1) The occult traditions I follow hold that myths of the Fall and theologies of original sin are more or less garbled accounts of the Lemurian deviation. (I discussed that in a blog post here.)
2) No, quite the contrary. I cite him from time to time but I don't recommend his ideas.
3) All these relationships are difficult to synthesize! My take is that we can figure it all out when we've risen to greater levels of spiritual awareness.
4) Yes, there was quite a fad in the early 20th century for insisting that the Second Coming had happened in some invisible way; Steiner was one example, the Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists are others. What I make of it is that they were wrong.
Re: Qs
2) No, quite the contrary. I cite him from time to time but I don't recommend his ideas.
3) All these relationships are difficult to synthesize! My take is that we can figure it all out when we've risen to greater levels of spiritual awareness.
4) Yes, there was quite a fad in the early 20th century for insisting that the Second Coming had happened in some invisible way; Steiner was one example, the Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists are others. What I make of it is that they were wrong.