In Anthroposophical teachings: a) spiritual guidance,a spirit that guides; b) guidance from the Lodge of Twelve,the seat of the spiritual guides of human evolution.
According to Steiner: the Lodge of Twelve,the seat of the spiritual guides of human evolution.
"The teacher whose spiritual knowledge and advice must be absolute in authority,and one the student must accept." 80 p. 119[Steiner taught that all spiritual seekers must have gurus whose authority is unquestioned,although in Western spiritual streams gurus function more as advisors than lords. He also said that Waldorf school students,especially young ones,should accept their teachers as unquestioned authorities — in effect accepting them as priests or gurus.]
"The sacred formula whispered by a guru into the ear of the disciple on initiation." 80 p. 119
"Divination by continuing around a circle until exhaustion...." 80 p. 120.