Rudolf Steiner |
Rudolph (name) |
Rudolf Steiner Audio. Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold |
The Melbourne Demons lifted the premiership cup for the 13th time |
I had only stumbled across these Rudolf Steiner podcast episodes when doing an Apple Podcast search after I had heard Gary Lachman talking about his books about Steiner and Blavatsky on a 'Skeptiko' podcast episode -
While I have never been a member of the Theosophical Society I was a member of their library in Brisbane for a number of years in my late teenage years and borrowed books and cassette tapes (That's right cassettes ... I did say my late teenage years:-) of lectures that were given in their lodges -
Theosophical Society (Brisbane Lodge) |
My TS seal like trinket |
Being from a mixed secular Jewish family background I can't say that I'm too worried about the swastika missing from the seal, to be honest, but I've never seen the TS seal as being a Nazi symbol anyway.
The swastika symbol, 卐 (right-facing or clockwise) or 卍 (left-facing, counterclockwise, or sauwastika), is an ancient religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia. It is used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
I keep the TS like seal on my bookshelf now |
I started reading the book after hearing Garry Lachman talking about the Theosophical Society in the latest podcasts I have been listening to lately.
The book was written by the late Joy Mills and reads like a series of boring financial minutes of the years since the founding of the American TS and is a real slog to get through, even for me.
I have to often battle to stay awake while reading it ironically:-)
Spirit as Sculptor of the Human: Lecture 1: Experiences During Sleep |
The time I woke up this morning, minus a minute or two |
When I was wondering what time it was when I woke up in bed this morning, I saw it was 8:15 and thought to myself, of course it's 8:15, as that's the time that it has always been;-)
And while I know even less about Rudolf Steiner and his beliefs, I am finding some of his re-read lectures an interesting and thought-provoking listen.
The voice of Steiner: A conversation with Dale Brunsvold of Rudolf Steiner Audio |
Which makes me ponder just where I have consciously been for over a third of my 57 years of life on this planet when I have drifted off to sleep and where I will consciously be tonight once more when I can't stay "woke" any longer;-)
The year I was born was the last time that the Melbourne Demons won an AFL Grand Final trophy ironically enough:-)
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