I'm more worried about the bees going away than I am with the Christ coming back. What does Creme say about honeybees?
> --- In nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <jpgillam@> > wrote: > > > > "In 1923 Rudolf Steiner predicted the dire state of today's > honeybee. > > He stated that, within fifty to eighty years, we would see the > > consequences of mechanizing the forces that had previously operated > > organically in the beehive. Such practices include breeding queen > bees > > artificially. > > > > http://www.steinerbooks.org/detail.html?id=0880104570 > > > > Patrick writing: Steiner is said to have said in a lecture > that "that > > which we experience within ourselves only at a time when our hearts > > develop love is actually the very same thing that is present as a > > substance in the entire beehive. The whole beehive is permeated with > > life based on love. In many ways the bees renounce love, and thereby > > this love develops within the entire beehive." > > > > Back to the book review: > > > > "The fact that over sixty percent of the American honeybee > population > > has died during the past ten years, and that this trend is > continuing > > around the world, should make us aware of the importance of the > issues > > discussed in these lectures. Steiner began this series of lectures > on > > bees in response to a question from an audience of workers at the > > Goetheanum. > > > > "From physical depictions of the daily activities of bees to the > most > > elevated esoteric insights, these lectures describe the unconscious > > wisdom of the beehive and its connection to our experience of > health, > > culture, and the cosmos. > > > > "Rudolf Steiner (Feb. 27, 1861–Mar. 30, 1925) was born in Kraljevic, > > Austria, where he grew up the son of a railroad station chief. As a > > young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a > respected > > and well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, > > known especially for his work on Goethe's scientific writings. At > the > > beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his earlier > > philosophical principles into an approach to methodical research of > > psychological and spiritual phenomena. Steiner formally began his > > spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical > > Society, later referring to his spiritual research results and > > philosophy as "Anthroposophy," or spiritual science. His > multifaceted > > genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, > > philosophy, religion, education (Waldorf schools), special education > > (the Camphill movement), economics, agriculture (biodynamics), > > science, architecture, and the arts (drama, speech and eurythmy). In > > 1924 he founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which has > > branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland. > > > > http://www.steinerbooks.org/detail.html?id=0880104570 > > Very interesting post; thank you Patrick! However the great influence > Steiner has had in many fields in the Western world his followers are > somewhat caught up in the past, as the following from Benjamin Creme > might explain : > > > Q. Aren't there some other disciples who could be working as you do > to make known the Christ's presence? (Europe) > A. There are five people who you might have thought would be key > people in the 4,000 people involved in this work around the world: > one in New York, me in London, one in Geneva, one in Darjeeling, one > in Tokyo, all chosen to be the first presenters. Around them would > gather more, so that it would become a worldwide happening. This > information would be coming from five points across the world from > New York to Tokyo, a brilliant plan, except that the one in New York > does not believe. He has been to my lectures several times but does > not believe the story. I am the one in London. The one in Geneva, > like the one in New York, does not believe the story. They are both > Christian mystics, influenced by people like Steiner who died before > the plan that it would be the Christ Himself was finalized. Steiner > was adamant that the Christ could not return in a physical body and > thought that when the Christ Principle awakened sufficiently in the > hearts of men, then we could say the Christ is in the world. This is > only one aspect of the Reappearance of the Christ. People who follow > Steiner have closed their minds to the very possibility of the > Reappearance of the Christ as a physical man in the world, quite > apart from all the 40 or so Masters Who are likewise coming. They > have done a disservice to the event. > > http://www.shareintl.org >
