August

August

List of articles

The Christ-element in the Chemical-elements

Alkalis and Halogens 
From the book The Nature of Substance: Spirit and Matter by Dr Hauschka

The largest, most inexhaustible source of salt is the ocean, where the percentage of dissolved salt is 3% or more. This salt is extracted by a panning or refining process in which the evaporation surface is increased and the sea water subjected either to concentration or to evaporation. ​

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Gospel Study

​The Gospel Study in July considered the first eleven verses of the Gospel of Mark and a seemingly perplexing passage from Matthew’s Gospel in chapter ten.

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The Old Testament Study

Only two Old Testament Studies were possible in July. The first concluded the study of King David by looking at him as the writer of the Psalms. The second will be the first on a study of King Solomon starting on 30 July.

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Ferndale Community Market

The first Ferndale Community Market was held on Saturday 30 July.
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The initiative is one that hopes to bring people in the Randburg area who have things to sell into contact with the community of Ferndale who come to browse and buy.

See photos of the first Ferndale Community Market.

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From the Rising Serpent to the Restful Lamb - transformation of the Formative Force Body by Rev. Michaël Merle

Reported by John-Peter Gernaat

This talk opened the St John’s Conference weekend on the theme The Lamb of God: Consequences of the New Image of the Etheric Christ.

The Formative Force Body is the same as the Etheric Body. It is the body that helps to give a certain life force and form to our human capacity for life on earth.
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John the Baptist referred to the Pharisees and Sadducees as ‘a brood of vipers’. Later, John the Baptist says to his disciples when he sees Jesus: “There goes the Lamb of God”. 

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Growing Point by Alfred Heidenreich

‘Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” These time-honoured words in their simple majesty present the archetypal pattern for the manner in which a new epoch opens in the spiritual evolution of humanity. 

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The Chakra Path – the new way of St John by Rev. Michaël Merle

Reported by John-Peter Gernaat

This series of talks is divided in the three covering the historical understanding of the Chakra Path, how the Chakra Path has evolved and current movements in the Chakra Path. These talks were presented on 3, 10 and 17 June 2022.

Historical understanding

The Chakra system, such as we understand it, is a described as seven wheels. ​Chakra means wheel in Sanskrit, and these wheels are also referred to as lotus flowers, that exist in the energetic body of the human being.

Evolution

When the Buddha had achieved enlightenment, Steiner said that this prepared the human being for the descending path. There is pause, in which, as a consequence of the enlightenment achieved by the Buddha, Greek philosophy was able to flourish. ​

Current Movements

​Our working on the Heart Chakra, one can imagine, aligns with the festival of Michaelmas. These are the three festivals of the Spirit, of our future development: Whitsun, St John’s and Michaelmas, that call the human being to know that we are still in process of unfolding and not merely resting because it has all been done for us.

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