The CALENDAR OF THE SOUL Dr. Rudolf Steiner gave out the Soul-Calendar in 1912, consisting of 52 meditative mantras to enable us to experience the astral (soul) events occurring within us as well as in Nature during the year, starting with the 1st mantra every year on Easter Sunday. We experience this unconsciously all through the year, but these meditative verses enable us to become conscious of it. The mantras for each week are well known to many students of Steiner, but the original Calendar also had 12 Images of the Zodiac, to be meditated with each month (to sense the working of the solar forces in the cosmos), plus a listing of the Moons phases & position in the signs each night (for sensing the lunar forces), and a list of dates of births and deaths of spiritual figures and dates of events to contemplate on specific days. Heres the Soul-Calendar restored to this complete form, with some details added on the planets this week as well. THE ZODIAC IMAGE The Sun, according to the Doctor, is under the influence of the constellation PISCES from March 9th through April 13th in our era. A version (done by Margot Roessler) of a new symbolic image of the FISHE from the original Soul-Calendar (created originally by artist Imma von Eckherdstein from Dr. Steiners sketches & indications) in the color he said corresponded to the sign, a shade of magenta we cannot yet see, will follow this e-mail. THE WEEKS MANTRA: For those not familiar with the use of mantras: The anthroposophical spiritual path uses symbolic images, like the Zodiac image (called Imaginations ), to awaken spiritual sight, and mantras (Inspirations ) to open spiritual hearing. The meaning of the words of a mantra at first sight is not important, but rather what happens when you recite it and enter with deeper soul-forces into its inner experience. Also, these mantras were created in the German language and have their rhythms in that, so learning an English version is just a step to using the original; Ive kept close to it in translating, so anyone can easily go from English to German. * MANTRA # 50 * Es spricht zum Menschen-Ich Sich machtvoll offenbarend, Und seines Wesens Kräfte lösend Des Weltendaseins Werdelust: In dich mein Lebend tragen Aus seinem Zauberbanne Erreiche ich mein wahres Ziel. There speaks to Man’s I With mighty revelation, And its Essence’s Power unloosing The World-Existence’s Growth-Joy: “In you my Life carrying Out of its magic spell I reach my true aim.” An interpretation of this weeks mantra: We are heading towards spring, when our inner selves once more go to sleep, while the Earth instead awakens. Last week, we felt that what we have hoped for in the coming year will manifest. This week, we feel through the use of the mantra, how the worlds joyous springtime growth speaks to us as human beings, saying that it (the world) is spiritually under a spell, which can only be overcome by us carrying it into our own deeds. THE DAYS OF THE WEEK: Sunday, March 9th. Moon Cancer. Cyril and Methodius (Greek monks, in the 10th century proclaimed Christendom in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe. Cyril is inventor of the Slav letter-script and translated the Bible into Slavic). Gregory of Nyssa 4th century. 1758 Phrenologist Gall born. Monday, March 10th. Moon Cancer. Alexander (contended in the 4th century for the Athanasian confession against the Arian). Day of Remembrance of Mary Magdalene. Tuesday, March 11th. Moon Leo. Attalus (Christian teacher, worked in the 2nd century in France). 1544 Tasso born. 1811 Leverrier born. Wednesday, March 12th. Moon Leo. Gregory (famous Pope of the 6th century, Introducer of Choral-Singing). 1365 University of Vienna founded. Thursday, March 13th. Moon Leo. 1781 Uranus discovered by Herschel. Friday, March 14th. Moon Virgo. Abigail (David’s Wife). Eutychius (Christian writer of the 10th century, who wrote a History of the World from the Creation down to his time). Mathildis (bringer of Christendom to Germany in the 10th century). Zacharias. Klopstock died 1803. Saturday March 15th. Moon Virgo. Christopher (who carried a Youth over the river, then saw that in him he had carried the Christ-Child). Longinus (captain in command in Matthew’s Gospel). ******* PLANETS IN THE EVENING SKY: Brilliant Jupiter is high in the sky next to the Twins at sunset. The Moon is seen close to it Sunday and Monday nights. -Starman
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