CW 354 From Sunspots to Strawberries: Discussion 4: The Origins of the world and the human being - Lemuria and Atlantis (July 9 1924) by Rudolf Steiner

The Evolution of Earth and Humanity

The discussion highlights the belief that Earth has undergone significant transformations that are inconsistent with current scientific theories. It states that Earth was once a vibrant entity before becoming a dead mass, and asserts that human beings did not develop from ape-like ancestors, but instead were always spiritually present. Emphasis is placed on how prehistoric creatures, like mammoths, became extinct due to sudden catastrophic events, suggesting rapid changes in the Earth's environment rather than slow evolutionary processes. This perspective challenges contemporary views of gradual evolution by illustrating that the physical form of humanity emerged only when Earth reached a certain state of deadness.