49th Lecture on the Apocalypse of John (Documentation)

By Dr Wolfgang Peter

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Date of the lecture: 23 March 2021

Summary

From fellow listener M. L.

Tripartite structure in human beings (like DNA):

- Nervous system - head Sensory organs: eyes, ears and nose
- Rhythmic system - middle respiration: heart, pulse
- Metabolic and limb system.
Not 3 parts, but 3 divisions.
In birds the visual principle is very pronounced (= "head with wings" are birds).
The dog's sense of perception and orientation is up to 1 million times better than that of humans!

Thinking is an activity of the etheric body, forces in nature that shape the living.

Feeling: in the emotional life we dream.
Gospel 5: The Essenes' encounter with Christ.

Through the work of the I, individuality becomes stronger. Physiognomy changes. In the future one will remain physiognomically similar.

In every cultural epoch, the human being incarnates 1x as a man and 1x as a woman (exceptions possible).
The pace of change is accelerating, i.e. the pace of development is becoming faster and faster.
The shape of the human being becomes more and more similar from incarnation to incarnation. Our shape is an expression of our individuality. In the future we will have a definitive form.
Everything collective is quite harmful for development. The principle of freedom is important. Consciously work on the personality, without the influence of the adversaries.
adversaries. We should balance the forces of Lucifer and Ahriman by means of our I-power.

During the day a destruction of life, sound and light ether takes place. At night the etheric forces are revived by the absorption of astral forces from the cosmos.

Bible: Consequence of the Fall: Access to the Tree of Life was denied to man. We cannot yet freely dispose of the powers of the ether of life. We do not yet have our own thinking. We administer dead concepts.
From now on, a different way of thinking develops. We must succeed in thinking consciously with the forces of sound, life ether and light ether.
In spring we see the life ether forces in nature as well as astral forces in the formation of flowers (primroses, snowdrops, violets).
On the old moon, the whole earth was something plant-like living. Then the earth mineralised. This gave rise to flowering forces.
Comparison with our thinking: living thinking that works with the etheric forces. We also have to deal with the lower astral forces.

Imagination : purely mental experience. It cannot be put into earthly words. Rudolf Steiner writes images put into words. We owe the beauty of nature to the dying process. We grasp beauty sensually.

In the future, ART and SCIENCE will become one. We will begin to revive the dead via the machine world. It will be living beings that we create.

HOMOOPATHY (solvent) will be the carrier of life forces.  Transformation of nature by means of spiritual forces. The purpose of spiritual training is to transform nature. This means the preparation for the NEW JERUSALEM.
The adversary forces are becoming more and more subtle. Our powers in confrontation with Ahriman and other adversaries are quite essential.
Inspiration for higher things we have to work for.
The inspiration of the adversaries is delivered to us "free of charge".
The higher beings place themselves at our service if WE WANT IT.

Michael did not defeat the dragon, he brought him down to earth. Man with the help of the CHRIST can redeem evil.
We must have the will to redeem the "dragon".
The adversaries do not lie to man, but they deliver their messages so cleverly that we misunderstand them ("charming invitations").

Ad CORONA (milder than World War 3): Adversaries are the triggers of the crisis; humans have allowed it to happen. It is about our inner destruction.
Let us not forget our potential!!!