> --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <jpgillam@> > wrote: > > > > I'm more worried about the bees going away than I am with the Christ > > coming back. What does Creme say about honeybees?
Nothing, as far as I know. But anyone can post questions to Mr. Creme for the monthly newsletter. Any topic. Next issue is due shortly. Please see: http://www.shareintl.org > > > --- 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.
