The Future of Ahriman and the Awakening of Souls

In 1919 Rudolf Steiner spoke about the future physicalincarnation of the being of Ahriman. This would take placebefore ‘a part’ of the third millennium had passed, and wasinevitable – but it was also necessary that people were awareof this event and recognized it, for earthly culture would bedestroyed if the world were to fall completely to Ahriman.The situation we find ourselves in today shows Ahriman’sunmistakable signature: the rapid destruction of nature,zoonotic diseases and pandemics, huge social inequalities,and the overall dominance of high finance. In this short bookPeter Selg presents a timely overview of the challenges weface, beginning with a pithy and concise survey of Steiner’scommentary on Ahriman’s incarnation and the conditionsthat would characterize it. This is followed by a study ofAhriman’s depiction in the mystery drama The Souls’Awakening. Steiner’s remarkable personification of Ahrimanon stage – portraying his strategies and activities – providesvital instruction for humanity.Selg concludes with an evaluation of ‘the Battle for HumanIntelligence’ taking place in contemporary culture throughmaterialistic ideas such as transhumanism. In their recent bookCovid-19: The Great Reset, for example, Klaus Schwab andThierry Malleret propose wholesale economic, geopolitical,environmental and technological revisions to society – ideasthat need to be understood and confronted in human thoughtand consciousness. The Future of Ahriman is a crucial aid tocomprehending our times.