Susan Raven is a long-time student of Anthroposophy and an experienced workshop facilitator. She has worked with the methods and exercises prescribed by Rudolf Steiner for seeing into the supersensible realms and has also trained with Dorian Schmidt, director of the Biodynamic Research Institute. Susan is author of the book "Nature Spirits: The Remembrance", featured in the Cygnus magazine, Nexus, Star & Furrow, and Caduceus.
Susan is also a singer-songwriter and has produced two CDs entitled "Glittering Cities" and "Ravensong" which are regularly played on local and regional radio stations including the BBC.
Website: susanraven.com
Book Susan mentioned near the end of the interview: Universe of the Human Body: With Gaia Touch Body Exercises
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Summary and transcript of this interview
Interview recorded January 11, 2020
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Susan Raven and her work
00:04:13 - Connecting with the Super Sensible Realm
00:09:28 - The Sanskrit Tradition and Invisible Forces
00:14:34 - Hierarchies of Larger and More Powerful Beings
00:20:36 - Collective Consciousness and Beings
00:25:58 - A Co-Creative Relationship with Nature
00:31:49 - Communicating with Nature Spirits and Elementals
00:37:55 - Neutralizing Knowledge and Overseeing Elementals
00:44:14 - The Emergence of a New Species of Human
00:50:18 - The Splitting of Humanity and Higher Consciousness
00:56:11 - Six Steps to Self-Development
01:01:32 - Working with the Genius Loci
01:06:50 - Overwhelming and Frozen
01:12:41 - The Role of Nature Spirits and Human Behavior in Land Rehabilitation
01:19:50 - Trees Sacrificing Themselves for Humanity
01:25:31 - The Substance of Gnomes and Elemental Forms
01:30:29 - The Substance of the Undines and Dreaming
01:35:37 - The Substance of Beings and the Circle of Life
01:41:10 - Accessing Solutions and Ideas from Nature
01:47:34 - The Wisdom of Plants and Teacher Plants
01:52:31 - A Chivalrous Participation in the Life of Plants
01:58:00 - The Power of Rituals and New Rituals for the Elementals
02:03:23 - The Ancient Land of Pure Wisdom
02:08:09 - The Arrogance of Human Intelligence
02:10:25 - Music
02:11:33 - Music
02:12:41 - Musical Interlude
02:13:49 - Music
02:14:57 - Musical Interlude
02:16:05 - Music
02:17:13 - Background Music