Alchemical Symbolism in Goethe's Faust Part Two

Goethe's Faust part two can in many ways be seen as an alchemical treatise of the attempt to turn base metal of the personality to the gold of spiritual being or "I" that exists within each of us. From the start of part two with the symbolic dawn breaking to the redemption of Faust through the feminine, this is a work which reflects Goethe's early training in alchemical thought and his profound spiritual orientation. Like alchemical paths in ancient Rome and more recent alchemists such as Paracelsus, Goethe's Faust Part Two can be seen as a profound alchemical text of the western alchemical tradition.

Learn about Goethe in our course HUM 202: The Hidden Wisdom of Goethe, where you can apply Goethe's insight to your own personal development. Following the Rosicrucian path of exploring the spiritual through the natural world, Goethe's approach to studying was is not only "scientific", but an alchemical path of personal growth and transformation. The spiritual "scientist" must learn to question himself, his assumptions, and learn to move beyond his limited conceptions. He or she must learn the process of opening up to what his or her own experiences reveal about the knowledge of the inner processes of nature.

HUM 202: THE HIDDEN WISDOM OF GOETHE
Learn about Goethe's approach to science and personal development, a method Rosicrucian path of spiritual development.

HUM 204: THE BHAGAVAD GITA, RUDOLF STEINER AND SELF-EDUCATION
Explore the Bhagavad Gita and compare it with Rudolf Steiner's Rosicrucian based path of spiritual development

HUM 102: HESSE AND JUNG: GNOSTICISM IN MODERN FORM
Follow the works of these two modern day alchemists and spiritual teachers. This course explores the thinking of these two men and applies it to our own path of self growth and spiritual development.

HUM 203: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, AMERICAN INITIATE
Learn how Benjamin Franklin was both a Freemason and a Rosicrucian and more about this great man. Explore Franklin's ideas in respect to your own path of spiritual growth and self discovery.

HUM 306: EMERSON, SPIRITUAL TEACHER
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American transcendentalist, poet, essayist, and reformer has served as one of the founders of America's cultural heritage. But today he can also serve as a spiritual teacher, a guide to the intimate processes of awakening our slumbering organs of spiritual perception. In countless ways, including the example of his life, he showed that "the holy and mysterious sources of life" were available to anyone, at any hour of the day, who can "listen for the right word." Emerson taught that the harmony of one's own mind is the basis for inner development and self-transformation.

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