Glossary

Atavistic Clairvoyance in Anthroposophy

When Steiner reads the Osiris story or the Greek generations of the gods, he is not decoding allegory. He is pointing to atavistic clairvoyance, the old faculty by which whole...

The Greek Generations of the Gods in Anthroposophy

Greek myth tells of three ruling houses of heaven, each toppled by the next. Steiner heard in this story something the Greeks still half-remembered about themselves. The Greek Generations of...

Isis and the Search for Osiris in Anthroposophy

In the Egyptian myth, Typhon slays his brother and scatters the body; the grieving consort wanders, gathers, and binds the god together again. Steiner heard in Isis and the search...

Ancient Myths and Their Meaning in Anthroposophy

In the first days of January 1918, with Europe still at war, Steiner gave the Dornach lectures published as Ancient Myths and Their Meaning. Their claim is simple and startling:...

Osiris and Typhon in Anthroposophy

Every myth of a dying god also names the killer. In the Egyptian story of Osiris and Typhon, the killer is the god's own brother, who rises against him while...

The Osiris Myth in Anthroposophy

Egypt told of a king who gave men the plough, the cities and the script, was slain by his brother, and rose to rule the dead. Steiner heard in the...