast to the dead and passive thinking we are presented with when we are unconscious consumers of pre-packaged thought. We concluded with a practice of the Rose Cross Meditation by Rudolf Steiner.

The Verse for America

This week, November 2024, in our weekly eurythmy class, I created and taught a special eurythmy form for personal practice for working with the "Verse for America." This verse is an invocation and a prayer that Rudolf Steiner gave to a man named Ralph Courtney in the 1920's, who was at that time living and studying in Dornach. Mr. Courtney was asked to take this verse back to the United States and to share it widely. As a special mailing to everyone on my mailing list, I am sending this as a warm greeting an invitation to you to learn and practice in this autumn of 2024.

What Does it Really Mean to be a Human Being – Part 5

In times of political uncertainty and social urgency, we turned to the "Michael Letters" by Rudolf Steiner to find profound inspiration for the tasks that humanity faces in this age of the evolving consciousness of humanity.

What is a Human Being – Part 7

This is the 7th and final lecture in a series on "What does is mean to be a human being in the age of digital technology?" This recording recalls all the steps taken in the development of the series, which began with a study of the Archangel Michael, the guiding spirit of the age of the consciousness soul. It then continues with the study of the human being as a spiritual being who lives in a physical, etheric and astral body, and with a review of the four planetary conditions necessary as preparatory steps for this human condition to arise. We then look as the scleroticizing forces of the present age, born out of our materialistic mindset yet necessary to create our human future of individuated freedom. In our present age, many forces work together as challenges to our development, threatening to dull our consciousness and thwart our intended development towards love, truth, beauty and goodness. Primary among these forces in our age are the forces of digital technology. We concluded this series by speaking about the urgent necessity for us to discover and cultivate our etheric forces, blessed and developed through the gift of Resurrection forces, those Christ-blessed forces that overcome death of the physical and also of the consciousness forces.