Rudolf Steiner explains that, if we are to understand the message of the Druids, we need to have a feeling for the way they experienced the world. In this book, Rudolf Steiner takes us deeply into the ancient clairvoyant consciousness on which their wisdom was based, and shows how we may rediscover the sources of the ancient mystery-wisdom for ourselves. Also included is a talk Steiner gave on the mysteries of ancient Ireland. He describes how, in their holy places, the Druid priests of ancient Ireland were able to deepen their experience of nature and the changing seasons into an awareness of spiritual-creative powers. In another talk, entitled: ‘Celtic Christianity: The Heritage of the Druids’, Steiner explains how, when Christianity first came to Celtic lands, the Druids were able to find in it confirmation of things they had already experienced, spiritually, before historical events were made known to them. This paved the way for the development of Celtic Christianity.
85pp, 123mm x 174mm, illus. in b&w, softback, 2001
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