For centuries, the tradition of the "mystical chronology" of the world\'s seven archangelic regents has been part of Western esoteric teaching.
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The Archangel Michael gathers most of Steiner\'s statements on this subject, making it an important source for coming to terms with today\'s political, social, psychological, and spiritual crises.
Among the elements of this path are the development of selfless individuality; cosmopolitanism; the practice of the presence of Christ; fearlessness; the transformation of thinking and perception in a new synthesis of science, art, and religion; the spiritualization of space; and the separation of thought from language.
Speaking on behalf of Michael, Steiner laid out the essentials for a new Michaelic path to full humanity.
He also gave many profound indications of how Michael\'s evolutionary task depends on the free and independent collaboration of human coworkers.
Against this background, Steiner described the ascent of Michael as cosmic ruler, his battle with the "dragon" of the spirits of darkness, and his roles as the countenance of Christ and the guardian of cosmic intelligence.
And he recognized that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, humanity emerged from the Kali Yuga--the Dark Age--and entered the Age of Light.
Steiner always placed his life and work in the service of Michael\'s evolutionary task.
According to this tradition, 1879 marked the return of the solar spirit Michael--the Archangel of the Sun--to oversee earthly evolution.
For centuries, the tradition of the "mystical chronology" of the world\'s seven archangelic regents has been part of Western esoteric teaching
