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ANCIENT MYTHS

Their Meaning and

Connection with

EVOLUTION

RUDOLF STEINER

Seven lectures given in Dornach . 4th to 13th

January, 1918

Translated from shorthand reports unrevised by

the lecturer, by M. Cotterell. The original German

text of these lectures are published under the title:

“Alte Mythen und ihre Bedeutung” (Vol. 180 in

the Bibliographical Survey, 1961). This English

edition is published in agreement with the Rudolf

Steiner

Nachlassverwaltung,

Dornach,

Switzerland.

Printed in Great Britain by Bookprint

International Ltd. England 1971

Ancient Myths:

Their Meaning and Connection with Evolution

The following lectures were given by Rudolf

Steiner to an audience familiar with the general

background and terminology of his

anthroposophical teaching. It should be

remembered that in his autobiography, ‘The

Course of My Life’, he emphasises the distinction

between his written works on the one hand and, on

the other, reports of lectures which were given as

oral communications and were not originally

intended for print.

It should be borne in mind that certain premises

were taken for granted when the words were

spoken. ‘These premises,’ Rudolf Steiner writes,

‘include at the very least, the anthroposophical

knowledge of Man and of the Cosmos in its

spiritual essence; also what may be called

“anthroposophical history”, told as an outcome of

research into the spiritual world.’

For the benefit of readers a brief list of

publications relevant to the main theme have been

added at the end of this volume.

Ancient Myths - Their Meaning and Connection with Evolution by Rudolf Steiner.pdf