In a 1919 lecture delivered in Zurich entitled ‘The Ahrimanic Deception’, Steiner stated that, “a great part of mankind today is already under the control, from one side or another, of Ahrimanic forces of a cosmic nature which are growing stronger and stronger.” Steiner had an unusual perception of what he called the “Luciferic Impulse,” which he stated manifested on Earth in 3000 BCE. The Luciferic Impulse prepared the way for the “Christ Impulse” in Steiner’s cosmology. Both ‘Impulses’ began to fade and mankind has therefore become increasingly materialistic. Steiner stated this Ahrimanic Deception emanates from an actual being:
The Ahrimanic impulse proceeds from a supersensible Being different from the Being of Christ or of Lucifer.… The influence of this Being becomes especially powerful in the Fifth Post-Atlantean Epoch. If we look at the confused conditions of recent years we shall find that men have been brought to such chaotic conditions mainly through the Ahrimanic powers.
While the Luciferic Impulse pushed humanity into what Nietzsche might have called the Dionysian passion that gives birth to arts and brings humanity outside of itself, albeit, according to Steiner, with a “false spirituality,” “Ahriman is the power that makes man dry, prosaic, philistine – that ossifies him and brings him to the superstition of materialism.” Ahriman would seem to equate with the Christian perception of the Antichrist. The Christ Impulse balances the two poles, in what in some respects seems akin to a Hegelian dialectic.
And the true nature and being of man is essentially the effort to hold the balance between the powers of Lucifer and Ahriman; the Christ Impulse helps present humanity to establish this equilibrium…. [T]he Ahrimanic influence has been at work since the middle of the fifteenth century and will increase in strength until an actual incarnation of Ahriman takes place among Western humanity.
Interesting read. Even more so that the word Trump is used. I’m not going to lie, it was a difficult read. They were not referring to Trump, the man correct? I also would like to do more research on Ahriman. Is this just another way of describing the devil except from another “religious” perspective?
Ahriman was the name of the evil principle in Zoroasterism, and even before in the ancient Persian religion. Ahriman is the lord of demons, the prince of chaos and doubt and destruction--perhaps he is the Prince of Persia that Daniel speaks of. He is opposed in every way to Ahura Mazda, a deity of light and goodness. The pre-Zoroaster Persians had the usual flock of deities, including these two. Zoroaster was a prophet circa 1500 BC who reformed this into a monotheism with a beneficent supreme creator, Ahura Mazda, and Ahriman, the spoiler. Ahura Mazda created all things in seven days, Ahriman would come along and destroy or corrupt Ahura Mazda's work for no reason except that he could, including the first couple of humans and their seed. His whispering and temptation caused doubt and sin to pollute the earth. He appears iconically as a typical demon with reptilian aspects: he also can appear as a handsome youth, or a snake. With regard to the timelines, it would appear there are a lot of similarities with the early Hebrew religion, and with the Chinese monotheism of Sheng Di. Both post-Babel echoes?
Thank you for the explanation. Love that you mentioned post Babel echos. The story/Tower of Babel has always fascinated me. It had a MUCH bigger impact than the Christian religion teaches about.
The definition of ‘good and evil’, or ‘light and dark’, metaphysically can – from an esoteric perspective – be regarded as a dichotomy between those who seek a higher spiritual path for mankind, and those who seek to enchain man to matter. This dichotomy is well portrayed in the standard depictions of ‘The Devil’ trump in the Tarot Major Arcana
This reference is to Baphomet.
Watch this YouTube video on the Devil Tarot card and you can see for yourself-
https://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/rudolf-steiner-secret-societies-the-ahrimanic-deception
In a 1919 lecture delivered in Zurich entitled ‘The Ahrimanic Deception’, Steiner stated that, “a great part of mankind today is already under the control, from one side or another, of Ahrimanic forces of a cosmic nature which are growing stronger and stronger.” Steiner had an unusual perception of what he called the “Luciferic Impulse,” which he stated manifested on Earth in 3000 BCE. The Luciferic Impulse prepared the way for the “Christ Impulse” in Steiner’s cosmology. Both ‘Impulses’ began to fade and mankind has therefore become increasingly materialistic. Steiner stated this Ahrimanic Deception emanates from an actual being:
While the Luciferic Impulse pushed humanity into what Nietzsche might have called the Dionysian passion that gives birth to arts and brings humanity outside of itself, albeit, according to Steiner, with a “false spirituality,” “Ahriman is the power that makes man dry, prosaic, philistine – that ossifies him and brings him to the superstition of materialism.” Ahriman would seem to equate with the Christian perception of the Antichrist. The Christ Impulse balances the two poles, in what in some respects seems akin to a Hegelian dialectic.
Thank you, that was something else. Perhaps we can get a comment from the Dark Journalist, a Steiner fan.
Interesting read. Even more so that the word Trump is used. I’m not going to lie, it was a difficult read. They were not referring to Trump, the man correct? I also would like to do more research on Ahriman. Is this just another way of describing the devil except from another “religious” perspective?
Ahriman was the name of the evil principle in Zoroasterism, and even before in the ancient Persian religion. Ahriman is the lord of demons, the prince of chaos and doubt and destruction--perhaps he is the Prince of Persia that Daniel speaks of. He is opposed in every way to Ahura Mazda, a deity of light and goodness. The pre-Zoroaster Persians had the usual flock of deities, including these two. Zoroaster was a prophet circa 1500 BC who reformed this into a monotheism with a beneficent supreme creator, Ahura Mazda, and Ahriman, the spoiler. Ahura Mazda created all things in seven days, Ahriman would come along and destroy or corrupt Ahura Mazda's work for no reason except that he could, including the first couple of humans and their seed. His whispering and temptation caused doubt and sin to pollute the earth. He appears iconically as a typical demon with reptilian aspects: he also can appear as a handsome youth, or a snake. With regard to the timelines, it would appear there are a lot of similarities with the early Hebrew religion, and with the Chinese monotheism of Sheng Di. Both post-Babel echoes?
Thank you for the explanation. Love that you mentioned post Babel echos. The story/Tower of Babel has always fascinated me. It had a MUCH bigger impact than the Christian religion teaches about.
This reference is to Baphomet.
Watch this YouTube video on the Devil Tarot card and you can see for yourself-
https://youtu.be/NjlMzizQEeM
Sweet old lady with some POWERFUL energy. Thanks for the share.
Tarot is witchcraft, and Ellen Goldberg's a self-admitted high level Kabbalist.
https://schooloforacles.com/about-ellen-goldberg/
Atlantis? Fifth epoch?
Maybe post diluvian?
So...long story short...He's nuts.