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Light for the New Millennium

Letters, Documents and After-death Communications

Paperback
August 2014
9781855844001
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  • Publisher
    Rudolf Steiner Press
  • Published
    11th August 2014
  • ISBN 9781855844001
  • Language English
  • Pages 396 pp.
  • Size 6.125" x 9.25"
$45.00

Containing a wealth of material on a variety of subjects, Light for the New Millennium tells the story of the meeting of two great men and their continuing relationship beyond the threshold of death: Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925)—the seer, scientist of the spirit, and cultural innovator—and Helmuth von Moltke (1848-1916)—a renowned military man, Chief of the General Staff of the German army during the outbreak of World War I.

In 1914, following disagreements with the Kaiser, Moltke was dismissed from his post. This led to a great inner crisis in the General, that in turn drew him closer to Steiner. When Moltke died two years later, Steiner maintained contact with his excarnated soul, receiving communications that he passed on to Moltke’s wife, Eliza. These remarkable and unique messages are reproduced here in full, together with relevant letters from the General to his wife. The various additional commentaries, essays and documents give insights to themes of continuing significance for our time, including the workings of evil; karma and reincarnation; life after death; the new millennium and the end of the last century; the hidden causes of World War I; the destiny of Europe, and the future of Rudolf Steiner’s science of the spirit.

Also included are Moltke’s private reflections on the causes of the Great War ("the document that could have changed world history"), a key interview with Steiner for Le Matin, an introduction and notes by T. H. Meyer, and studies by Jürgen von Grone, Jens Heisterkamp and Johannes Tautz.

C O N T E N T S:

Foreword to the English Edition
Introduction by Thomas H. Meyer
Helmuth von Moltke and Rudolf Steiner by Johannes Tautz

PART ONE

1. Letters from Helmuth von Moltke to Eliza von Moltke 1877–1914
2. Helmuth von Motlke’s Appraisal of the Political Situation Three Days before the War
3. Letters from Helmuth von Moltke to Eliza von Moltke after the Outbreak of War
4. Helmuth von Moltke on the Retreat from the Marne
5. A Document that Could Have Changed World History

PART TWO

1. Letters and Verses from Rudolf Steiner to Eliza and Helmuth von Moltke
2. Helmuth von Moltke’s Death
3. After-death Messages from Helmuth von Moltke and Relevant Documents

Notes
Index

Rudolf Steiner

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.

Helmuth von Moltke

Helmuth Johannes Ludwig Gra von Moltke (1848–1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a German general who served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 to 1914. General von Moltke was also a follower of Theosophy.

Eliza von Moltke

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