The Mission of Folk-Souls in Relation to Teutonic Mythology
The Mission of Folk-Souls in Relation to Teutonic Mythology
Rudolf Steiner - GA 121
PaperbackEleven Lectures Given IN Christiania (Oslo) between 7 and 17 June, 1910
If we wish to understand the inner life of an individual we must study the soul as well as the body, and if we desire to gain real insight into national characteristics we must explore the psychic and spiritual element underlying them. This psychic and spiritual element, however, reflects not merely the activity of individual human souls working in concert, but has its origin in a higher order.... Either one must seek a basis for the psychology of peoples in a spiritual reality or one must abandon such a psychology in total.—Rudolf Steiner
According to spiritual teachings, each "folk" (each race or ethnic group) has a kind of over-soul that interacts with those people, lending them unique characteristics that affect the karma and destiny of tribes, races, and nations. These lectures explore the nature and activities of the various folk souls, their influences, and their meaning in the modern world.
Translator | Parker, A. H. | Language | English |
Publisher | Rudolf Steiner Press |
Publication Date | 2005 |
Pages | 189 |
Dimensions | 5.5 x 8.25 in. |
ISBN | 1855841460 |