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Elijah Come Again, A Prophet for Our Time, A Scientific Approach to Reincarnation, by Robert Powell (Lindisfarne Press). Order from our Bookstore.
2010: Pilgrimage to the Grand Canyon
Journal for Star Wisdom 2010
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Editor and Author: Robert Powell
Additional Authors: Daniel Andreev, William R. Bento,
Claudia McLaren Lainson, Ellen Schalk, Robert Schiappacasse,
and David Tresemer
"The Journal for Star Wisdom (formerly Christian Star Calendar) has appeared every year since 1991. From the beginning the central feature has been the calendar comprising the monthly ephemeris pages together with commentaries drawing attention to the Christ events remembered by the ongoing cosmic events. The significance of following the Christ events in relation to daily astronomical events is an important foundation for the new star wisdom of astrosophy. This new star wisdom is arising in our time in response to the second coming of Christ-- known as his return in the etheric realm of life forces-- as a path of communing with Christ in his life body (ether body)." -Robert Powell (from his editorial foreword)
The Journal for Star Wisdom is a guide to the correspondences of Christ in the stellar and etheric world. It includes related articles of interest, a complete sidereal ephemeris and aspectarian, geocentric and heliocentric. Published yearly, new editions are available beginning in November for the coming new year.
According to Rudolf Steiner, every step taken by Christ during his ministry between the baptism in the Jordan and the resurrection was in harmony with-- and an expression of-- the cosmos. The Journal for Star Wisdom is concerned with these heavenly correspondences during the life of Christ. It is intended to help provide a foundation for cosmic Christianity, the cosmic dimension of Christianity. It is this dimension that has been missing from Christianity in its two-thousand-year history.
Readers can begin on this path by contemplating the movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets against the background of the zodiacal constellations (sidereal signs) today in relation to corresponding stellar events during the life of Christ. In this way, the possibility is opened for attuning, in a living way, to the life of Christ in the etheric cosmos.
Contents:
* Preface
* "The Rose of the World" by Daniel Andreev
* Editorial Foreword by Robert Powell
* "World Pentecost" by Robert Powell
* "Sun on the Galactic Center" by David Tresemer
* "Kyot and the Stellar Script of Parsifal" by Ellen Schalk
* "Signature of Jupiter in the Events of Christ Jesus' Life" by David Tresemer, with Robert Schiappacasse, and William Bento
* "Contemplations on the Jupiter-Uranus Conjunction" by William Bento
* "Commentaries and Ephemerides: January-December 2010" by William Bento, David Tresemer, Claudia McLaren Lainson, and Sally Nurney
* Epitaph: "Though My Soul May Set in Darkness" - words attributed to Galileo; music by Joseph Haydn
Christ and the Mayan Calendar, 2012 & The coming of the AntiChrist, by Robert Powell and Kevin Dann, (Lindisfarne Books). Order from our Bookstore)
Despite the explosion of books, videos and TV shows that claim to penetrate the mystery of "2012"-- the numerical shorthand for the completion on December 21, 2012, of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count of the Mayan calendar-- consensus about its meaning seems to remain elusive. As metaphysical speculation mounts, professional astronomers and ethnologists dismiss the whole body of modern interpretations of the Mayan calendar as New Age gobbledygook. Among the supposed seers themselves-- including José Arguelles, Carl Johann Calleman, and Daniel Pinchbeck-- doctrinal disputes worthy of academics are now the norm. The scholars have every right to be miffed at the sometimes sloppy thinking and exaggerated claims of the seers, which tend toward enthusiastic proclamations of an imminent, universally accelerated psychic evolution, while the seers themselves have legitimate critiques about the limits of scientific inquiry when it comes to the prophetic traditions of ancient peoples.
Christ and the Mayan Calendar approaches the significance of 2012 by spiritually penetrating phenomena of today. Drawing on the Book of Revelations-- which provides an archetype for understanding spiritual history, as well as on Rudolf Steiner's Apocalyptic indications, a completely new context for grasping the end date of the Mayan calendar emerges. In a November 1919 lecture, Steiner made a stunning remark about Ahriman: "Ahriman skillfully prepares his goal beforehand ... [and] will find an important instrument for preparing his incarnation. His incarnation is undoubtedly coming, and this lack of insight will enable him to prepare it triumphantly." The subtitle of this book-- "2012 and the Coming of the Antichrist"-- refers to this coming incarnation of Ahriman. In fact, Steiner narrowed the timeline for Ahriman's incarnation, saying it would come "before even a small part of the third millennium has run its course." Just after Christmas 1919, Steiner revealed more about the impending incarnation of Ahriman, saying almost offhandedly that Ahriman's name might be "John William Smith." With this remark, he clearly pointed to the incarnation occurring in the English-speaking West, while other remarks made it is certain Steiner meant that the incarnation would take place in America.
In addition to penetrating the spiritual background of our time in relation to the coming of the Antichrist (the incarnation of Ahriman), the authors explore the significance of the Mexican mysteries and present a wealth of new research with the intention of helping the reader to navigate the Apocalyptic scenario currently shaping up, with the global financial crisis as one important expression. Most important, the authors refer to the Second Coming of Christ as the true event of our time; the incarnation of Satan/Ahriman is its shadow. The authors also show the significance of Divine Sophia as the antidote to negative consequences of Ahriman's incarnation.
Finally, as a positive manifestation of the world of spirit in our time, the book discusses the significance of the young anthroposophist, Judith von Halle, who since Easter 2004 has born the stigmata, the visible signs of the wounds of Christ.
Despite the explosion of books, videos and TV shows that claim to penetrate the mystery of "2012"-- the numerical shorthand for the completion on December 21, 2012, of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count of the Mayan calendar-- consensus about its meaning seems to remain elusive. As metaphysical speculation mounts, professional astronomers and ethnologists dismiss the whole body of modern interpretations of the Mayan calendar as New Age gobbledygook. Among the supposed seers themselves-- including José Arguelles, Carl Johann Calleman, and Daniel Pinchbeck-- doctrinal disputes worthy of academics are now the norm. The scholars have every right to be miffed at the sometimes sloppy thinking and exaggerated claims of the seers, which tend toward enthusiastic proclamations of an imminent, universally accelerated psychic evolution, while the seers themselves have legitimate critiques about the limits of scientific inquiry when it comes to the prophetic traditions of ancient peoples.
Christ and the Mayan Calendar approaches the significance of 2012 by spiritually penetrating phenomena of today. Drawing on the Book of Revelations-- which provides an archetype for understanding spiritual history, as well as on Rudolf Steiner's Apocalyptic indications, a completely new context for grasping the end date of the Mayan calendar emerges. In a November 1919 lecture, Steiner made a stunning remark about Ahriman: "Ahriman skillfully prepares his goal beforehand ... [and] will find an important instrument for preparing his incarnation. His incarnation is undoubtedly coming, and this lack of insight will enable him to prepare it triumphantly." The subtitle of this book-- "2012 and the Coming of the Antichrist"-- refers to this coming incarnation of Ahriman. In fact, Steiner narrowed the timeline for Ahriman's incarnation, saying it would come "before even a small part of the third millennium has run its course." Just after Christmas 1919, Steiner revealed more about the impending incarnation of Ahriman, saying almost offhandedly that Ahriman's name might be "John William Smith." With this remark, he clearly pointed to the incarnation occurring in the English-speaking West, while other remarks made it is certain Steiner meant that the incarnation would take place in America.
In addition to penetrating the spiritual background of our time in relation to the coming of the Antichrist (the incarnation of Ahriman), the authors explore the significance of the Mexican mysteries and present a wealth of new research with the intention of helping the reader to navigate the Apocalyptic scenario currently shaping up, with the global financial crisis as one important expression. Most important, the authors refer to the Second Coming of Christ as the true event of our time; the incarnation of Satan/Ahriman is its shadow. The authors also show the significance of Divine Sophia as the antidote to negative consequences of Ahriman's incarnation.
Finally, as a positive manifestation of the world of spirit in our time, the book discusses the significance of the young anthroposophist, Judith von Halle, who since Easter 2004 has born the stigmata, the visible signs of the wounds of Christ.
Elijah Come Again, A Prophet for Our Time, A Scientific Approach to Reincarnation, by Robert Powell (Lindisfarne Press). Order from our Bookstore.The research presented by Robert Powell in this book shows that a new science of the stars is possible, based on a study of reincarnation and karma. Willi Sucher did much to pioneer the development of a new star wisdom, or astrosophy, as a scientific tool for the investigation of karma. Powell has discovered that applying the science of astrosophy to the findings of karma research reveals-- through the discovery of astrological reincarnation rules-- the foundations underlying star wisdom. Once these foundational findings relating to astrological reincarnation research have been assimilated, a reformation of traditional astrology will inevitably take place. Once the new astrology is established, there will be a similar feeling in looking back upon traditional Western astrology that modern astronomers have when looking back upon the old geocentric astronomy.
The purpose of this book is to contemplate the incarnations of the prophet Elijah, with the goal of laying the foundation for a new "science of the stars" as the "science of karma." At the close of his last lecture, after discussing the sequence of incarnations of Elijah-John the Baptist-Raphae-Novalis, Rudolf Steiner spoke of this individuality as "a radiant and splendid forerunner...with whom you are to prepare the work that shall be accomplished at the end of the [twentieth] century, and will lead humankind past the great crisis in which it is involved." These words indicate that, from the end of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century (that is, now), the Elijah-John individuality is to be a "radiant forerunner" for humanity in the next step underlying our spiritual evolution.
Elijah Come Again presents a scientific approach toward unveiling the mystery of human destiny. This theme is timeless in nature--- yet timely, nevertheless, in the recounting of the unfolding destiny and mission of the Old Testament prophet Elijah. This individuality, whose various incarnations are explored in this book, is of such spiritual weight and stature as to call forth both rain and fire from heaven in the service of humanity's evolution toward communion with the spiritual forces of love and morality that live in the human heart as the abiding presence of the living Word. "Elijah does come first to restore all things" (Mark 9:12). These words of Christ apply now-- in relation to the ongoing fulfillment of Elijah's mission in the world at the present time toward the peoples of the Earth.
New Edition: Christian Hermetic Astrology
Christian Hermetic Astrology
The Star of the Magi and the Life of Christ
by Robert Powell
published by Steiner Books, $29.95
Who were the three wise men and what was "the Star of the Magi" that led them to Bethlehem? Using the dialogue form, Christian Hermetic Astrology explores these questions and the basis for the inauguration of "Star Wisdom." Set in the Temple of the Sun, where Hermes, the Egyptian sage, gathers with his three pupils, Tat, Asclepius, and King Ammon, these discourses focus upon the path of Christ, culminating in the Mystery of Golgotha. With Rudolf Steiner and Anne Catherine Emmerich pointing the way, Robert Powell has produced a book, through independent research and careful study, intended as a contribution to a modern "path of the magi" leading to a Christian wisdom of the stars.
The purpose of this book is to contemplate the incarnations of the prophet Elijah, with the goal of laying the foundation for a new "science of the stars" as the "science of karma." At the close of his last lecture, after discussing the sequence of incarnations of Elijah-John the Baptist-Raphae-Novalis, Rudolf Steiner spoke of this individuality as "a radiant and splendid forerunner...with whom you are to prepare the work that shall be accomplished at the end of the [twentieth] century, and will lead humankind past the great crisis in which it is involved." These words indicate that, from the end of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century (that is, now), the Elijah-John individuality is to be a "radiant forerunner" for humanity in the next step underlying our spiritual evolution.
Elijah Come Again presents a scientific approach toward unveiling the mystery of human destiny. This theme is timeless in nature--- yet timely, nevertheless, in the recounting of the unfolding destiny and mission of the Old Testament prophet Elijah. This individuality, whose various incarnations are explored in this book, is of such spiritual weight and stature as to call forth both rain and fire from heaven in the service of humanity's evolution toward communion with the spiritual forces of love and morality that live in the human heart as the abiding presence of the living Word. "Elijah does come first to restore all things" (Mark 9:12). These words of Christ apply now-- in relation to the ongoing fulfillment of Elijah's mission in the world at the present time toward the peoples of the Earth.
New Edition: Christian Hermetic Astrology
Christian Hermetic AstrologyThe Star of the Magi and the Life of Christ
by Robert Powell
published by Steiner Books, $29.95
Who were the three wise men and what was "the Star of the Magi" that led them to Bethlehem? Using the dialogue form, Christian Hermetic Astrology explores these questions and the basis for the inauguration of "Star Wisdom." Set in the Temple of the Sun, where Hermes, the Egyptian sage, gathers with his three pupils, Tat, Asclepius, and King Ammon, these discourses focus upon the path of Christ, culminating in the Mystery of Golgotha. With Rudolf Steiner and Anne Catherine Emmerich pointing the way, Robert Powell has produced a book, through independent research and careful study, intended as a contribution to a modern "path of the magi" leading to a Christian wisdom of the stars.
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2010: Pilgrimage to the Grand Canyon
A Journey Through Time to the Divine Mother. This is the first Sophia Foundation pilgrimage to take place on the sacred soil of America in search of the desert mysteries of a timeless world. Rafting, hiking, singing, praying, and star gazing in the grandeur of the natural world, we will consider the task of future America, as it will emerge out of the culture of Sophia in the Philadelphia epoch. Estimated dates May 1-17, 2010. Click here for full brochure with registration information.
Please Note: There are currently 3 spots left on this pilgrimage. Contact the administrative office for details.
415-522-1150.
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MORE NEW BOOKS The Inner Life of the Earth, Exploring the Mysteries of Nature, Subnature & Supranature, ed. Paul V. O'Leary. Contributors: Christopher Bamford, Dennis Klocek, David S. Mitchell, Paul V. O'Leary, Marko Pogacnik, Robert Powell, Rachel C. Ross.
The seven authors in The Inner Life of the Earth approach the topic of the Earth's interior from different directions, including the deep significance of Chrit's incarnation, by which he united with the Earth to become the Spirit of the Earth.Robert Powell's contribution discusses the deep significance of Christ's second coming in relation to the opening of the subearthly spheres one by one successively every twelve years, having a profound influence upon the events of our time.
Without Christ's deed, the Mystery of Golgotha, which reunites cosmic and human evolution with the divine, human beings would be unable to work in freedom with Christ or with Sophia, divine feminine Wisdom, in her form as the Soul of the Earth, to overcome evil and help lift all creation toward goodness and greater human, cosmic, and divine fellowship. Available in Bookstore.
The Sign of the Son of Man - NEW EDITION
A new edition of The Sign of the Son of Man, by Robert Powell has been published by the Sophia Foundation Press and is now available in our Bookstore. This edition, revised and expanded with new material, is intended as a help in the present time when humanity is called upon to be extremely wakeful. Robert Powell, using the new wisdom of the stars, helps us find guidance and inspiration to stand and act in the right way in this period of time leading up to the end of the Mayan calendar in the year 2012.
Chapters include: Toward a New Wisdom of the Stars, The Zodiac, Christ and the Zodiac, The Start of the New Millennium; the Sign of the Son of the Son of Man in Heaven; and an Appendix: The Divine Mother.
Cooperation - Contra the Power of the Pyramid, by Keith Harris
This important and highly relevant book is intended to serve as a catalyst for nothing less than the transformation of global society. Author Keith Harris (a European living in Scandinavia) locates the primary difficulties in Western society today in the economic domain, (using Rudolf Steiner's threefold social model with its three domains: cultural, political and economic). Harris argues that it is in this sphere that initiative will have to be taken if Western and global society is to be transformed. What is needed is for social idealists and altruists to enter commercial life and create cooperative-like, fair-trading economic enterprises and for widespread consumer organizations to spring up among ordinary people in support of such initiatives."The book is divided into three parts. The first part looks at certain worrying trends in Western society. The second considers what we can do, both individually and through working together with others to guide society in a radically different direction-- toward social and economic transparency, toward cooperation, toward realizing the organic and fair-trading ideals, while holding back those forces attempting to condition Western populations to surveillance and control. The third part deals with what might happen to society if we fail to bring the 'deep-democratic' ideal into economic life." ( from the Preface).
It is the author's hope that the ideas in this book will touch the hearts of readers and become transformed into ideals capable of catalyzing the will to alter our social patterns. Available in Bookstore.
The History of the Zodiac, Robert Powell's Ph.D. is in print and now available in our bookstore in both paperback and hardback editions. Bookstore. The zodiac was first clearly defined by the Babylonians some 2,500 years ago, but until recently the basis of this original definition remained unknown. This zodiac of the Babylonians, known as the sidereal zodiac because it is specified in direct relation to the stars (Latin sidera, 'stars'), was used for centuries throughout the ancient world, all the way to India, and must be distinguished from the tropical zodiac in widespread use by astrologers in the West today, which was introduced into astroglogy in the middle of the 2nd century A.D. by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Such was Ptolemy's influence, however, that the tropical zodiac gained prominence and, except for its survival in a variant form in India, knowledge of the sidereal zodiac was lost.
In this penetrating study of the history of the zodiac, the sidereal zodiac is restored to its rightful place as the original zodiac, traced back to the Babylonians in the 5th century B.C. The implications of this rediscovery of the original zodiac are immense, the key point being that the signs of the sidereal zodiac, each thirty degrees long, coincide closely with the twelve astronomical constellations of the same name, whereas the signs of the tropical zodiac, since they are defined in relation to the vernal point, now have no direct relationship to the corresponding zodiacal constellations, owing to the precession of the equinoxes.
This carefully researched history of the zodiac includes chapters on the Egyptian decans and the Hindu nakshatras, showing how these sidereal divisions, which originated in Egypt and India, are related to the original Babylonian zodiac. By illuminating the history of the tropical zodiac in widespread use at the present time, light is also shed on the controversy surrounding the 'zodiac question' (tropical vs. sidereal), showing that originally the tropical division was not a zodiac at all, but a calendar for describing the course of the seasons. This book, the fruit of thirty years of research, is intended not only for scholars but for general readers as well, and offers the clearest and most comprehensive study of the history of the zodiac yet published.
