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What lies at the root of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the worldwide
pandemic it has caused, affecting the health and livelihoods of
untold millions of people? What are the deeper, spiritual realities
behind COVID-19 and the global turmoil it has left in its trail? In
an effort to answer these queries and many others put to her at the
start of the pandemic, Judith von Halle composed two letters in
March 2020, based on her own spiritual-scientific research.
Published in this book together with an additional essay, she
addresses questions such as: * Which entities stand behind the
virus? * How and why does it affect human beings? * What measures
can be taken for prevention and therapy? * What does the crisis
mean to individuals and what possibilities does it offer for
personal development? The author suggests that, apart from the
material havoc triggered by coronavirus, the spiritual causes
behind it are extremely serious and - if the present pandemic is
not to be the first in a series of catastrophes - humanity is
called upon to respond in a radically transformative way. In an
additional article von Halle tackles the controversial issues
relating to government lockdowns and the protest movements that
have sprung up in opposition to them. How do these events point to
real questions of individual freedom and, most importantly, how do
they relate to the central event of our time - an event that,
tragically, remains largely unknown? Revealing unexpected
perspectives to the COVID-19 pandemic, Judith von Halle asks urgent
and difficult questions and offers shattering insights for
humanity's further development.
At Passiontide 2004, Judith von Halle received the stigmata - the
duplication on her body of the wounds of Christ. Following a period
of careful consideration, she eventually decided to share this
intimate occurrence with a small group in Berlin in Michaelmas of
that year. The phenomenon of the stigmata is usually either seen as
a sheer miracle or is simply denied. In contrast, in her first
lectures here, she attempts to arrive at a clear understanding of
it - based on the spiritual scientific knowledge of Rudolf Steiner
- and its significance for one's personal destiny. As a consequence
of receiving the stigmata, von Halle began to experience the events
of the life of Christ in full, sensory detail. In addition, she has
explored these events by means of spiritual-scientific research
methods - sometimes referred to as 'continuity of consciousness'.
In the further five lectures of this volume, she offers a
commentary to the "Mystery of Golgotha", the turning-point in world
history. Her intention is to stimulate the reader to reflect
patiently and repeatedly upon this great Mystery, and to enter into
an ever closer relationship to Christ.
Dementia, a broad category of brain diseases including Alzheimer's
and Parkinson's, affects millions of people worldwide. Although its
impact is primarily focused on populations of Western countries,
orthodox medicine has not been able to discover the causes of
dementia, let alone develop successful treatments or a cure. Given
this situation, there are good reasons to investigate the
psycho-spiritual factors connected to the outbreak of the illness.
As the author states in her Preface: 'The conception of man that is
given priority today by the scientific world hardly takes into
account that in addition to the physical-material component, for
which certain degenerative or pathological processes can be
determined with the help of technical apparatus, there are other
components of his being to be taken into account which cannot be
investigated in that way. So long as the cause of an illness is not
sought in connection with those spiritual components of the human
being, a successful treatment of the patient cannot be assured.'
Developing successful methods of treatment requires a full
understanding of the human being.This can not be achieved through
observation with the outer senses only, but increasingly calls for
spiritual-scientific perception. Through this method, as founded by
Rudolf Steiner, great service can be rendered to humanity,
including precise research into the causes of ill-health. The
factors involved in the eruption of modern afflictions, such as
dementia, can be determined by careful consideration of humanity's
- as well as the individual's - destiny. In this succinct but rich
study, Judith von Halle describes her investigations into the
phenomenon of dementia, beginning with a general outline of the
anthroposophical conception of the human being and society, and
applying that knowledge to what today is increasingly referred to
as an epidemic. This book does not demand medical expertise, but
requires an effort to engage with the psycho-spiritual conditions
of dementia sufferers. It provides a wealth of insights and
guidance to approaching one of the greatest challenges of our time.
'They only awoke when the fire came through the roof...'. The words
of the news presenter jolt the toddler into wakefulness. Arousing
to consciousness from a twilight of hidden memories, she asks: Who
am I, and where was my consciousness before it entered my body? In
the first volume of her extraordinary true story, Judith von Halle
tells of powerful spiritual experiences as a child and young
person. Still in her third year, she begins to see the world with
different eyes, observing things that people around here clearly
cannot see - like the multicoloured currents of life - which her
child's mind calls the 'magical life-force' - or the ability to
maintain consciousness whilst asleep, or perceiving grotesque faces
at the threshold to what she calls the 'World of Reality'. All the
time, she is nourished by the 'venerable Light' that gives her
strength and encouragement. As a 10-year-old, the young girl has a
shattering soul encounter that reveals the universal source of
wisdom and love, offering a pathway to her search for wholeness. In
her private thoughts she mulls over existential, philosophical
questions such as life and death, transience, love and God. Yet in
the everyday she has to navigate between what she calls the
'day-theatre-world' and what she knows as the 'World of Reality'.
She finds consolation in the realms of poetry, philosophy and art
and experiences a breakthrough in her thinking, but it is not until
the age of 25 that she is able to share her secret world of
metaphysical knowledge. She discovers a group of people who have
embraced an open-minded philosophy in which she finds astonishing
correspondences with her own spiritual understanding. Here, she
finds the concept of reincarnation, which brings her full circle -
back to her original awakening to self-consciousness... Swan Wings
is a courageous, moving and inspiring testimony to the immortal
spiritual individuality of the human being, its origins, capacity
and full potential.
'The contents of this volume have arisen from my own spiritual
experience, and do not represent any kind of hypothesis or
speculation, except where I expressly say that I am unable to make
any definitive statement about a particular event or set of
circumstances...'After she received the stigmata in 2004, Judith
von Halle began vividly to experience the events that occurred at
the time of Christ. These continuing experiences are not visionary
or clairvoyant in nature, but constitute an actual participation,
involving all human senses, in the events themselves. To complement
this method of witnessing Christ's life, von Halle applies a
spiritual-scientific mode of observation - a form of research based
on a fully conscious crossing of the spiritual threshold by the
human 'I' (or self). Combining the results, she describes here, in
her most powerful book to date, the secrets connected to particular
events of Christ's Passion. Von Halle discusses the Mystery of
Golgotha in its relationship to the formation of the Resurrection
Body; the Mystery of the Spear-Wound in Christ's side and the Grail
Blood; and how Christ's Seven Words on the Cross relate to the
Stations of the Cross.
What is the meaning of life? As human beings, we cannot avoid this
most basic question of earthly existence. Is consciousness simply
an accident of the universe, as modern science would claim? On the
other hand, many established religions suggest that life is a
one-time experience, culminating in 'eternal life' in heaven or
some kind of purgatory or hell. But how could this be equitable,
given people's vastly differing life circumstances? As a response
to such questions, the author discusses the concept of
reincarnation - the development of individual souls over multiple
lifetimes. She examines the idea of fate in relation to one's
occupation. What is more important: a well-paid career or finding
one's true vocation? Are our 'innate' talents and abilities the
result of a gene-lottery at conception, or could they be related to
pre-birth existence - to our own intentions for our forthcoming
life on earth? The notion of reincarnation is a prerequisite for
understanding one's personal destiny or karma - a personal life
plan created before our incarnation on earth. Through such ideas,
the consciousness of one's immortal soul-core - our inner being,
that exists both before birth and after death - can be awoken. The
transcript of this enlightening talk is a stimulating introduction
to contemporary perspectives on the ancient teaching of
reincarnation and karma.
After she received the stigmata, Judith von Halle began vividly to
perceive the events that occurred at the time of Christ. These
continuing experiences are not visions, but rather an actual
participation - involving all human senses - in the events
themselves. To complement this personal witnessing of Christ's
life, von Halle has researched the facts using spiritual-scientific
methods, based on a fully conscious crossing of the spiritual
threshold by the human 'I'. Combining the results, she explores
here, in her continuing series "Approaches to Understanding the
Christ Event", the nature of illnesses at the time of Christ as
described in the Gospels, and how He set about healing them. The
Gospels conceal untapped treasures which can only be brought to
light by deciphering their inherently pictorial language. By
developing a spiritual-scientific mode of thinking we can create
the foundation for examining the causes and cures of illness. The
author explains the meaning of certain phrases and passages in the
Gospels, translating them from their metaphorical form into modern
language. She also reveals why illnesses at the time of Christ were
different from medical disorders of today, and studies the nature
and causes of modern illnesses.
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