"Christianity as Mystical Fact, and the Mysteries of Antiquity" by Rudolf Steiner. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Rudolf Steiner. Christianity as Mystical Fact, and the Mysteries of Antiquity
Christianity as Mystical Fact, and the Mysteries of Antiquity
Table of Contents
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITIONToC
FOOTNOTES:
CHRISTIANITY AS MYSTICAL FACT
Christianity as Mystical Fact
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POINTS OF VIEW
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THE MYSTERIES AND THEIR WISDOM
FOOTNOTES:
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THE GREEK SAGES BEFORE PLATO IN THE. LIGHT OF THE WISDOM OF THE MYSTERIES
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PLATO AS A MYSTIC
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THE WISDOM OF THE MYSTERIES AND THE MYTH
VIToC
THE MYSTERY WISDOM OF EGYPT
FOOTNOTES:
VIIToC
THE GOSPELS
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THE LAZARUS MIRACLE
FOOTNOTES:
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THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN
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JESUS AND HIS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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THE NATURE OF CHRISTIANITY
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CHRISTIANITY AND HEATHEN WISDOM
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ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE CHURCH
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Rudolf Steiner
Published by Good Press, 2019
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What the ancients say about these secrets is significant, but at the same time ambiguous. The initiate is convinced that it would be a sin to tell what he knows and also that it would be sinful for the uninitiated to listen. Plutarch speaks of the terror of those about to be initiated, and compares their state of mind to preparation for death. A special mode of life had to precede initiation, tending to give the spirit the mastery over the senses. Fasting, solitude, mortifications, and certain exercises for the soul were the means employed. The things to which man clings in ordinary life were to lose all their value for him. The whole trend of his life of sensation and feeling was to be changed.
There can be no doubt as to the meaning of such exercises and tests. The wisdom which was to be offered to the candidate for initiation could only produce the right effect upon his soul if he had previously purified the lower life of his sensibility. He was introduced to the life of the spirit. He was to behold a higher world, but he could not enter into relations with that world without previous exercises and tests. The relations thus gained were the condition of initiation.
