At the turning point of time
the spirit light of the world
entered the stream of earth-existence.
Darkness of night
had ceased its reign;
day-radiant light
shone forth in human souls.
Light
That gives warmth
To simple shepherds’ hearts;
light
that enlightens
the wise heads of kings.
Light divine,
Christ-Sun,
warm our hearts,
enlighten our heads,
that good may become
what from our hearts we are founding
what from our heads we direct
with focused will.
— Rudolf Steiner
The paintings can be viewed in the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar, France, which is also home to the Isenheim Altarpiece.
Glorious choice of paintings, Lory, perfect accompaniments to the Steiner poem. Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Glad you enjoyed the paintings, they certainly struck me when I made a visit to the Musee Unterlinden some years ago. Happy New Year to you.
Lovely paintings.
Glad you enjoyed them.
What beautiful paintings, and a beautiful poem too! Merry Christmas (belatedly) and a very happy New Year to you. Thank you for all your writings.
Thanks Helen, and Happy New Year to you too. It is always nice to hear from you.