Herman Weidelener

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Herman Weidelener (born April 21, 1903 in Bartholomä , Swabian Alb , † November 17, 1972 in Munich ) was a German religious philosopher, priest of the Christian community and writer.

Life

Herman Weidelener was born as the third son of the Protestant pastor Ernst Max Weidelener. After attending the humanistic grammar school, he studied philosophy, theology and musicology in Tübingen, Berlin and Rostock. As a young student he got to know Rudolf Steiner personally and in 1924 became a member of the Anthroposophical Society , which he remained until his death.

He was ordained a priest of the Christian Community on November 7, 1926 in Nuremberg . Then he worked as a pastor in Augsburg .

He came to the opinion that details in the implementation and handling of the religious acts and texts given by Rudolf Steiner should be changed, was skeptical of a priesthood and represented a free priesthood for every individual; he even conducted his own priestly ordinations. This led to disputes with the leadership of the Christian community, which ended in 1933 with Weidelener's impeachment. Individual pastors (his brother Helmut, Jutta Frentzel as well as the "headlord" Gertrud Spörri ), who saw in him a similarly important spiritual teacher like Rudolf Steiner, followed Weidelener, as well as most members of his community, and left the Christian community.

In 1933 he founded his religious-philosophical working group , which he led until his death. The National Socialist regime persecuted him with a work ban and imprisonment; towards the end of the war he was drafted into the war against the Soviet Union and was taken prisoner by the Americans.

Herman Weidelener developed a rich teaching and lecturing activity (over 10,000 lectures) on philosophical, religious and mythological topics, with the question of an occidental meditation being the focus of his efforts.

Works (selection)

The current directory of the transcripts of lectures by Herman Weidelener published by the Religious Philosophical Working Group comprises over 500 titles.

  • The mission to the disciples . 6 lectures, Manu, Augsburg 1954
  • Tasks on the way of internal training , Augsburg 1957
    • reissued as: Paths to Existence. Tasks on the way to internal training , Goldmann, Munich 1988
  • Introduction to meditation , Augsburg 1958
    • reissued as: Occidental Meditations. Introduction to meditation , Goldmann, Munich 1986
  • Results of meditative work , Augsburg 1959
  • The light of prayer , Augsburg 1963
  • The gods in us. Knowledge of life through the pictures of myths , Goldmann, Munich 1987
  • Inner wisdom. Occidental Meditations , Goldmann, Munich 1989
  • The myth of Parzival and the Grail , 6 volumes, Augsburg 1997ff
  • What is mind , Augsburg 1998
  • Life interpretations from the wisdom of language , Augsburg 1999
  • Unity as the art of living , Augsburg 2003
  • The tension field of the soul , Augsburg 2004
  • The myth of the origin of the occidental essence. Homer's Odyssey / Homer's Iliad , 4 volumes, Augsburg 2004ff
  • Creative powers to cope with life , Augsburg 2005
  • Mythological tragedy , Augsburg 2006

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  1. ^ Rudolf F. Gädeke: The Founders of the Christian Community , Verlag am Goetheanum (Pioneers of Anthroposophy 10), Dornach 1992, p. 548

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personal data
SURNAME Weidelener, Herman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weidelener, Hermann; Weidehlener, Herman; Weidehlener, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German religious philosopher, pastor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Bartholomä
DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1972
Place of death Munich