The Occult Significance of Blood

Description

The Occult Significance of Blood is a short work by Austrian occultist Rudolf Steiner, first published in 1912. In it, the author explores the significance of blood in occult rituals. He attributes mystical qualities to DNA in order to elucidate the significance of blood as a prominent motif in the tale of Faust and his pact with Mephistopheles. Furthermore, Steiner expressly asserts that, in the past, blood carried the experiences and memories of ancestors to a greater extent, until different races blended their blood, relinquishing inherited memories in favor of elevated states of awareness.

This book has 9,744 words, 14 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1912.

Production notes: This ebook of The Occult Significance of Blood was published by Global Grey in 2019, and updated on the 21st June 2023. The artwork used for the cover is 'The Lamentation over the dead Christ (detail)' by Abraham Janssens.