By Rudolf Steiner

Translated by George Adams Kaufmann
GA 180

The 3rd, 4th and 5th of 16 lectures given by Rudolf Steiner at Dornach in the Winter of 1917 and 1918. These three lectures are part of the lecture series entitled, Mystery Truths and the Christmas Impulse. Published in German as, Mysterienwahrheiten und Weihnachtsimpulse. Alle Mythen und ihre Bedeutung. Geistige Wesen und ihre Wirkungen. Band IV.

Lecture 2 is also known as, The 33 Year Rhythmical Cycle. Lecture 3 is also known as, Realities Beyond Birth and Death. They are presented here with the kind permission from the Goetheanum Weekly, Vol. VII., Nos. 2–4. Shorthand report unrevised by the lecturer. All rights reserved by Philosophische-Anthroposophischer Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland. English translation by G. Adams Kaufmann, edited by H. Collison.