Art As Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom

by Rufolf Steiner

Overview

Within the Mystery cultures of ancient history, art, science and religion formed a unity that offered direction and spiritual nourishment to the broader society. Today, art, science and religion can again be reunited. However, as Marie Steiner indicates in her introduction to these lectures, these aspects of our culture need rejuvenation through fresh spiritual understanding and knowledge. Art cannot be renewed through compromise, but only by returning to the spiritual foundations of life. As she says: 'The remedy lies in unlocking the wisdom of the Mysteries and presenting it to humanity in a form adapted to contemporary needs.'

In these wide-ranging lectures, Rudolf Steiner offers spiritual insight for the modern day into a revitalised world of the arts. His themes include: the relation of art to technology, the moral experience of the worlds of colour and music, the legendary Norwegian Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson, and the relationship between the various arts of architecture, sculpture, painting, music, poetry, eurythmy and the human being.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781855842366
Publisher:	Rudolf Steiner Pr
Publication date:	04/30/2010
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Synopsis vii

Foreword 1

Introduction Marie Steiner 3

Lecture 1 Technology and Art: Dornach, 28 December 1914 9

Lecture 2 Impulses of Transformation in the Evolution of Art-I: Dornach, 29 December 1914 33

Lecture 3 Impulses of Transformation in the Evolution of Art-II: Dornach, 30 December 1914 51

Lecture 4 Cosmic New Year-The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson: Dornach, 31 December 1914 70

Lecture 5 Moral Experience of Colour and Music: Dornach, 1 January 1915 96

Lecture 6 Working with Sculptural Architecture-I: Dornach, 2 January 1915 114

Lecture 7 The Future Jupiter Evolution and its Beings: Dornach, 3 January 1915 132

Lecture 8 Working with Sculptural Architecture-II: Dornach, 4 January 1915 151

Notes and References 177

Publisher's Note Regarding Rudolf Steiner's Lectures 185