tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294923430166643162.post3597989950415943150..comments2023-12-26T06:44:19.739-05:00Comments on Molly Brogan, author: Discussion of PD's comment on Rudolph SteinerMolly Broganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02864214690848523445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294923430166643162.post-53706706994596845032007-09-08T09:29:00.000-04:002007-09-08T09:29:00.000-04:00The Asuras concept is really an advanced Steiner t...The Asuras concept is really an advanced Steiner teaching, Patti. I have not had many associates to discuss this with and would be glad to find more! Steiner really did not write much about his notion of the Asuras. I, myself, needed to enlist the assistance of the Rudolph Steiner Library in New York to research it. It may be because at the time that Steiner was writing, humanity had just begun leaving the age of Ahriman and entering the age of Asuras. His perception of this force was, therefore, primarily intuitive. Basically, the Asuras is a combination of the oppositional forces of Lucifer and Ahriman, combining the internal and external, natural and technological. As the soul of humanity expresses itself, Lucifer, Ahriman and then Asuras constitute the oppositional force that provide the Christ energy with the polarity needed to create the world as we know it. As we are now entering the age of Asuras, as Steiner saw it, it will be a challenge for me to create an anti-hero in the third book of my trilogy based on this aspect. But the anti-hero in a book is what allows the hero to move through the plot, just as our own shadow aspect allows us to grow and become in our own lives. This is why the Asuras symbol fits so well in the book, Shadow Dancing. I am eternally grateful to Steiner for providing such a wonderful symbolic foundation for my books. It seems to be a perfect fit. Thanks for asking, MollyMolly Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864214690848523445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294923430166643162.post-24960448827407230562007-09-06T13:02:00.000-04:002007-09-06T13:02:00.000-04:00I ordered the books because I have read some of th...I ordered the books because I have read some of the Steiner teachings. I'm curious, Steiner mentions three oppositional forces. You have not mentioned the third, the Asuras. Why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com