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The Evolution of the Earth and Man and The Influence of the Stars

By Rudolf Steiner

GA 354

The fourteen lectures presented here were given between June and Sept. of 1924 in Dornach, Switzerland. In the Collected Edition of Rudolf Steiner's works in German, the volume containing the German texts is entitled, Die Schöpfung der Welt und des Menschen, Erdenleben und Sternenwirken (Vol. 354 in the Bibliographic Survey). They were translated into English by Gladys Hahn. Cover design by Van James (Based on a pastel sketch by Rudolf Steiner entitled ‘Es werde die Weite und das Leben.’)

Copyright © 1987
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CONTENTS

 Cover Sheet  
 Contents  
 Foreword  


THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AND MAN


Lecture I:Creation of the world and of man. Saturn-, Sun-, and Moon-condition in the earth's evolution. June 30, 1924
Lecture II:Creation of the earth. Origin of man. July 03, 1924
Lecture III:What natural science and anthroposophy have to say about earth strata and fossils. July 07, 1924


ORIGIN OF THE WORLD AND OF MAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CULTURE QUESTIONS OF NUTRITION


Lecture IV:Origin of the world and of man. Lemuria and Atlantis. July 09, 1924
Lecture V:Origin and character of the Chinese and Indian cultures. July 12, 1924
Lecture VI:The relation of foodstuffs to man. Raw food. Vegetarianism. July 31, 1924
Lecture VII:Questions of nutrition. Children's nutrition. Making children “hardy.” Manuring the soil. August 02, 1924
Lecture VIII:The evolution of human culture. August 06, 1924


EARTH LIFE AND STAR INFLUENCES


Lecture IX:The sense of smell. August 09, 1924
Lecture X:Planetary influences on animals, plants and stones. September 09, 1924
Lecture XI:The weather and its causes. September 13, 1924
Lecture XII:Form and origin of the earth and moon. Volcanism. September 18, 1924
Lecture XIII:The nature and task of anthroposophy. Biela's comet. September 20, 1924
Lecture XIV:How did man originate? Earth life and star wisdom. September 24, 1924
 Notes  
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