Aug 10, 2010
Retreat attendees watched the opera Das Rhinegold by Richard Wagner. This lecture explains why, while also explaining many important aspects of spiritual practice.
This is a lecture from the free online course Ring of the Nibelungen Explained
Course Description:
Discover the meaning of the esoteric mysteries and...
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A brief summary of the opera, followed by a discussion of the hidden meaning.
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"Gotterdammerung, “the twilight of the gods”: We are now arriving at the end of this great masterpiece that hides profound mysteries that only...
Mar 13, 2009
A brief summary of the opera, followed by a discussion of the hidden meaning.
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"Siegfried is the third opera in this series by Richard Wagner. And in this third part we penetrate even deeper into profound Initiatic mysteries...
Mar 12, 2009
A brief summary of the opera, followed by a discussion of the hidden meaning.
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"So, in this part of Wagner’s opera, Die Walkure, is hidden a marvelous doctrine of Alchemy, which is always shown through the different myths of...
Mar 10, 2009
A brief summary of the opera, followed by a discussion of the hidden meaning.
Read a transcription of the lecture.
Quoted from the lecture:
"This story of the Rhinegold is a prologue or a preface; it is the introduction to the main story. Das Rheingold is the archaic past upon which the...