Susan Raven is a long-time student of Anthroposophy and an experienced workshop facilitator. She has worked with the methods and exercises prescribed by Rudolf Steiner for seeing into the supersensible realms and has also trained with Dorian Schmidt, director of the Biodynamic Research Institute. Susan is author of the book "Nature Spirits: The Remembrance", featured in the Cygnus magazine, Nexus, Star & Furrow, and Caduceus.

Susan is also a singer-songwriter and has produced two CDs entitled "Glittering Cities" and "Ravensong" which are regularly played on local and regional radio stations including the BBC.

Website: susanraven.com

Book Susan mentioned near the end of the interview: Universe of the Human Body: With Gaia Touch Body Exercises

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Summary and transcript of this interview

Interview recorded January 11, 2020

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Susan Raven and her work

00:04:13 - Connecting with the Super Sensible Realm

00:09:28 - The Sanskrit Tradition and Invisible Forces

00:14:34 - Hierarchies of Larger and More Powerful Beings

00:20:36 - Collective Consciousness and Beings

00:25:58 - A Co-Creative Relationship with Nature

00:31:49 - Communicating with Nature Spirits and Elementals

00:37:55 - Neutralizing Knowledge and Overseeing Elementals

00:44:14 - The Emergence of a New Species of Human

00:50:18 - The Splitting of Humanity and Higher Consciousness

00:56:11 - Six Steps to Self-Development

01:01:32 - Working with the Genius Loci

01:06:50 - Overwhelming and Frozen

01:12:41 - The Role of Nature Spirits and Human Behavior in Land Rehabilitation

01:19:50 - Trees Sacrificing Themselves for Humanity

01:25:31 - The Substance of Gnomes and Elemental Forms

01:30:29 - The Substance of the Undines and Dreaming

01:35:37 - The Substance of Beings and the Circle of Life

01:41:10 - Accessing Solutions and Ideas from Nature

01:47:34 - The Wisdom of Plants and Teacher Plants

01:52:31 - A Chivalrous Participation in the Life of Plants

01:58:00 - The Power of Rituals and New Rituals for the Elementals

02:03:23 - The Ancient Land of Pure Wisdom

02:08:09 - The Arrogance of Human Intelligence

02:10:25 - Music

02:11:33 - Music

02:12:41 - Musical Interlude

02:13:49 - Music

02:14:57 - Musical Interlude

02:16:05 - Music

02:17:13 - Background Music