Apocalypse, the Transformation of Earth: An Esoteric Mineralogy - Couverture souple

Benesch, Friedrich

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1584201657 ISBN 13 : 9781584201656

Editeur : Lindisfarne Books, 2015

Synopsis

"Crystals, mineral crystals, become wonderful objects of research and observation precisely for the person seeking entry into the spiritual worlds.... What we see down here as crystallized minerals is caused by the living spirit found in the expanse of the cosmos." -- Rudolf Steiner

In the Revelation of St. John, spiritual worlds and spiritual entities appear both in images of the sensory world and in images of the mineral realm. This book discusses these two sides of world manifestation.

It is often argued that the images of St. John's Revelations are intended in a purely symbolic way. If this is so, the mineral appears as a symbol for something of a soul-like and spiritual nature. The Revelator however, did not see symbols but realities; even a symbol can be genuine only if something of the reality for which it stands shines through. It must, in a real way, be inwardly identical with what it intends, the essence from which it stems. Thus, it must arise from the same reality. Otherwise it contains no meaning.

The images of the minerals in the Apocalypse are just as much reality as the minerals are on Earth. Neither is essential; both are simply manifestations of something essential. Hence, both are truly apocalyptic--the mineral we hold in our hand and the image we hold in our mind. They reveal themselves mutually.

This book juxtaposes the objects of sensory appearance and natural-scientific research with the sayings of the Revelation of St. John to express the joint background of the appearances. One connected with the other can then lead to an encounter with the essence. Thus, we are dealing with an "esoteric mineralogy."

Friedrich Benesch enables a renewed encounter between the human being and mineral being, from which essence and future can then shine forth. Anyone wanting to look more deeply into the Book of Revelations should read this beautifully illustrated, unique work on its meaning and its significance for both today and the future of humankind and the Earth.

INCLUDES 48 IMAGES IN COLOR.

This book was originally published in German as Apokalypse: Die Verwandlung der Erde--eine okkulte Mineralogie (Verlag Urachhaus, Stuttgart, 1994). Cover image: The Fourth Angel Sounds His Trumpet (Rev. 8) Beatus escorial (c. 950; Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain).

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Friedrich Benesch (1907-1991) was born in a German-speaking part of Romania and earned doctorates in biology, theology, and anthropology. He was later ordained in The Christian Community and became the leader of its seminary in Stuttgart in 1957. He traveled, lectured, and published extensively.

Robert Sardello, PhD, is cofounder (with Cheryl Sanders-Sardello, PhD, in 1992) of the School of Spiritual Psychology. At the University of Dallas, he served as chair of the Department of Psychology, head of the Institute of Philosophic Studies, and graduate dean. He is also cofounder and a faculty member of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, as well as author of more than 200 articles in scholarly journals and cultural publications, and is a former faculty member of the Chalice of Repose Project in Missoula, Montana. Having developed spiritual psychology based in archetypal psychology, phenomenology, and the spiritual science of Rudolf Steiner from more than thirty-five years of research in this discipline, as well as holding positions in two universities, Dr. Sardello is now an independent teacher and scholar, teaching throughout the US, Canada, and the UK, as well as the Czech Republic, Philippines, and Australia. He is a consultant to many educational and cultural institutions and a dissertation adviser at numerous academic institutions. He is author of several books, including Facing the World with Soul (2003) and Love and the World (2001).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lindisfarne Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1584201657
• ISBN 13: 9781584201656
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 474
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible