Genesis, Secrets of Creation
Genesis - Secrets of Creation by Rudolf Steiner
How was the world created? Battle lines are currently drawn between two dogmatic camps:
the fundamentalist 'Creationists" who believe that creation took place in six days, and the
scientific reductionists who expound theories of 'big bangs' and so on. From a direct
spiritual perception of the facts, Rudolf Steiner presents a new perspective which transcends
these bipolar arguments. He affirms that clairvoyant research accords with the biblical
descriptions, but he emphasizes that the text of Genesis has to be interpreted in a special way.
In this extraordinary document, Steiner speaks of the six days of creation as a reawakening of
the previous phases of the Earth's development. He describes the work of mighty spiritual
entities called the Elohim, and how they co-operated with other spiritual hierachies in the creation
of the Earth. He also clarifies the relationship of the Elohim and the biblical Jehovah.
In addition, Steiner discusses themes of light and darkness, the meaning of Adam and Eve, the
'day of rest' on the seventh day, the stages of human development on Earth, and the special character
of the Hebrew language
