Life of the Human Soul: And its Relation to World Evolution (CW 212)

9 lectures, Dornach, April 29 – June 17, 1922 (CW 212)How are we connected to the world around us? This question, says Rudolf Steiner, is one that lives subliminally, drawing us into the depths of the psyche. There, our candle of consciousness tends to flicker and go out. But spiritual training can relight it so that we learn to perceive realms of our being beyond the restricted self.As Rudolf Steiner was involved in major lecture tours in Germany and England, he took time to address his followers at the world center of Anthroposophy in Dornach, Switzerland. Here, he speaks on three major topics: The Life of the Human Soul; Spiritual Striving in Relation to Earth’s Evolution; and The Contrast Between East and West. The common theme, however, is our mutual responsibility for what the human being and the world will eventually become—which, according to Steiner, is far from a certain. Even the way we think can change and affect the future; for example, the degree to which we concentrate o