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Futures Studies Economics Ecology

Money Matters – but so does Trust

Rudolf Steiner's lectures on economics and money are not very well-known, but he made some important points in formulating an economy based on human value rather than money. This is based on a seminar given in 1999, but is especially relevant since the financial crisis of 2008 - the author sees our current situation as a crisis of materialism when we should be focusing on the joy of being actively busy and actualising our unique potential and contribution. This is one of the reasons why Steiner recommended work to be separated from income and for everyone to have the opportunity of using their talents. The reader is invited to consider their own deeper goals in relation to their inner being spirit, and think in terms of making a transition from the age of the machine to the age of human being where we have more opportunities to develop our spiritual capacity.