Bees and the Ancient Mysteries | Free Book
Iwer Thor Lorenzen
In an extraordinary exposition, Lorenzen – an expert beekeeper and
student of contemporary spiritual science – describes the 'Logos
mysteries', based at the ancient temple of Artemis in Ephesus, where
priestesses were known as 'Melissas' ('honeybees') and the sacrificial
priests were called 'Essenes' (or 'bee-kings'). These cultic
mysteries, he says, bore remarkable parallels to the workings of a bee
colony – specifically in the relationship between the queen and worker
bees to the spiritual 'group-soul' of the bees.Lorenzen commences his
unique study with a discussion of flowers and insects, exploring their
common origins. He then describes the beginnings of the honeybee, its
connection with the fig wasp, and the subsequent controlled
transformation of the latter that took place in pre-historic
mystery-centres. Breeding the honeybee from the fig wasp – a sacred
deed performed at consecrated sanctuaries – was part of the 'Fig-tree
mysteries'. The initiates behind this task developed the ability to
commune with the bees' group-soul and to work consciously on the
mutual development of the hive and humanity.This concise but rich work
features an illuminating foreword by Heidi Herrmann of the Natural
Beekeeping Trust as well as a lucid introduction by translator Paul
King that explains the anthroposophical concepts employed by Lorenzen
in his text.
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