Butterflies | Free Book
Beings of Light
"The butterfly flutters above and over the earth, borne on the air and
shimmering with light... We ought really to see them as nothing other
than beings of light, joyous in their colours and the play of colours.
All the rest is garment and luggage." - Rudolf Steiner. Truly poetic
and deeply esoteric, these lectures by Rudolf Steiner have been
gathered here in a single volume for the first time, with an in-depth
introduction that traces and explains the stages of butterfly
metamorphosis. The emergence of the butterfly from its pupa is one of
the most moving phenomena we can encounter in nature. In this
creature's visible transformations, we can experience a revelation of
spirit. The butterfly, says Rudolf Steiner, is "... a flower blossom
lifted into the air by light and cosmic forces". It is a being that
develops from and through light, via a process of incorporation and
internalization. By gazing into the world of these special and
rarefied creatures, we can intuit that they, "... ray out something
even better than sunlight: they shine spirit light out into the
cosmos".
- Title: Butterflies | Free Book
- Author: Steven
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