--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm more worried about the bees going away than I am with the Christ > coming back. What does Creme say about honeybees?
Cream goes well with honey. > > > --- In nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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 > > >
