Rudolf Steiner and the New Prehistory

A one-day seminar with author Andrew Welburn

Rudolf Steiner is unrivalled for ‘the big perspective’ on human origins – and potential. New revolutionary scientific ideas are just catching up.

The Stone Age no longer stands for brutish cave men, its stunning cave-paintings are now known to be visionary journeys, reflecting a clairvoyant consciousness under whose guidance ours emerged. Spirituality made is human, yet there were other humans, like the Atlanteans mentioned by Steiner. Welburn has argued persuasively that the Neanderthals ­– nowadays acknowledged as highly intelligent, deeply creative and lovers of music – are a humanity of that type. These stages of human origin are richly explored in this seminar centred around Welburn’s new book, After Atlantis.

A distinguished scholar, Andrew Welburn has held fellowships from the British Academy and the Frances Yates Trust at the universities of London and Oxford. Andrew’s wider interests have included spiritual and religious history, especially the deeper roots of Christianity in the evolution of humanity. His most recent books are Neanderthals and Atlantis (2024) and After Atlantis (2025).

Cost £15, £10 conc.

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