Alchemy
[Ed: Dennis taught this material in full over a weekend in Viroqua, Wisconsin, in 2009. The four lectures are available as Alchemy of Consciousness: Imagination as a Path of Healing.] If we think about it most of our trials come out of the inner experience that we seem to have two contrasting modes of consciousness…
[Ed: Dennis taught this material in full over a weekend in Viroqua, Wisconsin, in 2009. The four lectures are available as Alchemy of Consciousness: Imagination as a Path of Healing.] The image shows the retort of our sleeping consciousness with the birds of thought arising out of the neck in clouds of steam. These birds…
Dowsers have long been aware of the unsettling effects of fields and moving currents upon the forces of life. Dowsing research has uncovered a great deal of documented proof that sleeping in a weak field or a current can be a major cause of debility which leads to illness. All currents are considered by dowsers…
[Ed: Dennis taught this material in full over a weekend in Viroqua, Wisconsin, in 2009. The four lectures are available as Alchemy of Consciousness: Imagination as a Path of Healing.] In the beginning, all transformation of the consciousness involves grounding the psyche in a concentrated form. This is represented by the earth stage of the…
[Ed: Dennis taught this material in full over a weekend in Viroqua, Wisconsin, in 2009. The four lectures are available as Alchemy of Consciousness: Imagination as a Path of Healing.] This picture is an adaptation of an old alchemical image that shows the flowing and generous nature of the goddess of the waters. The Sun…
[Ed: Dennis taught this material in full over a weekend in Viroqua, Wisconsin, in 2009. The four lectures are available as Alchemy of Consciousness: Imagination as a Path of Healing.] The picture is an image of stars falling out of the sky as snow and then falling to earth as crystals. From the point of…
This series explore the story of the alchemical wedding by Chrisitan Rosencreutz, a symbolic union of opposites that represents spiritual transformation and inner harmony. It explores how this mystical marriage between masculine and feminine energies can lead to profound personal and spiritual growth.
As had been employed by mystery pupils of the past, modern explorers of the wisdom of self-transformation use symbolic imagery for enhancing their meditative practice. A specific practice which Rudolf Steiner called entering the astral body. Starting with the mandala as an archetype of consciousness, each session will use the methodology of breathing an image to enter into its symbolic content. Small workgroups will address the inner responses to these symbols using suggested protocols.