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It is wise to start with the end in mind.  ''What is the importance of Christ Impulse and the Mystery of Golgotha?''
 


It is impossible to give a short answer or executive summary type synopsis, because the bandwidth of meaning that can be conveyed with some words is just insufficient. Nevertheless we can try some densely written 'bullet points', each statement as a pyramidion to the whole pyramid of meaning below (which these words cannot convey).


Because we need to start somewhere as a first step in our intended comprehensive approach, we choose two key lectures as the best introduction to the Mystery of Golgotha (MoG).
*The Mystery of Golgotha is a unique event in the evolution of the Earth and the solar system, for humanity and the whole of the cosmos. The highest divine being, a God, worked his way down the spiritual hierarchies; to live in Man and join the Earth and the destiny of all of mankind on the planet, until the end of the world.
Below is an overview chart of the 1906-12-02-GA097 that we propose as a logical mindmap to structure our approach.  
*The Mystery of Golgotha represents the start of a new beginning, whereby humanity will evolve to the 10th spiritual hierarchy of the 'Spirits of Freedom and Love'. It is the start of the spiritualization impulse for humanity and the earth, the letting go of the physical, towards future versions of planet Earth where humanity will become spiritual beings of true selfless Love.  
The second lecture of 1907-04-01-GA096 (which was preceeded by a preparatory lecture on 1907-03-25-GA096) is really a reference lecture for the MoG, and overlaps with this chart. So together these two lectures really represent an excellent starting point. <span style="background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" data-mce-style="background-color: #999999;">We now want to go from the raw material (lecture texts) to a more structured non-sequential approach that we can extend to a browseable</span>
*The Mystery of Golgotha is a fructification of the Earth and Mankind with the Christ Impulse. The Christ Impulse is like an invisible power that works slowly, like a flower that opens but on a cosmic timescale of millenia and more, and instigates a new brotherly love between all human beings. Growing unselfishness and reducing egotism. Its impact is on a timescale that reaches beyond the evolutionary stage of the current planet Earth, but will become ever more important in the next cultural age, the next epoch, and the next future version of our planet.
*Implications of the Christ Impulse are also the redeeming of all sins and errors our souls and spirits have incurred in the past ages (since what is known as 'the fall of Man') through the purification of our soul and spirit, thereby surpassing the death of the physical body as we know it. This is known as the resurrection.


Now how to proceed? First I propose you read this page which briefly describes the intended process.


The above has been a subject of the teachings in the Mystery Centres for millenia. Though the depth of such important cosmic event of divine nature is beyond our intellectual understanding and current mundane consciousness, and requires a higher state of supersensible consciousness, still the ancient wisdom teachings can be studied through modern spiritual science.


Quite practically the proposal is then that you read this first lecture, 'parse' its contents, and keep this chart alongside and/or (even better but not obliged) draw your own high level scheme (try to stick to one page) .. to see how it provides a picture of the various aspects covered.
This site offers guidance and support for the individual in-depth self study and contemplation by the earnest student. The above perspectives, and many more, are approached structurally through study modules that allow one to build one's understanding gradually and in stages.  


'''From here continue with:''' [[Guided study approach to Christ]]


== Aspects ==
After the Guided study approach to Christ, there are three times seven or 21 Study Modules that link to the reference topic pages of this wiki site and provide foundational knowledge. Given the breath of the subject matter, therefore, below are some direct links to some important aspects.Below follows a topic-based jump-page index (non-exhaustive, under development) as a quick reference (given the complexity and coverage on the site meanwhile).


==== impact on humanity ====


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* spiritualization: see [[Etherization of blood]] with Schema FMC00.354 with essential [[Etherization of blood#1911-10-01-GA130]]
* impact in last centuries and millenia: [[Humanity and the Christ Impulse]]
* due to the Christ Impulse, a new fourth faculty of the [[human 'I']] is developing, namely 'memory' (see 1914-03-07-GA152 and [[:File:FMC00.092.jpg|Schema FMC00.092]] for a timeline overview, direct links: [[Thinking Feeling Willing#1914-03-07-GA152]]  or [[Walking Speaking Thinking#1914-03-07-GA152]])
* [[Christ in the etheric]]
* new elemental beings related to Christ in the etheric, see [[Elementals#1911-09-19-GA130]]
* [[Christ Module 8 - Resurrection]] and [[Cleansed phantom]]
* unification and future group soul of humanity: [[Christ Module 1 - Unification of humanity]] and [[Unification]] and [[Second Adam]] (and also [[Transition between Earth and Future Jupiter]])
* [[Thirty three years rhythm]]


==== on Earth and nature ====


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* two astronomies, the changed physics due to the Christ Impulse ([[formative forces]], also [[Spectrum of elements and ethers]]), see: [[Christ Module 11 - A new physics]]
* Christ as spirit of the Earth from [[Pentecost]] onwards


==== Christos and Second Logos ====


* Christ as a cosmic principle, Schema FMC00.481 on [[Love]], and for various aspects: [[Christ Module 2 - Nature of the Christ being#Christ-Jesus scope reference table]]
* the impact of the Christ Impulse on the etheric sphere of the Earth that begins to shine as a sun, see [[Christ Module 7 - Cosmic dimension#1909-07-06-GA112]]
* cosmic evolution, as the second logos bringing Life, starting from Schema FMC00.400 on [[Cosmic breath of Brahma]], then follows the pathway on Schema FMC00.570A on [[IAO]] and especially Schema FMC00.067A/B on [[Creation by the three Logoi]] with also [[Logoic principle]]


==Related pages==
*[[Christ and the Mystery of Golgotha]]
*[[Guided study approach to Christ]]
*[[Christ - base study modules 1 to 7]]






 
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We can now segment the 'territory' covered (rather artificially but not arbitrarily) into seven topics or themes (see digits in whiteblue), with a short description in the yellow text boxes.
 
 
# – unification of humanity through brotherly love
# – what was the nature of the being that went through MoG?
# – zooming out .. evolutionary framework where MoG fits in
# – the Mystery of the Blood (special fluid, purified, etherization, link with higher ethers)
# – initiation as spiritualization and the Mystery of the Heart - the Old Mysteries (of the Spirit) and the New Mysteries (of the Son)<br />
# – the Holy Grail, Parsifal, nature’s yearly cycle in plant kingdom (subconscious nature of impulse)
# – a new beginning, a new center and Sun, change of astral atmosphere Earth
 
We can now go into each of these and start with a synthesis of what we learn from the two-three lectures (listed above), and then deepen our understanding by adding inputs from other lectures.
 
 
The schematic also shows on the outskirts, surrounding the lecture content .. some grey text boxes. These contain a short description with some keyword labels for some more advanced points related to each of these fields. We will connect to these if we continue and extend our study.
 
As we learn through the process, the interrelationships will become clearer. The goal is to 'initialize' our base understanding, so we have a foundation to build on. In the next phases we can then continuously extend the territory covered by adding perspectives to shed light on the so-many aspects of the Mystery of Golgotha and the Christ Impulse.

Latest revision as of 10:54, 24 February 2024

It is wise to start with the end in mind. What is the importance of Christ Impulse and the Mystery of Golgotha?

It is impossible to give a short answer or executive summary type synopsis, because the bandwidth of meaning that can be conveyed with some words is just insufficient. Nevertheless we can try some densely written 'bullet points', each statement as a pyramidion to the whole pyramid of meaning below (which these words cannot convey).

  • The Mystery of Golgotha is a unique event in the evolution of the Earth and the solar system, for humanity and the whole of the cosmos. The highest divine being, a God, worked his way down the spiritual hierarchies; to live in Man and join the Earth and the destiny of all of mankind on the planet, until the end of the world.
  • The Mystery of Golgotha represents the start of a new beginning, whereby humanity will evolve to the 10th spiritual hierarchy of the 'Spirits of Freedom and Love'. It is the start of the spiritualization impulse for humanity and the earth, the letting go of the physical, towards future versions of planet Earth where humanity will become spiritual beings of true selfless Love.
  • The Mystery of Golgotha is a fructification of the Earth and Mankind with the Christ Impulse. The Christ Impulse is like an invisible power that works slowly, like a flower that opens but on a cosmic timescale of millenia and more, and instigates a new brotherly love between all human beings. Growing unselfishness and reducing egotism. Its impact is on a timescale that reaches beyond the evolutionary stage of the current planet Earth, but will become ever more important in the next cultural age, the next epoch, and the next future version of our planet.
  • Implications of the Christ Impulse are also the redeeming of all sins and errors our souls and spirits have incurred in the past ages (since what is known as 'the fall of Man') through the purification of our soul and spirit, thereby surpassing the death of the physical body as we know it. This is known as the resurrection.


The above has been a subject of the teachings in the Mystery Centres for millenia. Though the depth of such important cosmic event of divine nature is beyond our intellectual understanding and current mundane consciousness, and requires a higher state of supersensible consciousness, still the ancient wisdom teachings can be studied through modern spiritual science.

This site offers guidance and support for the individual in-depth self study and contemplation by the earnest student. The above perspectives, and many more, are approached structurally through study modules that allow one to build one's understanding gradually and in stages.

From here continue with: Guided study approach to Christ

Aspects

After the Guided study approach to Christ, there are three times seven or 21 Study Modules that link to the reference topic pages of this wiki site and provide foundational knowledge. Given the breath of the subject matter, therefore, below are some direct links to some important aspects.Below follows a topic-based jump-page index (non-exhaustive, under development) as a quick reference (given the complexity and coverage on the site meanwhile).

impact on humanity

on Earth and nature

Christos and Second Logos

Related pages