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Nine Lectures on Bees
GA 351

The unconscious wisdom contained in the beehive — the hive is in reality permeated by love — and how this relates to the human experiences of health, civilization, and the cosmos is amply described in this unique book.

Nine of fifteen lectures given by Rudolf Steiner to the workmen at the Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland in 1923. They are part of the lecture series entitled, The Functioning of Spirit in Nature and in Man. The Being of Bees. Published in German as, Mensch und Welt. Das Wirken des Geistes in der Natur. Ueber das Wesen der BieneN. Vortraege fuer die Arbeiter am Goetheanumbau. Band 5 Translated by Marna Pease and Carl Alexander Mier

Lecture I February 03, 2024
Lecture II November 26, 2023
Lecture III November 28, 2023
Lecture IV December 01, 2023
Lecture V December 05, 2023
Lecture VI December 10, 2023
Lecture VII December 12, 2023
Lecture VIII December 15, 2023
Lecture IX December 22, 2023
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