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rudolf steiner

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“How Wide the Heart: From the Introduction”
“A Way of Self-Knowledge: Introduction”
“The Other Steiner: Snapshots of Rudolf Steiner”
Esoteric Lessons, 1904–1909” – excerpts
Ar t i c l e s
“What Lies behind Our Fundraising Appeals”
“Benziger Family Winery: A Biodynamic Success Story”
Rudolf Steiner’s Verse for America
Given to Ralph Courtney, a pioneer of
Anthroposophy in North America, this verse for the
American spirit speaks of the inner unity of human beings
and of support from the spiritual world for our efforts:
May our feeling penetrate
into the center of our heart,
and seek, in love, to unite itself
with the human beings seeking the same goal,
with the spirit beings who — bearing grace,
strengthening us from realms of light,
and illuminating our love —
are gazing down upon
our earnest, heartfelt striving.
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This issue of Steiner & Spirit celebrates the
fruits of Anthroposophy in diverse forms.
In addition to the depth and variety of new
literature that arises from more than a century
of spiritual scientific study and research, we can
also enjoy the more tangible fruits that grow
out of Rudolf Steiner’s ideas — as seen, for example, on this issue’s
cover as well as the many fields represented by our authors. And it
gives a true sense of accomplishment to continue our mission of
publishing the Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner (see pages 3–5).
This year has been fruitful in many ways, and this catalog gives
us the opportunity to share our efforts with you. In our “New
Books” section (beginning page 6), we present many excellent new
books: How Wide the Heart: The Roots of Peace in Palestine and Israel,
an exciting new book from Marko Pogacnic and his daughter
Ana Pogacnic, each taking a unique approach to their subject. An
especially beautiful book is coming your way this fall: The Green
Snake and the Beautiful Lily, Goethe’s Rosicrucian fairy tale, which
includes dazzling full-color reproductions of paintings by Hermann
Linde, produced in close collaboration with Rudolf Steiner. Dr.
Robert Zieve, author of the popular Healthy Medicine, addresses
the current U.S. health crisis in Beyond the Medical Meltdown. Sharifa
Oppenheimer has collected the wisdom of her lifework with young
children in her guidebook for parents, Heaven on Earth. Also new
are Coping with Evil by Bruce McCausland; Dr. Arnold Wadler’s
One Language: Source of All Tongues; and Maria Nemcová Banerjee’s
acclaimed Dostoevsky: The Scandal of Reason. Three books long out of
print are Herbert Koepf ’s classic guide, The Biodynamic Farm; John
Jocelyn’s Meditations on the Signs of the Zodiac; and Dina Winter’s
Singing and the Etheric Tone, the classic handbook for singers.
The articles in this issue lead off with “What Lies behind Our
Fundraising Appeals, or How Our Finances Work.” It is my hope
that this “open letter” to our readers will dispell many of the
misconceptions about how SteinerBooks operates, its economics, and
our publishing process. Our other article is “Benziger Family Winery:
A Biodynamic Success Story.” The growing use of biodynamic
methods in commercial farming is heartening, both from the
perspective of seeing anthroposophic ideas entering more fully into
our culture and in terms of the improved personal and environmental
health.
And we include a few very interesting excerpts. The first is an
excerpt from the author’s introduction to How Wide the Heart: The
Roots of Peace in Palestine and Israel, an especially timely book by
Marko and Ana Pogacnik. Our editor in chief Christopher Bamford
provides many of our introductions to the works of Rudolf Steiner,
and they never fail to reveal the great depth of Steiner’s writings
and lectures, while placing them in the context of his life and times
and helping us understand Steiner in relation to life today. The
introduction to A Way of Self-Knowledge illuminates one of Steiner’s
most accessible and important works for inner development. Also,
one of our excellent translators, Mado Spiegler, was kind enough to
provide “The Other Steiner: Snapshots of Rudolf Steiner.” These
short recollections appear here for the first time in English and offer
warm, insightful, and sometimes surprising observations of Steiner
the person. This is followed by a short introduction, a lecture, and
two “lessons” from Rudolf Steiner’s Esoteric Lessons, 1904–1909.
We hope you enjoy and benefit from this issue of Steiner & Spirit.
Let us know what you think — we enjoy hearing from you.
All best wishes,
Gene Gollogly
Contents
New in “The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner”
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Biography
71
New Books
6
Spiritual Fiction
72
Foundational Works by Rudolf Steiner
24
Verses & Meditations
73
The Fundamentals of Anthroposophy
25
Arts & Literature
74
The Life & Work of Rudolf Steiner
33
Science & Nature
78
Esoteric Studies
35
Biodynamic Farming & Gardening
83
Inner Development
38
Star Wisdom
84
Myth, Evolution & History
40
Ads from Our Sponsors
85
Life after Death
43
Reincarnation & Karma
46
“How Wide the Heart” (from the introduction)
9
Spirit Worlds & Beings
47
Esoteric Christianity
49
“What Lies behind Our Fundraising Appeals,
or How Our Finances Work”
86
Sophia
57
“A Way of Self-Knowledge”
89
The Cycle of the Year
59
“The Other Steiner: Snapshots of Rudolf Steiner”
93
Nutrition, Health & Therapies
60
“Esoteric Lessons, 1904–1909”
97
Biographical Issues
65
Soul & Spirit
66
Index of Books & Authors
108
Economic Renewal & Social Issues
68
How to Order
112
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H e l p s u p p o r t o u r w o r k — o rd e r d i re c t
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner
THE SUN MYSTERY & THE
MYSTERY OF DEATH AND RESURRECTION
Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity
Introduction by Christopher Bamford
Translated by Catherine E. Creeger
12 lectures, various cities, March 21–June 11, 1922 (CW 211)
were given in 1922, midway between the end of
War I and Steiner’s death in 1925.
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first two lectures are a call to arms and
HESE LECTURES
a return to basics. Steiner speaks existentially and phenomenologically, building on
descriptions of familiar experiences. He
shows how the three states of consciousness
(waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep)
have initiatory possibilities.
Next, he addresses the evolution of
consciousness in relation to the universal
significance of the Christ event. Through
the resurrection, Christ entered earthly evolution; as a result, we see the world differently. Ancient humanity experienced “Not I
but the divine spirit around me,” whereas we
can experience “Not I, but the Christ in me.”
Thus we reach the heart of this volume—esoteric Christianity.
To Rudolf Steiner, the foremost purpose of being human is to
overcome death by uniting with the Christ. Human survival depends
on the “enchristing” of the world. The purpose of Anthroposophy
to bring this reality into evolution for all.
Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) became a respected
and well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar. He developed his earlier philosophical principles into an approach to methodical
research of psychological and spiritual phenomena
that has led to innovative and holistic approaches
in medicine, philosophy, religion, education, science, agriculture, and the arts. He founded the
General Anthroposophical Society, which has branches throughout
the world.
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ESOTERIC LESSONS 1904–1909
Volume 1
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Christopher Bamford • Translated by James H. Hindes
1904–1909 (CW 266/1)
has it become clear that on most occasions
Rudolf Steiner would visit a city to give a lecture, either to
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members or to the general public, and also hold a meeting of the
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to provide his most advanced students
with the esoteric background of his
ongoing spiritual research.
The three volumes of Steiner’s
“esoteric lessons” are based on notes
taken by his closest students. The
talks are profound, intimate, and
revealing and will be a major resource
for serious students of Steiner’s
work and anyone interested in
Anthroposophy and Western esotericism.
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FROM THE HISTORY AND CONTENTS OF
THE FIRST SECTION OF THE ESOTERIC
SCHOOL 1904–1914
From the History
and Contents of
the First Section of
the Esoteric School,
1904–1914
letters, documents,
and lectures
Letters, Documents, and
Lectures
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Hella Wiesberger • Translated by John
Wood
Volume 3 (CW 264)
text for those inter-
ested in the development of Rudolf
ASteiner’s
teaching and for exploring the
N IMPORTANT
advice and admonitions offered by Steiner
to his early students. This collection
Rudolf Steiner
of letters, circulars, and lectures give
a glimpse of the birth of the anthroposophical movement out of the theosophical movement of the late nineteenth century. We gain a clear
picture of why Steiner could no longer work within the theosophical framework, and of the events that led to the split between the
Theosophical Society under the leadership of Annie Besant and the
Esoteric School under Steiner’s leadership.
Primarily in the form of letters are the specific exercises and advice
that Steiner gave to pupils who wished to further their spiritual
capacities. Also included are his early lectures and teachings concerning the “Masters” and their relationship to human evolution.
Includes introductory remarks by the book’s original editor, Hella
Wiesberger.
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Esoteric Section where he also gave a talk. These talks were intended
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A WAY
OF
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
And the Soul’s Path to Spiritual Experience
Translated and Introduced by Christopher Bamford
Written 1912 and 1913 (CW 16/17)
ART ONE ,
“A Way of Self-Knowledge,” contains
eight meditations that take the reader on a
Pjourney
through human experience. Steiner offers
ways to imagine and understand the physical body,
the elemental (or etheric) body, the elemental
world, the Guardian of the Threshold, the astral
body, the I-body (or thought body), the nature of
experience in suprasensory worlds, and ways of
perceiving previous earthly lives.
Part two, “The Threshold of the Spiritual
World,” contains sixteen short chapters in which
Steiner provides aphoristic thoughts on trusting
one’s thinking’ cognition of the spiritual world’
karma and reincarnation’ the astral body and
luciferic beings’ how to recognize suprasensory consciousness; the true nature of love; and more.
The books included in this volume represent Steiner’s most personal statements about his own spiritual
path. He speaks directly from experiences of cognitive
research and explorations.
This Collected Works edition contains a new introduction, a chronology of Rudolf Steiner’s life, and an
index.
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APPROACHING THE
MYSTERY OF GOLGOTHA
Translated by Michael Miller
10 lectures, various cities, 1913–1914 (CW 152)
RUDOLF Steiner and Anthroposophy, 1913 was a landmark
year. In February, after more than a year of gestation, the first
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Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society was held. In
OR
September, the Foundation Stone for the Goetheanum was laid in
Dornach. The ground for Anthroposophy as we know it today was
established.
Outwardly, these lectures begin to set the record straight. Inwardly,
they try to establish a relationship of service to Christ and the
spiritual worlds in accord with the spirit of the times, the Archangel
Michael. For the first time, Rudolf Steiner reveals openly the need
for a true “Michael School” and that he and Anthroposophy, the
fruit of his spiritual research, are earthly representatives of Michael.
Christ and Michael are the explicit guiding lights of this collection, which itself represents a profound act of Christ-Michael
service. With courage, devotion, and conviction, Rudolf Steiner, now
free and independent, the “teacher” of his own “school,” sets about
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unveiling the truth and reality, as he knows it. Again and again, he
returns to the sacrificial deeds of Christ—creative, sustaining, and
enabling our humanity—before, during, and after Golgotha.
The teaching at the heart of this volume, as it is at the heart of
the Christ, is selflessness: the overcoming of egotism and the
primacy of the other.
This Collected Works edition contains a new introduction, a
chronology of Rudolf Steiner’s life, and an index.
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“FREEMASONRY”
WORK
AND
RITUAL
The Misraim Service Texts and Documents
from the Cognitive-Cultic Section of the
Esoteric School 1905–1919
Translated by Paul Emberson
(CW 265)
Esoteric Section, Rudolf Steiner cre-
ated the “Cognitive Cultic Section,” a ritual order
Aconnected
to Masonic tradition, but independent and
LONGSIDE THE
anthroposophical in inspiration. This astonishing volume contains the rituals, lectures, meditations, and other
instructions Steiner gave. As he began to establish his esoteric mission, Rudolf Steiner chose to connect his spiritual goals and efforts
with the wisdom streams that had prepared the ground for his task.
For the sake of conscience, gratitude, and continuity, he determined
to acknowledge those who preceded him and to relate himself to
them in his characteristically free, creative, conscious, and independent way.
Steiner also understood that ritual was central, even necessary, as
the essence of embodied spiritual work. For this reason, he saw
Freemasonry as the preeminent spiritual, non-sectarian, communitarian paradigm. Although he never “became” a Mason, in 1905
the “Great Orient of the Scottish A & A Thirty-Three Degree Rite
of the Order of the Ancient Freemasons of the Memphis-Misraim
Rite” granted Rudolf Steiner — based on his self-evident, extraordinary initiatory status — a patent to direct his own “order” under the
name “Mystica Aeterna,” which became the “Cognitive Cultic Section” of the Esoteric School of the German Section of the Theosophical Society; this is the subject of this book.
This volume is an excellent companion to From the History and Contents of the First Section of the Esoteric School 1904–1914 (2006).
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
CHRISTIANITY
Chapters in the Course of My Life: 1861–1907
Introduction by Christopher Bamford, Notes by Paul Marshall Allen
Written 1924–1925 (CW 28)
AS
MYSTICAL FACT
Translation and preface by Andrew Welburn • Introduction by Christopher
Bamford
Afterword by Michael Debus
Written 1902 (CW 8)
“Jesus Christ appeared in his own time as an initiate—
but one initiated in a uniquely great way. He was
proof of the divine presence in the world. Henceforth,
for the Christian community, mysteriosophy would
be indissolubly bound up with the personality of Jesus
Christ.”
—Rudolf Steiner
“Because I entered this world with defined soul predispositions, and because the course
of my life, as expressed in my biography, is determined by those predispositions, as
a spiritual human being I must have existed before my birth. As a being of spirit, I
must be the repetition of someone through whose biography mine can be explained.
In each life the human spirit appears as a repetition of itself with the fruits of
experiences during previous lives.”
—Rudolf Steiner
URING THE fall and winter of 1901,
STEINER seldom spoke of himeself in a personal way, but
Steiner gave a series of lectures called
in his Autobiography we are offered a rare glimpse into some of
“Christianity As Mystical Fact” to members
the most intimate aspects of his inner life, his personal relationships,
of the Theosophical Society. The lectures
and significant events that helped to shape the philosopher, seer, and
were rewritten and issued as a book later
teacher he became.
that year. They mark a watershed in the
This edition restores the original format of seventy chapters, just
development of Western esotericism.
as they were written for the Goetheanum
This is a fundamental book, in Stiener’s own development, in
weekly newsletter. This autobiography is
that of Western esotericism, and for our understanding of the
not merely a narrative of Rudolf Steiner’s
Christ event. Readers will find the evolutionary development from
successes and failures, but the story of
the ancient Mysteries through the great Greek philosophers to the
a soul possessed of a precise, probing
events portrayed in the Gospels.
scientific mind and a natural clairvoyant
ability to see into the spiritual world.
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Although naturally clairvoyant, Steiner
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ods, and thus he developed a modern
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discipline he named Anthroposophy, or
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spiritual science.
During the century that followed
the events recorded in this autobiograTHE ROSICRUCIAN UNITY OF SCIENCE,
phy, Rudolf Steiner’s insights have touched and
RELIGION, AND ART — OCCULT
enriched numerous areas of life in ways that continue to transform people’s lives in the twenty-first
The Rosicrucian
IMAGES, SEALS & PILLARS
century.
Unity of Science,
The Theosophical Congress
This illustrated, revised, updated, and expanded
Religion, and Art
of Whitsun 1907
edition is the first volume to be released in The
Occult Images,
Introduction by Christopher Bamford • Translated by Marsha Post
Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner. This series
Seals & Pillars
will gradually collect all of the English transla13 lectures, various cities, 1907–1924 (CW 284)
The
tions of Rudolf Steiner’s works—including many
Theosophical Congress
OPICS INCLUDE : • On the Munich Congress • Rosicrucian
never before in English—into an attractive and
of Witsun 1907
Initiation • Planetary and Human Evolution • Remarks
uniform set of his written and spoken words.
R
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UDOLF
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and Sings and the Working of Chaos • Speech at the Laying
of the Malsch Foundation Stone • In what Sense are we
Theosophists and in what Sense Rosicrucians • includes illustrations.
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WATER
The Element of Life
THEODOR SCHWENK & WOLFRAM SCHWENK
THE GREEN SNAKE
AND THE BEAUTIFUL LILY
A Fairy Tale
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
“Water’s flow constantly links life and
death. It is the mediator between the
two, and its surface provides a common
frontier in nature where they meet. Death
is continuously being overcome there.”
the living movement of water
that makes life on Earth possible.
Based on spiritual science and on
their own numerous experiments,
Theodor and Wolfram Schwenk
show that our Earth is a living
organism and that water is its sensory organ that perceives vital cosmic influences and transmits them into earthly life
The authors’ approach to the current water and
environmental crises goes beyond problem-oriented
and piecemeal, band-aid solutions; rather, they suggest that we need a new and radical understanding of
water — that we must, in fact, attain a revolutionary
new level of consciousness if the Earth is to remain
alive and available to human habitation.
This pioneering classic on water is more relevant
than ever before.
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Theodor Schwenk (1910–1986) was a
pioneer in water and flow research. He
founded the Institute for Flow Sciences
for the scientific study of water’s movement and life-giving forces. A well-known
author and lecturer, he contributed original
insights and methods to the production of
homeopathic, anthroposophic medicines.
He developed “drop pictures” for analyzing water quality and
methods for healing polluted, “dead” water. Schwenk gained public recognition with the publication of Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of
Flowing Forms in Water and Air.
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Edited by Joan DeRis Allen • Afterword by Paul Marshall Allen
OETHE’S FAIRY
tale is one of the most important stories of mod-
ern esotericism. It is a timeless, allegorical tale of initiation and
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had a profound impact on spiritual teachers such as Rudolf Steiner.
He called the fairy tale a kind of “secret revelation,” an “apocalypse.”
It begins with an image: a river separating two lands that contrast to
each other, as do the sensory and spiritual worlds. The story ends
with a bridge, created through sacrifice, that spans the river between
the two lands. Rudolf Steiner was so deeply impressed by Goethe’s
fairy tale, that he used it as the model for his
first mystery drama, The Portal of Initiation.
The twelve paintings in this book represent
the soul experiences of the “Youth” in the
fairy tale. They are the fruit of an intense
collaboration between Hermann Linde and
Rudolf Steiner, who commissioned the work.
Steiner visited Linde’s studio every day and
gave him detailed indications for various
motifs. Once Linde had finished the original panels — done mainly in tempera — he
planned to reshape the whole subject in
transparent watercolor glazes, intending to
follow Steiner’s suggestion of working wholly “from the color itself.”
Sadly, Hermann Linde was unable to realize this intention; he died
suddenly just a few months after the First Goetheanum was burned
to the ground on New Year’s Day 1923.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is a
giant of German and world literature. The volume
of work during his eighty-two-year lifetime is
impressive, including a bestselling novel, volumes
of poetry, and several dramas. He also engaged in
painting and science, from which came his Theory
of Color (“Farbenlehre”) among other scientific
works , a collected edition that Rudolf Steiner
edited and introduced as a young man
Hermann Linde (1863–1923) was a classically trained painter. As
early as 1904, he developed a relationship with Rudolf Steiner, who
encouraged him to create a form of artistic expression for those on a
spiritual path. Inspired by his experiences with Steiner’s ideas, Linde
dedicated his artistic work to Anthroposophy. He participated in
the creation of the stage sets for Steiner’s first mystery drama, The
Portal of Initiation, performed in Munich in 1910. Later, during
World War I, he helped paint the cupolas in the First Goetheanum.
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CHRIST
AND
SOPHIA
Anthroposophic Meditations on the Old Testament,
New Testament, and Apocalypse
VALENTIN TOMBERG
astounding meditations
the true Christian nature of
Itheonscriptures,
Tomberg shows how
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the entire Bible tells the history
of the Christ being; describes the
cosmic and earthly preparations
for the Mystery of Golgotha, its
significance and results for humanity and the world as a whole; shows
the central role of the Sophia being
and her relationship to the Christ,
to the Holy Spirit, to the Disciples
and Pentecost, and to humanity
as a whole; and imagines the Grail
nature of the Christ’s involvement
in earthly history.
At last, these profound studies are available in a single volume.
Long out of print, this newly revised text includes Valentin Tomberg’s anthroposophic meditations on the Old Testament, the New
Testament, and the Apocalypse. The appendix contains his unfinished work, “The Four Sacrifices of Christ.”
Here are all of Valentin Tomberg’s essential anthroposophic works
on the scriptures together for the first time. This is an invaluable
resource for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of
Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual scientific approach to esoteric Christianity
as revealed by a close, meditative reading of the Bible—from Genesis to the Revelation of St. John.
Valentin Tomberg was born into a Lutheran family in
St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1900. He became involved with
the Russian Christian esoteric tradition at an early age,
having been strongly influenced by Vladimir Soloviev and
a personal experience of the Sophia at a Cathedral in Holland. Under the auspices of the Anthroposophical Society
(which he left around 1940), he lectured in Holland and
England and wrote extensively on his esoteric understanding of the Bible and Christianity. He later converted to
Catholicism, resided in England, and worked for the BBC, while
devoting his time to meditation and writing. He died in 1973 while
vacationing in Majorca. Tomberg was also the author of Inner Development and Meditations on the Tarot.
LAZARUS, COME FORTH!
Meditations of a Christian Esotericist
on the Mysteries of the Raising of Lazarus,
the Ten Commandments, the Three Kingdoms
& the Breath of Life
VALENTIN TOMBERG
Translated by Robert Powell & James Morgante
the ancient and often-forgotten sources of esoteric
Christianity, Valentin Tomberg reflects on the mysteries of
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humanity’s covenant with God in history. The power of these mediRAWING ON
tations is that they reflect the author’s personal spiritual journey into
the depths of God’s kingdom within — within the soul, within personal relationships, within nature and the cosmos.
Part one, on the raising of Lazarus,
looks at an encounter with God the
Father through the miracles of Creation and the Fall and through Moses
and the Old Testament Covenant and
the Ten Commandments. Part two, on
the Ten Commandments, is a meditation on the seven miracles of Christ
as described in the Gospel of John,
culminating in the raising of Lazarus,
the miracle of being raised from forgetfulness, sleep, and death to remembrance, wakefulness, and resurrection.
Lazarus thus becomes a paradigm for
understanding the spiritual and cultural history of humanity. Part three considers the encounter with
the Holy Spirit and living out the life of Christ through the Church.
The union of love and prayer in the Holy Spirit is the focus of
the first section of part four, “The Breath of Life,” in which we are
invited to see our natural breathing as breathing the breath of God.
And part four ends with “Natural and Supernatural Images of the
Holy Trinity,” which discusses the message of the starry heaven at
night, the message of the setting Sun, and the message of the birth
of a new day.
A previous edition of this work was titled Covenant of the Heart.
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ONE LANGUAGE
HOW WIDE
Source of All Tongues
The Roots of Peace in Palestine and Israel
DR. ARNOLD D. WADLER
MARKO POGACNIK & ANA POGACNIK
“The book is one which cannot fail to be
of the greatest use and interest to all
whose concern is with the word as a
means of approach to the spiritual world
and to the history of the human being.”
––Owen Barfield
source of
all tongues
times, we are
in the story of the Tower
Fof told
Babel, human beings have been
ROM ANCIENT
ONE
LANGUAGE
Dr. Arnold D. Wadler
separated by different languages
and, consequently, different cultures. Over the centuries, this
division has increased and the distance between nations
and peoples has prevented true communication and
understanding. Gradually, mutations of meaning within
single languages have further isolated individuals from
one another. Toward the end of the twentieth century,
however, a newly intensified consciousness arose — one
that sought the basis of a new unity. This has resulted in,
among other things, the budding globalization of world
societies, economically, politically, and culturally.
Linguists and language historians have long searched for
the source of our original unity — the one language from
which we were separated. Inspired by a pamphlet on the
origin of language by Hermann Beckh, and encouraged
by his study of Rudolf Steiner’s works, Dr. Arnold D. Wadler
began thirty years of devoted research into the tongues of
various human families. In One Language, he lifts the veil from
pre-Columbian America and reveals its place in the developing
life of earthly human beings. Based on language and custom,
ancient America can be seen as the key to the question of
the common primeval tongue of the origin of humanity and
modern civilization. His comprehensive grasp of the subject
and his broad understanding of history, religion, art, and the
science of language places this book among the classics of
spiritual scientific literature.
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THE
HEART
2001 Marko Pogacnik and Ana Pogacnik set out on a pilgrim-
age with a group interested in geomancy and lasting peace. They
Itraveled
along the archetypal path from the Pyramids across the
N
Sinai Peninsula to Jerusalem. They visited the holy sites of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam, and by meditating and tuning in to the vital
energies of those ancient sites they were able to decipher the emotional and spiritual dimensions of each location and put into place
impulses for healing and regeneration. How Wide the Heart provides
an overview of the planetary role and the true identity of the Holy
Land. The authors affirm the capacity of the landscape of Israel and
Palestine to communicate messages that have, so often in the past,
been turning points for human history.
The book also contains messages that Ana received
from the deep source of love and wisdom, or “Christ
energy.” Those messages encourage us to take a closer
look at our lives and to follow our chosen path with
increased awareness and equanimity. These communications also reveal important points in human history — moments that have determined our common path
together and provide impulses for our future evolution.
The main purpose of this book is to help us reestablish a bridge to the landscape. The authors describe
ways that life energy is anchored in a specific energetic
structure in the landscape surrounding the Sea of
Galilee, revealing the important role that this area
plays and reflects.
Marko Pogacnik was born in 1944 in Kranj, Slovenia, and
studied sculpting at university, later gaining an international
reputation in conceptual land art. He has developed this further into earth lithopuncture, whose goal is to heal disturbed
landscapes and power points. He leads seminars in earth healing in several countries and provides advice on landscape matters for communities and businesses. Marko is a lecturer at the
Hagia Chora school for geomancy which was founded in 1995.
He is also the author of the bestselling Turned Upside Down
(2004).
Ana Pogacnik, born in Slovenia in 1973, is an archaeologist and pianist now living in Munich. Ana conducts
educational programs and collaborates frequently with her
father, Marko Pogacnik, in Earth-healing projects throughout the world. In 2001, she founded the Schule “Wieder
Sehen.” Ana has published numerous books (in Slovenian
and German), in which she hopes to encourage self-development and a better understanding of the landscape.
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How Wide the Heart:
from the introduction
Ana Pogacnik and Marko Pogacnik
of us, it is almost inconceivable
human beings are capable of vioTlencethatandwemutual
contempt, yet they manifest
O MANY
every day before our very eyes, and unfortunately with extra intensity and potency in the
country the West calls the “Holy Land.”
Our desire to learn about this country
in greater depth — that is, to understand
the causes and background of the conflict
smoldering there — and the impulse to seek
ways of achieving a lasting peace inspired a
trip that grew out of the inner vision of our
friend Gabriele Ulich of Berlin and took
place around Easter 2001. The participants
were a group of people interested in geomancy and peace-making.
The archetypal route from the Pyramids
across the Sinai Peninsula to Jerusalem led us
past many of the holy places of three world
religions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity).
Immersing ourselves in the essence of
these sites also enabled us to decipher their
vital-energetic, emotional, and spiritual
dimensions. Tuning in to the locations and
landscapes of several acupuncture points
in the Near East resulted in personal
experiences that sowed the seeds of
regenerative impulses. Throughout our trip,
we were fascinated by the country’s human
diversity and the beauty of its landscape.
Nonetheless, the book you are holding in
your hands is no travelogue.
In addition to profound personal experiences, the forces or aspects of the landscape
that we felt privileged to encounter (and
especially the interference between them)
inspired one participant, publisher Peter
Vieweger, to suggest compiling a collective
journal by all the participants. He dedicated
himself enthusiastically to this project and
put a great deal of energy and attention into
reading all of our reports, notes, rough drafts,
and ideas with the intention of compiling
them into a single text. When Peter crossed
the threshold, the driving force behind the
original impulse was lost and with it the
possibility of pursuing the project as he had
envisioned it.
When a new publisher supplied a new
concept based on two main texts, the actual
physical journey and the participants’ reports
retreated into the background and began to
serve simply as the context for the book’s
actual contents. After multiple attempts to
incorporate all our reports into the book in
journal fashion, several things became clear:
Mount Zion
the trip had left behind many important
impulses in us participants; our common
experiences had sparked points of light
in all our lives; we had left traces of healing behind us in the landscapes we passed
through. Nonetheless, the trip itself, as an
accomplished fact, already seemed so distant
that it would have been difficult to compile
our impressions effectively. It would also have
been a shame to pin down such a unique and
spontaneous experience.
In the end, a different book emerged. In it,
the subject of the trip itself is subsumed in
a holistic view of the planetary role and true
identity of the Near East. In Part I, Marko
translates our experiences of individual
places en route to the insights and concepts
that made this view possible and revealed
the energy needed to access these places
appropriately.
“Appropriate access” is the portal that
allows us to approach the essence of a place
or landscape directly. An appropriate angle
of approach avoids obstacles concealing the
essential aspects of the place. In Marko’s
experience, the “portal” to Israel/Palestine
is the archetypal route from Egypt across the
Sinai Peninsula toward Jerusalem, the route
first taken by the Israelites under the leadership of Moses and his brother Aaron. If we
tune in to modern, holistic consciousness,
this ancient route proves to be an inspiring
opportunity to approach the geomantic and
social layers that will ultimately allow peace
to take root in Israel/Palestine.
During our original trip in 2001, we made
an effort to involve local people in our activity because we already knew that an impulse
for peace can bear fruit only if supported
from within and not merely transplanted
from outside. In Sekem and Kiryat Tivon, we
gave talks on the motivation for our trip and
invited anyone interested to participate in our
geomantic explorations of the Golan Heights
and Jerusalem. In subsequent years, Marko
conducted three Earth Healing workshops
for Israelis, one in Jerusalem and around
Mount Carmel (2002), one in the area
around the Sea of Galillee (2004), and one
in the Dead Sea area (2006).
Marko’s experiences served as the basis
of two new projects to promote peace in
Israel/Palestine. These projects, which round
out Part 1 of this book, will also allow you,
our readers, to contribute individually to the
collective search for peace in the Near East.
The first project is a weekly cycle of seven
meditations to promote peace both within
the individual and in Israel/Palestine. It can
be implemented in any given week but should
always be started on a Sunday; meditations
for each day of the week follow. The second
project involves eight cosmograms developed
by Marko to support the places of healing in
the geographical area between the Pyramids,
Sinai, and Jerusalem. These cosmograms
actively embody the vital-energetic and spiritual foundations of the transformation that
will turn the present waves of destruction
into impulses for peace. We hope that you,
our readers, will feel called upon to photocopy these cosmograms or reproduce them
in artistic media of your choice and to find
places to post them.
In Part II, there is no longer any direct
connection to our original trip in 2001. This
half of the book contains the messages Ana
received last year from the deep source of
love and wisdom that we in the West call
Christ energy. Ana’s text functions on several
levels simultaneously. One level addresses
us individually, calling on us to look more
closely at our own life and to follow our
chosen path with increased consciousness
and equanimity. On another level, it takes
life, lifestyles, the heart’s energy, and the
power of the Christ to a universal level
and shows them from a different perspective. A parallel level describes the process
humankind has undergone in the course of
history and reveals important moments in
this process — moments that determined our
common path, thus providing impulses for
evolution as a whole.
A “red thread” running through all of these
messages is our connection to our religions
and the interferences, complexities, and friction that result, as well as the danger that
arises when we do not approach this connection as independent individuals.
A subsequent section describes how lifeenergy is anchored in a specific energetic
structure in the landscape around the Sea of
Galilee, revealing the important role played
and reflected by this area. This description
reestablishes the bridge to the landscape as
such, which is central to the book as a whole.
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COPING
Agriculture in Service of the Earth and Humanity
BRUCE H. MCCAUSLAND
HERBERT KOEPF
EVIL
CCAUSLAND ADDRESSES
ANKRUPT FARMERS ,
erosion of topsoil, and poor food
owing to pesticides, hormones, and other addiBtivesquality
— these are the well-known realities of the modern crisis
in farming. This problem is the outcome of the limited vision
of conventional methods and a system that focuses exclusively
on quick results and profits. The need for changes is clear, and
Koepf provides a vast array of research data and results, as
well as many helpful details on animal feeding, crop rotation,
diseases, pests, and fertilizing. He shows that the biodynamic
method of farming and gardening is the alternative that can
turn farming around.
Biodynamics is “the oldest alternative agricultural movement
in the world”— it could even be argued that it is the oldest agricultural method in the world, since
it is based on spiritual and commonsense principles that have been used
since the dawn of human societies.
It approaches the whole farm as a
single organism, and its goals are to
protect and nurture the soil, improve
the quality of food, and integrate
the farm organically into the environment as a whole.
This is an essential reference
for all farmers who are unsatisfied
with conventional methods and for
gardeners who wish to improve the
quality of life around them as well
as the food they serve their families.
Herbert Koepf was led to pursue formal studies in agriculture as a result of his experience as
a farmer. He received his Ph.D. from Germany’s
leading agricultural university and later became
the head of the School of Biodynamics and
Earth Sciences at Emerson College in England.
Dr. Koepf has lectured extensively in Europe,
Canada, and the U.S. He is also the author of
Research in Biodynamic Agriculture: Methods and
Results (1993).
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WITH
one of the most
important topics for all humankind—evil.
M
The menace of evil seems stronger today than
ever before. Can evil be defeated? Indeed, do we
have the courage to even look at its root causes?
Drawing on the spiritual investigations of Rudolf
Steiner, Sri Aurobindo, and others and from his
own inner work, Bruce McCausland takes us on
a fascinating journey into the hidden recesses of
this very timely subject, helping us understand
and cope with today’s events and our daily lives.
What is evil? What is its source or sources?
How should we view evil and those who perpetrate it? Using what he calls a holoscopic
approach, McCausland stresses the importance of
how we look at a problem. Traditional means no longer suffice and
have proven inadequate to the task. By its very nature, evil is illusive
and fraught with emotion. These obstacles must be overcome if we
are to succeed in examining this manifold menace in a meaningful,
productive manner. But whatever we do, we cannot ignore it. The
greatest evil, it has been noted, is indifference toward evil.
McCausland discusses the sources of evil in the form of spirit
beings—“spiritual adversaries”—called Lucifer and Ahriman. He
explains how these two beings interact with each other and with
humanity as the two extremes of evil, with goodness in the center. In
the end, we discover ways to deal with evil, both as individuals and
as a society.
In today’s climate of fear and its exploitation on every side, the
question of evil has become an urgent matter of human survival.
Those who watch or read the news can use this guidebook to understand the forces at work behind daily events. It guides the reader
through the confusion caused by evil and toward inner freedom.
Bruce H. McCausland has been a keen student of
the Western mystery tradition for more than thirty-six
years and has conducted seminars and workshops on a
wide variety of subjects. As a retired business executive,
he is now an active observer of current events and enjoys
reading his own poetry at local salons. Before retiring he
was active in a number of roles, including owner of the
Living Seed Health Center, a Toronto Health-food shop
and bookstore; chair of the Michael Group, the Anthroposophic
members group in Toronto; secretary of the Canadian Lorian Association; elected to Village council of the Findhorn Foundation in
Scotland; founding president of the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association of Southern Ontario; and founding chairman of
the Aurora members group. Mr McCausland is currently a director
of the Western New York Holoscopy Group.
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A MEASURE
OF
ENDURANCE
On Steven Sharp
The Unlikely Triumph of Steven Sharp
From an Interview with Bill Manning
WILLIAM MISHLER
William Manning has been a trial lawyer for twenty-six years. He lives
in St. Paul, Minnesota, less than two blocks from the Mississippi River,
with his wife Ruth Mickelsen and their daughter Sonja Christine, both
of whom are the passion of his life. Since 1973, he has been involved in
Anthroposo¬phy, which has played a central role in his life.
“A Measure of Endurance knocked me down. I read it in two
sittings, fascinated by its harrowing story and its tale of courage and
integrity.... This is one of those rare books that prove once more the
worth of human spirit, at its best, when most challenged.”
—Kent Haruf, author, Plainsong
the remarkable, heartwarming story of a
courageous teenage boy who, after being gravely
injured while using a farm machine, takes on its
powerful manufacturer and wins.
Steven Sharp was a hardworking, energetic sixteenyear-old, growing up happily in a tiny farming community in the eastern Oregon high desert. His family was
his harbor. Nothing pleased him more than the outdoor
life and fending for himself in the nearby mountains. In
the last hour of the last day of a summer job on a local ranch, his
life was changed forever when a huge baler suddenly and mysteriously turned itself on and severed both his arms. Slipping in and out
of consciousness and stumbling through a field, he followed a fence
to a nearby house. Soon he was on an airplane and hoping time
would still be on his side.
His recover was amazing. He maintained his optimism and zest
for living and returned to school, joking with his classmates to reassure them on what might have otherwise felt like an awkward first
day back. Eventually, he was back in his beloved mountains, hunting
and fishing with the hospital’s prosthetics and his own rigged-up
equipment to compensate for his missing arms.
He had always been convinced that the machine malfunctioned,
but had no intention to seek redress — farm life has its risks and
compensations. By a quirk of fate, however, a friend recalled a
notice in a three-year-old magazine and he learned that others
had been injured while using the same kind of machine. How,
with the help of a brilliant and idealistic trial lawyer named Bill
Manning — whose commitment to Steven seemed something
of a completion of his own spiritual journey—Steven took on
the multinational, multibillion-dollar company, withstood their
counterattack, and emerged triumphant.
A Measure of Endurance is gripping, poignant — a truly unforgettable read.
T
Mr. Manning is a long-time student of Anthroposophy and the work
of Owen Barfield. For twelve years, he and William Mishler had been
members of an anthroposophic study group, which they helped establish.
HIS IS
William Mishler grew up on a small farm on the
outskirts of Cleveland. In 2002, he retired from the
University of Minnesota, where he taught Scandanavian languages, literature, film, and culture. He wrote
extensively on these subjects for journals and anthologies. In 1989, he was the corecipient of the Richard
Wilbur Award for the year’s best volume of translated
poetry. His own poems appeared in The Mudfish, Denver Quarterly, and Chicago Review. He died December
2002.
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my friendship with
Bill, he was aware of my case with
BSteven
Sharp, and when it was over
ECAUSE OF
he asked if he could meet Steven. At
the time, he was sort of thinking
about writing a book about Steven.
After the whole case was finished and settled, he
met Steven, who invited Bill out to his home in
Oregon. So Bill went to Oregon and met Steven’s family and friends.
Steven and his father asked Bill if he wanted to go fishing, and
Bill said, “Sure.” He thought they would go down to a stream to
do some fishing, but he didn’t understand. They got the mules
out — four of them — and went up into the mountains for five days.
Here was a professor with a dictaphone and tapes, sleeping on a
stone and drinking old coffee from old coffee grounds, and standing
next to Steven Sharp. interviewing the young man as he was fly fishing. During the trip back on the mules, Bill was terrified, thinking
he’d lose his life on some of the narrow ledges.
When he got back he transcribed the tapes and wrote the first
three chapters, and after various publishers bid for the book, he
received a handsome advance from Knopf to write his first book.
It’s really a fascinating story about Bill’s ability to listen and absorb
Steven — this seemingly ordinary person — and find that he was an
extraordinary hero.
Before Bill met Steven, I was speaking with Bill after a study group,
and I told him about Steven’s dream, or premonition, which I hadn’t
told to anyone else. This intrigued Bill, because he saw that, from an
anthroposophical point of view, Steven was foreseeing his life, as we
all do at the beginning before coming into life — but we also continue to foresee it. And it was that one event that truly convinced Bill
that this was a story worth telling. Being a longtime anthroposophist,
Bill saw something that could speak to the anthroposophic view.
[Steven] is now thirty, he doesn’t drink, he’s quite serious about
his business of running a farm where he grows Christmas trees
and some livestock. He also has some rental property that he takes
care of, and has a few people working for him. But, when you meet
him — both then and now — there’s this extraordinary depth of
character. Bill touched on that, where all his friends come around
for counseling, and when he was in the Shriners’ hospital — the way
he was able to help the other patients; the way he was able to say in
such a nonchalant way, “I am not my arms; that’s not who I am.” He
understands what that means. It perhaps comes from his heritage of
a very spiritual background, from his grandmother, who was a minister of extraordinary spirituality, and his very devout mother. At the
same time, he doesn’t carry it on his sleeve; there’s just his enormous
depth of character.
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DOSTOEVSKY
ROMANTIC RELIGION
The Scandal of Reason
R. J. REILLY
MARIA NEMCOVÁ BANERJEE
P“An elegant, provocative reading of two of Dostoevsky’s
RAISE FOR
Dostoevsky: The Scandal of Reason
masterworks, Notes from Underground and
The Brothers Karamazov Her theme is the
harm that reason can do to the human soul if it is
divorced from the higher spiritual powers within it. The
separation of reason from the other human faculties is a
fundamental theme of Russian religious philosophy. Thus
her understanding of Dostoevsky’s worldview is formed
by the philosophical commentaries of Solovyov, Ivanov,
and Berdiaev. In passing, she gives us a panorama of
Russian intellectual life of the nineteenth century, showing how Dostoevsky
was influenced by and reacted against such figures as Belinsky, Bakunin,
Chernyshevsky, and Herzen. Banerjee has successfully accomplished what
should be the final goal of such a work: to send us back to the masterworks
themselves, which we will now reread with a deeper comprehension.”
—Boris Jakim, preeminent translator of works by
S. L. Frank, Pavel Florensky, and Sergei Bulgakov.
“Compelling, enlightening, and challenging . . . a brilliant attempt to provide a
reasonable, rational, and verbal indictment of reason itself — comprehending
and complementing the message of love and gestures of Dostoevsky’s positive
heroes.”
—Thomas R. Beyer, professor of Russian language,
Middlebury College
“A fascinating meditation, distilled from a lifetime’s study of Dostoevsky. With
exquisite tact Maria Banerjee traces the workings of Dostoevsky’s art—and of his
thought within and through the art—as she navigates the depths of the masterpieces
that initiate and conclude his major period.”
—Donald Fanger, Harry Levin Professor of Literature,
emeritus, Harvard University
Maria Nemcová Banerjee was born in Prague,
where she spent her childhood. Her family fled
from Czechoslovakia and lived in France for three
years before emigrating to Canada. Maria Banerjee
holds a Ph.D. in Slavic languages and literature
from Harvard University. A professor of Russian
and comparative literature at Smith College,
she lives in Northampton with her husband, the poet Ron D. K.
Banerjee. Her published works include Terminal Paradox: The Novels
of Milan Kundera and The Lime Tree in Prague, as well as numerous
articles on Russian literature and philosophy and translations of
Russian and Czech poetry in collaboration with her husband.
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“Hats off to Lindisfarne for reissuing R. J. Reilly’s Romantic Religion! . . .This
is a splendid book, highly recommended.”
—Philip Zaleski, coauthor of Prayer: A History and editor of
the annual Best American Spiritual Writing
book was first published thirty-five years ago,
no one dreamed that Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of
W
Narnia would one day be box-office hits and their authors, J. R. R.
HEN THIS
Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, household names. R. J. Reilly’s remarkably readable and perceptive book about the two writers and their
two brilliant friends Owen Barfield and Charles Williams, was
soon treasured by fans as the best book on their
circle of writer–philosophers, the Inklings.
The title Romantic Religion reflects Reilly’s
premise that the four thinkers share a “matured
romanticism.” For them, creative imagination is
central, with literature and religion intimately
related. Reilly devotes an insightful chapter to
each of these writers and discusses their differences and similarities. Barfield fans will be especially impressed by the author’s ability to clarify
Barfield’s condensed prose.
In his compelling new preface, Reilly considers the changing reputations of these writers
and their relevance for today. The book was first
published during a war and horrendous societal
dilemmas, similar to those that plague the world
today. Now, as then, says Reilly, the four writers remind us of “the
possibility of a higher and saner life.” They remind us that “if we
belong to the party not of memory but of hope, it is because we are
imaginative beings and can imagine better beings and better worlds.”
This is the first study to examine in depth the theological and
philosophic implications of the work of that remarkable group of
writers now called the Oxford Christians. In focusing on the central
religious concern of the group, Reilly provides an approach that is
destined to become normative.
With this new edition of Romantic Religion, this wise, penetrating
picture of our own possibilities is placed before us once more.
R. J. Reilly, served in the army in Europe during World War II
before receiving much of his higher education under the G.I. Bill of
Rights. He received Ph.B. and M.A. degrees from the University of
Detroit and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He is a professor of English (emeritus) at the University of Detroit, where he
taught for thirty-three years. He has written fiction as well as critical
essays in American history and literature and is coauthor of the twovolume Barnes & Noble Guide to American Literature. He lives with his
wife Lena in St. Clair Shores, a lakeside suburb of Detroit.
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HEAVEN
ON
EARTH
A Handbook for Parents of Young Children
SHARIFA OPPENHEIMER
S WE witness the shifting of old forms
that once stood as the foundation of
our daily lives, parents — who must prepare
the next generation to meet this changing
world — have more questions now than ever
before. Although our culture and the nature
of the family may be changing, the atmosphere in the home continues to create the
foundation of a child’s life. In Heaven on Earth,
parent and educator Sharifa Oppenheimer
reveals how to make the home environment
warm, lively, loving, and consistent with your
highest ideals.
Heaven on Earth balances theoretical understanding of child development with practical ideas, resources,
and tips that can transform family life. Readers will learn how to
establish the life rhythms that lay the foundation for all learning;
how to design indoor play environments that allow children the
broadest skills development; and how to create backyard play
spaces that encourage vigorous movement and a wide sensory palette. Through art, storytelling, and the festival celebrations, this
book is a guide to build a “family culture” based on the guiding
principle of love. Such a culture supports children and allows the
free development of each unique soul.
Responding to parents’ questions from more than twenty years
of teaching, Oppenheimer has created a gift from the heart. This
is a practical, inspiring resource that brings her informed, intuitive
understanding of young children into the heart of the home.
SINGING
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Gracia Ricardo’s Approach to Singing,
Based on Her Work with Rudolf Steiner
HILDA DEIGHTON • GINA PALERMO •
DINA SORESI WINTER
A
Sharifa Oppenheimer was the founding
teacher of the Charlottesville Waldorf School,
Virginia, where she taught kindergarten for
twenty-one years and served as day care director
of the early-childhood program. She has helped
develop new teachers through teacher-training
programs at Sunbridge College in New York
State and Rudolf Steiner College near Sacramento, California, and as a master teacher offering practicum and
internship opportunities. She has written many articles on Waldorf
education, helping the parents of her students create supportive
home environments. Recently she initiated a home-based kindergarten program, The Rose Garden. Sharifa is the mother of three grown
sons, who received Waldorf educations. She lives in an enchanted
forest in Virginia.
AND THE
“Singing and the Etheric Tone dares to say what many singing artists
know but is seldom stressed in vocal studios today, that singing well needs the
involvement of the total human being: body, soul and spirit. This book helps
us become conscious explorers in the enlivening search for a joyful, healthy
production of tone. I recommend it highly as a wonderful companion guide for
any professional singer, teacher or student.”
—Wendy Hoffman, mezzo soprano,
Metropolitan Opera Company, NYC
“Finally! — a book that gets back to the simple basics
of beautiful singing (“bel canto”). Singing and the
Etheric Tone is the book I’ve been searching for. It
describes sensations I have had, but could not articulate, in a
clear and accessible way. It has enlightened my own singing
and enlivened my teaching of others on the path to good singing.
Anyone involved in communicating the art of healthy singing
should read it ... especially those who have gotten into the trap
of over-intellectualizing rather than viewing singing as a
natural expression of the soul.”
—Valerie Yova, singer, choral conductor, teacher,
and Metropolitan Opera audition winner
introduce a practical, joyful approach to singing that
its strength and inspiration from Gracia Ricardo’s work
Twithdraws
Rudolf Steiner.
HE AUTHORS
Chapter 1 deals with the tone, the onset of the tone, the humming
approach, and the relations between vowels, consonants, words, and
phrases. Chapter 2 goes into the voice, how to build a voice and
extend its range. Chapter 3 develops the idea of blending the vocal
registers, the placement of the voice, embellishments, resonance, and
diction. Finally, the book moves on to some professional tips on
choosing a program, stage fright, mood, presence, etc.
This book — long out of print — is an invaluable resource for any
singer, professional or not, who wants to improve the ability to sing
well by working with the whole body — spirit, soul, and the physical
organism.
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AN INTRODUCTION
TO
ANTHROPOSOPHY
Rudolf Steiner’s World View
L. FRANCIS EDMUNDS
parents send their children to
Waldorf schools around the world, and bioTdynamic
farming and anthroposophic medical
HOUSANDS OF
movements are growing quickly. Nonetheless,
few are aware of the richness of Steiner’s
spiritual science. His contribution to human
knowledge was based on his ability to conduct
spiritual research, through which he investigated the metaphysical dimensions of existence.
With his scientific and philosophical training,
he brought a new systematic discipline to the
field through conscious methods that gave
comprehensive results.
Francis Edmunds’ introduction—revised and updated—covers the
fundamental aspects of Steiner’s philosophy, beginning with a brief
outline of his life. Edmunds describes spiritual science as a “way to
higher knowledge” and outlines the threefold human being. He also
delves into the secrets of human evolution and history, the fundamental elements of child development, and numerous other aspects
of Steiner’s vast teachings.
This is a warm and clear introduction to Anthroposophy that
will prove valuable to anyone who wants a better understanding of
Rudolf Steiner’s work.
L. Francis Edmunds began his studies as a medical student, but
the driving force in his life was a quest for insight into the nature
of the human being. This journey led him to Anthroposophy and
his vocation as a teacher. In 1962 he founded Emerson College, an
adult educational establishment based on Rudolf Steiner’s work. He
traveled and lectured extensively around the world, and authored the
perennially popular Introduction to Steiner Education. Francis Edmunds
died in 1989.
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COSMIC MEMORY
The Story of Atlantis, Lemuria,
and the Division of the Sexes
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Paul Marshall Allen
Written 1904-1908 (CW 11)
between the origin of the Earth and the
beginning of recorded history. This spiritual
research includes a profound investigation
of the origins, achievements, and fate of the
Atlanteans and Lemurians—the remarkable
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THE INCARNATION
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AHRIMAN
The Embodiment of Evil on Earth
RUDOLF STEINER
a significant figure of Persian
mythology. Rudolf Steiner spoke of
A
Ahriman as a real, living spiritual entity.
HRIMAN IS
Ahriman, he tells us, works to embed human
beings firmly into their physical nature, thus
encouraging dull, materialistic attitudes and
a coarse, dry intellect. In these extraordinary
lectures, Steiner assumes a rare prophetic
mode. He speaks of an actual incarnation
of Ahriman on Earth and the potential consequences of that event. Just as Christ incarnated in a physical body, so would Ahriman
incorporate in the Western world before “a
part” of the third millennium has passed.
Steiner places Ahriman’s incorporation in the context of a “cosmic
triad” that includes Ahriman, Lucifer, and Christ. Ahriman will
become a counterpoint to the physical incarnation of Lucifer, which
took place in the East during the third millennium b.c. The incarnation of Jesus Christ took place in Palestine as the point of balance
between Lucifer and Ahriman.
During the quarter century when Steiner was developing
Anthroposophy, he spoke of Ahriman’s incarnation only six times.
For the first time, these six lectures (plus a supporting excerpt) are
reproduced in their entirety in a single volume.
best tradition of ancient wisdom
Cosmic Memory reconstructs, from
Itheliterature,
akashic record, events that span the time
N THE
“root races” that developed the first concepts of good and evil,
manipulated natural forces, laid the foundation for human legal
and ethical systems, and defined and nurtured the distinctive
yet complementary powers of men and women that brought
humankind, many centuries ago, to its highest artistic, intellectual,
and spiritual attainments.
Through this discussion of our true origins, Cosmic Memory offers
a genuine foundation for our lives, allowing us to realize our real
value, dignity, and essence. The reader is shown our human connection with the world around us as well as our highest goals and true
destiny.
This is a key volume for understanding Rudolf Steiner’s early
development as a Theosophist and how his ideas, terminology,
and formulations during that time fit into the development of his
anthroposophic epistemology and Christology.
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GOETHE & PALLADIO
CONVERSATION
Goethe’s study of the relationships between art
and nature, leading through architecture to the
discovery of the metamorphosis of plants
A New Theory of Language
CARL H. FLYGT
Foreword by Madison Smartt Bell
DAVID LOWE & SIMON SHARP
T
David Lowe was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire,
into a coal mining family. He went on to study
philosophy and politics at Queens College, Oxford,
and later took his M.A. in art history at Oxford
Brooks. His time is taken up increasingly by
lecturing and study groups in the United States
and United Kingdom. The weeds in his garden in
Oxford grow progressively taller.
Simon Sharp is a teacher of art and design. He is
currently director of the Leonardo Centre at Uppingham
School in Rutland, England. He uses Goethe’s approach
to observation extensively in his teaching and practical
demonstrations. Trained originally as a designer, Simon
believes in mixing art and science in his innovative
teaching programs. He spends much of his time drawing
and painting architecture and landscape.
social order was
Rudolf Steiner’s conception of an
Tarchetypal
social organization that
HE THREEFOLD
their basis Goethe’s Italian
Journey, the authors of this fascinating and
unusual study explore how Goethe’s experience of Palladio’s architecture influenced
his view of the relationship between art and
nature and helped him understand metamorphosis, leading to his discovery of the
“archetypal plant.”
Goethe seems to oscillate between experiences of architecture and experiences
of nature. In nature, he searched for the
“archetypal plant,” the essential form whose
metamorphosis through time would produce
the plant we see in its cycle from seed to fruit. In the art and architecture of antiquity and in Palladio’s classical reformulation of it, he
tried to understand the purpose and function of artistic creation.
Until now, no one has put these two together. David Lowe and
Simon Sharp show for the first time how these seemingly unrelated
subjects are related—how the living geometries and volumes of harmoniously proportioned buildings, the “great idea” of architecture,
can lead to the intuition of similar principles in nature.
David Lowe and Simon Sharp have worked together for
twenty-one years. One of their first projects was the recreation of
Goethe’s Italian Journey. They have given numerous workshops and
presentations on the subject in the U.S. and U.K., including The
British Museum, the German Embassy, and the Edinburgh Festival.
This is must-reading for anyone interested in Goethe’s ideas on
plants and metamorphosis.
AKING AS
would utilize the norms of universal
spiritual initiation, individual freedom,
and the fundamental social law. A social
science purporting to encompass these
norms has yet to arise, but with Carl H.
Flygt’s book, a step in that direction has
been achieved.
Flygt’s argument is that the phenomenon of conversation has an objectively
treatable structure and, as such, can
be held to standards that not only can
awaken human clairvoyance, but can also liberate the emotions and
the spiritual will and contribute to a cultural background that makes
real community into an explicit and fundamental social value. Flygt’s
treatment of language use and social background is penetratingly
original, academically up to date, and anthroposophically convincing.
Carl H. Flygt is an
anthroposophical psychologist
living near San Francisco. Born
and imprinted largely in Middle
Tennessee, he became interested in
the psychological and evolutionary
significance of altered states of
consciousness induced by exogenous
agents, such as marijuana and LSD. Accordingly, he migrated to
California where, in the cultural wake of the 1960s, the New Age
movement was coming into prominence. His book on language is
the outcome of twenty-five years of study, experimentation, and
devotion to the ideal of a psycho-social unity devolving from the
deepest wishes and dreams of which the human being is capable.
You can visit his website at www..consciousconversation.com.
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THE SECRETS
OF
METALS
WILHELM PELIKAN
light of spiritual science, Pelikan
discusses the significance of the classic “seven metals” and their importance for
humankind as well as for nature as a whole
and the Earth. He also discusses the “newer”
metals and the virtually unknown “radiation effects of metals—effects that Rudolf
Steiner employed therapeutically. Pelikan’s
method here is a phenomenological one, in
which he helps us try to see natural objects
in the Goethean sense, as developed by
Rudolf Steiner (see, for example Nature’s Open Secret).
Here is a classic text for understanding metals more deeply as a
whole and for gaining a fuller appreciation of spiritual scientific
research methods in relation to the world we inhabit.
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N THE
Wilhelm Pelikan (1893–1981) was born in the ancient city of Pula
(now in Croatia). A chemist by training, for nearly forty years he
was a director of laboratories for Weleda in Germany. He died in
Silesheim, Switzerland.
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ILLUSTRATED
MEDITATIONS ON THE
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
JOHN JOCELYN
classic contains medita-
on each of the twelve signs of
Tthetions
zodiac. John Jocelyn uses traditional
HIS ESOTERIC
astrological symbolism to envision a
Christ-centered zodiac—one in which
each of the signs relate to an aspect of
the New Testament. This is not a book
about astrology, but about the deeper
meaning of the twelve zodiac signs. The
author relates the zodiac signs to the
development of inner Christ consciousness and encourages readers to meet their
individual destinies more consciously and
courageously and even with gratitude.
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THE NEW MYSTERIES
And the Wisdom of Christ
VIRGINIA SEASE & MANFRED SCHMIDT-BRABANT
old mystery cultures, indi-
experienced themselves
Iasviduals
“children” of the gods, or even
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as their instruments. According to
Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual science,
the birth of independent thinking
did not arise until our present state
of consciousness—the awareness
of one’s individual self. But who is
this “I”?
Virginia Sease and Manfred
Schmidt-Brabant maintain that
true self-knowledge is intimately
related to knowledge of the central
being of world evolution—Christ,
the “I AM.” Focusing on the being
of Christ and on Christianity, the authors present a series of engaging lectures on the development of mystery wisdom today. Having
given an overview of the history of the mysteries in their book Paths
of the Christian Mysteries, the authors deepen and expand their study
by drawing particular attention to the effect of the “Christ mysteries.” Some of the essential themes of this new volume include the
transformation of conscience, the place of prayer and meditation,
and the significance of sacrifice today.
Virginia Sease was born in Pennsylvania
and earned her doctorate in German from the
University of Southern California. She taught in
a university and a Waldorf school in Los Angeles
and has been a member of the Executive Council
of the Goetheanum since 1984. She directs
the English language Anthroposophical Studies
Program at the Goetheanum.
Manfred Schmidt-Brabant was born in
Berlin in 1926. In 1975 he became a member
of the Executive Council of the General
Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum
in Dornach, Switzerland, and served as Chair
of the Council from 1984 until his death in
2001. His service during those years included
leadership of the Social Science Section
of the School of Spiritual Science, and he
lectured around the world on many subjects.
He was the author of several books that have
been published in English.
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WHAT
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ANTHROPOSOPHY?
SERGEI O. PROKOFIEFF
Translated by Simon Blaxland de Lange
works on this theme,
Sergei Prokofieff ’s short book is
really more of a personal work than it
is an introduction to Anthroposophy.
The author presupposes the reader’s
familiarity with the basic principles of
Anthroposophy and focuses on the central Christological insights that make up
the core of Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy.
What is Anthroposophy? is personal in
the sense that it reflects one individual’s efforts to build a connection to
Anthroposophy. As Prokofieff states in
his preface, “As soon as we comprehend Anthroposophy as something living, we are concerned not merely with defining it intellectually but, rather, with developing a real relationship to it.” He
continues, “The content [of this book] will probably reveal more
about the author and his relationship to Anthroposophy than about
[Anthroposophy] itself, for its nature is basically beyond description
and consequently evades any purely intellectual definition.”
This is a valuable addition to the body of secondary literature on
Anthroposophy from an established and well-respected author on
the subject.
Contents:
1. Anthroposophy and the Riddle of Man
2. The Anthroposophical Path of Knowledge
3. Ego-Consciousness and the Mystery of Golgotha
4. Rudolf Steiner’s Path of Development
5. The Being of the Christ and the Mystery of Man
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Sergei O. Prokofieff was born in
Moscow in 1954, where he studied fine
arts and painting at the Moscow School
of Art. At an early age he came across the
work of Rudolf Steiner and soon realized
that his life was to be dedicated to the
Christian path of esoteric knowledge. He
wrote his first book, Rudolf Steiner and
the Founding of the New Mysteries while
living in Soviet Russia, and it was published in Germany in 1982.
After the fall of Communism, he became a co-founder of the
Anthroposophical Society in Russia. He currently works for the
Society in Russia and as a writer and lecturer worldwide.
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THE HEAVENLY SOPHIA
AND THE BEING ANTHROPOSOPHIA
Translated by Simon Blaxland de Lange
the author’s experience of the suprasensory being
behind Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual science, this volume is the
Bculmination
of Sergei Prokofieff ’s twenty-five years of work on
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Steiner’s Anthroposophy. He shows that the
being Anthroposophia is not merely a poetic
image or an abstract concept, but an actual
spiritual entity who works in the higher
worlds to benefit earthly evolution and bring
to humanity “the new revelation of the heavenly Sophia, the divine wisdom.”
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THE TRANSFORMATION
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EVIL
And the Subterranean Spheres of the Earth
SIGISMUND VON GLEICH
Introduction by Paul V. O’Leary
after World War
II, von Gleich offers a powerful meditaW
tion on evil and its eventual transformation.
RITTEN IMMEDIATELY
Focusing on the realm of “subnature,” or “the
subterranean spheres,” he shows how the various layers of the Earth’s interior are linked
directly to the mystery of evil. The author discusses the mythical image of the underworld
and describes the qualities of the Earth’s nine
layers according to Rudolf Steiner. Finally, he
outlines the the forces of “good” that oppose
the nine currents of evil harbored within the
Earth.
In a new introduction, Paul V. O’Leary
places this work within the context of today’s world.
Sigismund von Gleich was born in Germany in 1896. While serving in the army he became ill with lung disease and during convalescence was given a book by Rudolf Steiner. He was soon immersed in
Steiner’s philosophy, and became one of the most prolific lecturers
and writers in the early years of the anthroposophic movement. He
fled Nazi Germany in 1936 and, in 1953, died in Holland.
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THE FOUNDATION STONE
MEDITATION
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Michael Wilson
3 English translations with the original German (CW 260)
STEINER gave “The Foundation Stone
Meditation” as a central tool for developR
ing the inner life of anthroposophic students.
UDOLF
First presented during the reestablishment of
the Anthroposophical Society at the Christmas
Conference of 1923, it is a powerful and penetrating meditative text that many consider to be a key to the
spiritual mysteries of our time.
This budget-priced pocket version features three alternative translations (by George Adams, Pauline Wehrle
and Richard Seddon), along with the original German
verses and an introduction by Michael Wilson.
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CALENDAR
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SOUL
The Year Participated
RUDOLF STEINER
Translated by Owen Barfield
verses for each week of the year
awaken a feeling of unity with nature and stimuTlatehelpself-discovery
and lead to a greater feeling of unity
HESE MEDITATIVE
with the surrounding world. This budget-priced pocket
version features Owen Barfield’s pioneering translation
based on more than fifty years studying this text. As
Barfield asserts, no simple translation can convey the real
thrust of these verses. Because of this, he tries to “suggest” rather than simply reproduce the original in exact
English translations.
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HOW DO I FIND
THE
CHRIST?
RUDOLF STEINER
1 lecture (CW 182)
one find the Christ today? Steiner emphasizes the
H importance of working toward knowing one’s true self, or
“I” being, the significance of experiencing powerlessness, and the
OW DOES
In this important lecture, Steiner also discusses the ancient
Academy of Gondishapur, the significance of the year 666,
the mission of Islam, and the crucial consequences of the
Nicaean Council of 869.
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THE WORK OF THE ANGEL
IN OUR ASTRAL BODY
RUDOLF STEINER
1 lecture (CW 182)
that the angels — the spirits closest to
beings — are trying to create images in human
Sastralhuman
bodies. Such images are given for the purpose of
TEINER REVEALS
bringing about “definite conditions in the social life of
the future,” related to brotherhood, religious freedom,
and conscious spirituality.
Other spiritual beings, however, work in opposition to the
angels. If, because of their disruption, humanity sleeps though
the angels’ spiritual revelation, the consequences will be dire,
leading to the manifestation of sexual aberrations, the misuse
of medicine, and the misapplication of mechanical and technological forces.
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THE DEAD ARE
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RUDOLF STEINER
1 lecture (CW 182)
important lecture, Rudolf Steiner clearly
describes life after death and explains how those on the
IEarth
can maintain a connection with loved ones who
N THIS
have passed on. He describes the conditions in the environment of the dead; both the advantages and the dangers of connecting with the dead; the important moments of waking up
and going to sleep; the significance of dying in childhood or
in old age; and the appropriateness of various kinds of funeral
services.
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eventual resurrection from powerlessness.
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TRANSFORMING
THE
SOUL,
VOL.
1
THE KARMA
RUDOLF STEINER
9 lectures, Berlin, Oct. 14–Dec. 9, 1909 (CW 58)
SOUL,
VOL.
1
lectures were given in 1916, they
much to teach us about today’s political spin,
Amediahavedistortions,
propaganda and downright lies—all
LTHOUGH THESE
delivered by the media on a daily basis. Rudolf Steiner’s
calm, methodological approach penetrates the
smokescreen of accusations and counterclaims,
illusions and lies, surrounding World War I. From
behind this fog and under the guise of outer events,
the true spiritual struggle is revealed. Steiner’s
words give the reader a deeper understanding of the
politics and world conflicts that confront us today
through the filter of popular media.
Amid the turmoil of World War I, Steiner spoke
out courageously against the hate, lies, and propaganda of the time. His detailed research into the
spiritual impulses of human evolution allowed him
to reveal the dominant role that secret brotherhoods played in events that culminated in that cataclysmic war. He warned that the retarding forces of
nationalism must be overcome before Europe
can find its true destiny. He also emphasized
the urgent need for new social structures in
order to avoid such future catastrophes.
Political and social changes around the world
are moving at a breathless pace, hurtling us
all toward an uncertain future. These lectures
illuminate much of what lies behind today’s
turbulent events and the scenes played out on
the nightly news.
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Introduction by Terry M. Boardman
13 lectures, Dornach & Basel, Dec. 4–31, 1916 (CW 173)
ness, to knowledge of spiritual realities. But, to avoid
a distorted understanding and vision of that world,
Steiner’s offers preparatory steps — the metamorphosis and purification of the human soul — required for
achieving true spiritual enlightenment. Life itself teaches
and prepares us for progress, and Anthroposophy
explains and brings this to consciousness.
Steiner describes the missions of anger, truth, and reverence; the significance of human character; the meaning
of asceticism and illness; and egoism. He explains the differences between Buddhism and Christianity and the
goal of spiritual science and, throughout these
talks, refers to significant persons such as Augustine, Leonardo da Vinci, H. P. Blavatsky, Goethe,
Homer, and Shakespeare.
A previous edition of this work was titled
Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience, vol.
1. This volume is a translation of Metamorphosen
des Seelenlebens—Pfade der Seelenerlebnisse: Erster Teil
(GA 58).
TRANSFORMING
UNTRUTHFULNESS,
RUDOLF STEINER
key series of lectures on personal development,
Steiner explains that the central mission of spiritual
Iscience
is to enable people to ascend, in full consciousNA
OF
Secret Societies, the Media,
and Preparations for the Great War
2
RUDOLF STEINER
9 lectures, Berlin, Jan–May 1910 (CW 59)
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refreshingly practical series of lectures, Rudolf Steiner
speaks about the nature of the human soul and how it can
be transformed and lifted to higher consciousness. He considers the spiritual significance of various expressions of human
nature — laughing and weeping, sickness and health, error and
mental disorder, positivity and negativity, and conscience. Steiner
also discusses prayer, mysticism, the purpose of art, and the significance of language. Throughout these talks, he refers to many key historical figures, including Zoroaster, Socrates, Plato, Homer, Wagner,
Goethe, Hegel, and Angelus Silesius.
These inspiring lectures make up the important conclusion to
Transforming the Soul, vol. 1, but can also be read independently.
Introduction by Terry M. Boardman
12 lectures, Dornach Jan. 1–30, 1917 (CW 174)
A previous edition of this work was titled Metamorphoses of the Soul:
Paths of Experience, vol. 2. This volume is a translation of Metamorphosen des Seelenlebens—Pfade der Seelenerlebnisse: Zweiter Teil (GA 59).
offering much insight into today’s political spin, media distortions,
Ipropaganda
and downright lies
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N VOLUME
2, Rudolf Steiner takes these lectures further, again
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RAISING
THE
SOUL
Practical Exercises for Personal Development
WARREN LEE COHEN
OWEN BARFIELD
Romanticism Come of Age: A Biography
SIMON BLAXLAND-DE LANGE
Foreword by Andrew Welburn
world of rising tension and stress
it is not unusual to feel dominated and
Ioverwhelmed
by the life’s events. Here is
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a practical guide to gaining a firm anchor
and taking control of the situation. It is
based on seven contemplative exercises as
the author has interpreted from the work
of Rudolf Steiner. When practiced diligently, these simple exercises — which may
take only a few minutes per day — are powerful tools for personal growth and inner
strengthening.
The exercises in Raising the Soul help one
maintain greater balance in emotionally
charged situations; see the positive side
of “negative” circumstances; open one’s mind; and develop an inner
mood of gratitude. These exercises help the practitioner cope with
the ordinary aspects of everyday life by remembering the significant
details of the day, acting on one’s intentions, and thinking more
clearly. Cohen presents a pathway to help us say “yes” to more of
what life offers; we become more open to the abundance of life’s
experiences.
Raising the Soul is organized so that each chapter introduces a different soul capacity, which in turn can be mastered. Topics include:
review of the day; clear thinking; intention in action; balance in
feeling; positive world view; open mind; and gratitude. Raising the
Soul also offers clear descriptions of the exercises, a “plan of action,”
and advice on developing and maintaining a meditative practice.
Warren Lee Cohen is director of the Foundation Studies program
at Emerson College in England. He teaches courses on inner development and on the arts and sciences. During his years of experience
in practicing and teaching meditation, he has explored many paths,
including Judaism, Hatha Yoga, Tibetan Buddhism, and especially
Anthroposophy. He is also the author of the children’s picture book
Dragon Baked Bread.
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BARFIELD, philosopher, author, poet, and critic, was a
founding member of the Inklings group, a private Oxford sociO
ety that included leading literary figures of the time: C. S. Lewis,
WEN
J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. Writing of their many heated
debates, Lewis — who was greatly affected by Barfield during their
long friendship — remarked, “I think he changed me a good deal
more than I him.”
Blaxland de Lange’s biography (the first to be published on Owen
Barfield) was written with the help of Barfield himself, who, before
his death in 1997, participated in numerous interviews with the
author. Barfield also lent him many of his papers and manuscripts.
The fruit of their collaboration is
a book that penetrates deeply into
the life and thinking of one of the
twentieth century’s towering figures
of Western culture.
Blaxland de Lange studies the
influences on Barfield by the
Romantic poet Coleridge and the
philosopher Rudolf Steiner, while
also focusing on Barfield’s profound
personal connection with C. S.
Lewis. The book also features a
biographical sketch in Barfield’s own
words and describes his strong relationship with North America as well
as his dual profession as a lawyer
and writer.
Simon Blaxland de Lange has worked for many years as a special
needs educator. He is a prolific writer, translator, amateur musician,
and gardener. Blaxland de Lange helped establish Pericles Translations and Research, Pericles Training and Work (for adults with
special needs), and the Pericles Theatre Company. In 1997, with Dr.
Vivian Law, he cofounded the Humanities Research Group and, in
1998, the British group of the Humanities Section of the School
of Spiritual Science. He met Owen Barfield in 1979, and has been a
student of his work for the past thirty years.
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NEW BOOKS
THE BIODYNAMIC FOOD & COOKBOOK
BEYOND
Real Nutrition that Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Working together for Sustainable Health Care
WENDY E. COOK
ROBERT ZIEVE, M.D.
about respect for nature, sus-
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Ball ittainability,
is about flavorful, nutritious, enjoyable food!
IODYNAMICS IS
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information, beautifully illustrated and packed
with delicious and healthy recipes.
The biodynamic movement is supported by top
chefs, master winemakers, and numerous celebrities — Prince Charles introduced biodynamic
methods at his Gloucestershire farm. Nonetheless,
biodynamic agriculture had a humble beginning in 1924, with a
small group of farmers and gardeners who gathered to hear Rudolf
Steiner give a series of lectures on revitalizing agriculture. It was a
time of growing interest in industrial farming and mass production,
and Steiner spoke of the need to preserve and nurture the qualitative aspects of food. He outlined an agricultural method based on a
holistic perception of nature.
Illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, The Biodynamic
Food & Cookbook explains the principles behind biodynamic methods
and places it in the context of food and cooking through the ages.
Wendy Cook, author of the bestselling Foodwise, takes us on a journey through the four seasons with more than 150 delicious recipes
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considers the ethics of food, the foundation of a balanced diet, and
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sections on breads, sauces, salads, desserts, drinks, and much more.
Wendy E. Cook is a writer and speaker
on nutritional issues and author of the
bestselling Foodwise: Understanding What We Eat
and How It Affects Us. The first wife of satirist Peter Cook, she gained a reputation as
a hostess in the 1960s and 1970s. Born in
1940, she studied art at Cambridge where
she met Peter Cook. Later they lived in
London and New York, where Wendy developed cooking and entertaining as her creative motif. When their daughter Daisy developed
asthma and conventional medicine had little effect, Wendy began a
journey of discovery of complementary treatments and alternative
ideas. She studied macrobiotics as well as Rudolf Steiner’s approach
to nutrition and agriculture (biodynamics). Having discovered how
life-changing nutrition can be, she devoted herself to cooking and
teaching in clinics, communities, and schools. More recently she was
resident at Schumacher College while simultaneously studying for a
degree in Waldorf Education at Plymouth University.
R.
THE
MEDICAL MELTDOWN
ZIEVE demonstrates that there is enough quality
health care and enough money to pay for it, that more
D
drugs and surgery is not necessarily better, and that the pres-
ent health care quandary does not need to be the way it is.
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people to wake up, think outside the box, and take action.
We are on a threshold. Health care as we have known
it is dying. What we have come to
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“healthy” medicine. To quote Dr. John
Abramson of Harvard, we have an
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Health care today is a manipulated market, not a free market. It is
neither effective nor affordable for
most people in the United States. In
both the public sector and the private
business world, it is a top-down, overcontrolled system. This must change.
Beyond the Medical Meltdown details how
to create a bottom-up approach, which
is necessary if health care is going to
work for all of us.
Robert J. Zieve, m.d., graduated from the
Ohio State University College of Medicine and
studied homeopathic medicine, anthroposophical medicine, and Neural Therapy. Dr. Zieve is
an author (Healthy Medicine, 2005), lecturer, and
practitioner of comprehensive medicine, homeopathy, European biological medicine, anthroposophical medicine, neural therapy, nutrition, and
energy medicine. He was medical director of the Foxhollow Clinic
near Louisville, Kentucky, and an affiliate of Paracelsus Klinik near
Zurich, Switzerland. He is cofounder and director of the Pine Tree
Clinic for Comprehensive Medicine in Prescott, Arizona (www.pinetreeclinic.com).
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The Last Supper
A Cosmic Drama and an Act of Redemption
MICHAEL LADWEIN
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VALENTIN WEMBER
M
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expert on religions who now conducts art
study tours. He is also an author and translator. His published works include Chartres,
Ein Führer durch die Kathedrale (“Chartres, A
guided tour of the cathedral”) and Raphaels Sixtinische Madonna (“Raphael’s Sistine
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trying to prove that we are free, Wember describes
a path that enables us to become free — one that depends on
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one’s inner activity. We cannot become free, he states, unless we
ATHER THAN
works of art
have been created that we
call “Christian,” but none has
received as much acclaim as
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper.
Art lovers venerate it for its
composition and noble aesthetics, whereas, for Christians, it
epitomizes the intimacy between
Christ and his disciples. In
recent years — following the publication of bestselling fictional
narratives and dubious historical
studies — The Last Supper has also
become the focus of intrigue,
controversy, speculation, and sensation.
Recent restoration of the painting has exposed remnants of the
original work and removed falsifications created by over-painting.
Thus, for the first time since its creation more than five hundred
years ago, we can contemplate Da Vinci’s masterpiece in its more or
less original form.
This lavishly illustrated, full-color book reproduces many details
of the restored work, and the author turns our attention to newly
revealed aspects of The Last Supper that lead to fresh interpretations.
The philosopher Rudolf Steiner called The Last Supper the world’s
most important work of art, adding that it revealed “the meaning
of Earth existence.” Michael Ladwein sheds light on many aspects
of the spiritual facts that can be uncovered in this immortal
painting — one that has lost nothing of its urgency in our modern
world.
ANY GREAT
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A Philosophy for Young People
enliven our volitional forces. The author brings his ideas to life by
relating them to practical, everyday situations. He offers real assistance to anyone who is searching for
the next step in personal development.
It is ideal for young people (for whom
it is primarily written) and provides
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Dr. Valentin Wember is a SteinerWaldorf school teacher in Stuttgart,
Germany and a writer and lecturer.
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HYTHMIC
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all those who wish to use rhythmical
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SEKEM
MYTH
A Sustainable Community in
the Egyptian Desert
The Virgin Birth Re-examined
OF THE
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ANDREW WELBURN
DR. IBRAHIM ABOULEISH
Illustrator Markus Kirchgessner
EGYPTIAN desert can be a hos-
tile place, yet in 1977, Dr. Ibrahim
TAbouleish
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HE
and social settlement on seventy hectares
of desert land in Belbes, 60 kilometers
northeast of Cairo. Thus, the Sekem
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Dr. Abouleish’s goal was to build a
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desert sand and a community in which workers and residents are all
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well educated in the sciences. This was to become a place that would
sell its produce and become self-sufficient and self-sustaining. Ultimately, this would be a place where Islam and Western technology
could come together in harmony.
This book—as well as the very community itself—asks and seeks
to answer questions such as: How can an efficient economy, a healthy
social fabric, and a living culture develop together? How can partnership between West and East build peace and prosperity? What is
the modern understanding and practice of Islam?
Nearly thirty years after its inception, Sekem has grown strong
and prosperous, both economically and socially. In 1981, the people
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and by 2004, they oversaw a network of more than 800 farms in
Egypt and the Sudan, producing high quality organic crops, herbs,
fruits, and vegetables. The community’s mobile health units work
with local rural populations, and real social change has been the
results of its efforts
In 2003, Sekem was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize, the
Right Livelihood Award as “a business model for the twenty-first
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answers to significant questions of our time in the Arab world.
This is the story of Sekem—the original vision, the challenges and
hard work, and the eventual successes—in Ibrahim Abouleish’s own
words. Stunningly illustrated with color photographs throughout.
Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish was born in Egypt in 1937.
He studied medicine and worked in Germany, Austria,
and Switzerland before founding the Sekem initiative
in 1977. In 2004 he was named as one of the world’s
Ten Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs by the Schwab
Foundation. Go to www.sekem.com for more information.
Markus Kirchgessner is a professional photographer from Germany. He has traveled widely in the
Islamic world and has had several solo exhibitions.
Lamech “was afraid of him and fled and ... said: I have begotten a strange son; he is
not like a human being, but like the children of the angels.” (1 Enoch from the
Dead Sea Scrolls)
and birth of Jesus is one of the most mysterious
challenging stories in the Gospels, surrounded by many signs
Tandandmiracles.
Is it possible to understand the virgin birth in a way
HE CONCEPTION
that is both true to its origins and meaningful for today?
In this carefully researched study, Andrew Welburn states that
we must re-imagine the events of the virgin birth through the
eyes of the Gospel writers. He explores many parallel stories
and prototypical characters drawn from the ancient traditions of
Judaism, Persia, Egypt, and Rome—all of which could have been
known to the early Christian writers.
Stories of unusual children with
mysterious parenthood have, in
fact, long inspired human beliefs
and storytelling, and most of this
has been lost to modern exoteric
Christianity and theology.
Welburn concludes that the virgin
birth is part of a much greater story
and a synthesis of many traditions,
and that it stands, above all, for a
promise of spiritual rebirth.
This unique book is for anyone
interested in the beginnings and the
future of the Christianity.
CONTENTS:
1. Memoirs of Joseph and Mary?
2. The Shocking Truth
3. Jesus as Noah
4. A Near Miss and the Wrong Virgin
5. The Christmas Gospel
6. The Son of God
7. Virgin Birth: The Mystery
Andrew Welburn is a fellow of New College, Oxford. He has
written, translated, and edited numerous books on spiritual science
and early Christianity.
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Foundational Works by Rudolf Steiner
STEINER considered several of his written works fundamental to the recovery of human
R dignity, freedom, and wisdom. These foundational books contain the essence of his teachings.
UDOLF
HOW
TO
KNOW HIGHER WORLDS
A Modern Path of Initiation
Translated by Christopher Bamford
Written 1904–1905 (CW 10)
the classic account of the modern
TWestern esoteric path
of initiation made public
HIS IS
by Steiner in 1904. He
begins with the premise
that “the capacities by
which we can understand
the higher worlds lie dormant within each one of
us.” Steiner carefully and
precisely leads the reader
from the cultivation of
the fundamental soul attitudes of reverence
and inner tranquility to the development of
inner life through the stages of preparation,
illumination, and initiation. He provides practical exercises of inner and outer observation
and moral development. By patiently and persistently following his guidelines, new “organs”
of soul and spirit begin to form, which reveal
the contours of the higher worlds thus far
concealed from us.
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A LSO
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AND ITS ATTAINMENT
Translated by George Metaxa
Revised by Henry Monges
&Lisa D. Monges
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KNOWLEDGE OF THE
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How Is It Achieved?
Translated by John Davy, & D. S. Osmond
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INTUITIVE THINKING
AS A SPIRITUAL PATH
A Philosophy of Freedom
Introduced by Gertrude Reif Hughes
Translated by Michael Lipson
Written 1894 (CW 4)
Steiner’s works,
this is the one he
believed would have the
longest life and the greatest spiritual and cultural
consequences.This seminal work asserts that free
spiritual activity — the
human ability to think
and act independently of
physical nature — is the appropriate path for
people today who wish to gain true knowledge
of themselves and the universe. This is not
abstract philosophy; it is a warm, heart-oriented guide to the practice and experience of
“living thinking.” Readers will not find abstract
philosophy here, but a step-by-step account of
how a person may come to experience living,
intuitive thinking — “the conscious experience
of a purely spiritual content.”
During the past hundred years since it was
written, many have tried to discover this “new
thinking” that could help us understand the
various spiritual, ecological, social, political,
and philosophical issues facing us. But only
Rudolf Steiner laid out a path that leads from
ordinary thinking to the level of pure spiritual
activity — intuitive thinking — in which we are
participants in the creation and redemption of
the world.
O
F ALL
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A LSO
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FREEDOM
The Basis for a Modern World Conception
Written 1894 (CW 4)
Translated by Michael Wilson
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THEOSOPHY
An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes
in Human Life and in the Cosmos
Written 1904 (CW 9)
“This book cannot be read
the way people ordinarily
read books in this day and
age. In some respects, its
readers will have to work
their way through each
page, and even each single
sentence, the hard way.
This was done deliberately;
it is the only way this
book can become what it is intended to be for the reader.
Simply reading it through is as good as not reading it
at all. The spiritual scientific truths it contains must be
experienced; that is the only way they can be of value.”
— Rudolf Steiner
for anyone looking for a solid
A foundation in spiritual reality. Steiner
presents a comprehensive understanding of
KEY WORK
human nature — from the physical body and
the soul to our central spirit being. He also
provides an extraordinary overview of the laws
of reincarnation and karma and the various
ways we live within the three worlds of body,
soul, and spirit, describing the path of knowledge through which each of us can begin to
understand the marvelously harmonious and
complex worlds of soul and spirit.
Theosophy is the work by Rudolf Steiner that
one should read first for a real understanding
of the truths behind Anthroposophy.
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A LSO
AVAILABLE AS :
THEOSOPHY
An Introduction to the Supersensible
Knowledge of the World and the
Destination of Man
RUDOLF STEINER
Translated by A. P. Shepherd
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AN OUTLINE
OF
ESOTERIC SCIENCE
Written 1910 (CW 13)
of
esotericism places
Thumankind
at the very
HIS MASTERWORK
heart of the vast, invisible processes of cosmic
evolution. When we use
the term “natural science,”
don’t we mean that we are
dealing with human knowledge of nature?
This masterpiece of esotericism, the results
of those efforts, is as vital and relevant now as
it was when first published in 1910. It remains
the most comprehensive and effective presentation of a spiritual alternative to contemporary
materialist cosmologies and the Darwinian
view of human nature and evolution.
In this essential work of spiritual science,
we see how the creation and evolution of
humanity is embedded in the heart of the vast,
invisible web of interacting cosmic beings,
through whom the alchemical processes of
cosmic evolution continue to unfold. Included
are descriptions of the various bodies of the
human being, their relationship to sleep and
death, and a detailed, practical guide to methods and exercises, including the “Rose Cross
Meditation,” through which we can attain initiation knowledge.
Perhaps most remarkable and revolutionary
of all is the central function that Steiner allots
to the Christ and his entrance into earthly evolution through the Mystery of Golgotha.
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An Outline
Translated by George Adams & Mary Adams
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The Fundamentals
of Anthroposophy
APPROACHES
TO
ANTHROPOSOPHY
RUDOLF STEINER
2 lectures, Basel, Jan. & Oct. 1916 (CW 35)
intro-
duction to spiritual
A
science. Steiner states that
N EXCELLENT
Anthroposophy is neither
spiritualism nor a revival
of ancient esoteric teachings, but a genuinely modern spiritual teaching for
Western humanity, using
scientific methods to investigate spiritual realities by
awakening higher perception.
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THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
His Mission and Ours
Rudolf Steiner
Selected by Christopher Bamford
1879, the Archangel
Michael resumed direction of earthly evolution.
Steiner articulated Michael’s
hope for humanity and
his future tasks: the development of courage, the
affirmation of individuality, the transformation of
knowledge, perception of nature and the cosmos, the creation of a true world culture, and
cognition of Christ.
Includes early lectures about the event of
1879, Michael and Christ, Michael as Archangel and Time Spirit, and Michael and the fall
of the spirits of darkness. Also includes “The
Mission of the Archangel Michael,” a selection
from the “Michael Letters,” and an extract of
Steiner’s last address.
I
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AT HOME
IN THE
UNIVERSE
Exploring Our Suprasensory Nature
RUDOLF STEINER
5 talks, The Hague Nov.13–18, 1923 (CW 231)
Introduction & Afterword by Paul Margulies
to being at
in the universe
Tis tohome
comprehend the
HE KEY
significance of our individual lives on Earth and
after we leave the physical
world. Steiner describes
our journey after death
and its consequences for
our future. He shows us
how our character and
actions on Earth affect us after we die and
how those experiences shape our next physical
life. Includes exercises that help us explore our
suprasensory human nature, so that we can
begin to act more consciously by recognizing
the real nature of morality and the consequences of our present lives.
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ANTHROPOSOPHY
IN
EVERYDAY LIFE
Practical Training in Thought
Overcoming Nervousness
Facing Karma
The Four Temperaments
RUDOLF STEINER
Steiner’s
F best-loved lectures
are collected in this
OUR OF
book — perhaps the most
accessible presentations
of Anthroposophy available in English. With its
many practical exercises,
mantras, and meditations,
this book is a fundamental
introduction for anyone beginning or needing
encouragement along the path of inner development.
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LOVE
AND ITS
WORLD
MEANING
MATERIALISM AND THE
TASK OF ANTHROPOSOPHY
THE MEANING
OF
LIFE
RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER
And other Lectures on Fundamental
Issues
17 lectures, Dornach, Apr.–June 1921 (CW 204)
RUDOLF STEINER
STEINER did
not often speak or write
about love explicitly, love
is at the very heart of his
whole body of work and the
foundation of his hopes for
humankind and the Earth.
Steiner teaches that, without
love, nothing is possible;
with love, however, we can
do everything. Love is always “love of the notyet.” To love is to create; it is to selflessly enter
the current of time that flows toward us from
the future.
This collection gathers all of Rudolf Steiner’s main lectures and writings on love—from
earthly love to the nature and function of
spiritual love. Chapters include “The Division
of the Sexes”; “Lucifer and Christ”; “The
Mission of Reverence”; “The Buddha’s Teaching of Compassion and Love”; “Faith, Love,
and Hope”; and the title lecture, “Love & Its
Meaning in the World.” Also included as an
epilogue: “I-Feeling, the Soul’s Capacity to
Love, and Their Relationship to the Elemental
World.”
of human consciousness, Steiner says
that the world ended in a.d.
300, when it became impossible to find spirit in nature.
Since then, we have been
living in an increasingly
spiritual world on a disintegrating, dying Earth. Steiner
shows a way out of today’s
blind materialism and toward new spiritual
perception and knowledge, which is the only
way that we will find the Christ in our time.
7 selected lectures
IN THE
A
LTHOUGH
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THE BATTLE
FOR THE
SOUL
The Working Together of Three
Great Leaders of Humanity
BERNARD LIEVEGOED
thoughts about
Lthreehisspiritual
streams in
IEVEGOED SHARES
human evolution led by
Rudolf Steiner, Christian
Rosenkreutz, and Manu. He
explores their karmic connections and past lives, how
these spiritual streams are
active today, and the spiritual challenges we will face in the future.
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WHAT IS ANTHROPOSOPHY?
Three Spiritual Perspectives
on Self-Knowledge
RUDOLF STEINER
3 lectures, July 20–22, 1923, Dornach (CW 225)
explain why the path of
Anthroposophy “unites
what is spiritual in the
human being with what is
spiritual in the universe.”
Steiner describes what happens when we die, showing
the relationship between
our physical life on Earth
and the etheric, astral, and
spiritual life of the cosmos. He also explains how
physical lives are completely interwoven with
cosmic existence, and how the “missing links”
in evolution are spiritual in nature. He demonstrates the shallow soullessness of mainstream
psychology and points out that the idea of the
soul has been lost.
In the third lecture, Steiner takes as his guide
our three states of being — waking, dreaming,
and sleeping — and describes what happens in
these three states and how each is connected
with our lives as physical, psychic, and spiritual
beings.
T
HESE LECTURES
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the meaning
of Life? Steiner disW
cusses this ancient enigma
HAT IS
with directness, offering
profound and enlightening answers. He speaks
on health, reincarnation,
destiny, luck, and the trials of modern life.
The variety of topics address practical and
fundamental issues facing us in our modern
lives: growth, decay and reincarnation; human
participation in evolution; illusory illness; the
feverish pursuit of health; luck; psychological
distress and the birth pangs of the consciousness soul and how to listen to the spirit.
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MICHAELMAS AND THE
SOUL FORCES OF MAN
Rudolf Steiner
4 lectures, Vienna, Sept.–Oct. 1923 (CW 223)
were given during Steiner’s
visit to London after the formation
Tof thefirstAnthroposophical
Society in 1913.
HESE LECTURES
Steiner speaks of a new kind of autumn festival, Michaelmas. Steiner introduces a theme he
expanded on in The Four Seasons and the Archangels.
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RUDOLF STEINER SPEAKS TO THE
BRITISH
Lectures and Addresses
in England and Wales
RUDOLF STEINER
gives a picture of Steiner’s
lively approach to esoteric ideas while in
TBritain.
It gathers lectures, addresses, and artiHIS VOLUME
cles. Also includes a list of Steiner’s lectures
and addresses in Britain.
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Spiritual Science and the Logic of the
Heart
Bernard NesfieldCookson
TEINER’S VISION of love,
the transformative power
brought by Christ, unites
the forces of the human
head and heart, leading to
the spiritual awakening of
humankind. The author collects Steiner’s references to the “logic of the
heart,” the meaning of love, and the supreme
importance of the greatest of all acts of love,
the Mystery of Golgotha.
S
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SELF TRANSFORMATION
Selected lectures
RUDOLF STEINER
exercises for breaking out of
the ordinary consciousness
and offers advice on the
development of inner qualities such as clear thinking,
inner tranquillity, and positivity, the necessary foundation for esoteric work.
This essential collection will be an invaluable
guide for all serious spiritual seekers.
S
TEINER DESCRIBES
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THE SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
OF ANTHROPOSOPHY
SIGISMUND VON GLEICH
HRIST, KARMA ,
the Archangel Michael, the
— whatever has been estabClishedGrail,on Sophia
Earth from spirit will remain alive
only if it continues to draw nourishment from
the original sources. Gleich, who bases his
research on the work of Steiner, presents the
fivefold stream of inspiration from the spirit
world, which is the basis of Anthroposophy.
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THE SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION
OF MORALITY
A STUDY COMPANION TO
AN OUTLINE OF ESOTERIC SCIENCE
Francis of Assisi & the Christ Impulse
CLOPPER ALMON
RUDOLF STEINER
Translated & introduced by Malcolm Gardner
3 lectures, Norrköping, May 28–30, 1912 (CW 155)
and
moral preaching canM
not establish morality. Only
ORAL TEACHING
by delving into the hidden
secrets of life can we find its
moral sources. Humanity has
always manifested moral life.
In ancient India, for example,
morality lay in devotion to
spirit; in early European
societies, the cardinal virtue was courage. To
understand the relationship between these,
however, the evolution of consciousness must
be considered.
Originally, morality was a gift of the gods
and part of human nature, but errors, deviations, and falling away have occurred in the
course of evolution. Nonetheless, something
divine still underlies human nature. Using
Francis of Assisi as an example, Rudolf
Steiner shows the sources for reclaiming living
morality.
In ancient times, some version of the caste
system ruled. Then the Buddha came with his
teaching of equality and compassion. This
teaching was particularly suited to Eruope.
Thus, “some centuries into the Christian
era,” on the shores of the Black Sea, an occult
school was established, where the Buddha’s
teaching interpenetrated with the Christian
impulse. Two streams flowed out of that
school—the more Buddhist stream of equality
and friendliness, and the stream of Christic
morality. Francis came from the second school.
Steiner explains how the spiritual world was
connected with his coming.
Francis exemplifies morality as the middle
path. We see warrior nature transformed into
an expression of mercy, compassion, and love.
Steiner shows the transformation of the virtues through the evolution of consciousness
and Christ’s incarnation and the Mystery of
Golgotha. Since then, true morality works to
build up Christ’s being.
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“An Outline of Esoteric
Science is Rudolf Steiner’s
most complete and methodical
presentation of the results of
his own spiritual research.
Written in 1909, when he
was forty-eight years old, it
represents his mature thinking,
yet also has the careful
structure and development characteristic of the work of
young authors. The title points out that the subject of the
book is just those realities and beings which are, at least
initially, hidden from most of us. But at the same time,
it makes explicit that this is not a collection of ‘tales
of the supernatural,’ but a clear, conceptual, thoroughly
scientific account of these matters.”
—Clopper Almon
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
through one of
Steiner’s most difficult texts. Almon’s comAmentary
is keyed by paragraph number to the
text of An Outline of Esoteric Science, with themes
and brief summaries of the main points;
review questions; discussion questions; and
observations on the text.
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UNDERSTANDING
THE
HUMAN BEING
Selected Writings of Rudolf Steiner
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Richard Seddon
SEDDON
brings together a selecR
tion of Rudolf Steiner’s
ICHARD
writings that illustrates his
manifold talents and sure
eye toward spiritual knowledge. Steiner was a pioneer
in communicating spiritual
wisdom that had, until
then, remained largely secret and available to
only a select few. He knew no boundaries to
thinking, and he often declared that the world
is far different than it appears on the surface.
And he knew no limits in the spiritual worlds,
speaking often of Christ’s ability to touch all
of humankind with the greatest love and grace.
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COMMUNITY LIFE, INNER
DEVELOPMENT, SEXUALITY
& THE SPIRITUAL TEACHER
Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of the
Crisis in the Anthroposophical Society,
Dornach, 1915
RUDOLF STEINER
7 lectures, Dornach, Sept. 10–16,
1915 (CW 253)
contains
Steiner’s strongest statements on the issues of human
relationships within a spiritual community. Occasioned
by a scandal involving people
influenced by psychoanalysis, these lectures are
Steiner’s comprehensive assessment of Freud’s
work and psychoanalysis as a whole.
Steiner shows, our physical life, including
human sexuality, has spiritual roots; and that
looking to sexuality for the explanation of
human behavior is therefore looking in the
wrong direction. He also makes clear that
becoming part of a spiritual community, such
as the Anthroposophical Society, entails special responsibilities and a new way of being.
T
HESE LECTURES
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CHANCE, PROVIDENCE &
NECESSITY
RUDOLF STEINER
8 lectures, Dornach, Aug.–Sept. 1915 (CW 163)
HANCE , NECESSITY,
and providence are
Crelated
to love, loyalty,
and grace. Into this
central theme, Steiner
introduces a fascinating
description of the nature
spirits, particularly the
gnomes. He also relates
his penetrating insights
into the question of the
death of children and the
significant role this plays in earthly culture and
the spiritual worlds.
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FREEDOM AS SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY
EDWARD WARREN
of freedom is
Tincreasingly connected
to economics, politics, and
HE IDEA
religion. But what is freedom,
really, and does it have a
spiritual aspect? Observing
Steiner’s wish that his main
philosophical book (Intuitive
Thinking As a Spiritual Path) be
reworked in every new generation, Warren
treats this theme in a fresh and lively way.
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THE EAST
WEST
IN THE
LIGHT
OF THE
Two Eastern Streams in the Light of
Christian Esotericism, Part 1: Agni Yoga
ROKOFIEFF EXAM-
P Agni Yoga as
represented by Helena
INES
AND
RUDOLF STEINER
9 lectures, Dornach, February, 1923 (CW 221)
a great differ-
ence between the “know
Tyourself
” of the ancient
mystery centers and this
phrase today. What used to
be achieved after death must
now be achieved in life.
To reach higher stages of
development after death we
must become fully human
in earthly life. This was not
always so. The difference is the Christ Event
that is the center of human evolution. Now
we must experience the Christ in ourselves as
light, life, and love. Adopting the appropriate
cognitive path, we become citizens of the universe, rather than “hermits” of the Earth.
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EVIL
Selected Lectures
RUDOLF STEINER
an
original and complex
Spicture.
He explains that evil
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EARTHLY KNOWLEDGE
HEAVENLY WISDOM
HERE IS
and Ahriman—who work as forces that hinder
our way. Paradoxically, we develop ourselves
by confronting and coming to terms with such
difficulties. Evil is thus necessary in human
evolution, allowing the possibility of freedom.
arises when a phenomenon
appears outside its proper
context, enabling something
initially “good” to become
harmful. He speaks of the
effect of particular spirit
beings — especially Lucifer
and Nicholas Roerich.
Relating the inspiration of
Helena Roerich to that of
H. P. Blavatsky and using
Steiner’s spiritual research,
the author pinpoints what
he believes are the principal spiritual errors of Agni Yoga. He uncovers connections with Lenin and Bolshevik
Russia, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Mikhail
Gorbachov.
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ESOTERIC STUDIES
The Flaming Word: Pioneers of Spiritual
Science, vol. 2
MARIE STEINER
STEINER, wife
Mand close pupil of
Rudolf Steiner, was a pioARIE
neer of spiritual science.
This volume includes
insightful forewords that
she wrote for many of
Steiner’s publications.
They display the depth and
energy of her dedicated spiritual work.
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ESOTERIC STUDIES
From Mathematics to Star-lore:
Pioneers in Spiritual Science, vol. 3
ELIZABETH VREEDE
VREEDE’S fascinating writings give
a vivid picture of her
complex personality. She
writes with warmth and
vigor on subjects as varied
as star lore, pyramids,
Michaelmas, anthroposophic group work, and
mathematics. This book
features many rare articles, reviews, and essays,
as well as a biographical sketch.
Elizabeth Vreede, ph.d. (1879–1943),
was a close trusted student and associate of
Rudolf Steiner, who appointed her to head
the Mathematical-Astronomical Secion of the
School of Spiritual Science.
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R.
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HUMAN
AND
COSMIC THOUGHT
RUDOLF STEINER
4 lectures, Berlin, January 20–23, 1914 (CW 151)
Can there be a true “science of philosophy?”
How are we convinced of the truth of a
viewpoint?
Why do we find it difficult to comprehend
views that differ from our own?
What are the inner foundations for our own
knowledge?
Pathways to Our Innermost Being
PIETRO ARCHIATI
radical departure from the typical
comparative study of
religion, Archiati shows
that the various religions
represent stages in each
individual’s path of development. In this sense the
great religions create an
absolute unity, not separation, through what they teach.
Beginning with the Flood of Atlantis, the
author places the religions in the context
of human evolution, taking us through the
development of Buddhism, Zarathustrianism,
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and onwards to
the future of religion based on spiritual reality. For example, Archiati considers how the
founders of the various religions are working
today. Are the Buddha, Krishna, Moses, and
Zoroaster doing and telling us the same things
today that they were in the past, even though
humanity has undergone considerable changes
since then?
Pietro Archiati was born in
1944 in Brescia, Italy. He studied philosophy and theology and
worked for many years as a Catholic priest. Following a decisive
AKING A
concentrated,
aphoristic lectures, Steiner
Ishows
that there are twelve
N THESE
THE GREAT RELIGIONS
T
encounter with the work of Rudolf Steiner in
1977, he worked as a teacher in a seminary in
South Africa. Since 1987 he has worked independently as a freelance lecturer and author for
a regeneration of humanity through a modern
scientific awareness of spiritual beings and
realities.
main philosophical perspectives, and that fruitful progress in philosophy depends
not on defending one and
refuting others, but in learning to experience the validity
of them all.
This method not only sharpens and makes
our own powers of thinking more dynamic
and flexible, but also helps overcome narrow-mindedness while promoting tolerance
and understanding for others and differing
ideas. Steiner goes on to show how our own
perspective is also colored by a particular
“soul mood” that influences the way we pursue
knowledge and our lives in general.
Several philosophers and their works are
discussed in this way, illuminating their contributions to human knowledge. Through these
insights into the real nature of human thinking, we may come to understand the nature
of cosmic thought, which is brought by the
cosmic hierarchies.
This is an invaluable lecture course for
broading the reader’s worldview and one’s
acceptance of others and their views.
JUDAISM & ANTHROPOSOPHY
Interfaces: Anthroposophy & the World
FRED PADDOCK & MADO SPIEGLER, EDITORS
was initiated
by the Rudolf Steiner
TLibrary,
where the librarHIS BOOK
ian Fred Paddock long felt
the need to make available cutting-edge writings
by European anthroposophists. It examines
Anthroposophy and religion, between Christian
and Jewish esotericism, and between Cabala
and Anthroposophy. It also focuses on Jews
in Anthroposophy — Martin Buber, Hugo
Bergman, Shimon Levy, and Ernst Müller. The
problem of anti-Semitism is explored by three
leading anthroposophic thinkers.
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AWAKENING
TO
COMMUNITY
RUDOLF STEINER
10 lectures, Jan.–Mar. 1923 (CW 257)
STEINER
R presented these
lectures right after the
UDOLF
fire that destroyed the
first Goetheanum. Given
during the year before
the Anthroposophical
Society was reestablished,
they form an important
part of the history of the
anthroposophical movement.
Steiner calls for a “searching of conscience.”
He explains that in anthroposophic communities we can experience our first awakening to
the spirit in our encounters with others, and
he describes how the “reverse cultus” forms
the foundation for a new community life.
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MAY HUMAN BEINGS HEAR IT!
The Mystery of the Christmas Conference
suggests
the impulse of
Tthethat
Christmas Conference
HIS STUDY
can be reenlivened today
through conscious efforts
to experience its spiritual
essence. It offers ways to
illuminate various aspects
of the conference, the
Foundation Stone, and its meditation. It
also explores the link between the Christmas
Conference and human evolution; the inner
relationship between each anthroposophist and
the Christmas Conference; and much more.
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THE CHRISTMAS CONFERENCE
For the Foundation of the General
Anthroposophical Society 1923/1924
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduced by Virginia Sease
Foreword and conclusion by Marie Steiner
Conference & Lectures, Dornach (CW 260)
documents the
founding of the General
Anthroposophical Society.
It is a complete record of
that meeting plus Steiner’s
description of the structure
and organization of the
new society. Includes the
Foundation Stone Verse and
a lecture on rebuilding the
Goetheanum.
T
HIS BOOK
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WORLD HISTORY AND THE MYSTERIES
IN THE LIGHT OF ANTHROPOSOPHY
RUDOLF STEINER
9 lectures, Dornach, Dec. 1923–Jan. 1924 (CW 233)
It is a common belief that human consciousness, as we experience it today, has been essentially the same throughout the whole of what
we know as history.
In this challenging course of lectures, Rudolf
Steiner suggests that history is truly seen only
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by studying the differences
in the human soul life during the various historical
eras. Consciousness constantly evolves, and we cannot understand the present
unless we understand its
origin.
Steiner surveys the development of memory in human evolution and how
people saw themselves and the world in the
ancient East and how that understanding manifested in the ancient mysteries and influenced
modern spiritual life.
RUDOLF STEINER
6 lectures, Dornach, Jan. 4–13, 1924 (CW 233)
the changes in con-
for Western humanity since the
Sninthsciousness
century. The previous awareness of the
spiritual in all of nature disappeared and was
replaced by today’s materialism. But esoteric
knowledge was preserved by early Rosicrucian
schools and alchemists and later occult schools
of the 18th and 19th centuries. This leads
to consideration of the inner training most
appropriate for today — mastery of science
and its transformation through individual selfdevelopment of inner capacities.
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THE LIFE, NATURE & CULTIVATION
OF ANTHROPOSOPHY
RUDOLF STEINER
brings
Stone” and “The Life,
Nature, and Cultivation of
Anthroposophy.” The first
contains Steiner’s comments
on “The Foundation Stone Meditation,”
made during the reestablishment of the
Anthroposophical Society at the Christmas
Christmas
D Conference, Steiner
presented the “Foundation
URING THE
Mystery Centers of the Middle Ages
HIS VOLUME
MICHOVEN
ROSICRUCIANISM
& MODERN INITIATION
two clasTsics:together
“The Foundation
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Conference, 1923–1924. “The Foundation
Stone Meditation” is central in the meditative
life of many students of spiritual science.
Part two, “The Life, Nature, and Cultivation of Anthroposophy,” contains Steiner’s
letters to members of the society following the
Christmas Conference. They contain thoughts
and guidelines regarding the Anthroposophical
Society and its members’ conduct in the world.
Stone Meditation.” During
that week, he showed how
elements of the meditation could be rebuilt
into new meditations (or
“rhythms”) that could
be practiced inwardly. The author was present at that meeting and lived intensively with
the meditations for more than thirty years.
Gradually, Zeylmans began to make people
aware of the germinating forces contained in
the meditation. This seminal book has inspired
generations of students of Anthroposophy.
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THE CHRISTMAS FOUNDATION
Beginning of a New Cosmic Age
RUDOLF GROSSE
an introduction to the spiritual and
historical conditions during the restablishH
ment of the General Anthroposophical Society
ERE IS
at the “Christmas Conference,” just one year
after the first Goetheanum was destroyed by
fire. The author’s purpose was to see Rudolf
Steiner within the overall process of world
history and so to recognize his spiritual mission while experiencing the nature of that
important event.
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FOUNDING
A
SCIENCE
OF THE
SPIRIT
The Pocket Library of
Spiritual Wisdom
RUDOLF STEINER
OPICS INCLUDE
some of
Rudolf Steiner’s most
Tfundamental
lectures on
HARMONY
OF THE
CREATIVE WORD
The Human Being and the Elemental,
Animal, Plant & Mineral Kingdoms
RUDOLF STEINER
12 lectures, Oct. 19–Nov. 11, 1923 (CW 230)
an extraordinary
panorama of spiritual
knowledge, centered on the
human being as a microcosm
of cosmic laws and mysteries. Steiner describes our
relationship to three ancient
representatives of the animal
kingdom — eagle, lion, and
bull — and to the cosmic
forces that form them. He
speaks of the plant and animal worlds in planetary and cosmic evolution and introduces us
to elemental nature spirits, the beings behind
plants and animals. Their relation to humankind is the harmony of the Creative Word.
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H
ERE IS
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alchemy and the modern
of human wisdom today; alchemy and consciousness; natural alchemy: mercury, sulphur,
salt; beyond nature consciousness: the spiritual
goal.
spiritual science, offering
an excellent introduction to the whole of his
teaching as well as valuable material not found
elsewhere. With precision
and clarity, he discusses
essential human nature in
relation to the cosmos, the evolution of the
Earth; the soul’s journey after death; reincarnation and karma; good and evil; and the modern path of meditative training. The emphasis
throughout is on scientific exposition of spiritual phenomena.
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The Evolution of the Mysteries
Tmysteries; loss of the divine, the alchemical
quest; mysteries of the metals; the standpoint
14 lectures, Stuttgart, Aug.–Sept., 1906 (CW 95)
HESE ARE
ALCHEMY
philosophical and scientific
training, Rudolf Steiner brought a
W
systematic discipline to the field of spiriITH HIS
tual research. A natural seer, he cultivated
his spiritual vision, enabling him to speak
with authority on previously veiled mysteries. These small books gather excerpts
from his many talks and writings on various themes, and feature editorial introductions, commentary, and notes.
ATLANTIS
The Fate of a Lost Land and
Its Secret Knowledge
the continent of Atlantis;
Tmoving continents; the history of Atlantis;
the earliest civilizations; the beginning of
OPICS INCLUDE
thought; etheric technology; Atlantean magic;
divine messengers; Atlantean secret knowledge;
the origins of the Mysteries; Atlantis and spiritual evolution; and more.
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THE HOLY GRAIL
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CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUTZ
The Mystery, Teaching and
Mission of a Master
the mystery of Christian
TRosenkreutz, today and in the past; the
guardian of modern knowledge; ancient and
OPICS INCLUDE
modern Rosicrucian teachings; Rosenkreutz at
the Chymical Wedding and his cosmic mission;
Rosicrucian literature.
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THE DRUIDS
Esoteric Wisdom of
the Ancient Celtic Priests
the sun initiation of the
TDruids; mysteries of ancient Ireland; Celtic
Christianity: Druid heritage: spirit in nature;
OPICS INCLUDE
the great mysteries: the mystery of Christ; the
function of the standing stones.
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The Quest for the
Renewal of the Mysteries
THE GODDESS
opics include from the Mysteries to
Christianity; death and resurrection in
ancient Egypt; the miracle of initiation; the
Mystery of Golgotha; the mystery of the
higher “I” and the Holy Grail; the Grail
and the spiritual evolution of humanity; the
Gnostic crisis and the loss of the Mysteries;
stages of evolution; archaic clairvoyance; the
role of the Mysteries; the secret of evolution.
dess Natura; mediaeval thought and the
Tschool
of Chartres; the goddess Natura in the
T
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From Natura to the Divine Sophia
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the search for the new Isis; the renewal of the
mysteries; the modern Isis, the divine Sophia.
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and informal discussions in these volumes took place
between Rudolf Steiner and workers
at the first Goetheanum in Dornach,
Switzerland. At Rudolf Steiner’s instigation, the varied subjects were chosen by
his audience. He took their questions
and usually gave immediate answers. The
astonishing nature of these responses — their insight, knowledge, and spiritual depth — is testimony to Steiner’s
outstanding ability as a spiritual initiate
and profound thinker. Accessible, entertaining and stimulating, the records of
these sessions will be a delight to anyone
with an unbiased mind.
T
HE REMARKABLE
FROM SUNSPOTS
TO
STRAWBERRIES
Answers to Questions
RUDOLF STEINER
14 discussions with workers, Dornach,
June 30–Sept. 24, 1924 (CW 354)
sunspots to strawberries!
He discusses, among other things: Lemuria
and Atlantis; Chinese and Indian cultures; raw
food; vegetarianism; children’s nutrition; farming matters such as manure and soil; hardening
of the arteries; the sense of smell; planetary
influences; weather and its causes; creation of
the world; origin of the human being; Saturn,
Sun and Moon; Darwinism; Earth strata and
fossils; Biela’s comet; star wisdom; evolution
of human culture; lightning, and volcanoes.
S
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FROM CRYSTALS
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RUDOLF STEINER
10 discussions with workers, Dornach, Aug. 2–Sept. 30,
1922 (CW 347)
volume, Steiner discusses speech
Iand languages; lefthandedness; dinosaurs;
Lemuria; turtles and crocodiles; oxygen and
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FROM COMETS
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COCAINE
RUDOLF STEINER
Oct. 19, 1922–Feb. 10, 1923 (CW 348)
nicotine and alcohol,
the causes and timing of illness, pregnancy,
vegetarian vs. meat diets, the human nose,
smell and taste, eye and hair colors, planets
and metals, mental illness, the ice age, the thyroid gland and hormones, beavers, wasps, bees,
jaundice, smallpox, rabies.
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TEINER DISCUSSES
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FROM BEETROOT
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BUDDHISM
RUDOLF STEINER
Christianity and Islam,
Egyptian mummies, astronomy, Tibet
and the Dalai Lama, Freemasonry, moon
and sun religions, the Mysteries, the Trinity,
Moses, Easter, the ancient cultures, Kant and
Schopenhauer, and nationalism.
T
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FROM MAMMOTHS
TO
MEDIUMS
RUDOLF STEINER
16 discussion with workers, Dornach,
May 30, 1922 to Sept. 22, 1923 (CW 348)
dancing and sport, guardian
Tangels, stars, Druids, Aristotle, Catholic
and Masonic rituals, proteins, fats, carboOPICS INCLUDE
hydrates, salts, blood circulation, honesty,
boredom, opinions, kidneys, plant and human
fertilization.
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FROM ELEPHANTS
TO
EINSTEIN
RUDOLF STEINER
January 7–February 27, 1924 (CW 352)
elephants, ants and
bees, shells and skeletons, animal and
D
plant poisons, bodily secretions and nutrition,
ISCUSSIONS COVER
potatoes, the human eye, fresh and salt water,
fish and bird migration, clothing, opium and
alcohol.
March 1–June 25, 1924 (CW353)
N THIS
carbon; ancient giant oysters; the Moon, Sun,
and Earth; the Old Testament; the real nature
of Adam; breathing and brain activity; dreams;
sugar; the liver and perception; brain cells and
thinking; illnesses such as cancer and its origin,
migraines, and diabetes; the eyes of animals;
Paracelsus; alcohol; and more.
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FROM LIMESTONE
TO
LUCIFER
RUDOLF STEINER
February 17–May 9, 1923 (CW 349)
technology, the Earth, heal-
ing, color and illness, rainbows, childhood
Tdiseases,
seances, sleep, dreams, reincarnation,
OPICS INCLUDE
and more.
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RUDOLF STEINER
& the Founding of the New Mysteries
CORRESPONDENCE & DOCUMENTS
1901–1925
AT
RUDOLF STEINER
investigates
the deepest mysteries of Steiner’s life and
the establishment of new
mysteries on Earth during the twentieth century.
He examines the physical
and suprasensory aspects
of the first Goetheanum,
the implications of the
Christmas Conference, and
the Foundation Stone meditation, a legacy
from Steiner to the Anthroposophical Society.
This study is unprecedented in its depth and
significance.
(CW 262)
presents his autobiography. It is filled with
A
recollections and insights into the significance
T
HE AUTHOR
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ILLUSTRATED
A LIFE
FOR THE
SPIRIT
Rudolf Steiner in the
Crosscurrents of Our Time
HENRY BARNES
today rec-
Steiner’s
Fname,ognizebut Rudolf
those who are
EW PEOPLE
aware of him know that
nearly all fields of life
have been fructified by his
insights — not abstractly
or theoretically, but in a
concrete way that changes
lives. No wonder, then, that
Steiner has been called “the
best kept secret of the twentieth century.”
Anthroposophy challenges and extends the
underlying methods of modern knowledge and
has inspired many practical cultural initiatives.
In this biography, Barnes recounts Steiner’s
dynamic life, given entirely to the service of
humanity and to the spirit. Steiner is seen here
as an active leader in the crosscurrents of history.
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both into
and the relationship between
Rudolf Steiner and Marie
Steiner-von Sivers through
their letters. Subjects range
from an esoteric view of
human evolution to how to
deal with problem personalities, as well as
many discussions of organizational details.
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RUDOLF STEINER’S PHILOSOPHY
and the Crisis of Contemporary Thought
ANDREW WELBURN
STEINER cre-
R ated a vast legacy of
practical contributions to
UDOLF
DAWN
OF A
PERSONAL STUDENT
the development of the
U
anthroposophic movement
NIQUE INSIGHT
THE
cultural, scientific, and spiritual renewal. And behind
it all is a highly developed
system of thought that
addresses some of the most
problematic philosophical
issues.
Welburn presents fascinating insights into the radical nature of
Steiner’s thinking by examining his inheritance
of ideas from Goethe, his attempts to break
away from Cartesian dualism and Kantian
idealism, and his challenge to the conventional
framework of European philosophy.
Andrew Welburn is a fellow of New College, Oxford. He has written, translated, and
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NEW AGE
RUDOLF HAUSCHKA
of Steiner, Hauschka
of Anthroposophy.
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RUDOLF STEINER
An Illustrated Biography
JOHANNES HEMLEBEN
biography
light on Steiner’s
Tlifesheds
— his childhood
HIS CLASSIC
and his youthful years
as a respected Goethean
scholar and philosopher in
Weimar; his involvement
in the Theosophical and Anthroposophical
societies; the development of spiritual science;
the creation of spiritual initiatives in art, the
social sciences, education, medicine, agriculture, religion and architecture; the Christmas
Foundation meeting. Also includes a chronology, personal tributes, an extensive section for
further reading, an index, and sixty-nine photographs and illustrations.
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RUDOLF STEINER
An Introduction to His Spiritual World-View
ROY WILKINSON
succinct summaries of Steiner’s
thinking — now gathered into a single
Ivolume
— we are introduced to aspects of this
N THESE
philosophy. Twelve chapters cover Steiner as
the herald of a new age; reincarnation and
karma; the spiritual nature of human beings;
the development of human consciousness;
cosmic and human evolution; relationships
between the living and those who have died;
evil; a modern path of initiation; life between
death and rebirth; the spiritual hierarchies; a
philosophical approach to spirit; and the mission of Christ.
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RUDOLF STEINER
Herald of a New Epoch
STEWART EASTON
HIS FULL-SCALE ,
classic
biography of Rudolf
Steiner by Stewart Easton
is the first one written
in English. It shows how
Steiner’s thought and work
developed year by year and
provides background to
his various books, lectures,
artistic achievements, and
activities. At the same time, the reader gets to
glimpse the man himself, the unique personality who founded Anthroposophy and whose
influence is still increasing seventy-five years
after his death.
T
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MEETING RUDOLF STEINER
Classics Selections From the
Journal for Anthroposophy
JOAN ALMON, EDITOR
An Introduction to the Fundamental Works
of Rudolf Steiner
Series editor Robert McDermott
RICHARD SEDDON
of
articles from the Journal
for Anthroposophy consists of
first-hand accounts of what
it was like to live and work
with Rudolf Steiner.
Articles range from
intimate experiences of
Steiner’s dinner table humor
to vivid descriptions of
the first Goetheanum burning to the ground.
Authors include: Albert Schewitzer, Bruno
Walter, Arvia MacKay Ege, Andrei Belyi, Lisa
Monges, and others.
is to provide
Tan study
overview of Rudolf
T
HIS COLLECTION
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RUDOLF STEINER’S RESEARCH INTO
KARMA & THE MISSION OF THE
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
TIME
Experience and Encounter
inspiring lecture
addressed to the anthroIposophical
movement,
N THIS
Prokofieff explains why
true modern Christian
research into karma does
not arise out of intellectual
speculation, curiosity, or
nebulous mystical experiences. The process of karmic research based on spiritual science should
lead to a fundamental transformation of our
human nature, enabling a full experience of
the cosmos within which we exist.
Giving an overview of how the spiritual
hierarchies and Christ, the Lord of Karma,
work in the ordering of human karma, Prokofieff leads us to the karma and mission
of the Anthroposophical Society, indicating
what must come about — before the end of
the century — if this karmic mission is to be
fulfilled.
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PHILOSOPHY AS AN
APPROACH TO THE SPIRIT
WITH
DECISION
RUDOLF STEINER
OF
FRIEDRICH HIEBEL
Translated by Maria St. Goar
recol-
of the early days
Tof lection
the Anthroposophical
HIS FASCINATING
Society offers a unique
perspective on Rudolf
Steiner’s work and his relationship to his students.
Of particular interest
to our readers will be the
chapters on the Christmas
Conference of 1923 for the foundation of
the General Anthroposophical Society. Hiebel
attended the meeting, and his lively descriptions and warm style let those solemn events
rise up again in our souls. He recreates the
solemn, sacred mood of the laying of the
Foundation Stone, and provides insights into
the structure and meaning of the “Foundation
Stone” meditation verses.
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HE OBJECT
of this
Steiner’s philosophical
work. Though his work
was were far ahead of its
time, it has remained virtually unnoticed by most
contemporary philosophers. Steiner’s philosophy,
which lays the foundation for all that followed,
needs to be more widely understood. Because
this philosophy describes Steiner’s living experiences of the physical and invisible worlds,
the author places it in the context of a brief
biography to show how Steiner’s thinking
developed.
Seddon’s studies in moral sciences convinced
him that Steiner’s resolution of the main problems of philosophy since Aristotle was correct. After a half century of subsequent work
in Anthroposophy, Seddon saw the need for
an introductory volume that clearly lays out
Steiner’s views without the complications that
arise in the context of late nineteenth-century
philosophy. This book is the result, intended
both for students of Anthroposophy who have
no knowledge of philosophy and for students
of philosophy who have no knowledge of
Anthroposophy.
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REMINISCENCES OF
RUDOLF STEINER
and Work on the First Goetheanum
ASSYA TURGENIEV
TURGENIEV, a colleague of Rudolf
answers many questions in this firstAhandSteiner,
account of her close relationship with
SSYA
Steiner from 1912 until his death in 1925.
She recounts the burning of the Goetheanum,
the period surrounding Steiner’s death, the
early performances of his mystery plays, his
lectures and travels, and the artistic work and
performances at the Goetheanum.
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Esoteric Studies
MYSTICS
AFTER
MODERNISM
THE MYSTERIES
Discovering the Seeds of a New Science
in the Renaissance
Rudolf Steiner’s Writings on Spiritual
Initiation
RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER & ANDREW WELBURN
Foreword by Christopher Bamford
Afterword by Paul M. Allen
Written 1901 (CW 7)
were early
in the modern art
Tof giants
illumined self-knowlHESE MYSTICS
edge. Their ways of seeing
the world, God, and themselves foreshadowed all that
we practice now in the best
of meditation, both East
and West. Steiner describes
their passion for unity, their
practice of intensifying their
perception, and their ever-fresh insights into
the process of knowing itself.
Steiner immerses us in the evolving stream
of eleven mystics from thirteenth to seventeenth centuries who resolved the conflict
between inner perceptions and the beginnings
of modern science in the new world of individual freedom.
Contents:
• Foreword by Christopher Bamford
• Preface to the 1923 Edition
• Introduction: Mystics, Natural Science,
and the Modern World (by Rudolf
Steiner)
• Meister Eckhart
• The Friendship with God: Johannes
Tauler
• Cardinal Nicolas of Cusa
• Agrippa of Nettesheim & Theophrastus
Paracelsus
• Valentin Weigel & Jacob Boehme
• Giordano Bruno & Angelus Silesius
• Epilogue
• Afterword: About the Author, the People,
and the Background of This Book (by
Paul M. Allen)
• Preface to First Edition 1901
A previous edition was titled Mysticism at the
Dawn of the Modern Age
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“The mysteries have been since ancient times an
expression of the inner triumphing over external forces.
In Antiquity they played the role especially of preserving
a link with the ‘time of the gods,’ of primordial
revelation. Not in a static way, but by bringing the
chosen leaders, prophets, or priests to confront the
powers of life and death, to discover the deeper needs
and potential of the human spirit, the Mysteries had
kept humanity in touch with the living foundations of
experience.” —Andrew Welburn
Mknows little of the
ancient mystery schools—
ODERN SCHOLARSHIP
hypothetical explanations
and outer appearances are
its sources. Through his
spiritual research, Steiner
gives us a penetrating look
into the evolution and history of human consciousness, Earth, and the cosmos
and describes the experiences people gained
through the ancient mysteries. This survey
takes us through the mysteries of Artemis in
Ephesus, as well as those of Hibernia, Eleusis,
Samothrace, and the Middle Ages.
Steiner also discusses modern initiation.
After preliminary lectures on the nature and
function of the human soul, a magnificent
drama is presented of the Earth’s development—graphic descriptions of the metals,
their connection with the planets, and their
curative properties. Steiner outlines the origin
of plants and animals and humanity’s connection with the Earth, giving a panoramic view
of humanity’s past, present, and future.
Andrew Welburn is a fellow of New College, Oxford. He has written, translated, and
edited numerous books on spiritual science
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MYSTERY KNOWLEDGE
& MYSTERY CENTRES
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Andrew Welburn
14 lectures, Dornach, Nov.–Dec., 1923 (CW 232)
descriptions of the ancient
schools, surveying the mysteries
Sof mystery
Artemis, Hibernia, Eleusis, Samothrace,
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and the Middle Ages as
well as the conditions of
initiation today. Following
lectures on the the human
soul, Steiner presents an
imagination of the Earth’s
development, including
descriptions of the metals,
their connection with the
planets, and their curative properties. He outlines the origins of
plants and animals and our connection with
the Earth, and also gives a panoramic view of
human evolution.
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PRINCIPLES
OF
SPIRITUAL SCIENCE
CARL UNGER
HIS SLIM ,
challeng-
volume supports
Tandingextends
Steiner’s
Anthroposophy and provides
a secure foundation in suprasensory realities. Steiner had
asked Unger to work with
the spiritual scientific theory
of knowledge, and this is the essence of what
he accomplished in this field.
Carl Unger was an early student of Rudolf
Steiner and lectured extensively on spiritual
science. He is the author of The Language of
the Consciousness Soul., a study guide to Rudolf
Steiner’s Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts.
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PHILOSOPHY, COSMOLOGY
& RELIGION
RUDOLF STEINER
10 lectures, Dornach, Sept. 1922 (CW 215)
on exercises to attain
higher spiritual development, describing
Sphilosophy
as based on imagination, cosmology
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on inspiration, and religion on intuition. This
is followed by a rich account of the stages
of sleep and the period between death and
rebirth, especially the role of Christ after death
as revealed to spiritual cognition.
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Esoteric Studies
SPIRITUALISM,
MADAME BLAVATSKY & THEOSOPHY
An Eyewitness View of Occult History
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited & introduced by Christopher Bamford
spiritu-
alist movement and
W
the amazing personality
ITHOUT THE
of H. P. Blavatsky, the
Theosophical Society, and
the spiritual revolution
of the twentieth century,
today’s spiritual movements would be unimaginable. Nor would the
works of Rudolf Steiner, G. I. Gurdjieff, René
Guénon, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Sri Aurobindo,
R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, and C. G. Jung
have developed as they did.
In this fascinating volume on the Theosophical movement, Steiner, as a major participant,
goes into occult history and the roots of
Theosophy in Western esotericism, especially
Rosicrucianism, secret societies, and the hidden history behind the creation of Theosophy
in the nineteenth century.
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SECRET BROTHERHOODS
And the Mystery of the Human Double
RUDOLF STEINER
7 lectures, various cities, Nov. 1917 (CW 178)
that secret
Tgroups are trying to
gain control of humanity
HE IDEA
is no longer in doubt. But
this was not understood
in 1917, when Rudolf
Steiner spoke of these
matters in these extraordinary lectures. His unique
contribution to this controversial topic arose from spiritual research.
Taking us behind the scenes, he reveals a dark
world of secret elitist brotherhoods trying to
control the masses through economics, technology, and political assassinations.
Topics include the geographic nature of the
American continent and the forces that arise
from it; the nature of the double (or doppelganger) and the dangers of psychoanalysis; the
spiritual origin of electromagnetism; the abuse
of inoculations and vaccinations; the meaning
of Ireland for world development; confused
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ideas about angels in relation to higher beings
and divinity; and, above all, the need for clear
insight into world events based on spiritual
knowledge.
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An Introduction
Rudolf Steiner
14 lectures, Munich, May 22–June 6, 1907 (CW 99)
the stream
of Rosicrucian teachB
ing—not old ideas of
tradition, but a wholly new
contribution from spiritual
research—Steiner portrays
the Rosicrucian path as the
most appropriate for modern seekers. He warns that,
rather than abstract theory,
these ideas must reach into daily activity and
transform life. He describes the law of destiny,
life after death, spiritual sight, and much more.
Previous edition: Theosophy of the Rosicrucians
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THE TEMPLE LEGEND
Freemasonry and Related Occult
Movements: From the Contents of the
Esoteric School
RUDOLF STEINER
20 lectures, Berlin, 1904–1906 (CW 93)
unique lectures
of his EsoItericto members
School (1904–1914),
N THESE
Steiner reveals the hidden meaning of images in
myths, sagas, and legends,
and clarifies the history
and nature of the cultic
tradition. He discusses
Freemasonry and its background, the Rosicrucians, Manicheism, the
Druids, the Golden Legend, Cain and Abel,
and much more. Includes extensive publisher’s
notes.
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OF
COENRAAD VAN HOUTEN
extends his earlier works—
TPractising Destiny and Awakening the Will—and
the path of adult education he calls “destiny
HE AUTHOR
ROSICRUCIAN WISDOM
ASED ON
THE THREEFOLD NATURE
DESTINY LEARNING
learning.” He broadens and deepens his work
on this theme, showing that learning from
destiny, as well as awakening the forces of will,
are continuing processes. His practical advice
can be applied directly to everyday life.
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THE FUTURE
IS
NOW
Anthroposophy at the New Millennium
SEVAK GULBEKIAN, EDITOR
essays offer thoughts
Ton where Anthroposophy in its earthly
manifestation now stands and to what extent
HESE EIGHTEEN
it is fulfilling its tasks. This commentary on
the challenges ahead offers us all a chance to
reassess, prepare, and wake up. Contributors
include J. ben-Aharon, M. Betti, T. Boardman, P.
Bridgmont, G. Childs, D. Deverell, M. Glöckler,
S. Gulbekian, B. Masters, T. Meyer, B.NesfieldCookson, S. Prokofieff, R. Seddon, N. Thomas,
P. Tradowsky, H. P. Manen, E. Warren, and O.
Whicher.
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THE REDEMPTION
OF
THINKING
A Study in the Philosophy of Thomas
Aquinas
RUDOLF STEINER
3 lectures, Dornach, May 1920 (CW 74)
the background of
early Christian thought, from which the
Sscholastic
philosophers arose. He then focuses
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on the unanswered question of the scholastic
movement: How can human thinking be made
Christlike and develop upward to a vision of
the spirit world? Steiner’s study of European
thought, especially Kant, shows us how to
deepen scientific thinking to suprasensory perception, today’s “true Christianity.”
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Esoteric Studies
TOWARD IMAGINATION
Culture and the Individual
RUDOLF STEINER
7 lectures, Berlin, June 6–July 18, 1916 (CW 169)
confronts us with the dead
end to which materialism
has brought modern civilization. Starting with a
new look at the festival of
Pentecost, he shows how
the chaos of the times can
be transcended. He deals
with the importance of
balance in life; the twelve
senses and their relationship to the cosmos;
psychology; the arts; and the importance of
imagination.
S
TEINER VIVIDLY
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TRANSFORMING EARTH—
TRANSFORMING SELF
CARLO PIETZNER
of
the intiTmateconsciousness,
relationship between
HE DEVELOPMENT
the physical world and
higher worlds, and the
power of the word as a
transforming force are
recurring themes in these
lectures by Carlo Pietzner,
founding president of the
Camphill Association of
North America.
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REALITY, TRUTH & EVIL
Facts, Questions, and Perspectives on
September 11, 2001
T. H. MEYER
events of September 11, 2001,
and Pearl Harbor as his backdrop, Meyer
U
studies the issues of reality, truth, and evil. He
SING THE
shows that U. S. political practice under the
influence of secret societies such as Skull and
Bones is based on an ideology of polarity, conflict, and what Huntington famously referred
to as a “clash of civilizations.”
In contrast to the divisive thinking and
“conflict management” of leading representatives of the Anglo American elite, the author
shows how the holistic approach of Rudolf
Steiner and Mabel Collins offers a radical
alternative for dealing with polarities and overcoming conflict.
THOMAS H. MEYER is the founder of Perseus Verlag, Basel, and is editor of the monthly
journal Der Europäer.
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TRANSPARENT REALITIES
HANS PETER VAN MANEN
part explores
of spiritual sciTencetheandrolespiritual
impulses
HE FIRST
in rescuing our environment
and how to develop a healthy
relationship to nature.
The author shows how an
intimate connection to the
divine Sophia can lead to
moral activity in this world.
The second part focuses on
thirty-three-year rhythms in the history of the
Anthroposophical Society.
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TRUMPET
TO THE
WITH
DESTINY II
The Golden Blade 1998
WILLIAM FORWARD, SIMON BLAXLAND-DE LANGE
& ANDREW WOLPERT, EDITORS
is devoted to taking charge
Tof destiny by understanding, in practical ways, one’s karmic stream. Contributors
HIS COLLECTION
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Christopher Clouder, Trui Derwig, Elizabeth
Atwell, and others.
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THE ULTIMATE COMMUNION
OF MANKIND
A Celebration of Rudolf Steiner’s Book
“The Philosophy of Freedom”
KAREN SWASSJAN
WASSJAN ’S SPARKLING
humor, wit, and
lively style make this a thoroughly unique
Sdiscourse
on what is perhaps Steiner’s most
important work. Brilliant insight and comprehensive scholarship.
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MACROCOSM
AND
MICROCOSM
RUDOLF STEINER
MORN
The Golden Blade 2001
WILLIAM FORWARD &
SIMON BLAXLAND-DE LANGE, EDITORS
of
articles brings out new
Tanthroposophical
research
HE COLLECTION
WORKING
from clairvoyance to
Bolshevism to computers
and psychiatry. Contributors
are Dr. James Dyson,
Harlan Gilbert, Corinna
Gleide, Bernard Jarman,
Alex Naylor, Bodo von
Plato, Sergei Prokofieff, and
Jonael Schickler.
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11 lectures, Vienna, March 1910 (CW 119)
alternates
between the great
H
outer macrocosm and the
UMAN LIFE
hidden inner microcosm.
Steiner discusses the various paths of inner development that lead to crossing these two thresholds
and the transformation of
soul forces into spiritual
organs of perception.
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Inner Development
ENLIVENING THE CHAKRA
OF THE HEART
ANTHROPOSOPHY &
The Fundamental Spiritual Exercises
of Rudolf Steiner
9 lectures, Dornach, Jan.–Feb. 1924 (CW 234)
FLORIN LOWNDES
the
Mfoundation of every
spiritual path. As protecEDITATION IS
tion against the dangers of
meditation, Steiner suggested exercises to promote
inner certainty by developing thinking, volition, and
feeling. The author details
the fundamental exercises
and offers suggestions for developing living
thinking, which is closely related to the heart
chakra.
Florin Lowndes has had an
international career in architectural art and design. He
coauthored The Human Life and
founded the Center of Heart
Thinking in Boston.
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ESOTERIC DEVELOPMENT
Lectures and Writings
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Stephen Usher
an orderly
sequence of statements
H
by Steiner on the developERE IS
ment of higher, suprasensory knowing — imagination,
inspiration, and intuition. Nine
chapters take the reader
from the idea of inner
development, through the
cultural and evolutionary
need for higher knowing,
and then to examples of the practices and
inner gestures required by this work. Steiner
describes the necessary steps and stages, always
insisting on the free, individual, and cognitive
character of anthroposophic spiritual research.
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THE INNER
LIFE
RUDOLF STEINER
were
given to an audience
Tof seasoned
students of
HESE LECTURES
Anthroposophy; nevertheless, Rudolf Steiner
described this course as
“introductory.”
As the wide-ranging
content reveals, Steiner’s
gaze was clearly fixed on
Western humanity in general. As one of the most important spiritual
teachers of the twentieth century, he felt that
it was vital to describe the purpose and nature
of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most important, Steiner tried to reveal
the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy in an
exoteric way, because he believed that today’s
spiritual crisis requires it.
Given a year before he died, these lectures
consider the implications of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the reader to consider our human and
spiritual potential that Anthroposophy can
help us develop.
Steiner’s subjects include the transition from
ordinary knowing to the science of initiation;
meditation and inspiration; love, intuition, and
the human “I”; dream life and outer reality;
imaginative cognition and the building of destiny; and phases of memory and the true self.
This is essential reading for all serious students of Anthroposophy.
Previous edition: Anthroposophy: An Introduction.
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GUIDANCE
IN
ESOTERIC TRAINING
From the Esoteric School
RUDOLF STEINER
Talks & writings, 1903–1913 (CW 245)
mate-
Srial given by Rudolf
Steiner to members of his
ELECTED FROM
esoteric school (1904–1914),
this volume features exercises, meditations, and
practices for spiritual selfdevelopment. In contrast
to Eastern methods of
inner development, these
practices arise from the
Western, Rosicrucian stream, adapted fully to
modern consciousness.
Steiner provides various exercises — for
morning and evening, for the days of the
week, and for the months of the year. Also
included are numerous explanations that can
deepen and enhance meditative work, including several articles on inner development and
the obstacles one faces on the way to true selfawareness.
This enlarged edition contains additional
clarification of the exercises, descriptions of
future world and human evolution, and advice
that Steiner gave later in his life on the nature
of breathing exercises and ancient and modern
methods of initiation.
This is an invaluable resource for all those
who are serious about inner development,
regardless of one’s chosen path.
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WORKING
WITH
ANTHROPOSOPHY
The Practice of Thinking
GEORG KÜHLEWIND
of this study
an expeTrienceis toofcultivate
living, intuiHE GOAL
tive thinking, such as we
experience with each fresh
understanding. Kühlewind
tells us that this unique
contribution to the practice of Anthroposophy
has a twofold purpose:
“to stimulate working with spiritual science
through exercises, and to stimulate independent new formulations of its content on the
basis of experience.” Studying Anthroposophy
“is an activity, an event,” not the gathering of
information and facts.
Working with Anthroposophy will help guide
beginning students and inspire longtime students along the path made public by Rudolf
Steiner. As with all of Kühlewind’s works, this
book brings new insights with each reading.
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Inner Development
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Six Steps to a Creative Life
A Guide to Higher Perception
MICHAEL LIPSON, PH.D.
DENNIS KLOCEK
SEER “SEES ’
more than
the eye, using
Athe meets
eyes of the soul along
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As all seeing is a form
of cognition, higher seeing is the key to higher
cognition or knowing.
For most of us, the
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the sensory the world. The human psyche and
our consciousness — enmeshed as they are in
the physical senses — cannot easily be aware
of both worlds. The human soul, which has
the latent ability to focus consciousness into
any number of levels, is our link between the
physical body and direct experience of spirit.
The ability to determine the focus of awareness is our great gift and our greatest challenge.
These practices begin right where we are in life
and take us through the levels of concentration; the ability to transform the image; and
meditation.
After presenting the practical exercises, along
with commentary, that identify and lay out
the steps, Klocek shows us how the path can
be followed through to an understanding of
a seemingly impenetrable alchemical image
of the soul’s journey as he guides us up the
Alchemical Mountain to heartfelt thinking.
Through such a journey, it becomes possible
for human beings to live as spiritual beings
among other spiritual beings.
The Seer’s Handbook is a unique and friendly
handbook that will help guide anyone along
the path to higher worlds.
DENNIS KLOCEK is a
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scientist, teacher, researcher,
gardener, and alchemist.
After graduating with a
MFA in 1975 from Temple
University’s Tyler School of Art with a thesis
on Goethe’s color theory, he taught at a community college. In 1982, his love for the work
of Rudolf Steiner took him to Rudolf Steiner
College in Sacramento, where he has been the
director of their Consciousness Studies Program (“Goethean Studies”) since 1992.
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“A beautiful text with much originality.”
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wisdom, beautiful writing, and true inspiration.... I
highly recommend it for all seekers of a deeper, more
creative life.”
—David Spangler, author of
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will open your
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HIS BOOK
and near-at-hand. For most
of us, life is often a humdrum course of the sameold and the nothing-new.
We may dream about running away to exotic lands
or retreating to distant monasteries, but the
whirligig of life won’t let us out of its clutches.
Michael Lipson offers a fresh way of looking at this old predicament. Using exercises
pioneered by the great spiritual teacher Rudolf
Steiner, he gives ancient yet very timely keys
to freshening our perceptions and opening
our horizons. The six steps on this stairway
are thinking, doing, feeling, loving, opening,
and thanking. If they sound simple, that’s
because—in a way—they are. They show us
how to infuse consciousness and mindfulness
even into ordinary and overlooked parts of life.
By practicing these exercises for a few minutes each day, we can discover the surprise in
the universe, which is usually hidden from us
by our stale, habitual attitudes.
Michael Lipson, Ph.D. is a
clinical psychologist practicing
in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He is the translator
of Rudolf Steiner’s Intuitive
Thinking as a Spiritual Path
(SteinerBooks) and Georg
Kühlewind’s From Normal to
Healthy (Lindisfarne Books). Dr. Lipson’s work
combines the insights of Rudolf Steiner with
those of Zen Buddhism. He teaches meditation widely and writes on issues of consciousness, human development, and meditative
practice.
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START NOW!
A Book of Soul and Spiritual Exercises
Meditation Instructions, Meditations,
Exercises, Verses for Living a Spiritual
Year, Prayers for the Dead & Other
Practices for Beginning and Experienced
Practitioners
RUDOLF STEINER
Selected and introduced by Christopher Bamford
STEINER’S
accomplishments
R
in so many fields make
UDOLF
it easy to forget that
perhaps his greatest gift
was to offer himself to
the world as a spiritual
researcher, meditator,
and meditation teacher.
Structured in chapters
that lead the reader
from foundational instructions and practices
to more advanced work with verses, meditations, and visualizations, Start Now! is certain
to become a classic. Here is an inspiring guide
to all the practical aspects of Anthroposophy.
It offers the most extensive collection available
of Steiner’s spiritual instructions and practices,
including meditation instructions; mantric
verses; daily, weekly, and monthly practices
for developing one’s soul qualities; karmic
exercises and meditations for working with the
dead, with the angelic hierarchies, and with
our guardian angels.
Working out of many traditions — Rosicrucian, alchemical, esoteric Christian, Masonic,
and Theosophic — Steiner practiced and
became an adept in all of these, ultimately
creating his own unique approach. Start Now!
is an extensive sample of Steiner’s spiritual
instructions and meditative practices that,
until now, have remained hidden within the
overwhelming volume of his more than three
thousand works.
The introduction by Christopher Bamford
provides background for Rudolf Steiner’s path
and gives a context for many of the events
behind the genesis of this modern path of
initiation.
No one who is serious about spiritual
practice — whether a beginner or an advanced
student — should be without this handbook!
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ANCIENT MYTHS &
THE NEW ISIS MYSTERY
ASPECTS
RUDOLF STEINER
Christian Rosenkreutz & Rosicrucianism
RUDOLF STEINER
Foreword by J. Leonard Benson
8 lectures, Berlin May–July 1917 (CW 176)
RUDOLF STEINER
7 lectures, Jan. 1918 (CW 180);
1 lecture, Dec. 1920 (CW 202)
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EGYPTIAN MYTHS
MYSTERIES
RUDOLF STEINER
12 lectures, Leipzig, Sept. 1908 (CW 106)
the
deep spiritual connection of our modern
epoch with ancient Egypt
and why it is important
to study its civilization.
Its profound wisdom, its
extraordinary knowledge
of cosmic laws, and its
myths are meaningful for
us now. He describes the
experiences of the Egyptian initiations, facts
of occult anatomy and physiology, the stages
of evolution of the human form, and more,
culminating with a lecture on Christ as the
conqueror of matter.
S
TEINER REVEALS
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of twenty-seven. After that,
nothing happens for our
inner being, so that life
becomes a kind of mummification, unless we learn
to develop inwardly. He
explains how to exert thinking and feeling to keep the
soul alive and growing. Ultimately, this is the
only way we can make this incarnation successful. Through such effort, we continue to
develop inwardly until a very advanced age,
each year, becoming richer and more interesting than the year before. These lectures give
real meaning to the idea that we live in a state
of becoming!
This volume and The Karma of Materialism
comprise the whole of CW 176.
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THE KARMA
AND
that the
developSmentsoul’sstopsnatural
around the age
TEINER SHOWS
at
Egyptian, Greek, and
Hebrew myths, showing
how they depict human
consciousness at the time.
He explains how the
Osiris–Isis myth expresses
the loss of direct suprasensory experience, and how
we must bring new life to
our abstract ways of knowing today. He also offers a new Isis legend.
In the Egyptian myth, the veiled Isis says, “I
am the All, I am the Past, the Present, and the
Future; no mortal has yet lifted my veil.” In the
New Isis legend, as told by Steiner, Isis states,
“I am the Human Being, I am the Past, the
Present, and the Future. Every mortal should
lift my veil.” This extraordinary story challenges us to awaken to a new consciousness of
the spiritual forces and to bear this new spirit
with greater understanding and responsibility.
S
HUMAN EVOLUTION
OF
OF
MATERIALISM
RUDOLF STEINER
9 lectures, Berlin, July–Sept. 1917 (CW 176)
Foreword by Owen Barfield
“[Natural science] has left unexamined and
unimproved the first and most essential, the most
ubiquitously applied, of all its tools. It has never tried
to examine the nature of thinking itself; the point at
which unconscious process blossoms into, or rather ‘sets’
as, conscious thought.” —Owen Barfield
udolf Steiner examines the effects of
scientists’ failure to examine thinking
R
itself since the beginning of the so-called
scientific revolution. This has led to a materialistic attitude in human culture that generates
what Steiner calls “the karma of materialism.”
He explains that there is a lack of harmony
between the human intellect, which involves
the physical body and life forces, and the
sense of morality, which involves the most
recent aspect of our human constitution—our
individuality, or “I” being.
THE SECRET STREAM
Edited & introduced by Christopher Bamford
collects
discusTsionsall ofof theSteiner’s
Rosicrucians,
HIS VOLUME
answering questions such
as What is the Rosicrucian
path? What is alchemy?
What is the difference
between Rosicrucianism
and mysticism? And what
does it mean for today?
The topics include the
Tao and the Rose Cross; the history and mission of Christian Rosenkreutz; the nature
of Rosicrucian practice and experience; the
meaning of The Chymical Wedding, and
Goethe’s Rosicrucian poem “The Mysteries.”
Rosicrucian meditation is also discussed,
including how to meditate on the Rose Cross
itself. This important collection goes to the
spiritual heart of Anthroposophy, the essence
of which is the Rosicrucian path.
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THE EVOLUTION OF
AND OF HUMANITY
THE
WORLD
RUDOLF STEINER
13 lectures, Penmaenmawr, Wales, Aug. 1923
were
given in Wales at the
TInternational
Summer
HESE LECTURES
School, initiated by D. N.
Dunlop. Steiner spoke
about the three stages of
higher consciousness, the
human being’s relation to
the three worlds, the ruling
spirit in nature, existence
in the spiritual world after
death, and the human being’s entry into the era
of freedom.
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DESTINIES OF INDIVIDUALS
AND OF NATIONS
THE GREAT INITIATES
LIGHT
A Study of the Secret History of Religions
RUDOLF STEINER
EDOUARD SCHURÉ
14 lectures, Berlin 1914–1915 (CW 157)
overview of history
Tencompasses
centuries
Rudolf Steiner’s Association with
Helmuth and Eliza von Moltke—
Letters, Documents & After-Death
Communications
each
of these lectures, given
Sduring
World War I, with
TEINER STARTED
a verse for those who had
died. He begins this volume
with a consideration of the
destinies of nations from a
spiritual perspective. He goes
on to consider the Christ
impulse and Michaelic spirits. Also included are lectures
on the three stages of imaginative knowledge,
the rhythm of sleeping and waking, the relation between our physical and etheric bodies,
and the prophetic nature of dreams. The last
lecture discusses the cosmic meaning of our
sensory impressions as well as the life of
thinking, feeling, and volition.
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HISTORY
WORDS
IN
ENGLISH
OWEN BARFIELD
Foreword by W. H. Auden
ARFIELD’S THOUGHT-
B
works have
made him a legendary figure.
PROVOKING
History in English Words, his
classic historical excursion
through the English language, is back in print after many years. It is a
brief and brilliant history of the peoples who
have spoken the Indo-European tongues, illustrated throughout by current English words
whose derivation from other languages, whose
history in use and changes of meaning, record
and unlock the larger history.
Owen Barfield (1898–1997), philosopher
and critic, was a member of the group known
as the Oxford Inklings, which included C. S.
Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.
His history of the evolution of human consciousness, Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry, was named among the 100 “Best Spiritual
Books of the Century.”
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HIS COMPREHENSIVE
MYSTERY
OF THE
UNIVERSE
The Human Being, Model of Creation
RUDOLF STEINER
16 lectures, Dornach, April–May
1920 (CW 201)
the ultimate
secret of the universe?
In these eloquent lectures,
Steiner describes the human
being as the model of creation and the primary focus
of the cosmos. He talks
extensively of our intimate
connection with the constellation of cosmic
forces, the zodiac, and planets.
The ancient mystery traditions called on
the human being to “know thyself!” Steiner
explains that this maxim is not asking us to
study subjectively our own personal character,
but rather to come to a knowledge of our
true, archetypal human nature, and the decisive
position we occupy in the universe. Only a
true knowledge of our human nature and the
spiritual forces that surround us—the microcosm within the greater macrocosm—can
enable humanity to progress. This book is an
important contribution to the development of
a contemporary spiritual science of the human
being.
Previous edition: Man, Hieroglyph of the Universe
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NEW MILLENNIUM
T. H. MEYER, EDITOR
of human existence and
reflects on our greatest
search—the quest for spirit.
It shows the motives behind
outer history, the growth
of religions, the rise and
fall of cultures, and shows
their importance for us today. Schuré describes
the lives and works of extraordinary human
beings, including Rama, Krishna, Hermes,
Moses, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Plato, and Jesus.
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of
and documents
Tdealsletters
with themes of
HIS COLLECTION
tremendous significance
for today—the third millennium; karma and reincarnation; life after death;
the function of evil; the
destiny of Europe; and
the hidden causes of
World War I. It tells of
the meeting between two great men: Rudolf
Steiner (1865–1925) and Helmuth von
Moltke (1848–1916), chief of staff of the
German army before he was dismissed from
his post in 1914, following disagreements with
the kaiser. The connection between Moltke
and Steiner included personal meetings, letters,
and clairvoyant messages after the general’s
death. Their communications are reproduced
here, along with an interview with Steiner and
related articles.
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THE SPIRITUAL EVENT
TWENTIETH CENTURY
OF THE
The Occult Significance of the 12 Years,
1933–45 in the Light of Spiritual Science
JESAIAH BEN-AHARON
EN-A HARON GIVES
a first-hand testimony
on Steiner’s view of the new Christ revelaB
tion and offers his findings on the “spiritual
event of the twentieth century.” He shows us
how to freely participate in that event.
Because the second coming is an ever-present spiritual reality beyond time and space,
it is always at hand and awaiting our willing
cooperation in mediation and prayer, through
which the second coming can be experienced
directly.
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OCCULT HISTORY
Historical Personalities and Events
in the Light of Spiritual Science
THE PRINCIPLE OF
SPIRITUAL ECONOMY
NECESSITY
AND
FREEDOM
RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER
5 lectures, Berlin, Jan.–Feb. 1916 (CW 166)
11 lectures, 1909 (CW 109)
6 lectures, Stuttgart, 1910–1911 (CW 126)
aspect of
Thowparticular
human beings have
Sthe questions of
freedom and necessity,
this
through important historical individuals, including
Plato, Copernicus, Raphael,
and Galileo, discussing their
influence in changing the
cultural and intellectual climate of the various ages. He
demonstrates the inadequacy
of viewing history only from
a temporal and spatial perspective, emphasizing the need to recognize
the deeper meaning of historical events disclosed in myths and in the spiritual impulses
behind them.
S
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THE MYSTERIES OF THE EAST
AND OF CHRISTIANITY
RUDOLF STEINER
4 lectures, Berlin, February 3–7, 1913 (CW 144)
a sketch of
evolution of the mysSteriesthefrom
ancient Persia,
TEINER GIVES
POLARITIES IN THE
EVOLUTION OF MANKIND
TEINER DISCUSSES
IN THE
thinking and their spiritual and
social structures in any period are not
W
accidental. They are brought about by certain
groups of people working together for good or
evil. Steiner describes these hidden groups in
the nineteenth century and their effects today.
and belief. He describes the
forces of decline in modern
civilization, how they are
trying to overcome freedom
in human destiny, and how
Christ is pouring a new
spirit into human evolution.
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guilt and innocence. He
includes questions of
evolution, history, and
culture, showing how and
where human beings carry
responsibility for these
developments.
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THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
OF LANGUAGE
ROY WILKINSON
surveys
Tlanguage, going back to
a time when people still
HE AUTHOR
the polarities of West
East, materialism
Sandandmysticism,
knowledge
10 lectures, Dornach, Oct. 1915 (CW 254)
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11 lectures, Stuttgart, Mar. 5–Nov. 22, 1920 (CW 197)
RUDOLF STEINER
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been guided spiritually
throughout history—by
the life forces and astral
bodies of the great initiates and avatars that were
preserved, duplicated,
and interwoven with the
leading personalities of history. Steiner gives
numerous examples of this process, but he
says that such inspired people are rare today.
Nevertheless, we have the possibility of elevating ourselves in the future to the point where
we can receive into ourselves the “I-being”
of the Christ, which is indeed our greatest
goal — “not I but Christ in me.”
RUDOLF STEINER
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reveal a
West & East; Materialism & Mysticism;
Knowledge & Belief
through Egypt and Greece,
to the Christian era and the
present day with the modern
initiation of the Holy Grail.
THE OCCULT MOVEMENT
NINETEENTH CENTURY
HESE TALKS
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understood its spiritual
roots. Wilkinson enthusiastically shows the many
layers of language and how
spiritual science once again
helps us to truly understand the language we
use.
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THE SPIRITUAL ORIGINS
OF EASTERN EUROPE
And the Future Mysteries of the Holy Grail
PSteiner’s spiritual
research to look behind
ROKOFIEFF USES
history. He shows that
human conscience arose
from ancient, hidden mystery centers in Hibernia
and among Slavic people.
As a result, compassion,
patience, and willingness
for sacrifice developed in the souls of Eastern
Europeans, leading to a true “Grail mood.”
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Life after Death
THE TENSION BETWEEN
EAST AND WEST
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Owen Barfield
10 lectures, Vienna, June 1–11, 1922 (CW 83)
to human
only a shadBowy,thinking
subjective validity,
Y ASCRIBING
modern science tries to
invalidate the very faculty
that gives us our human
dignity. At the same time,
however, this “unreality” of thought images
makes possible an inner
freedom that scientific
doctrine tends to deny in principle. The need
arises from these contradictions to extend the
limits of ordinary scientific thinking to new
investigative faculties. Steiner esplains that this
can be achieved in a healthy way through two
kinds of meditative excercises—different from
Eastern and other older paths—that lead to
the discovery of a paradox: To know yourself,
look into the world; to know the world, look
within.
While acknowledging that we are just beginning to discover the right relationship between
individual and community, Steiner explains
how we might find a way from our highly
developed sense of personal self into the
worldwide social organism.
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THE FUTURE
EARTH
OF
HUMANITY
AND THE
As Foreseen by Rudolf Steiner
RICHARD SEDDON
STEINER sys-
tematically cultivated
R
methods of spiritual
UDOLF
vision and research, which
enabled him to investigate
the course of human evolution. He described how the
thoughts and activities of
the hierarchies of spiritual
beings are discernible within the dimensions
of soul and spirit. Under certain conditions,
it is possible for an initiate who has developed
special capacities to grasp what those beings
are preparing for the future. This was achieved
by St. John in his Book of Revelation and by
Steiner throughout his many years of spiritual
research and teaching.
The author gathers the essence of hundreds
of lectures to create this broad overview of
Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual research into the
course of human evolution. His fascinating
survey takes us from the present to the farfuture stages of our planet. He also discusses
the respiritualization both of Earth and the
solar system, which illuminates events in the
Book of Revelation and the eventual transformation of evil into good.
Richard Seddon studied moral sciences
(philosophy, ethics, logic, and psychology)
with Bertrand Russell and John Wisdom—an
advocate and colleague of Ludwig Wittgenstein—at Cambridge.
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OVER THE
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Joseph Wetzl
MAZING COMMUNICA-
Amusician named
from a young
Sigwart to
TIONS
his sister after his death in
1915. After experiencing an
inner unrest leading to the
feeling that her brother was
trying to contact her, she
gradually achieved conscious
contact with him, receiving
the remarkable messages included here, messages that she shared with Steiner. Containing
prayers, meditations, insights, advice, and a
view of the world born aloft by love, it will
comfort, enlighten, and speak to hearts of all
persuasions.
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THE
THRESHOLD
Practical and Spiritual Guidance
on Death and Dying, Based on the Work
of Rudolf Steiner
NICHOLAS WIJNBERG & PHILIP MARTYN
the perspective of Steiner’s
spiritual philosophy, the authors suggest
W
ways of coping with the time leading up to
RITING FROM
BEYOND THE
DARKNESS
How I Healed My Suicide Son
after His Death
After Death Communications of a Young
Artist Who Died in World War I
CROSSING
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Life after Death
BRIDGE
various circumstances and
offer advice on practical
questions such as funeral
arrangement, the body,
legal issues, and wills. They
also suggest how those
left behind can continue
to relate to the departed
soul of the deceased. The
authors clarify Steiner’s
approach to funerals and, in particular, how
his advice relates to members of the Christian
Community and the Anthroposophical Society.
DORÉ DEVERELL
Foreword by George Ritchie
EVERELL’S SON
Richard
led a difficult life of
D
physical and mental illness
and depression. His suicide at the age of thirty-six
devastated her, but she
was determined to find
healing. This is a first-hand account of how,
through the work of Rudolf Steiner, she
discovered how to communicate with her
son’s spirit. Those who commit suicide often
experience great suffering and regret, and
she learned how to alleviate and transform
her son’s pain. Practical steps are explained
for those who are in similar situations. An
extraordinary account of love, despair, death,
and resurrection that confirms a spiritual reality—that light overcomes dark through the
spirit. Illustrated.
Doré Deverell was born in Oklahoma in
1923 and lived for many years in Los Angeles,
where she lectured, taught, counseled and
wrote on health. Living in Sacramento, she
attended Rudolf Steiner College and has
tutored at the local Waldorf school. She is
currently writing about her experience of child
abuse, alcoholism, cancer, and suicide, and
how overcoming them can be a path of spiritual development. She has two children and
three grandchildren.
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Life after Death
LIFE
BETWEEN
DEATH
AND
REBIRTH
RUDOLF STEINER
lectures Steiner
deals with the experiences
of the human soul during
and after death. On the basis
of precise clairvoyant observations, he describes the
events experienced during
the millennium of the soul’s
journey within the vast
realms of soul and spirit
between death and rebirth.
Steiner describes the states of consciousness
experienced by our deceased loved ones and
how we—by considering their new consciousness—can communicate with them and even
help them. Reading these descriptions, it
becomes clear that excarnated souls need the
spiritual support of those presently incarnated,
and that those still on Earth, in turn, derive
enlightenment and support from their former
earthly companions.
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LIFE
BEYOND
DEATH
RUDOLF STEINER
WESTERN
humanity has conquered
A
the outer world through
LTHOUGH
technology and science,
death remains an unsolved
and largely unexplored
mystery. Steiner was able
to research spiritually the
question of human consciousness after the
physical body passes away. In these lectures, he
affirms that life continues beyond death. Far
from being dissipated, individual consciousness awakens to a new reality, beginning a
great journey to the farthest expanses of the
cosmos, where it embarks on a process of
purification and preparation. Steiner explains
that one of the most important tasks today is
the reestablishment of living connections with
those who have died. He gives suggestions as
to how to do this safely, and describes how the
dead can help those on Earth.
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A RAINBOW OVER
THE
RIVER
ONE STEP
AT A
TIME
Experiences of Life, Death & Other
Worlds
Mourning a Child
VERONIKA VAN DUIN
sands of parents,
Ffriends,
and relatives strugOR THE
years Veronika
van Duin has been able
to see “over the river”
experiencing spiritual
dimensions and worlds
hidden to the physical eye.
With clairvoyant vision she
has perceived angels and
demonic beings, people
who have died, and even
events taking place in other parts of the world.
But in 2002, with the passing of her mother
Barbara Lipsker, the author’s spiritual journeys became more concentrated and frequent,
and she began to see people who had recently
crossed the threshold of death, including the
victims of an airplane disaster and a suicide
bombing.
Veronika van Duin lives with young children with special needs and leads seminars and
workshops for homemakers.
F
OR MANY
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gling to come to terms
with the loss of a child,
this book is an invaluable
source of comfort. Written
from her personal experience, One Step at a Time
combines Betty Madill’s
own sensitive recommendations with recognized bereavement counselling advice. She offers practical suggestions to
help people begin their own path of healing
and acceptance. Her advice is touching and
credible, from ideas for dealing with the effects
of the child to working through debilitating
grief and feelings of guilt and helplessness.
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Death and Life beyond Death
STANLEY DRAKE
Revised by Peter Van Brede
GABRIEL BRADFORD MILLAR, EDITOR
to
Plife from serious accidents sometimes describe
near-death experiences.
Thresholds gathers a variety
of accounts of “near-life”
experiences.
This is a book of ordinary revelation whose aim
is to help readers respect
the authority of their own
profound life experiences.
DRAKE,
Swho was a Christian
Community priest in
TANLEY
Near-Life Experiences
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THOUGH YOU DIE
THRESHOLDS
EOPLE RETURNING
BETTY MADILL
England, has brought
together a large amount
of evidence in this
thought-provoking book
about death and life
beyond death. From the
accounts of a growing
number of people who
have experienced near-death to the deep spiritual insights of Rudolf Steiner, we can begin
to learn about the distinct stages in existence
after death. Above all is the central Christian
mystery of death, which reveals itself as our
thinking becomes more spiritual.
STANLEY DRAKE was a Christian Community
priest in England.
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Life after Death
BESTSELLER
STAYING CONNECTED
How to Continue Your
Relationships with Those
Who Have Died
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Christopher Bamford
“This is what it comes down to: that we
learn to experience that those who have passed through
the gate of death have only assumed another form.
Having died, they stand before our feelings like those
who, through life experiences, have traveled to distant
lands, whither we can follow them only later. We have
therefore nothing to fear but a time of separation.
Spiritual science must help us learn to feel and
experience this in the most living way we can.”
—Rudolf Steiner
of “working with the
dead” — maintaining, continuing, and
enhancing one’s relationships with those
who have died — was a fundamental aspect
of Rudolf Steiner’s work. This volume collects a rich harvest of his thoughts on the
subject, gathered over many years. Steiner
spoke directly from his own experience and
formulated various meditation practices and
verses that worked for him.
We learn the usefulness of reading to the
dead; the use of verbs (instead of nouns)
when we speak with them; the importance
of the sacred moments when falling asleep
and awakening for asking questions and
receiving answers; how our memories of
the dead are like “art” to them; and of key
moods we must cultivate — community with
the world, gratitude, confidence in the current of life.
We learn, too, of the many ways discarnate souls can help us in our earthly work,
and of the many ways we can help them.
Also included are many of the mantras
Steiner gave to his students for connecting
with those who have died.
This important volume will help those
who want to deepen their relationships to
the living, to those who have died, or to the
spiritual world itself.
“Know the spiritual world! Then, among the
many other belssings that humanity will gain
will be this: that the living and the dead will be
able to form a unity.” — Rudolf Steiner
T
HE IDEA
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Christopher Bamford is the
editor in chief of SteinerBooks
and its imprints. A Fellow of the
Lindisfarne Association, he lectures and writes widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He teaches regularly at the
Rudolf Stiener Institute’s summer
program and is the author of
The Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of
Celtic Christianity (2000) and An
Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom
in the West (2003). He has also translated
and edited numerous books, including Celtic
Christianity, Homage to Pythagoras, and The
Noble Traveller (all published by Lindisfarne
Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay
by Mr. Bamford in its
anthology Best Spiritual
Writing 2000. He was
also a contributing editor
to Lapis Magazine.
Also by Christopher Bamford:
AN ENDLESS TRACE
The Passionate Pursuit of
Wisdom in the West
Introduction by Philip Zaleski
motives weave
Tbeneath
the surface of
WO POWERFUL
our spiritual history: the
desire to know and the
desire to love. The secret
history of the West is
the story of saints, mystics, alchemists, poets,
and philosophers trying to unite these two
streams and celebrate — in the world and in
their own persons — the sacred marriage of
Logos and Sophia, Word and Wisdom.
This book, an impressionistic history of
the Western spiritual tradition, follows the
traces — from ancient Greece into modern
times — of those who sought to know the
world and themselves, while realizing that
they must overcome themselves to love the
world and one another.
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WHEN DEATH ENTERS LIFE
JOHN BAUM
“An informative and uplifting book written from long
experience and understanding.”
—SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK,
we prepare
for death? How can
H
we help others at the death
OW CAN
of someone close? Anyone
who has been present at
someone’s death may have
had the sense that a door
is opened momentarily
into another world. It is a
moment that calls for quiet
reverence. At the same
time, meeting death comes as a shock, even
though we know that the time will come when
we will also face death.
This inspiring book is for those facing their
own death or those experiencing the death of
someone close. It gathers thoughts, feelings,
experiences, and observations about death,
offering both spiritual and practical guidance.
It will help prepare both those facing death
and their caretakers.
JOHN BAUM, Scottish by birth, is a priest of
the Christian Community in Oslo, Norway.
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WHERE ARE YOU?
Coming to Terms with the Death of My
Child
KARIN V. SCHILLING
SSaskia, -died’ instantly
daughter,
CHILLING S FOURTEEN
YEAR OLD
in a car accident. Karin
plunged into despair. This
is her account of the long
odyssey to understanding.
The understanding she
gains is not an abstract
principle. Rather, she
comes to experience the reality of Saskia’s
spiritual presence. The path to this experience
was not easy. Karin first overcame grief and
made the decision not to forget and not to run
from pain. Slowly she awoke to a feeling of
Saskia’s presence.
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Reincarnation
& Karma
REINCARNATION
AND
KARMA
Two Fundamental Truths of Existence
RUDOLF STEINER
5 Lectures, Berlin, Stuttgart, 1912 (CW 135)
Introduction by Herbert Hagens
“Just as an age was once ready to receive the Copernican
theory of the universe, so is our own age ready for the
ideas of reincarnation and karma to be brought into the
general consciousness of humanity.”
—Rudolf Steiner
important lectures on reincarnation and
karma, Steiner describes how
to perceive the part of our
being that passes through
repeated earthly lives; how
to develop feeling memory
of reincarnation; karmic
exercises; examples of how karma works between
incarnations; and how knowledge of reincarnation and karma affects our moral life.
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REINCARNATION
AND IMMORTALITY
RUDOLF STEINER
5 lectures, various cities, 1916–1922; 1
essay, 1905
short introduction on Steiner’s life,
the themes are developed in
modern terms. Steiner shows
that immortality is not just
a continuation of life after
death, but also involves a continuation of life in the spiritual world through reincarnation in the physical
world. He shows how we can begin to understand
the mysteries of reincarnation and immortality
by developing our higher faculties of imagination,
inspiration, and intuition. Steiner also explores the
mysteries of the human being, human evolution,
the nature of Anthroposophy, and social issues.
This small book is an excellent introduction to
Anthroposophy and Western concepts of reincarnation and karma.
W
ITH A
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K ARMIC R ELATIONSHIPS S ERIES
RUDOLF STEINER
end of his life, Steiner assumed
N his special destiny: to awaken the West to
reincarnation and karma. He gave more than
EAR THE
eighty lectures in 1924 to reveal the destinies
of various individuals from one life to the
next, to show how the laws of karma work
in various cases. He also revealed the karmic
streams of members of the Anthroposophical
Society.
Volume 1
12 lectures, Dornach, Feb. 16–Mar. 23, 1924 (CW 235)
An overview of karma. Considers the incarnations of Friedrich Nietzsche, Lord Bacon
of Verulam, Lord Byron, and many others.
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Volume 5
7 lectures, Prague, Paris, Mar.–May, 1924 (CW 239)
The difference between “moon karma”
and “sun karma”; influences of Christian and
Islamic thinking; the transformation of inner
human qualities from one life to the next; and
more.
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Volume 6
9 lectures, various cities, Jan 25–Jul. 20, 1924
(CWs 235, 236, 240)
Studies the karma of the anthroposophic
movement and society; the spiritual gates of
the Sun and Moon; and more.
Volume 2
16 lectures, Dornach, Apr. 6–Jun. 29, 1924 (CW 236)
Individual karmic relationships in history,
such as Marx and Engels. Surveys karma in
human life; the formation of karma after
death; and the cosmic form of karma.
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Volume 7
9 lectures, Breslau, June 7–15, 1924 (CW 239)
Volume 3
11 lectures, Dornach, Jul. 1–Aug. 8, 1924 (CW 237)
Discusses karmic relationships within the
anthroposophic movement; predispositions
that lead people to Anthroposophy; the two
streams in the movement; Rosicrucianism;
Islam; Aristotelianism; Platonism; and the
School of Michael.
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Focuses on human experiences after death
and before rebirth; karma in world history;
the cosmic nature of Christ; waking, dreaming, sleeping; and the physical effects of
karma.
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Volume 8
6 lectures, England, Aug. 12–27, 1924 (CW 240)
Subjects include cosmic Christianity; the
Michael impulse; the Arthurian and Grail
streams of wisdom; Gregory VII; Haeckel;
Swedenborg; Loyola; Haroun al-Raschid;
Byron; and Voltaire.
Volume 4
11 lectures, Dornach, Sept. 5–24, 1924 (CW 238)
Karmic groups of souls connected to
Aristotelianism and Platonism; the karma of
the anthroposophic movement; and individual
incarnations. Includes Steiner’s last address.
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Spirit Worlds & Beings
MANIFESTATIONS
OF
KARMA
RUDOLF STEINER
REINCARNATION
IN
11 lectures, Hamburg May 16–28, 1910 (CW 120)
PIETRO ARCHIATI
people meet
such different events
and circumstances in life?
What is behind diseases,
accidents, and natural
disasters? Steiner speaks of
karma as a reality that, if
we understand it, answers
our deepest questions
about life’s meaning and
purpose. We create our own karma in every
area of existence, laying the foundation in one
incarnation for the next. Steiner tells us that
the pattern runs through many lives and that
we can gain a sense of purpose by recognizing that karma is always being resolved. Many
areas of individual and world karma are discussed in this exciting volume.
Rudolf Steiner’s
A
approach to reincarna-
W
HY DO
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A WESTERN APPROACH
TO REINCARNATION AND KARMA
Selected Lectures & Writings
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited & introduced by René Querido
Foreword by Robert McDermott
QUERIDO presents
R an overview of the
Western perspective of
ENÉ
MODERN LIFE
Toward a New Christian Awareness
karma and rebirth, which
he places in the context of
Steiner’s spiritual science.
He has selected Steiner’s
most important lectures and
writings on the causes and
effects of karma in relation to world events, natural phenomena, illness, and more. Steiner also
describes how we can understand our own karma
in the light of past incarnations, and how we can
take responsibility for our own destinies.
RENÉ QUERIDO, former director of Rudolf
Steiner College, had more than four decades of
anthroposophic spiritual practice and esoteric
study of biography. He was also a Waldorf teacher
and general secretary of the Anthroposophical
Society in America.
RCHIATI DESCRIBES
tion — one that is wholly
relevant to Western consciousness and steeped in
true Christianity. By applying and developing Steiner’s
ideas, Archiati brings the
concept of reincarnation to bear on many
aspects of modern life, including such issues as
abortion and rape. He addresses the question
of whether reincarnation appears in the New
Testament, and explains how we can understand theological problems such as Christ’s
Resurrection and the resurrection of the body
from this wider context.
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YOUR REINCARNATING CHILD
Welcoming a Soul to the World
GILBERT CHILDS & SYLVIA CHILDS
offer sound
Tadvice for all those who
spend time with children
HE AUTHORS
on how they can welcome
those souls into the world
and help them grow to
become healthy, responsible
adults. Mainstream educational policies and practices
frequently cause children
to be pushed prematurely
into adulthood before they have a chance to
experience true childhood. Gilbert and Sylvia
Childs show that a true understanding of the
human being as body, soul, and spirit leads
to the knowledge that every child should be
allowed to grow gradually and natually into
the world.
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Spirit Worlds &
Beings
ANGELS
Selected Lectures
RUDOLF STEINER
Translated by A.R. Meuss
spiritual
R writings have always
referred to beings from the
ELIGIOUS AND
spiritual hierarchies, especially those known
in Christian tradition as angels, who are the
closest to human beings and who act as our
invisible guides and companions. They influence individual lives as well as the evolution of
humanity and the cosmos. Through clairvoyant
vision, Steiner confirmed the existence of such
beings and showed how modern minds could
gain access to their world. It is crucial for the
further development of humanity that we
understand and cooperate with the work of
the angels today.
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CHILDREN WHO COMMUNICATE
BEFORE THEY ARE BORN
Conversations with
Unborn Souls
DIETRICH BAUER, MAX HOFFMEISTER
& HARTMUT GOERG
often experience a deep
E
connection to their unborn
XPECTANT MOTHERS
child, knowing the baby’s
appearance, character, or
life path before giving
birth. Many mothers are
protective of such experiences and are unwilling
to speak of them. The
accounts here, gathered by three medical doctors, are all the more precious, therefore, for
their frankness and sincerity.
The authors also offer a comprehensive
analysis that addresses difficult issues such as
abortion and contraception, and the spiritual
and scientific aspects of conception and birth.
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Reincarnation & Karma
NATURE SPIRITS & WHAT THEY
SAY
WHAT THE ANGELS
NEED TO TELL US NOW
Interviews with Verena Holstein
Receiving, Considering & Acting
on Their Messages
WOLFGANG WEIRAUCH, EDITOR
interviews, we
hear the spirits of fire,
air, water, and stone. We
hear from spirits of glass,
house, salt, paper, and
silver. These spirits speak
of their involvement with
nature and their lack of
human contact. They
speak of cosmic secrets
and about the past and future of humankind.
They share views on the environment, on
natural disasters, good and evil, and love and
redemption. The interviews, some with the
spirits themselves, reveal beautiful, sometimes
disturbing, descriptions of our world.
I
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Collected by Margaret Jonas
stories of angelic
Tintervention
in human
T
Selected Lectures
clairvoyant
knowledge, Steiner
explains that folk traditions of nature spirits are
based on spiritual reality.
People possessed a natural
spiritual vision in ancient
times, enabling them to
commune with nature
spirits. Those beings (also
called elemental beings)
became the fairies and gnomes of myth, legend, and children’s stories.
Today, says Steiner, our understanding of
elemental beings should be transformed into
clear scientific knowledge. He asserts that
humanity will not reconnect with the spiritual
world until it develops a new relationship to
the elemental world. Nature spirits want to
assist us and act as emissaries of higher divine
spiritual beings.
B
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RUDOLF STEINER
first focuses
on the author’s angelic
guidance during her years
as a Christian Community
priest. Part two consists of
messages received through
her friend Agnes, whose
ability to communicate
with the angelic world is fully conscious. The
messages she receives contain important guidance for humanity, including how to relate to
angels and how to receive clear messages from
them. Also included are answers to questions
from the author on the Archangel Michael, the
Apocalypse, and Jesus Christ.
IRENE JOHANSON studied at the seminary
of the Christian Community in Stuttgart and
was ordained in 1956. She is the priest for the
Munich congregation and lectures widely.
NATURE SPIRITS
ASED ON
Connecting with Our Spiritual Guides &
Helpers
IRENE JOHANSON
HE BOOK
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GUARDIAN ANGELS
MORE MESSAGES
ANGELS
FROM THE
Preparing to Receive, Verifying
and Confirming the Truth
IRENE JOHANSON
first section,
Johanson offers valuable
advice for the required inner
preparation for receiving
angelic messages properly.
She explains how to distinguish among the spirits and
how to know whether such
information is genuine. She
gives advice about transforming one’s life of
soul and the forces of thinking, feeling, and
volition.
Part two presents messages containing
advice, guidance, and insight to humanity.
They address contemporary issues, including organ transplants, genetic modification,
cloning, mad cow disease, nuclear energy, evil,
catastrophes and disasters (including September 11), abortion, and more.
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N THE
RADITION TELLS
many
life, but they are generally
considered to be myths
and superstitions. Steiner,
spoke of guardian angels
and other spirit beings
in terms of concrete,
scientific facts that can
be researched and verified through spiritual
research. One of his goals was to enable us to
reconnect with these spirit beings, not only
for our own benefit, but also for the benefit
of the whole Earth and its evolution. Steiner
intended to lead people from belief to knowledge and understanding of spirit beings. In
these lectures, he describes the role of the
guardian angel and discusses our relationship
to the heavenly hierarchies of spiritual beings
as a whole and how they shape our human
form as a result of their cosmic activity.
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ENCOUNTERS
WITH
ANGELS
DAN LINDHOLM
have expe-
Mrienced moments in
life when they have felt an
ANY PEOPLE
invisible hand guiding their
destiny, and there are also
many recorded instances of
dreams or visions of angels.
The author has gathered
accounts of these encounters from sources in various
countries.
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ACCORDING
TO
MATTHEW
GENESIS
B a ck i n P r i n t !
The Gospel of Christ’s Humanity
Secrets of Creation
THE GOSPEL
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Richard Smoley
RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER
11 lectures, Munich, August 16–26, 1910 (CW 122)
12 lectures, Berne, Sept. 1–12, 1910 (CW 123)
Introduction by B. Urieli;
Translated by P. Wehrle
Introduction by Marie Steiner-von Sivers
Translated by Maud B. Monges
12 lectures, Hamburg, May 5-31, 1908 (CW 103)
OR CENTURIES ,
people
have been baffled by the
varying accounts of Christ’s
life in the four Gospels.
Steiner addresses this question, showing how each
presents a different lens
onto Christ’s life and message. He reveals this Gospel
as the one that emphasizes
Christ’s humanity. Further,
his visionary perspective traces Christ’s life and
message to spiritual impulses that go back centuries, even millennia, to the legendary civilization of Atlantis, to the mysterious Zoroaster,
and to the Jewish Essene sect.
Richard Smoley’s introduction puts Steiner’s
vision into perspective for modern readers.
Previous translation: The Gospel of St. Matthew.
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The Gospel of Compassion and Love
Revealed
RUDOLF STEINER
10 lectures, Basel, Sept. 15–26, 1909 (CW 114)
Introduction by Robert McDermott
in
these lectures the significance of the Christ
for the spiritual development of humanity. He
discusses the link between
the Buddha and the Christ,
which unites Buddhism and
Christianity, and describes
the Greek mystery traditions and the Mystery of Golgotha.
Previous translation: The Gospel of St. Luke.
S
TEINER REVEALS
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spiritual
F perception, Steiner presents a perspective on creation
ROM DIRECT
beyond the polarized arguments between creationists
and scientific reductionists. He describes the work
of spiritual hierarchies in
Earth’s creation and clarifies
the relationship between the Elohim and the
biblical Jehovah. He also discusses themes of
light and darkness, the meaning of Adam and
Eve, the “day of rest,” the stages of human
development on Earth, and the special character of the Hebrew language.
Includes a previously unpublished introductory lecture on the meaning of mystery drama.
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THE GOSPEL
OF
ST. MARK
RUDOLF STEINER
10 lectures, Basel, Sept. 1912 (CW 139)
Introduction by Stewart Easton
Steiner, Mark was especially
able to reveal Christ as
A
a cosmic being of greatness
CCORDING TO
and power. Having been a
student of Peter, he moved
to Alexandria at a time when
Jewish philosophy and theology was at it’s peak and
absorbed the best aspects
and views of pagan gnosis.
Mark learned how humankind arose from the spiritual world and how
luciferic and ahrimanic forces are absorbed
into human souls. He was able to accept everything he learned from pagan gnosis about our
cosmic human origin when our planet first
manifested. From his perspective in Egypt,
Mark also saw the strong contrast between our
original human destiny and what humankind
had become.
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OF
ST. JOHN
PENTECOST
D 1908—seven years
after he had given
URING
the world his book
Christianity as Mystical
Fact—Steiner began his
great work of renewing
humanity’s understanding of the Mystery of
Golgotha and its meaning
for human and earthly evolution. Accordingly,
he turned to the deepest, most spiritual
Gospel—that of the initiate St. John.
In this lecture course, readers will find that
the incarnation, death, and resurrection of the
Divine Word, or Logos, reveals the mission
of the Earth: Love. We learn of the mysteries behind Lazarus’ resurrection, the “I AM”
sayings, and the seven degrees of initiation.
We come to understand that the Gospel of
St. John is a continuing spiritual presence—to
be recalled, meditated, and permeated with
one’s own life. In doing so, we realized that our
purpose—and that of all humankind—is to
become the Virgin Sophia, a receptical for the
Holy Spirit.
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BACKGROUND TO THE
GOSPEL OF ST. MARK
RUDOLF STEINER
13 lectures, 1910–1911 (CW 124)
the
Srelationship between
Mark’s gospel and the
TEINER STRESSES
“language of the macrocosm.” He also discusses
the two main streams
of post-Atlantean civilization, the purpose
of our time, the laws of
rhythm in the soul and
spirit, and much more.
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Books by Edward Reaugh Smith
dward Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”)
ESmith is an Illinoisan transplanted to
Texas at mid-century. He is a husband,
father, and grandfather with broad interests
in life. A successful lawyer and businessman,
amateur musician, and athlete, his lifelong
search for the deeper meaning of the Bible—
which he taught for over twenty-five years
before discovering the writings of Steiner—
expresses itself in this extensive work. For more about this interesting,
hard-working author and his books, please visit his website, “The
Bible and Anthroposophy” (www.bibleandanthroposophy.com).
THE BURNING BUSH
Rudolf Steiner, Anthroposophy, and the
Holy Scriptures: An Anthroposophical
Commentary on the Bible
Bible commentary incorpo-
the spiritual insights of Anthroposophy.
TSmithratescombines
his extensive knowledge of
HIS REMARKABLE
traditional biblical scholarship with years of concentrated study of Steiner’s works. The Burning Bush
deviates from the normal commentary mode, presenting a series of essays on terms and phrases of critical importance
to a deeper comprehension of the biblical message. It includes an
extensive bibliography of Steiner’s works as well as numerous charts,
diagrams, and cross references, making this a tremendously valuable
research tool.
Edward Reaugh Smith lives in Lubbock, Texas. He is the author of
five books, all available from SteinerBooks.
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DAVID’S QUESTION
“What is Man?” [psalm 8]: Rudolf Steiner,
Anthroposophy, and the Holy Scriptures
for a union of science and religion is
spiritual science. Sensory phenomena
TshowSteiner’s
us the physical world. By allowing phenomena
HE MODEL
to speak to us instead of sinking into abstract theories, they are seen as images of the spirit world—as
above, so below.
At the heart of this work are “Fire” (where Earth and Heaven
meet), “Light” (first form of corporeality from which all else follows),
“Blood” (meeting point of inner and outer worlds), and “What Is
Man?” (how beings of the higher worlds form the earthly vehicle for
the human being).
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THE SOUL’S LONG JOURNEY
How the Bible Reveals Reincarnation
his amazing insights, showing
Show reincarnation is deeply and powerfully
revealed in the Bible’s most fundamental aspects.
MITH PRESENTS
How and why have these insights escaped attention for so long? Here they are finally uncovered
by a confluence of conventional Bible study and
the ground-breaking spiritual discoveries of
Rudolf Steiner.
With special emphasis on the organic provisions of the Old Testament, Smith shows both
the assumptions of the Jesus’s hearers and how the New Testament
confirms the ancient heritage. Arising from the fullness of the canon
is an exciting story of the long journey of humanity and every human
soul — each a “beloved sheep” whom the Creator is unwilling to lose.
Combining a lifetime of biblical study and teaching, fifteen years
investigating and contemplating Rudolf Steiner’s vast works, and
almost three decades of applying the analytical skill required in an
intense law practice, Smith has produced a potential classic the serious
Bible student can ill afford to ignore.
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THE INCREDIBLE BIRTHS
OF
JESUS
the insights he discovered in
Anthroposophy into the heart of mainstream
Christianity. He focuses on the Nativity, offering
a way to understand the significance of the Bible
as the story of human development, from the
distant past to the distant future.
S
MITH BRINGS
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THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED
Unveiling the Author of John’s Gospel
the identity of John and
Christian initiation in a new way that is both
Ssuggestive
and conclusive. This small book is a
MITH REVEALS
profound revolution in this field. If you wish
to understand more deeply the mystery of Jesus
Christ and his “beloved disciple,” this is must
reading.
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Books by Emil Bock
THREEFOLD MARY
SAINT PAUL
EMIL BOCK
Life, Epistles, and Teaching
Afterword by Michael Debus
EMIL BOCK
BOCK gave these
three lectures during
the 1950/51 Christmas
Holy Nights under
the title “The Mystery
of the Virgin Mary in
Body, Soul, and Spirit.”
On November 1, 1950,
Pius XII had proclaimed
the Dogma of the
Assumption—Mary’s
bodily assumption into heaven—which sent
shock waves around the Christian world at
the time. C. G. Jung, for instance, wrote his
Answer to Job in response. Bock’s response was
these lectures, in which he tried to answer
some of the issues, while broadening the
scope to include not only the Mary-Sophia
mystery in human history, but also the meaning of the feminine element in the evolution
of consciousness.
Emil Bock (1895–1959) was one of the
foremost theologians of his day in Germany.
He played an important role in starting The
Christian Community, the movement for religious renewal, which he led from 1938 until
his death.
BOCK’S STUDY gives a
truly spiritual dimension
to Paul’s background,
offering a deeper understanding of this great
Christian and his teaching.
He shows that Paul carried Christianity beyond
the Jewish communities
and to humanity as a whole. As a zealot, Paul
had been convinced he was serving the coming
Messiah by persecuting Jesus’s followers, but
when the light came to him near Damascus, his
innermost being was opened to a new truth.
E
MIL
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THE APOCALYPSE
THE THREE YEARS
Emil Bock
OF
SAINT JOHN
pictorial
J language is often seen
as harsh and mysterious,
but Bock helps the reader
understand that John
deals with the universal
problems of spiritual
development. This is not
merely a commentary on
the Apocalypse, but a
profound examination of human needs today.
Bock shows how we can read the Revelation
to understand Christ’s position as leader
through danger, now and in the future.
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The Life of Christ between
Baptism & Ascension
EMIL BOCK
OHN ’S RICH,
In his epistles, Paul shows that the time of
the Law of Moses had run its course and that
conscience as “inner jurisdiction” was now
supposed to replace the externally imposed
rules and commandments of Mosaic and Judaic
laws.
T
rediscovers the healings and
miracles of Christ for the
skeptical mind without
minimizing the inherent
difficulties for modern
minds. He brings together
historical records and geographical background of
the Gospels, while keeping
in view their spiritual wisdom. Emil Bock sees
the Gospel of John as giving the most precise
record of the events of Christ’s three-year
ministry, as well as being the Gospel with the
deepest esoteric significance. This profound
study reveals a new understanding of Jesus’
incarnation on earth.
HE AUTHOR
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THE RHYTHM OF THE CHRISTIAN
YEAR
Renewing the Religious Cycle of
Festivals
EMIL BOCK
was
once deeply embedR
ded in the natural
ELIGIOUS LIFE
world, but today only
Christmas and Easter
remain as vague reminders of the connection
between earthly and
cosmic events. Emil Bock
explores ways to deepen our understanding
of the Christian festivals. If actively renewed,
they would heighten our awareness of the
Earth as a living organism and provide new
energy for human society.
Most important, festivals provide
opportunities for a new understanding of the
Christian mystery manifesting today—the
appearance of Christ in the etheric realm.
Nature is awaiting redemption through our
work as human beings. Bock provides meditations to help us take up this spiritual responsibility.
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N o w i n Pap e r b a ck
KINGS
AND
PROPHETS
Saul, David, Solomon, Elijah,
Jonah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah
that
the true pulse of
B
the spirit of the age
OCK SHOWS
was beating among the
Israelite Hebrews of
the final pre-Christian
millennium. They were
the brightly illuminated
center of world history,
a focus for all human life
and endeavors. He paints
a picture of the Old Testament prophets that
shows them being guided from above by the
Christ spirit as they prepared the way for his
human incarnation. In a parallel analogy, he
shows how the prophets can help prepare our
own souls to meet Christ.
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1007
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THE APOCALYPSE
OF
ST. JOHN
FROM JESUS
TO
CHRIST
Lectures on the Book of Revelation
RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER
11 lectures, Karlsruhe, Oct. 4–14, 1911 (CW 131)
12 lectures, Nuremberg, June 17–30, 1908 (CW 104)
Steiner describes the problematic aspects of Christian
theology, such as the resurrection of the physical body.
He emphasizes the esoteric
path to Christ and encourages us to awaken to the new
revelation manifesting in our
time—the Christ as “Lord
of Karma.”
“The deepest truths of Christianity may be considered
quite naturally in connection with this document, for it
contains a great part of the mysteries of Christianity—
that is, the profoundest part of what may be described as
esoteric Christianity.” —Rudolf Steiner
that the
Smessages to the seven
churches and the unsealing
TEINER SHOWS
of the seven seals must be
understood as an initiation
text. Based on his initiation
and on spiritual science,
Steiner interprets John’s
insights into cosmic and
human history. In this way,
the spiritual images of
John’s writing—the twenty-four elders, the sea
of glass, the woman clothed with the sun, the
vials of wrath, the lamb and the dragon, the
new heaven and the new Earth, and the number of the beast —all take on new meaning.
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ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY
And the Mission of Christian Rosenkreutz
RUDOLF STEINER
intimate
knowledge of his subject, Steiner brings esoteric,
or Rosicrucian, Christianity
into the light. He shows the
influence of Christ’s power
through history, the function and effects of karma,
the role of the Buddha and
bodhisattvas, and the vital work of Christian
Rosenkreutz, Jeshu ben Pandira, and more.
W
ITH AN
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N THIS
ticular, he throws light on issues of “incarnation and incorporation,” the nature of John the
Baptist’s and John the Evangelist’s respective
initiations, the significance of their mutual
work at the “Turning Point of Time,” and its
relevance to our present day.
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THE FIFTH GOSPEL
From the Akashic Record
RUDOLF STEINER
THE MYSTERY OF
THE TWO JESUS CHILDREN
And the Descent of the Spirit of the Sun
BERNARD NESFIELD-COOKSON
GOSPELS give two
genealogies for
TJesus,different
and two accounts of
HE
brief, enlightening book, Prokofieff
Iaddresses the mystery of the “two Johns”
solving many unanswered questions. In par-
the Jesus’s birth are given
by Matthew and Luke.
The author uses the Bible,
Christian apocrypha, the
“Dead Sea Scrolls,” and
other sources, especially
statements by Rudolf
Steiner, the first modern thinker to speak of
the existence of two Jesus children. The author
also refers to many works of art that appear to
depict two Jesus children. Fifteen paintings are
reproduced as beautiful, full-color plates.
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clairvoyant reading of the
akashic record — the
Fcosmic
memory of all
ROM HIS
events, actions, and
thoughts — Steiner was
able to speak about aspects
of the life of Jesus Christ
not found in the four biblical Gospels. The results
of this research have been
called the “fifth gospel.”
After an intense inner
struggle to verify the exact nature of these
events, and after checking the results of his
research, Steiner described many detailed episodes from the akashic record.
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THE CHRISTIAN BOOK
OF THE
DEAD
Accompanying Their Journey after Death
THE MYSTERY OF JOHN THE
BAPTIST & JOHN THE EVANGELIST
AT THE TURNING POINT OF TIME
An Esoteric Study
“The being who was present in
Elijah appeared again at the most
important moments of human
evolution on Earth . . . so that Jesus
Christ himself could give him the
initiation he was to receive for
the evolution of humankind. For
the being of Elijah reappeared in
Lazarus-John.” —Rudolf Steiner
MARGAREET VAN DEN BRINK & HANS STOLP
have had “near death” experi-
ences tell of a world of light, others tell
M
of profound encounters with deceased friends
ANY WHO
and family. Drawing on personal experience,
the authors describe seven steps into the world
of light. They also draw on spiritual Christian
traditions—mostly ignored by mainstream
Christianity—to offer timely insights into
what happens after death.
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THE BEGINNINGS
OF
CHRISTIANITY
Essene Mystery, Gnostic Revelation,
and the Christian Vision
ANDREW WELBURN
current
of early Christianity
is reflected in the New
Testament writings of
Mark, Paul, and, above all,
John. Gnostic Christians
tried to preserve this tradition, using the archaic
mysteries as a way to know
(gnosis) cosmic truths.
But they were suppressed by an orthodoxy
that, the author concludes, had lost sight of
the “dynamic of the self.” The full scope of
the traditions on which the Gnostics drew
is clearer following the finds at Qumran and
Nag Hammadi. The boundaries have started
to fade between the ancient pagan mysteries, Jewish tradition and early Christian belief.
Welburn discovers a real kinship between
this present age and the early Christians, and
shows how, in a way not possible for the
Reformation Church, we now have the chance
to rediscover the spiritual world and the meaning of Christian origins.
T
HE ESOTERIC
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NECESSARY EVIL
Origin and Purpose
HANS-WERNER SCHROEDER
Rudolf
Steiner’s philosophy,
D
the author shows that
RAWING ON
the roots of evil lie with
angelic beings. Schroeder
discusses the prehistory of
evil in heaven and shows
how the polarity of two
kinds of evil — with good
as the balance — manifests
in earthly history, education, work, human relationships, sexuality,
religion, and technology.
Schroeder considers how prayer, meditation,
and angelic guidance through reincarnation
allow us to overcome evil in all its forms.
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SEEING CHRIST IN
SICKNESS AND HEALING
PETER SELG
who are in
contact with peoFpledaily
who are ill or in need,
OR THOSE
there may be a tendency to
forget the larger purpose
of healing because of a
need to focus on the daily
mechanics of healthcare.
Selg shows how anthroposophic therapies draw
heavily on the Christian concept of healing as
seen in the Christian Bible. He suggests that,
through meditation, healers and caregivers
can allow the healing power of Christ to work
through them by recognizing that sickness is
part of a person’s destiny and that healing can
help realize the purpose in one’s life. Nurses,
caregivers, social workers, therapists, counselors, and doctors can all benefit from this
insightful book.
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THE BIBLE’S HIDDEN COSMOLOGY
GORDON STRACHAN
to the
principles of ancient
cosmology, that is, how the
biblical writers viewed the
universe, the author reveals
a new understanding of
the Bible. He uses the
disciplines of music theory,
astronomy and astrology,
numerology, and sacred
geometry to uncover hidden wisdom and allow the ancient secrets of
the Bible to shine through.
This book gives readers a deeper understanding of ancient wisdom traditions and a new
respect for the implicit coding of the Bible.
Thirty-five black and white illustrations
B
Y RETURNING
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CHRONICLE
OF THE
LIVING CHRIST
The Life & Ministry of Jesus Christ:
Foundations of Cosmic Christianity
ROBERT POWELL
work
the visions of
TAnneusesCatherine
Emmerich
HIS PIONEERING
and the spiritual discoveries of Rudolf Steiner to
establish the dates of daily
events in the life of Jesus
Christ. Part one gives a
historical overview. Then,
using esoteric sources and
sidereal astrology, Powell
offers insights into the birth of Christ. He
also gives a daily chronicle of the three-and-ahalf–year ministry of Jesus, dating the events
with an unprecedented accuracy. He correlates
significant events in Christ’s life with future
dates.
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FINGAL’S CAVE
the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic
Christianity
PAUL M. ALLEN & JOAN DERIS ALLEN
isolated
O island of Staffa, near
Iona, Scotland, stands a
N THE
natural wonder—Fingal’s
Cave, an extraordinary
Cathedral-like space,
whose sides and roof
are hexagonal basaltic
columns and its floor the
ocean, playing constantly
music with the tides. The
cave has been a source of spiritual insight and
artistic inspiration for centuries. To understand Fingal’s influence in Celtic culture, we
must understand his poems of Ossian and
the development of Celtic Christianity. The
authors show why his works have influenced
such diverse figures as Mendelssohn, Jefferson,
Napoleon, and Turner.
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GIVE US THIS DAY
THE NINTH CENTURY &
THE HOLY GRAIL
JESUS,
The Story of Prayer
RUFUS GOODWIN
WALTER JOHANNES STEIN
GORDON STRACHAN
Foreword by Robert Sardello
Introduction by John Matthews
the start of
Jhisbefore
ministry at the age
prayer
“the key of the morning
G
and the bolt of the eveANDHI CALLED
ning.” But what is a prayer?
Do you need to believe in
God in order to pray? Are
the words important? What
is the difference between
prayer and meditation?
Should you ask for things when you pray? Do
prayers really change the world around us?
Rufus Goodwin — writer, linguist, and
former United Press correspondent to the
Vatican — addresses these and other questions about prayer in this thoughtful book.
He examines the various traditions of prayer
through the ages. He discusses practices, ranging from the ancient Indian yoga of sound to
the Christian monastic rules of prayer, giving
examples of the various religious litanies that
ritualize and celebrate the sense of a higher
life.
Goodwin’s intention is not to compare different traditions, but to get at the essential
technique and the attitude of prayer — its
cognitive dynamics. Prayer is seen as key to
an active inner life and an experience of the
higher self. He shows us how prayer can bring
about a cognitive restructuring that provides
greater access to renewal, imagination, inspiration, and intuition, and provides an anchor for
meaning in daily life.
Rufus Goodwin, a native
of New York City, graduated from Yale University
and received an advanced
degree in Linguistics from
Georgetown University. He
was a veteran of the Korean
War and served as a foreign
correspondent with United Press International
in the 1960s. He was assigned to the Vatican
while working for UPI and covered Pope Paul
VI’s first papal trip to the Holy Land in 1964.
Later he was a freelance writer in Switzerland
and England before returning to the U.S. in
the 1980s. He was the author of numerous
books. Rufus died in 2005.
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of Parzival
by Wolfram von
Eschenbach offers groundbreaking insights into the
mystery of the Grail. Stein
searches historical records
and identifies individuals and events and reveals
Eschenbach’s spiritual messages.
Includes an index and 38 pages of illustrations.
Dr W. J. Stein was a personal student of
Rudolf Steiner. Through the use of unconventional research methods and concepts of reincarnation and karma, he developed revolutionary new insights into the mystery of the Grail.
T
HIS STUDY
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THE HOPE
OF THE
WORLD
Contemplations and Aphorisms
RUDOLF FRIELING
Compiled by Werner Bril
helps the
soul to contemplate the
Tpresence
of the risen Christ
HIS COLLECTION
and to experience the peace
and power of certainty. This
collection is thus a signpost
to a new understanding of
Christianity. Alongside his
basic theological works, Rudolf Frieling left a
large body of essays from which Werner Bril
has gathered and selected this important material.
Rudolf Frieling (1901–1986) was born in
Leipzig, Germany. He studied theology and
philosophy and was a founder of The Christian Community in 1922 and, from 1960
until his death, was its leader. He wrote several
books on Christianity and the Bible.
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THE
MASTER BUILDER
Druid Mysteries & the Dawn of Christianity
ESUS ’ ACTIVITIES
of thirty have always
been the subject of
impassioned speculation. Legend suggests
that Jesus traveled to
the British Isles with
Joseph of Arimathea,
a tin trader. Beginning
with the legends, the author uncovers fascinating connections between the Celts and
Mediterranean culture and philosophy. Taking
the biblical image of “Wisdom as the Master
Craftsman,” Strachan explores the deep layers of Mystery knowledge shared between the
world of the Jews and Greeks and that of the
northern Druids.
Gordon Strachan teaches in the Department of Architecture and the Centre for
Continuing Education at the University of
Edinburgh. He is a Church of Scotland minister. He is also the author of Chartres (Floris,
2003).
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DEEPER SECRETS
HISTORY
IN
HUMAN
In the Light of the Gospel of St. Matthew
RUDOLF STEINER
3 lectures, Berlin, November 1–23, 1909 (CW 117)
the
of Christ
Sin thefourfouraspects
Gospels, with
TEINER EXAMINES
a special emphasis on
the Gospel of Matthew.
Topics include; Jesus
Christ as a being of light
and love; the spiritual
power of the physical
sun; recognizing divinity without clairvoyance;
changing human consciousness as shown in
the Bible; the mission of the ancient Hebrews;
the preparations for an understanding of the
Christ mystery; and more.
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BECOMING AWARE
OF THE
LOGOS
ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY
The Way of St. John the Evangelist
And the Mission of Christian Rosenkreutz
GEORG KÜHLEWIND
RUDOLF STEINER
places the
reader in the world of
living thinking and cognitive love. It teaches the
way of grace and truth in
a radical, original manner.
For the Logos, although it
is the ground of any true
logic, is beyond ordinary
dialectic. The author
approaches his subject by developing central
themes such as the logos as speech and relationship, the logos in the beginning, the light in the
darkness, the speaker, life, spirit, grace, and
truth.
23 lectures, Sept. 1911–May 1912 (CW 130)
T
HIS VOLUME
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GNOSIS
The Mysteries & Christianity: An
Anthology
of Essene, Gnostic & Christian Writings
ANDREW WELBURN
DEAD Sea Scrolls,
Nag Hammadi, and
other early texts have
shed new light on the
emerging faith of the first
Christians. They reveal
that early Christians drew
inspiration from a number of sources — Judaic
tradition, the Essenes, and other gnostic sects.
Welburn presents the most important early
texts, along with commentary.
T
HE
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THE COSMIC CHRIST
HANS-WERNER SCHROEDER
the cosmic dimen-
Ssion of Christ in the New Testament and
the development of human consciousness in
CHROEDER SUMMARIZES
relation to the Logos, examining how we are
to engage in a natural, conscious relationship
with the Christ.
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Foreword by Marie Steiner
to outer
Christianity, there is
an “esoteric” Rosicrucian
stream of Christian thought
and development. Steiner
sheds light on this oncesecret spiritual movement.
Rather than relying on historical tradition or history,
he presents wisdom and
insight directly from the original metaphysical
sources of esoteric Christian inspiration.
Steiner describes the influence of Christ’s
power throughout history, the activity and
functions of karma, the role of the Buddha
and Bodhisattvas, as well as the vital work
of Christian Rosenkreutz and other historical figures such as Jeshu ben Pandira. This
book features classic lectures such as “Facing Karma,” “The Death of a God and Its
Fruits in Humanity,” “The Etherization of
the Blood,” “Faith, Love, Hope,” and “Cosmic
Ego and Human Ego.”
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FROM CHRISTIANITY
The Threefold Shadow-Existence of Our
Time and the New Light of Christ
RUDOLF STEINER
8 lectures, Dornach, Dec. 1918–Jan. 1919 (CW 187)
Christ be expe-
rienced in one’s soul?
CSteiner
says that we can
AN THE
take “spiritual thoughts
and cosmic powers” into
our souls, not as theories
or teaching, but in such a
way that the soul is moved
to its very depths, warmed
and illuminated by spiritual life. The goal is “to overcome self-seeking
through love, the sham of life through truth,
illness through health-giving thoughts that put
us into immediate accord with the harmonies
of the universe.” Steiner also examines the
inner history of Christianity, explaining its
relationship to ancient Judaism, Hellenism,
Romanism, Gnosticism, and Egypto-Chaldean
initiation.
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THE HOLY GRAIL &
TO
CHRIST
Christianity as the Essence of Humanity in
Rudolf Steiner’s Science of the Spirit
PIETRO ARCHIATI
usually think
W of as Christianity is
really its cultural form,
HAT WE
HOW CAN MANKIND FIND
THE CHRIST AGAIN?
developed during the last
two millennia and representing human thoughts
and dogmas, institutions,
churches, and beliefs — all
developed as responses to
the Christ event. Based on Steiner’s statement
that Christianity “started as a religion but is
greater than all religions,” the author takes
us from the “all-too-human” Christianity to
“Christian” Christianity and its future development through spiritual science.
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THE
EUCHARIST
SERGEI BULGAKOV
Introduction by Fr. Robert Slesinski
Afterwords by Constantin Andronikof &
Caitlin Matthews
Orthodox
theologian and
Tsophiologist
discusses
HE EMINENT
the Holy Grail, the chalice used by Joseph of
Arimathea to catch Jesus’
blood and water as it
flowed from his side when
it was pierced by the spear
of Longinus. His essay on
John 19:34 reveals that the Earth, and hence
the human universe, is the Grail wherein Christ
lives forever.
This book is a priceless gift that enriches
our understanding of the Christian mystery
and two of its deepest aspects, the Grail and
the Eucharist.
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THE VOICE
OF THE
EAGLE
The Heart of Celtic Christianity: John
Scotus Eriugena’s Homily on the Prologue
to the Gospel of St. John
CHRISTOPHER BAMFORD
Foreword by Thomas Moore
Christopher Bamford has written a wonderful book.
It combines a rigour of scholarship with a lyrical
unveiling of how this wonderful text of Eriugena’s can
resonate with the hungers and discoveries of our times.
It deserves a wide readership. Its lucid depths enrich
the mind and awaken the heart to the grandeur of light
where the eternal shines. —John O’Donohue,
author of Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
SCOTUS Eriugena
J was born and raised in
Ireland during the early
OHN
ninth century. Neither
monk nor priest but
a “holy sage,” he carried the flower of Celtic
Christianity to France.
His homily, The Voice of the
Eagle, is a jewel of lyrical
mysticism, theology, and
cosmology, containing the essence of Celtic
Christian wisdom. Christopher Bamford’s
reflections “unpack” the luminous, life-giving
meaning implicit in this purest of Christian
traditions.
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THE NEW
SPIRITUALITY
And the Christ
Experience
of the Twentieth Century
RUDOLF STEINER
7 lectures, Dornach, Oct. 1920 (CW 200)
the development of con-
and the human soul through hisStorysciousness
and describes the need for new methods
TEINER TRACES
of inner development if we are to perceive
spiritual realities today. He tells us how new
forces of spiritual perception are awaking,
through which humanity will perceive the
activity of Christ in the etheric.
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THE REAPPEARANCE OF
CHRIST IN THE ETHERIC
THE TWELVE HOLY NIGHTS
& THE SPIRITUAL HIERARCHIES
RUDOLF STEINER
13 selected lectures, 1910–1917
Pon Rudolf Steiner’s
work and his own spiriROKOFIEFF DRAWS
Introduction by Stephen Usher
ACTS of the Apostles
Christ’s AscenTsion:describes
“And a cloud received
HE
him out of their sight.” As
the disciples looked up, two
angels appeared and told
them that “this same Jesus,
taken up from you into
heaven, shall come again in the same way as
you have seen him go.”
Steiner began a series of lectures in 1910,
announcing the advent of Christ’s appearance
in the sphere of the Earth’s etheric, life body.
Initially, only a few will be aware of it, but in
time, more and more people—regardless of
religious affiliation—will be strengthened,
comforted and infused by the Christ’s living
presence. According to Steiner, a new natural
clairvoyance he calls “Damascus experiences”
will become increasingly common. Includes a
lecture on the “etherization of the blood.”
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THE MYSTERY
TINTAGEL
OF
THE REALITIES
OF
PRAYER
help us
Ppenetrate higher realities and transform our lives.
RAYER CAN
ARTHUR
AT
distinguishes clearly the substance
Arthurian mysteries, which origiTnatedof intheBritain
in pre-Christian times, from
that of the Grail, which came from the East at
the time of Christ.
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THE NEW TESTAMENT
JON MADSEN, ENGLISH RENDERING
ADSEN, A
priest of the Christian Community, has attempted to recover the overtones and subtleties of the original language
of the New Testament, making it more transparent for the general reader.
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RICHARD SEDDON
HIS BOOK
tual research to imagine
the cosmic forces at play
between Christmas and
Epiphany. He leads the
reader through the zodiac
and spiritual hierarchies
and shows how they form
a path from Jesus to Christ and that the starry
script is a key to anthroposophic Christology
and to the first Goetheanum, whose structure and decorations constitute an esoteric
map. The task is to rebuild that building in
ourselves and to work toward a new path of
initiation. Supplementary essays focus on the
cosmic aspects of Sophia as well as the being
of Michael.
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Gilbert Childs shows the
relationship between prayer
and meditation. He looks
at the different forms of
prayer and their effects on
our higher bodies. He also
explores the connections
between the Lord’s Prayer
and the Ten Commandments.
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CHRIST
AND THE
SON
OF
MAN
WILHELM KELBER
himself “the Son of Man,”
a title that has never been fully explained.
CKelber
shows that esoteric knowledge can illuHRIST CALLED
minate these references in sacred literature.
Wilhelm Kelber (1901–1967) was a founding priest of the Christian Community and
worked in Germany.
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Sophia
THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN AND ITS
RELATION TO THE OTHER GOSPELS
RUDOLF STEINER
Translated by Samuel & Loni Lockwood
Revised by Maria St. Goar
14 lectures, Kassel, June 24–July 7, 1909 (CW 112)
talks, Rudolf
Steiner offers his profound insights into the
essential truths behind the
Christ event, as well as the
historic and prehistoric
events—on Earth and in
the spiritual worlds—leading up to the turning point
in time. He shows that the
ancient mysteries of the East, the Persians, the
Egyptians, the Greeks, and the streams behind
those impulses—going back to Atlantis and
Lemuria—all lead to the event of Christ’s
incarnation and the Mystery of Golgotha,
through which the Earth became the body of
Christ. Further, Steiner talks about what those
events mean for the future of humanity and
the Earth.
The Gospel of St. John and Its Relation to the
Other Gospels is an essential document in the
literature of Christology and for understanding the central place of esoteric Christianity
for Rudolf Steiner in Anthroposophy.
I
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RELIGION
An Introductory Reader
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Andrew Welburn
collection, Steiner
Idiscusses topics such as:
mysticism and beyond: the
N THIS
importance of prayer; the
meaning of sin and grace;
rediscovering the Bible; true communion;
rediscovering the festivals and the life of the
Earth; finding one’s destiny; walking with
Christ; the significance of religion in life and
death; Christ’s second coming; the truth for
our time; universal religion; and the meaning
of love.
PATHS OF THE CHRISTIAN
MYSTERIES
From Compostela to the New World
VIRGINIA SEASE &
MANFRED SCHMIDT-BRABANT
ECENTLY, THERE
has been an upsurge of
interest in “the Camino,” the pilgrim’s
route to Santiago de Compostela in northern
Spain. The authors insist that we live in a time
of spiritual quest, discovery, and change and
that primal memories are beginning to emerge
in human consciousness.
Based on long research and contemplation,
the authors present a
survey of extraordinary
breadth and depth. Focusing on the spiritual history
of humankind, they begin
with the cosmic origin of
the Grail Mysteries and
culminate with the suprasensory Michael cultus
and the being of Anthroposophia.
R
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NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES
RUDOLF FRIELING
by
looking at the nature
of the Gospels and the
accounts of healings contained in them. With close
attention to the details of
the text, he brings alive the
events of Christ’s life and
shows how the Gospels
can be directly related to
the events and problems
of everyday life. He concludes with a consideration of agape, the divine love in the Gospel
of St. John. Rudolf Frieling, together with
Friedrich Rittelmeyer and Emil Bock, laid
the theological foundations of the Christian
Community.
F
RIELING BEGINS
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Sophia
ISIS MARY SOPHIA
Her Mission and Ours
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited and introduced by Christopher Bamford
divine
Thas had many names:
Ishtar in Babylon, Inanna
HE FEMININE
in Sumeria, Athena, Hera,
Demeter, and Persephone
in Greece, Isis in Egypt,
Durga, Kali, and Lakshmi
in India. She is the
Shekinah of cabalists, and
the Sophia of gnosticism.
According to Steiner,
she is Anthroposophia (Divine Wisdom), who
descended from the spiritual world and passed
through humanity to become now the goal and
archetype of human wisdom in the cosmos.
This book contains most of Steiner’s statements on Sophia. Each chapter explores the
mystery of the different relationships of
Sophia: Sophia and Isis, Sophia and the Holy
Spirit, Sophia and Mary, the mother of Jesus
(and Mary Magdalene), Sophia and the Gnostic Achamod, and Sophia and the New Isis.
Above all, in a remarkable way, Steiner makes
clear the relationship of Christ and Sophia.
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PISTIS SOPHIA
A Gnostic Gospel
G. R. S. MEAD
of
the Gnostic religious
Tdocument
was the most
HIS TRANSLATION
influential of all Gnostic
studies before the discovery of the Nag Hammadi
library. Contents include: Documents &
General Literature of Gnosticism; Probable
History of the Treatise; Jesus Hitherto
Instructeth His Disciples Only up to the
Region of the First Mystery; Treasure of
Light; Confusion of the Powers & the Great
Earthquake; Mystery of the Five Words on the
Vesture; and more.
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Sophia
THE FALL
OF
SOPHIA
A Gnostic Text on the
Redemption of Universal Consciousness
VIOLET MACDERMOT
Foreword by Stephan A. Hoeller
OPHIA [THE
world
soul] fell from her
place in the heavens to the
chaos below. . . .” Sophia is
among the most haunting
and mysterious figures in
Western spirituality. She is
also one of the great symbols of the divine feminine
in world civilization.
The personification of divine Wisdom,
Sophia is praised in the biblical book of
Proverbs as co-creator of the universe with
God. In the secret teachings of early Christianity known as Gnosticism, she represents our
shared consciousness, trapped in the material
world as a result of the Fall.
One of the most sublime Gnostic texts
is the Pistis Sophia or “Faith Wisdom,” a
great allegory in which the resurrected Christ
explains how he freed the divine Sophia from
her imprisonment by the forces of spiritual
wickedness. Christ goes on to show his disciples how they will share in this cosmic act of
redemption.
In this profound yet accessible work, Egyptologist Violet MacDermot gives us a fresh
translation of the Pistis Sophia from the Coptic and discusses it in its historical setting. She
also shows us how Sophia’s story is our story.
It is a tale of our separation and isolation as
a result of “I” consciousness, but it is one in
which we, too, can share spiritual liberation.
Her engaging discussion relates this work not
only to ancient teachings but to the thought
of C. G. Jung, Emanuel Swedenborg, and the
Kabalah.
Violet MacDermot studied Egyptology at
University College, London, and was a board
member of the Egypt Exploration Society. She
has translated two Coptic texts, volumes 9 and
13 in the “Nag Hammadi Studies” series:
Pistis Sophia and The Books of Jeu and the Untitled
Text in the Bruce Codex.
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THE ARCHETYPAL FEMININE IN THE
MYSTERY STREAM OF HUMANITY
THE MOST HOLY TRINOSOPHIA
Towards a New Culture of the Family
& the New Revelation of the Divine
Feminine
MANFRED SCHMIDT-BRABANT & VIRGINIA SEASE
ROBERT POWELL
maintain
that, during ancient
times, people experienced
the divine as imbued with
the archetypal feminine.
Their spirit world was
populated by goddesses,
thus they honored women as
priestesses and guardians of
sacred rites. The Greeks and
Romans, by contrast, were
patriarchal. More recently, we have seen an
emancipation of the feminine, but patriarchy
still dominates our Western culture.
By considering the mystery behind human
and earthly evolution, the authors come to
clear perspectives that can help transform
human life today.
Introduction by Carol E. Parrish-Harra
T
HE AUTHORS
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VLADIMIR SOLOVYOV
OPHIA , WHOM
Solovyov
experienced three times
in his life, inspires this great
work. He conceives Sophia
in a variety of ways: as the
eternal ideal prototype
of humanity, as the world
soul actively engaged in
actualizing this idea, and as
the fully developed divinehuman being. This Sophia is both the active
principle in the process of creation and its
realized goal: the kingdom of God.
Solovyov speaks movingly of the actualization of “divine humanity” in eternity and
time, of the divine world and the fall of spiritual beings into sin, of the origin and meaning
of the natural world, and the incarnation of
Christ, leading to the redemption of the visible and invisible worlds in the full revelation
of divine humanity.
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that
Western civilization
P
is making a long-term,
OWELL SUGGESTS
radical shift toward
conscious incorporation
of Sophianic wisdom.
Sophia is interpreted
as a Trinity—Mother,
Daughter, and Holy
Soul—as well as the feminine aspect of the Divine Godhead. Powell
also draws on the teaching of the Sophianic
Russian philosopher Pavel Florensky, and on
the work of the modern Russian mystic Daniel
Andreev, author of The Rose of The World, who
beheld the Divine Sophia’s gradual approach
to the Earth.
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SOPHIA
The Wisdom of God:
An Outline of Sophiology
SERGEI BULGAKOV
a great hunger
the feminine
Taspectto recover
of the Divinity. But
HERE IS
much searching has left
Christians disappointed
and seeking the “Goddess”
elsewhere. In this brave
theological work, Bulgakov
shows how the Divine
Sophia, in whom all things are created, is present in the Holy Trinity itself and how, as the
“creaturely Sophia,” she works together with
her divine counterpart in the work of the
Holy Spirit for the redemption of the world.
Sergei Bulgakov (1879–1944) is considered
by some to be the greatest Russian Orthodox
theologian of the twentieth century. During
the 1920s, following in the footsteps of Vladimir Solovyov and Pavel Florensky, be began
to develop a profound and original vision of
Sophia.
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The Cycle of the Year
THE ILLUSTRATED
CALENDAR OF THE SOUL
Meditations for the Yearly Cycle
RUDOLF STEINER
meditative verses for the yearly
cycle have been used by
countless people over the
years. Their purpose is to
awaken one’s feelings to
nature’s cycles and stimulate self-discovery. Rudolf Steiner’s original
meditations facilitate this process, leading to a
healthy feeling of unity with the natural world
through the year.
This edition features Anne Stockton’s fiftytwo celebrated and evocative paintings, a wonderful complement to the text. John Thomson
has translated Steiner’s words especially for
this edition.
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HESE BEAUTIFUL ,
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THE FESTIVALS & THEIR MEANING
Facimile edition of the original book
containing the calendar created by
Rudolf Steiner for the year 1912–1913
RUDOLF STEINER
Images by Anne Stockton
Translated by John Thomson
T
CALENDAR 1912–1913
SEASONS
And the Seven Liberal Arts
UDOLF
of a “calendar” that begins
with his suggestion that a
calendar is a way of connecting past and future, Earth
and cosmos. It is important
to get a sense of the movements of the Sun and Moon
in relation to planets and stars, to bring the
past into the present by invoking great beings
in the evolution of consciousness on their
birth and death days, and to celebrate the holy
days. Steiner designed new images for each
month, traced the phases of the moon, and
specified significant people, events and festivals
for each day.
The introduction describes the original
“calendar” and how it came to be. Included is
a reproduction of the original, a translation
of Steiner’s introduction, and the Calendar of
the Soul.
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“The great ideal of the
synthesis of science, art, and
religion, already prepared
over the centuries in the true
Rosicrucian communities, can
then increasingly become a
reality. . . . In the course of time,
a community or association
will arise on the Earth that
dwells in full harmony with the
cosmic-spiritual forces and is able to draw its power
directly from the cosmos, thus forming a cosmic gateway
upon the Earth.”
—Sergei Prokofieff
small book, Prokofieff offers his
Iideas for establishing a connection between
the various arts, the cycle of the seasons and
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the festivals.
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R Calendar of the Soul first
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THE CYCLE OF THE YEAR
AS A PATH OF INITIATION
Leading to an Experience
of the Christ Being
P
ROKOFIEFF DISCUSSES
the esoteric realities of
the seven Christian festivals
and shows that they are
spiritual facts that exist
independently of religious
traditions and cultural
customs. Working with
the festivals in an esoteric
sense can provide a true path of initiation,
ultimately enabling individuals to experience
the true being of the Earth, Christ.
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twenty-nine of Steiner’s most
important lectures on the festivals. He
H
describes the true meaning behind the major
ERE ARE
festivals of the Christian year and shows that
they are more than commemorations of historical events in the Christian tradition—they
are yearly spiritual events that carry a growing
significance.
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THE EASTER FESTIVAL
in the Evolution of the Mysteries
RUDOLF STEINER
4 lectures, Dornach, April 1924 (CW 233a)
S
leads us to an understandof the true meaning of Easter by tracing
Rits inghistory
from the pre-Christian era to our
UDOLF
TEINER
time. He shows that it is ultimately through
knowing the true significance of Easter that we
come to understand our relationship to spiritual reality.
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THE FOUR SEASONS
AND THE ARCHANGELS
RUDOLF STEINER
5 lectures, Dornach, October 5–13, 1923 (GA 223, 229)
find a wealth of material for fruit-
Oful meditation in these profound studies of
the cosmic forces behind the four great festiNE CAN
vals of the year. Rudolf Steiner presents great
imaginative pictures that unite Heaven and the
Earth through a portrayal of the activities of
the archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and
Uriel.
In the course of the lectures Steiner offers
spiritual wisdom on subjects that include the
alchemical processes of sulphur, mercury, and
salt in the cosmos; human beings and plants;
spiritual combustion processes; crystals;
clouds; meteors; the movements of elemental
beings in nature; and the conflicting efforts of
the two great adversaries to divert humanity
and the Earth from their proper purpose.
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New!
HOME NURSING
FOR
CARERS
TINEKE VAN BENTHEIM
of home
nursing are covered
A
by the author, including
LL ASPECTS
the arrangement of the
patient’s room, meals, taking a temperature, and
washing the patient. She
also details holistic treatments, such as herbal and
plant remedies, baths, foot
baths, compresses, and
poultices. Also included are sections specifically on pregnancy, birth, sleep, nursing the
terminally ill, and death.
Here is a comprehensive guide for holistic
home care, especially for those nursing children and adults through an illness.
Previous edition published as Caring for the
Sick At Home.
Tineke van Bentheim has worked for many
years as an anthroposophical nurse in the
Netherlands.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL MEDICINE
Extending the Art of Healing
VICTOR BOTT, M.D.
BOTT offers an overview of this remarkable
medicine. He presents a
new approach to understanding various types
of diseases, including a
discussion on the stages of
human development; the
roles of organs such as the
lungs, liver, kidneys, and
heart; specific diseases; and indications about
why people become ill. He also discusses the
increasing prevalence of cancer and specific
phenomena such as the menstrual cycle.
D
R.
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HEALTHY MEDICINE
A Guide to the Emergence of Sensible,
Comprehensive Care
ROBERT ZIEVE, M.D.
ZIEVE presents
a new paradigm for
health care that shows
us how to go beyond the
limitations and severe
deficiencies of our current
sickness care system. It
embraces and synthesizes
the emerging models
of integrative medicine,
energy medicine, and energy psychology into
an effective and affordable approach to healing
for everyone.
This guide is for both those wish to provide
a more complete form of health care for their
patients and also for those individuals who
are prepared to make the necessary changes
in daily life in order to initiate or maintain a
movement toward healing.
D
R.
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BROKEN VESSELS
The Spiritual Structure of Human Frailty
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INTRODUCING
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL MEDICINE
RUDOLF STEINER
Introduction by Dr. Steven M. Johnson
20 lectures, Mar. 21–Apr. 9, 1920, Dornach (CW 312)
the
Spossibility of truly
integrating medicine
TEINER SHOWS
for the whole person of
body, soul, and spirit. In
addition to modern medicine, he is deeply versed
in alchemy, naturopathy,
homeopathy, and other
so-called alternative
therapies. Discussions
include the meaning of sickness; polarities
in the human organism; the relationship
between therapy and pathology; and plants,
minerals, and animals in relation to human
beings. Steiner also discusses specific organs
and diseases.
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AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2006
RUDOLF STEINER
Foreword by Michael Lipson, Ph.D.
THE HEALING PROCESS
11 lectures, Sept. 8–18, 1924, Dornach (CW 318)
Spirit, Nature & Our Bodies
Steiner,
true healing is impossible unless it includes
every dimension of a
human being—both visible and invisible. To meet
inner frailty with truly
adequate concepts, Steiner
describes specific inner
structures of both healthy
and unhealthy states that
escape ordinary perception. He suggests ways
to approach misalignments of abnormal inner
structures and psychic difficulties, using what
he calls “pastoral medicine”—holistic healing
that brings together body and soul and helps
them function in effective and powerful ways.
Previous edition: Pastoral Medicine
RUDOLF STEINER
A
CCORDING TO
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Preface by Richard Leviton
Translation by Catherine E. Creeger
11 lectures, Aug. 28, 1923–Aug. 29, 1924 (CW 319)
Sfundamental principles
of anthroposophic mediTEINER INTRODUCES
cine. He covers numerous
practical topics, making
this volume an excellent
companion to Introducing
Anthroposophical Medicine.
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THE ANTHROPOSOPHICAL
APPROACH TO MEDICINE
An Outline of a Spiritual
Scientifically Oriented Medicine, VOL. 1
OTTO WOLFF, M.D. &
FRIEDRICH HUSEMANN, M.D.
ODAY ’S MEDICINE
is
strongly influenced
by natural science, which
focuses entirely on thematerial nature of reality.
This volume explores the
body’s relationship to soul
and spirit on the basis
of Steiner’s insights into
the activities of the spirit
world. Included is an extensive discussion on developmental disorders and
childhood diseases, followed by an in-depth
exploration of the polarity of inflammation,
sclerosis, and the pathology of nutrition and
metabolic disorders.
Otto Wolff is a medical doctor with more
than thirty years of expeience. He has lectured
internationally and taught doctors how to use
his approach, based on Anthroposophy.
T
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A CHILD IS BORN
A Natural Guide to Pregnancy, Birth &
Early Childhood
WILHELM ZUR LINDEN
the
growing embryo during pregnancy, the author
guides the reader through
the birth; the postnatal
period and breastfeeding;
care of newborn babies;
meals for babies; and caring for children when they
are sick. He includes useful
sections on bottle-feeding,
almond milk, and water quality.
This new edition includes matters of contraception, drugs, a father’s presence during
birthing, thumb sucking, sleep, crib death,
overheating, and more.
B
EGINNING WITH
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EXTENDING PRACTICAL MEDICINE
Fundamental Principles Based on the
Science of the Spirit
RUDOLF STEINER & ITA WEGMAN
GOLD &
STONE
THE
PHILOSOPHER’S
Treating Chronic Physical &
Mental Illness with Mineral Remedies
PETER GRÜNEWALD, M.D.
Foreword by Dr. Michael Evans
Grünewald examines
B
the spiritual aspects of
Swith Dr. Ita Wegman to
write this classic introducTEINER COLLABORATED
tion to anthroposophic
medicine, intended to
revitalize the healing arts
through spiritual knowledge. Without underrating
or dismissing modern medicine, they extend allopathic
medicine beyond its present
materialistic outlook to a fuller view of the
human condition. Today, this extended form
of medical healing is used and valued throughout the world.
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COMPLETE HEALING
Regaining Your Health through
Anthroposophical Medicine
MICHAEL EVANS, M.D. & IAIN RODGER
A
NTHROPOSOPHIC
MEDICINE adds spiritual
science to conventional,
allopathic medicine to
provide therapies for the
whole human being. These
therapies offer the possibility of success when conventional treatment can only
suppress symptoms. The
broad range of therapies
dramatically reduce the need for conventional
drugs. Medicine based on the Steiner’s medical principles have been used worldwide for
seventy-five years.
Previously published as Anthroposophical Medicine
Dr. Michael Evans helped establish Park
Attwood Clinic in Worcestershire, UK.
Iain Rodger is a BBC producer and freelance writer.
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new research,
using mineral remedies
used to treat chronic
physical, neurological,
developmental, emotional,
behavioral, and mental
conditions and illnesses.
Focusing on a system of
nine minerals, he traces
these substances through the human organism
and develops an alchemical understanding of
these substances, based on anthroposophic
medical research.
Gold and carbon are central to this study of
the mineral system. The Philosopher’s Stone is
achieved through the transformation of carbon
and the creation of gold. The author shows
how the important medicine Aurum (made
from gold) relates to this process.
Dr. Peter Grünewald is a general practitioner in Bristol and a medical adviser for
people with special needs. He has studied and
practiced anthroposophic medicine for more
than sixteen years.
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DIET
AND
CANCER
UDO RENZENBRINK
ENZENBRINK’S DIET
R guide for cancer
patients and cancer pre-
vention is based on the
anthroposophic view of
the human being. He
explains the various food groups and their
relationship to the whole human being, showing how to fight and prevent cancer in the
physical, etheric, and astral bodies and “I”
being. His discussion of food preparation and
metabolic rhythm, as well as the information
on biodynamic produce, makes this an indispensable book for all who are serious about
real nutrition.
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A GUIDE
TO
CHILD HEALTH
WOLFGANG GOEBEL & MICHAELA GLÖCKLER
guide
to children’s physical, psychological, and
spiritual development is
now available in a brand
new edition. Combining
medical advice with issues
of upbringing and education, this is a definitive
guide for parents. This
book outlines the connection between education and healing, with all
that this implies for raising healthy children.
Medical, educational, and religious issues often
overlap, and in the search for the meaning
of illness, it is necessary to study the whole
child—as a being of body, soul, and spirit.
The authors base their theory and practice on seventeen years of experience in the
children’s outpatient department of the Herdecke Hospital in Germany, based on anthroposophical medical practice. The first section
covers childhood illnesses and home nursing.
Part two looks at the healthy development of
children and how to create the ideal conditions for them. The authors examine issues of
raising and educating children, and how these
affect later life. This is an extremely practical book, with examples of conflict and crisis
and possible solutions. This new edition also
includes a list of medical and health practices
in North America, Southern Africa, Australia,
and New Zealand.
T
HIS ACCLAIMED
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ISCADOR
Mistletoe and Cancer Therapy
CHRISTINE MURPHY, EDITOR
ECENTLY, THE
plant-
R based cancer therapy
Iscador has been gaining
increased media attention. Nevertheless, Iscador
has been known for its
therapeutic benefits for
more than eighty years. As
early as 1917, Steiner suggested treating cancer with
injections of mistletoe
extract. This was taken up and put to clinical use by Dr. Ita Wegman, who founded the
Lukas clinic and developed Iscador.
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Christine Murphy gathers the work of
doctors and clinicians who have been using
Iscador. Dr. Richard Wagner answers questions
his patients have asked about Iscador. Dr.
Thomas Schuerholz, a cancer specialist, offers
an overview of the terms, procedures, and
various approaches to cancer.
CHRISTINE MURPHY specializes in anthroposophically extended and homeopathic
medicines and therapies.
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BLESSED
BY ILLNESS
L. F. C. MEES
R.
M EES, author of
D Secrets of the Skeleton,
offers an alternative
approach to today’s “symptomatic medicine,” which
merely attempts to remove
the nuisance of disease
symptoms quickly. Instead,
illness may be seen as a
problem solver in life, and
the medical doctor can assist this function
through a new approach to therapy.
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an exploration
evolutionary laws that
govern their development.
Husemann applies musical principles as a method
of gaining insight into the
structure of the human
body and the forces that
work on it, seeking to use our experience
of music to explain the physiological and
anatomical relationships in the body and the
spiritual influences that determine physical
development.
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Edited by Andrew Maendl, M.D.
Steiner’s main
ideas on extending
H
conventional medicine by
ERE ARE
applying knowledge gained
through spiritual science.
Topics include true human
nature as a basis for medical practice; the science of
knowing; the mission of reverence; the four
temperaments; the bridge between universal
spirituality and the physical; the constellation of the supersensible bodies; the invisible
human within us: the pathology underlying
therapy; cancer and mistletoe, and aspects of
psychiatry; case history questions: diagnosis
and therapy; anthroposophic medicine in practice: and three case histories.
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A SLICE
OF
LIFE
A Personal Story of Healing through
Cancer
author
was diagnosed with
W
breast cancer, she assessed
HEN THE
ARMIN HUSEMANN, M.D.
HIS IS
MEDICINE
LEE STURGEON-DAY
THE HARMONY OF THE HUMAN
BODY
Musical Principles in Human Physiology
Tof the cosmic origins
of human beings and the
256 PAGES
her options—from surgery to complementary
medicine—and chose
anthroposophic medicine.
Working with doctors and
healers through a range of
therapies and treatments, she found that she
was called on to begin changing much of her
personality. Three years later, she was shown to
be completely clear. In this account, she writes
vividly of her experience.
LEE STURGEON-DAY has also been involved
in teaching, counseling, writing food guides,
managing a London coffee house, farming,
and flame throwing in a circus. She lives in
Arizona and works in adult education.
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FOODWISE
HOME REMEDIES
Understanding What We Eat &
How It Affects Us
Herbal & Homeopathic Treatments
for Use at Home
WENDY E. COOK
Otto Wolff
HIS IS a book to turn
to for practical advice
on how to deal with health
problems by using natural
methods. In direct language,
it describes herbal and
homeopathic remedies and
shows how they can be used
in your home.
Conventional drugs are plentiful — from
painkillers to laxatives — and it is sometimes
necessary to use these to relieve symptoms. Dr.
Wolff, however, suggests treatment methods
that resolve illnesses rather than suppressing
the symptoms. These kinds of treatments activate the whole body and its inherent powers of
healing.
You will find sections on asthma, fever, skin
conditions, migraine, arthritis, and diabetes.
Also included are suggestions for stocking
your medicine chest, along with a convenient
index that helps you quickly research specific
ailments. Home Remedies helps you take an
active role in your own health and well being.
her per-
spectives on human
Cevolution
related to food,
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the importance of agricultural methods, grasses
and grains, human digestion, and vegetarianism.
She analyses the building blocks of nutrition,
looking at nutrition, including carbohydrates,
minerals, fats and oils, dairy, herbs and spices,
salt and sweeteners, stimulants, legumes, the
nightshade, bread, water, and dietary supplements. She ends with tips on cooking, planning menus, children’s food, sharing meals, and
some mouth-watering recipes.
Wendy E. Cook is also the author of The
Biodynamic Food & Cookbook.
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THE VACCINATION DILEMMA
CHRISTINE MURPHY
five are
C likely to receive thirtyseven doses of eleven difHILDREN UNDER
ferent vaccines, yet few parents understand the risks
that some vaccines present.
A growing body of research
links immunization with
autism, seizures, asthma,
arthritis, Crohn’s disease,
and even hyperactivity and learning disabilities;
yet we continue to use vaccination as “insurance,” even against diseases that no longer pose
a significant threat.
This book clearly describes the immune system, how it works, and the state of scientific
knowledge on the subject. It offers suggestions
and resources for parents whose children are
sick, whether from a common childhood illness or from a vaccination. It makes a case for
the alternate view of disease that it allows us
to develop physically and spiritually and to
fulfill our chosen destiny.
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MEDICINE
FOR THE
WHOLE PERSON
A Guide to Anthroposophical Treatment
DR. GEOFFREY DOUCH
overview
Tis a useful resource that
describes the main theraHIS CONCISE
pies of anthroposophically
extended medical therapy,
including rhythmic massage, hydrotherapy, sculpture
therapy, and therapeutic
speech. It also includes a list of common conditions and suggested remedies.
Dr. Geoffrey Douch is a general practitioner specializing in anthroposophic medicine.
He has worked part-time at the Raphael
Centre, an anthroposophical clinic, as well as
maintaining a practice in Sussex. His special
interests are cancer treatment and pediatrics.
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MEDICINE, MYTHOLOGY &
SPIRITUALITY
Recollecting the Past
and Willing the Future
RALPH TWENTYMAN
discussion of
Ithe art of healing, the
author places the problems
N HIS
of modern medicine in
the context of the evolution of consciousness and
the modern crisis of selfhood and community. He
relates this to today’s tragically common experience of loneliness in relation to the experience of individuality. In contrast, he points to
the dawning vision of humankind as a “true
being” itself — a living organism. The illnesses
that characterize our time are looked at within
the context of these birth pangs of a new era
of evolution and consciousness.
Ralph Twentyman trained at Cambridge
and University College Hospital and later
served in the RAF medical service in Habbaniya, Iraq. Later he trained in homeopathy at
the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital and
was appointed to the staff as consultant physician. There he introduced the mistletoe treatment of cancer as suggested by Rudolf Steiner
and considered anthroposophic methods as a
valid extension of Hahnemann’s homeopathic
approach. Twentyman edited the British Homeopathic Journal for twenty-one years and has
lectured extensively.
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NUTRITION
RUDOLF HAUSCHKA
R.
H AUSCHKA consid-
D ers one of the most
neglected aspects of nutri-
tion—food quality. He
relates his findings to a
historical survey of food
cultivation, preparation,
and preservation, and to
the question of the chemically treated foods.
Also included are concise dietary suggestions
by Dr. Margarethe Hauschka.
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THE SCIENCE
AND
ART
OF
HEALING
RALPH TWENTYMAN
the devel-
Popment of human consciousness toward “objecARALLEL TO
tivity,” Dr. Twentyman
reveals a changing pattern
of health and disease in
society. The prevalence of
diseases such as cancer,
Parkinson’s disease, and
AIDS seems to be part of
this history. By separating human beings from
the world of nature, medicine has reached a
dead end, since it fails to recognize wholeness.
Twentyman’s warm understanding of wholeness leads to the recognition of healing, in its
deepest sense, as a true art.
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AN OCCULT PHYSIOLOGY
RUDOLF STEINER
upsurge of
interest in complementary therapies and treatments, medical researchers
are gradually being pressured to reassess and expand
their knowledge of the
structure and organization
of the human body. Despite
advances in modern technology, there are vast areas of human physiological activity that are related to spiritual
forces and beings, and thus remain undetectable to conventional scientific observation.
In these revealing lectures, Steiner concentrates on the relationship between those forces
and the human physical organs. In particular,
he discusses the organs that make up our
digestive and respiratory systems; the significance of “warmth” in the function of the
blood and its effects on the I, or Ego; and the
evolutionary process implicit in the formation
of the spinal column and brain. He deals with
all of this in a scientific way that will appeal
equally to doctors and therapists, as well as
students of Steiner’s spiritual science. These
talks—long out of print—are also remarkably
accessible to the general reader.
G
IVEN THE
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THE NATURE
OF
SUBSTANCE
RUDOLF HAUSCHKA
Interviews with Seven People with AIDS
view
of conventional science
Tasserts
that matter is solely
HE REDUCTIONIST
physical. Dr. Hauschka
shows the limitations of
that view and points to
new research that indicates the primal nature of
spirit. This is the result of
decades of experimentation
that led to radical conclusions suggesting new
directions for science. Topics include plants,
animals, oils, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins,
minerals, metals, carbon, oxygen, poisons, high
dilutions, and much more.
Dr. Rudolf Hauschka was asked by Dr. Ita
Wegmann to research and study the rhythms
in nature at her institute in Arlesheim, Switzerland. After many attempts and a new
understanding of the processes in the plant
world, he produced a plant extract from rhythmized rose water, which could be kept stable
for more than thirty years. Today WALA, a
manufacturer of anthroposophical medicines
and skin-care products, is based on Hauschka’s
discoveries.
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SPIRIT HEALING
BOB WOODWARD
work of
renowned healers such
Tas Harry
Edwards, “spiriHROUGH THE
WHY ME?
tual healing” is increasingly
recognized as valid for a
wide variety of physical
ailments.Woodward has
practiced spiritual healing
and has extensive experience in the therapeutic and
medical approach pioneered by Rudolf Steiner.
In this clear, revealing account, Woodward
examines various forms of healing, the role of
healers, and the indications that Steiner provided for a deeper understanding of the spiritual world and our relationship with it through
this form of healing.
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MARGJE KOSTER
living with
themSselvesAIDSandtalktheirabout
lives. They
EVEN PEOPLE
tell the dramatic stories of
what happened to them
and how they learned to
cope with having to live
face to face with death.
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WATER, ELECTRICITY & HEALTH
Protecting Yourself from Electrostress
at Home and Work
ALAN HALL
pervasive. We are
E
surrounded by webs of
LECTROSTRESS IS
electric wiring, power
lines, transformers, all
generating electromagnetic
fields. Symptoms range
from fatigue, tension, and
poor resilience to insomnia, poor immunity, and
serious illnesses. Physicist
Alan Hall researched how water transmits
electrostress. This is his fascinating journey of
discovery into the nature of water as the bearer
of life and a carrier of death. His discovery of
biodynamic fields is applied to countering the
harmful effects of electromagnetic fields.
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COOKERY BOOK FOR PATIENTS
WITH CANCER OR PRECANCEROUS
CONDITIONS
From the Lukas Clinic
NTERESTING , ENJOYABLE , and healing vegetarian recipes from the Lukas Klinik in
Arlesheim, Switzerland.
I
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Biographical Issues
CRISIS POINTS
Working through Personal Problems
JULIAN SLEIGH
counselor, Julian
Sleigh has helped many
A
people through crises. He
SA
has distilled his years of
experience into a process
of twelve steps that help to
resolve difficult situations.
The steps allow a person
to face the facts of life and
perceive the feelings and emotions that come
from destiny.
Julian Sleigh is a priest and counselor
working in South Africa. He is also the author
of Friends and Lovers and Thirteen to Nineteen, a
book for parents with teenagers.
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FRIENDS
AND
LOVERS
Working through Relationships
JULIAN SLEIGH
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IN SEARCH
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FROM STRESS
TO
SERENITY
Gaining Strength in the Trials of Life
ANGUS JENKINSON
practical exerJcises,advice,
and insights from
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RIENDSHIP, LOVE ,
marriage, and divorce — from
rapture to rupture” — are
all explored against the
background of modern
Western culture, where many
men and women, social
and sexual roles, are being
defined amid much confusion. Friendship is a phenomenon, deserving
our reverence and awe. It is a gift that each one
of us can nurture; it does not just happen. It
is precious.
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women left alone in old
age, travellers and creative
solitaries. Their stories
reveal how each creates
her own version of home,
which may bear little
resemblance to tradition
but allows a path toward
emotional and moral maturity.
Noragh Jones leads workshops on women’s
spirituality. She has for many years taught
courses in the Department of Continuing
Education, University of Wales, Aberystwyth,
on women and religion, Celtic spirituality,
and the social history of home. She is also the
author of Power of Raven, Wisdom of Serpent:
Celtic Women’s Spirituality (Lindisfarne Books).
OF
HOME
Women Working, Caring, Sharing
NORAGH JONES
“home” mean for women of
today? We frequently hear the call to
W
revive and strengthen the nuclear family as the
HAT DOES
foundation of society, but “traditional” values
may not fit the realities of modern life, and,
for many women today, “home” has negative
associations .
Noragh Jones tells of women living through
serial relationships, single parents, lesbian
couples, divorced and separated individuals,
many traditions and diverse
sources. The result is an
enlightening workbook and
a thought-provoking analysis of the roots of stress
and its meaning for our
personal and spiritual development.
Angus Jenkinson is a professor of integrated marketing and chairman of Stepping
Stones Consultancy.
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PHASES
The Spiritual Rhythms in Adult Life
BERNARD LIEVEGOED
bestseller
each phase
Tof lifedescribes
— adolescence, the
HIS CLASSIC
twenties, thirties, forties,
and beyond — and looks
at the inner qualities and
challenges that arise with
each stage. Lievegoed asserts
that typical biological and
psychological explanations of the human being
are often incomplete. When the inner self, or
“I,” of each person is recognized and acknowl-
edged, the peculiarities of one’s particular life
path and its challenges take on new meaning.
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Development, Crises, and Illnesses of the
Soul
RUDOLF TREICHLER
discusses
Tpersonal growth
through the phases of
HE AUTHOR
human life, giving a profound picture of both
child and adult development. He explores the
developmental disorders of
soul life, including addiction, neurosis, psychosis, midlife issues, hysteria, anorexia, schizophrenia, depression, mania,
and more. Disorders are explored from a developmental and therapeutic viewpoint, as questions that may challenge individual growth.
Rudolf Treichler studied medicine, with
a dissertation on Friedrich Hölderlin’s mental
condition in relation to his poetry. A psychiatrist and neurologist, Dr. Treichler worked at
the Friedrich Husemann Clinic as a consultant
and gave courses.
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Women’s Development Workbook
LIZ WILLIS & JENNY DAISLEY
is
packed with ideas,
Texercises,
and examples
HIS WORKBOOK
that help the reader work
alone or with others. It
is practical and filled
with positive thinking and good humor.
Readers report exciting
life changes including
promotions, solving
difficult relationships, regaining a healthy lifestyle, being more assertive, and generally feeling greater self-confidence and independence.
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Soul & Spirit
THE MEANING
OF
LOVE
VLADIMIR SOLOVYOV
HAT IS the meaning
of love’s intense emotion? Solovyov points to the
spark of divinity that we
see in another human being
and shows how this “living
ideal of Divine love, antecedent to our love, contains
in itself the secret of the idealization of our
love.”
According to Solovyov, love between men
and women has a key role to play in the mystical transfiguration of the world. Love, which
allows one person to find unconditional completion in another, becomes an evolutionary
strategy for overcoming cosmic disintegration.
Vladimir Solovyov (1853–1900), one of the
greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, was the founder of a tradition of Russian
spirituality that brought together philosophy,
mysticism, and theology with a powerful social
message. A close friend of Dostoevsky, a Platonist, and a gnostic visionary, Solovyov was a
prophet, having been granted three visions of
Sophia, Divine Wisdom. He was also a poet
and a profoundly Christian metaphysicist.
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A Guide to Conscious Soul Practice
ROBERT SARDELLO
“Spiritual psychology is an
active practice. It develops
embodied, conscious soul life
to make that life open and
receptive to the spiritual realms.
This is done as an act of
loving ourselves, others, and
the world. . . . Psychology . . .
is more than the study of the
human soul. It is not possible to
make such a study without the student undergoing inner
changes in the process. Psychology, since it is we who
study it, necessarily requires that the psyche be utilized
to study the psyche. It therefore belongs inherently to
the realm of practice. It is not a theory wandering
around seeking application. We must do our psychology
rather than theorize about the soul. And the doing of
psychology is the doing of love — consciously, actively,
and for the sake of others and the world. If you enter
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into the interior of these words, your soul will awaken,
and begin to move in this direction. It follows, too, that
this is not only a book about psychology, it is also the
very speech of psyche itself.” — Robert Sardello
This is a revised edition of Love and the Soul.
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THE ANTHROPOSOPHICAL
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOUL
WILLEM ZEYLMANS VAN EMMICHOVEN
HE SELF-AWARE
human soul participates in
worlds: external and internal. It mediTatestwobetween
these two worlds, and a dynamic
stream continually moves through the soul
in polarities of love and hate, joy and sorrow, pleasure and displeasure, and so on. The
author examines these and other psychological
processes in the light of Anthroposophy.
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LIFTING THE VEIL
MENTAL ILLNESS
WILLIAM BENTO
views on
Rudolf Steiner’s work,
B
William Bento looks at
the human body, soul, and
spirit and the effects of
the physical and spiritual
environment. He considers
the effects of Sun, planets,
and stars in relation to soul
disturbances such as mania,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression. Ultimately, his views are
grounded in the human center, the heart, and
its relationship to the being of Christ, Logos.
William R. Bento uses a synthesis of mainstream psychology, sociology, and spiritual
science. He lectures and writes and is working
toward a Ph.D.
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Understanding Children Who Set Us
Special Tasks and Challenges
GEORG KÜHLEWIND
years, much
has been written about
I“gifted”
children with
N RECENT
special abilities, sometimes
called “indigo” or “crystal”
children. It is said that they
are coming to Earth to help
humanity evolve. Based on
his research, Kühlewind
confirms that this is one of the most important events of our age. In this bestseller, he
takes us consciously and scientifically into
the realm from which we all enter the world
as babies “trailing clouds of glory.” We all
possess the tools he describes for taking this
path: our thoughts, our heart forces, and our
willpower. By using these faculties with full
attention — by focusing our attentiveness and
eliminating everything else — we can enter the
realm of the spirit where the prevailing laws
are different from those on Earth. The author
helps us by closing each chapter with themes
for contemplation and meditation.
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An Approach to
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ASING HIS
STAR CHILDREN
MAN
ON THE
THRESHOLD
The Challenge of Inner Development
Bernard Lievegoed
NSTEAD OF voyages of
discovery to unknown
continents, exploration
today is taking place on
inner frontiers. It may be
overpowering, as in the
case of psychological disturbances and mental illness, or it may be enlightening and positive.
This is an indispensable roadmap for the
inner journey, offering guidelines for therapists and everyone on the inner path. Lievegoed describes ancient and alternative paths;
the human double; and physiological and
psychological factors in our relationship to
Earth, Sun, Moon, and planets, along with
their medical and social implications.
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A PSYCHOLOGY OF
BODY, SOUL & SPIRIT
UNDERSTAND YOUR TEMPERAMENT!
THE SPEECH
A Guide to the Four Temperaments
Anthroposophy, Psychosophy,
Pneumatosophy
GILBERT CHILDS
A Journey toward Speaking
that Heals and Transforms
RUDOLF STEINER
12 lectures, 1909–1911 (CW 115)
Introduction by Robert Sardello
are really
three lecture courses, each
observing the human being
from a different perspective.
The first four offer a precise
understanding of the human
soul in relation to the senses and the subtle
processes that form the human body. The next
four focus on what we can know of the human
soul based only on direct observation. The
concluding lectures portray the relationship of
soul to spirit, showing how to awaken individual spirit life and how to distinguish between
illusory and genuine spiritual experience.
Previous edition: Wisdom of Man, of the Soul,
and of the Spirit.
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HESE TALKS
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OUR TWELVE SENSES
R.
CHILDS offers a
refreshing treatment of
D
the ancient doctrine of the
four temperaments — the
choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, and melancholic
types. He shows how to recognize the temperaments in
ourselves and in others, and
how we can understand their
function in human behavior.
He investigates in depth the origins and manifestations of the temperaments in both their
psychological and physiological aspects.
Included are fascinating discussions of the
relationships between adults of various temperaments and matters of compatibility in
partnership, family, and workplace situations.
The author also includes a section dealing
with the temperaments of children, with helpful advice on how to help them in relation to
attributes and behavior.
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Wellsprings of the Soul
CHILDREN & THEIR TEMPERAMENTS
ALBERT SOESMAN
MARIEKE ANSCÜUTZ
nourish life,
but overstimulation can
O
harm healthy sensory expeUR SENSES
riences. Soesman explores
the twelve senses: touch,
life, self-movement, balance, smell, taste, vision,
temperature, hearing, language, concept, and the I.
He discusses their development, expression, and functions in relation to
physical, soul, and social groups and shows the
polarities of “inner” and “outer” senses. He
also relates each of the senses to a sign of the
zodiac. The author’s imaginative approach to
the senses makes this an accessible study guide
for teachers, doctors, therapists, counselors,
psychologists, and scientists — indeed, anyone
who wants a better understanding of human
perception.
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OUR FUNDAMENTAL
types, or temperaments,
belong to the human personality, each of which
has a different personal
need and means of relating
socially. Through working
with children, the author
offers a guide to children’s
temperaments and their
role in the development of
character, health, and personality. She includes
illustrations from home and Waldorf classrooms. She also discusses how these ideas may
be used to manage, and relate to, groups and
individuals.
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OF THE
GRAIL
LINDA SUSSMAN
SUSSMAN, a
storyteller and cerLemonialist,
explores ways
INDA
of speaking in a way that
heals and transforms
both ourselves and those
around us. Using Parzifal,
Wolfram von Eschenbach’s
epic story of the Grail, she
describes a path to healing speech—to truth in word and action. She
retells the story and allows readers to inwardly
reproduce the imagery of the text. She shows
that it is a path to recovering the right relationship to our imperfections—a path on
which male and female aspects work together
to overcome evil.
LINDA SUSSMAN, after training as a
psychotherapist, completed a doctorate in
Spiritual Psychology and Oral Tradition at the
Union Institute. She teaches storytelling and
mythology.
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BEYOND
THE
FOREST
The Story of Parsifal and the Grail
Kelvin Hall
RE WE not all Parsifal if we look deeply
enough? The Grail
story represents the archetypal search for wholeness,
leading through courage
and surrender, from forgetting to love and redemption. Along the way, we are
hindered by fear, confusion, and loss. Eventually,
we begin to trust our own
hearts as we accept the wisdom of others.
Beyond the Forest brings new life to this beloved
fable. Storyteller Kelvin Hall’s retelling of
this Grail story shows us that by engaging the
suffering of others, we acknowledge and heal
our own. This brings forth the possibility for
transformation and renewal.
A
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AMERICA’S GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY
JESAIAH (YESHAYAHU) BEN-AHARON
reminds us of the founding
of the United States and the obligaTtionsvision
inherent in the ideals set forth in the
HE AUTHOR
Declaration of Independence. In a summary
of today’s global, social, and economic conditions, Ben-Aharon describes
the dire consequences of
ignoring those obligations and explains how
a threefold concept of
society, first described by
Rudolf Steiner, can end
the destructive effects of
globalization and introduce
progressive social structures. This begins with the
full actualization of the individual, a process
that America is karmically destined to foster.
The author shows how an understanding of
America’s role in the development of global
civil society can help achieve cultural and spiritual freedom, political equality and economic
cooperation in the world.
YESAIAH (YESHAYAHU) BEN-AHARON was
born in Israel in 1955. He cofounded Harduf,
an anthroposophical kibbutz in Israel. He
writes on artistic, scientific, and contemporary
issues in Israeli newspapers, and is the author
of several books.
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CONFRONTING CONFLICT
A First-Aid Kit for Handling Conflict
FRIEDRICH GLASL
examples, exercises, theory, and
techniques to analyze all kinds of conflict;
to understand how temperaments affect conflicts; to reduce conflict by changing behavior,
attitudes, and perceptions;
and to practice considerate
means of confrontation.
The author presents the
tools to analyze the symptoms, types, and causes
of many types of conflict;
understand how temperaments affect conflicts and
what you can do; acknowledge when conflict occurs, understand how it
escalates, and learn how to reduce conflict by
changing behavior, attitudes, and perceptions;
practice developing considerate means of con-
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frontation by seizing “golden moments” and
strengthening empathy; and much more.
DR. FRIEDRICH GLASL is a recognized
authority on methods of conflict resolution.
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THE ENTERPRISE
OF THE
FUTURE
FRIEDRICH GLASL
moral intuition in leader-
ship and organizational development, and
G
describes how companies grow through the
pioneer, differentiated, integrated, and associative phases of development. A map of tomorrow’s company helps leaders develop a practical awareness of how to work with a variety of
stakeholders in the value-creating stream. This
leads to an associative economy formed from
“shared destiny” relationships with customers,
suppliers, staff, shareholders, the community,
and the Earth.
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THE ESOTERIC ASPECT
THE SOCIAL QUESTION
OF
The Individual and Society
RUDOLF STEINER
4 lectures, Feb. 4–Mar 9, 1919 (CW 193)
increase
Tin destructive, antisocial behavior has focused
HE GENERAL
greater attention on social
issues, while effective solutions remain elusive. Steiner
presents his inner, esoteric
perspective on social concerns and original ways
of organizing society and
dealing with social issues.
Includes a previously unpublished lecture.
Previous translation: The Inner Aspect of the
Social Question.
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A
SOCIAL ART
Creating a Home for Body, Soul & Spirit
VERONIKA VAN DUIN
economic
today affect
Sthepressures
traditional role of
OCIAL AND
How Companies Develop
LASL EXPLORES
HOMEMAKING AS
homemaking. Emphasis
has been placed on the
working world, and many
struggle to fulfill several
roles. Taking a spiritual
perspective inspired by
Rudolf Steiner, the author
suggests that homemaking needs to be undertaken consciously as an honored and valued
area of work — as nothing less than a “social
art.”
The author does not claim a blueprint for
perfect homemaking, but offers principles and
observations and addresses the significance of
rhythm, relationships, artistic environment,
caring, and inner development.
VERONIKA VAN DUIN lives with young children with special needs and leads seminars and
workshops for homemakers.
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THE CHALLENGE
OF THE
TIMES
RUDOLF STEINER
6 lectures, Dornach, Nov.–Dec. 1918 (CW 186)
lectures, given
after the endIingjustof days
World War I, Steiner
N THESE
describes developments in
mechanics, politics, and the
economy, as well as new
capacities and methods in
both the East and the West.
He reveals their fruitful
potential, but also the dangers of their abuse. He also discusses social
and antisocial instincts, specters of the Old
Testament in modern nationalism, and the
innate capacities of various nations.
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SPEAKING, LISTENING,
UNDERSTANDING
The Art of Creating
Conscious Conversation
HEINZ ZIMMERMANN
“This book results from many
year’s experience in a ‘selfadministered’ Waldorf school.
During those years, I watched
the decision-making process
unfold through innumerable
conversations and committee meetings. It is my hope that
this short text can serve as an aid for those seeking to
increase their conversational ability. Only suchincreased
competence will enable us to raise the human interaction
taking place in any conversation to a higher level.”
—Heinz Zimmermann
Such group activity depends upon the ability
of human beings to work together consciously
in language.
Speaking, Listening, Understanding is about
group conversations, especially those intended
to arrive at decisions and/or insights. Various
types of conversations are described. In the
process, we learn how individual participants,
context, and mood can affect the overall process, Exercises, both group and individual, are
provided for different kinds of conversations.
Rather than the dynamics of group psychology, however, the author starts from the artistic aspects of conversation: namely, language
and consciousness. Using examples and anectdotes drawn from many years of work with
groups, Zimmermann shows in a straightforward way what can go wrong and why. Then,
through a step-by-step articulation of the
processes involved in conversation — speaking,
listening, and understanding — he shows what
kinds of awareness an practices can strengthen
the group processes that facilitate creative conversation.
This is a valuable resource for any group or
cummunity, and it is directed especially toward
Waldorf school communities.
Heinz Zimmermann has worked — mostly
in artistic ways — with language in Waldorf
education and in lectures and workshops. He
makes us more conscious of the various ways
we use and understand language.
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FEMALE
SOCIAL
AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Developing Human Empathy
BARUCH LUKE URIELI
RUDOLF STEINER
mythology and the JudaeoChristian tradition in terms
of the the sexes and gender
issues in contemporary
Western culture. He develops the theme of “empathy”
as a guide for male-female
relationships, based on
mutual recognition, acceptance, and dependence. Through empathy it becomes possible
for individuals and couples to perceive their
true destiny and bring new order into this area
of human and world evolution.
Edited by Stephen Usher
U
RIELI EXAMINES
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activity, whatever the size of
A the community — whether in business, the
family, schools, or politics — is group activity.
LL HUMAN
MALE
THE RENEWAL OF THE SOCIAL
ORGANISM
RUDOLF STEINER
26 essays, written 1919–1920 (CW 24)
ULTURE , POLITICS ,
and economics are the
three core activities of society, whose health
depends on their harmonious interaction.
According to Steiner, this requires a threefold
social order, in which each can become autonomous enough to manifest its essential nature.
These essays cover a range of issues with special attention to money, the division of labor,
human motivation, and education.
C
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MYSTERY STREAMS
IN
EUROPE
and the New Mysteries
BERNARD LIEVEGOED
is intended for people wish-
ing to deepen their relationship to the
TAnthroposophical
Society and the School of
HIS BOOK
Spiritual Science founded by Rudolf Steiner
in 1923. It shows how the four great mystery
streams have worked in the past and how
Steiner attempted to join these four together
to create the new mysteries at the Christmas
Foundation Meeting.
in the
“Pocket Library of
TSpiritual
Wisdom Series”
HIS VOLUME
collects Rudolf Steiner’s
ideas for social and political renewal. Topics include:
psychological cognition;
the social question; the
social question and theosophy; Memoranda of 1917; the metamorphosis
of intelligence; culture, law, and economy; and
Central Europe between East and West.
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HUMAN ENCOUNTERS
AND
KARMA
ATHYS FLORIDE
book
develops a path of
Tcommunity
and shows
HIS MARVELOUS
how we can begin to
make our everyday lives
more sacred by becoming
more aware of the past
and future karma in our
relationships. Beginning
with the moment before
the encounter, the author
shows how we can enter a process which parallels that of the Mass: annunciation, sacrifice,
transubstantiation, and communion. Drawing
on Steiner’s many ideas on karma, Floride
shows us this social ritual as a profoundly spiritual path, one perhaps closer to us than any
other. The second half of the book deals with
this process by encountering a poet through
his work. Taking Victor Hugo as his example,
Floride shows how profound such a meeting
can be.
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SOCIAL ISSUES
VISION
Meditative Thinking &
the Threefold Social Order
Working with Soul & Spirit
in Small Organizations
RUDOLF STEINER
CHRISTOPHER SCHAEFER & TŸNO VOORS
Introduction by Gary Lamb
5 lectures, January 5, 1920–March 18, 1920 (CW 334)
been active for years in
Scommunity
and organization
STEINER shows
that today’s politiR
cal, economic, and social
UDOLF
problems are symptoms
of our faulty thinking.
His convincing analysis of
economic crises, unemployment, and political uprisings
unmasks such problems
as signs of our desperate
need for new thinking. In a very accessible
way, Steiner describes how spiritual science
and the kind of thinking it fosters can lead to
a renewal of society and to true freedom for
individuals.
In view of the current condition of our
economy and the seeming chaos of international politics, Steiner’s insights come as a
fresh breeze that awakens us to responsibility
and renewed hope. In passionate, lucid language, Steiner presents his vision of the threefold social order, a system based on free will
and spiritual insight.
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TRANSFORMING PEOPLE
& ORGANIZATIONS
The Seven Steps of Spiritual Development
MARGARETE VAN DEN BRINK
VERYONE , THE
author
tells us, experiences
E
the archetypal process of
development. She shows
that the process of growth
through the seven phases
is essentially a process of
spiritual development.
Van den Brink’s approach
offers a refreshing, new, and
dynamic way forward in contrast to the rationalistic methods of most mainstream consultants and personal development.
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CHAEFER AND
A VISION
Voors have
development. They created
this guide for those interested in grassroots development of social, service, or
educational organizations.
The three parts — historical
and organizational perspectives; the how-to of developing and building small organizations; and
opportunities for the future—form a complete
guide to carrying out small-scale projects
from inception to organization and long-term
growth.
Christopher Schaefer, ph.d. is on the
faculty of Sunbridge College and director
of their Waldorf School Administration and
Community Development Program. He is also
codirector of the Center for Organization and
Community Development.
TŸNO VOORS is lecturer at the Centre for
Social Development at Emerson College.
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RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Andrew Welburn
tends to symbolize
A
a time to stop, reassess,
NEW MILLENNIUM
and question the direction
of individuals and society—a time to reexamine
philosophies and values.
This collection of excerpts
from Steiner’s books and
lectures provides an excellent introduction to his
millennial vision. It includes commentary on
the significance of the coming transformation
of all areas of life, the importance of “spiritual ecology,” the transfiguration of Earth, and
the roles of spirit beings today.
ANDREW WELBURN, PH.D. has been a Fellow
of the Warburg Institute, the University of
London, and New College, Oxford, where he
currently teaches. He has written and edited
several books.
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John Macmurray on Self and Society
PHILIP CONFORD
Rethinking the Basis of Society
RUDOLF STEINER
first published in 1919, remains
Thighly relevant to social problems today.
Steiner’s social thinking is not based on theory,
but on his deep perception of the archetypal
spirit of society. He suggests that society has
three distinct realms—its economy, its political structure, and its culture. Whereas society
is a unity, the autonomy of these three areas
must be respected before social problems can
be resolved. The economy calls for fraternity,
the political system requires equality, and true
culture must be characterized by liberty. These
ideals of the French Revolution, he suggests,
will manifest only when our social thinking is
in keeping with the spiritual reality.
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MILLENNIUM
THE PERSONAL WORLD
TOWARDS SOCIAL RENEWAL
HIS BOOK ,
FOR THE
Modern Spirituality and Cultural Renewal
M ACMURRAY ’S philosophy has had an
important influence on political thought,
Jethics,
and education, as well as theology and
OHN
psychology. His aims were radical, ambitious,
and challenging — to take a new look at the
tradition of Western philosophy and question
both its origin and its inheritance. He warned
against the political, social, and religious dangers of outdated thinking and metaphors.
According to Macmurray, Western thought
has remained trapped in conventions that no
longer hold any real meaning. He argues that
we must begin with the living reality of being
a human being in the world, maintaining that
the self exists through action and mutuality,
and not in isolation as a mere observer.
This selection from his writings, with an
introduction and commentary, reveals the work
of this great thinker in all its clarity, depth,
and inspirational quality.
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Biography
Biography
THE BUILDERS
OF
CAMPHILL
scientific research. His analysis delves into the
occult significance of the individual incarnated
as Kaspar Hauser.
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Lives and Destinies of the Founders
FRIEDWART BOCK
1939, a small group of
young Austrian refugees,
Itogether
with Dr. Karl
N
König, formed a community
to help children with special needs. From this small
beginning the Camphill
Movement developed. This
is the story of Camphill’s
eleven intrepid founders,
documenting how those pioneers and others
came together to form a network that today
includes more than a hundred homes, schools,
and villages. More than 100 photographs.
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EVELYN FRANCIS CAPEL
A Celebration of a Pioneering Spirit
VARIOUS AUTHORS
a collection of moving tributes to
Tthe inspirational work of Evelyn Capel,
the first British woman to become a priest in
HIS IS
the Christian Community, a movement for
Christian renewal. She was loved for her many
books, lively lectures, workshops, and dedicated work as a counselor.
Includes recollections from students and a
section on the sacraments.
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WILLEM ZEYLMANS VAN EMMICHOVEN
MARIE STEINER
An Inspiration for Anthroposophy, a
Biography
Her Place in World Karma
EMANUEL ZEYLMANS
MSteiner’s wife and close
colleague, contributed
EMMICHOVEN
was a major pioneer
of Anthroposophy. His
son tells the story of his
remarkable life, examining
the spiritual conflicts he
faced, his life during World
War II, and his innovative
work in various fields. The
author brings to life an exciting and difficult
time in the development of new spiritual ideas.
Illustrated.
EMANUEL ZEYLMANS, a priest in the Christian Community, helped found the Dutch
journal Jonas. His writings include a biography
of Ita Wegman.
V
AN
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The Struggle for the Spirit
PETER TRADOWSKY
work, Tradowsky
addresses the mysteries surrounding Kaspar
Hauser’s life, using spiritual
I
N THIS
HANS PETER VAN MANEN
ARIE
STEINER, Rudolf
to the development of
Anthroposophy, particularly
in her work to renew the
performing arts. Van Manen
presents Marie Steiner’s
karmic past and links her
to a well-known individual connected with
Aristotle.
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ETERNAL INDIVIDUALITY
Towards a Karmic Biography of Novalis
SIR GEORGE TREVELYAN
And the New Spiritual Awakening
FRANCES FARRER
a modern pioneer of alter-
values, exploring beliefs in angels,
Tthenative
calming effects of crystals and the power
REVELYAN WAS
of ley lines, along with organic farming and
communal living. He established a trust to
promote spiritual education and, in 1982,
was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for
his contribution to healing the planet. He
encouraged a synthesis between science and
spirituality and taught extensively, inspiring
communities, universities, and spiritual groups
around the world. He died at the age of ninety
in 1996.
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VALENTIN TOMBERG &
ANTHROPOSOPHY
A Problematic Relationship
years,
Valentin Tomberg
Fstrongly
advocated Rudolf
OR MANY
Steiner’s Anthroposophy.
Prokofieff offers startling new research and
presents a hypothesis
that Tomberg’s followers
are misguided. His key
evidence is a letter (reproduced in the book)
written by Tomberg in 1970. The author tries
to show the extent of Tomberg’s condemnation and dismissal of Steiner and spiritual
science.
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THE CASE
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VALENTIN TOMBERG
Anthroposophy or Jesuitism?
develops and expands on
Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual research, leading to a more comprehensive understanding
of Novalis and his crucial future mission for
humanity.
Prokofieff offers his views on a controW
versial debate.
T
HE AUTHOR
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Spiritual Fiction
THE DAWNWATCHERS
LEGEND
THE PARCHMENT
A Novel of the Twenty-First Century
A Novel
A Novel
HIRAM A. BINGHAM
BARRY MAHER
GERALD T. MCLAUGHLIN
2004 at the dawn
of the new millennium,
this dramatic alternative
fiction portrays the conflict
between a behavioristic,
one-world dictatorship
and a redemptive and
spiritually transforming
society of individuals, the
Dawnwatchers.
A romantic adventure, spanning three continents, The Dawnwatchers enacts an alternate
history that portrays the central questions of
our age: the meaning of freedom, the nature of
evil, the evolution of humanity and the nature
of the Second Coming.
After a devastating twentieth century, and
following the collapse of the existing social
order, the familiar ideas of secular humanism
and behavioral engineering are challenged by
the events now unfolding. New faculties, but
at the same time new dangers, are born for
humanity. In an age of rapid social change,
the characters of The Dawnwatchers are confronted by a variety of systems of knowledge
which attempt to explain and give direction
to their lives. At the heart of the novel is
Bingham’s concern for the human spirit amidst
an age in the throes of destruction and suppression.
HIRAM BINGHAM, originally
from Connecticut, is the son
of an American diplomat and a
graduate of Yale and Columbia
with degrees in literature and
law. He was strongly influenced
by Anthroposophy, and his evolving awareness
of Steiner’s philosophy helped form the basis
for The Dawnwatchers.
classic tells
the story of a future
city in the process of
devouring itself. A young
man and woman manage
to escape their rough lives
on the streets only to be
trapped between a parasitic government and
an insane, satanic underworld. To triumph, the
young woman must understand what cannot
be understood; the young man must become a
god. This post-apocalyptic novel convincingly
portrays self-discovery amid life’s hindrances
and limitations, out of time and out of place.
BARRY MAHER is a management, motivational, and sales keynote speaker. He is the
author of numerous books.
Iis hidden that will
threaten the very founda-
S
ET IN
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The Vision and Venture of Weaving
Many Lives
PIETRO ARCHIATI
of reincarnation and karma
A that encourages a new perspective.
FRESH VIEW
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T
HIS CULT
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NICAEA
A Book of Correspondences
MARTIN ROWE
Anatolian town of Nicaea
was the site of two
Ttransformative
events in
HE ANCIENT
Christian history — the
council of 325, which
formalized the central doctrines of Christian faith,
and the council of 787,
which sanctioned icons,
leading to an abundance of
Christian art. Using letters, meditations, Arabic folktales, a Sufi zhikr,
prayers and Turkish shadow puppet theater,
Nicaea explores faith and political power, individual conscience and collective responsibility,
art and truth, and the sacred and profane.
MARTIN ROWE is the
editor in chief of Lantern
Books and editor of The Way
of Compassion (1999) and the
founding editor of Satya: A
Magazine of Vegetarianism, Environmentalism, Animal Advocacy,
and Social Justice. He lives in New York City.
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N A . D.
70, a document
tions of the Church. In
time, it unleashes schemes
and intrigues that involve
the Vatican, the Templars, kings, and eventually
two twentieth-century professors, all wishing
to use it for their own purpose.
This is a dazzling story of two millennia
and the continuing battle between good and
evil. Ultimately, the author shines a light of
profound hope and faith into the darkest
recesses of the human soul and world events.
Gerald T. McLaughlin graduated from
law school and became an
associate in a prestigious law
firm. He is dean emeritus and
professor of law at Loyola
Law School in Los Angeles
and has written and lectured
extensively.
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ZANONI
A Rosicrucian Tale
SIR EDWARD BULWER-LYTTON
between head and heart
Tthat must be resolved through spiritual
initiation is played out during the French
HE CONFLICT
Revolution in this classic Rosicrucian account.
The seven parts of this novel indicate the sevenfold path of spiritual development behind
the story itself.
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BLACK EARTH
Towards a New Mystery Drama
CHRISTOPHER MARCUS
Steiner’s mystery dramas, Mar-
cus and his performers wrote this bold,
Ipowerful
drama of soul and spirit, based on
NSPIRED BY
technology, art, destiny, and metamorphosis.
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IMAGINATION’S MUSIC
LIVING
WITH THE
DEAD
Meditations for Maintaining a Connection
to Those Who Have Died
RUDOLF STEINER
Selected verses (CWs 40, 261, 267, 268)
BREATHING
THE
H
SPIRIT
Meditations for Times of Day &
Seasons of the Year
RUDOLF STEINER
Selected verses (CWs 40, 267, 268)
to the cycle of waking and
and the greater rhythms of birth
Vandsleeping,
death, gently reminding us of our origin
ERSES RELATE
consolation for the bereaved
through words of wisdom on death and
its deeper, spiritual meaning. Steiner stresses
the continuing links between the living and
the dead and shows how our thoughts can
help those who have departed earthly life.
Included are poems that express what those
who have died experience in their new existence.
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and goal. Steiner also focuses on the changing
seasons, earth’s cycle of sleeping and waking.
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FINDING
THE
THE HEART
RUDOLF STEINER
promote harmony and
healing and help renew a sense of place
in the cosmos. They show how to discover the
self by looking to the the cosmos and how to
know the world by looking into ourselves.
EDITATIONS THAT
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FOR
ADAM BITTLESTON
help us to
experience the rhythms of
waking and sleeping, the days
of the week, the seasons of
the year. Daily use of these
prayers makes us conscious of
how we stand continually in
world rhythms.
T
HESE PRAYERS
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PEACE
Rudolf Steiner
GREATER SELF
MEDITATIVE PRAYERS
OF
Meditations for Courage and Tranquillity
Meditations for Harmony and Healing
M
OPE AND
TODAY
aim to strengthen the heart
by warming and enlivening thinking, allowing for genuine peace of mind; by drawing
feeling into the dark depths of our will in
order to help develop courage; by nurturing
a real sense of peace within the heart and by
helping us to help others.
T
HESE VERSES
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PRAYERS FOR
PARENTS & CHILDREN
RUDOLF STEINER
for every
occasion of parenting.
IIncludes
prayers for mornNCLUDES VERSES
ing and evening and graces
for mealtimes. A lecture by
Steiner provides context and
insight into our greater cosmic relationships before birth, during life, and
after death.
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From Youth to Old Age
CHRISTY MACKAYE BARNES
begins with
of Christy’s
Tearlya selection
poems followed by
HIS BOOK
more recent, previously
unpublished poems.
Christy MacKaye
Barnes, during a visit with
Marie Steiner, received
a diploma for the art of
speech. Later, she played
a part in Rudolf Steiner’s
Portal of Initiation, directed by Hans Pusch. She
went on to become a Waldorf teacher and the
editor of Journal for Anthroposophy. She and her
husband Henry Barnes moved to Hillsdale,
New York, where they helped establish the
community in Harlemville. She died in 2002.
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HYMNS TO THE NIGHT/
SPIRITUAL SONGS
NOVALIS
Foreword by Sergei O. Prokofieff
describes Novalis’ spiriH
tual initiation at the grave
YMNS TO
the Night
of his beloved Sophie.
Spiritual Songs expresses his
profound new relationship
to the world and humanity
and to Christianity.
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SHARDS
FROM THE
HEART
A Spiritual Odyssey in 20th-Century
America
BERNARD GARBER
the great mysteries of
human life and shows how the purpose
G
of life culminates in freedom of action. This
ARBER EXPLORES
book grew out of study sessions over several
years in New York City.
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Arts & Literature
PRAYERS
AND
GRACES
MICHAEL JONES, EDITOR
includes
prayers for expectant
Tmothers,
for children before
HIS COLLECTION
and after birth, for the soul
of a suicide, and for souls
between the time of death
and the funeral.
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THE UP-RISING
IN
DYING
CHRISTY MACKAYE BARNES
has proven help-
Tful to countless people
faced by death. This collecHIS BOOK
tion of prose, poetry, meditation, and prayer addresses
the experience of death from
many points of view, but
always from a profound, spiritual perspective.
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VERSES & MEDITATIONS
RUDOLF STEINER
than
ninety of Steiner’s bestloved verses and meditations, this volume collects a
range of material on various
themes, such as working
with spiritual beings, connecting with loved ones who
have passed over, developing
selfhood, and celebrating festivals and seasons.
Countless people have worked with these
meditations over the decades and can testify
to their power, as well as to the strength and
comfort they offer for meditation and contemplation.
F
EATURING MORE
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Arts & Literature
A WAY
BLACKBOARD DRAWINGS
JOHN ALLISON
1919–1924
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Walter Kugler
S
TEINER GAVE
more than 5,000
lectures to explain
his ideas, and he
frequently illustrated
his words with colored chalk on a large
blackboard. After the autumn of 1919, thick
black paper was used to cover the blackboards,
and after the lectures the drawings were rolled
up and protected. This selection from more
than a thousand such drawings provides a
much deeper appreciation of Steiner’s work.
Contains 120 color plates.
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THE INNER NATURE
OF
COLOR
From the Philosophy of the
Four Elements to Modern Science
J. LEONARD BENSON
the
spiritual and esoteric
B
nature of color in terms
ENSON DESCRIBES
OF
SEEING
Perception, Imagination, and Poetry
OET JOHN
Allison
Pshows how ordinary
imagination can be inten-
sified to become a means
of cognition and a path
to knowing and how poetry — poetic knowing and
seeing — can reveal aspects
of the world invisible to
science. He describes a
path to true imagination and attention. By
learning “poise,” we come to terms with the
shadow — all that says “no” in us. The combination of attention, equanimity, and assent
opens the world in a new way.
To exemplify his philosophy and practice,
Allison draws on the works of Shakespeare,
Blake, Coleridge, Keats, Goethe, Novalis,
Rilke, Paz, as well as his own poems.
JOHN ALLISON, a former Waldorf teacher, is
a management consultant and lecturer. He is a
musician and a poet, with three collections and
poems in journals worldwide. He lives in the
Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne with
his wife Bettye.
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THE LADY &
of the four elements: fire,
earth, air and water. Based
Rudolf Steiner’s insights
and a deep knowledge of
classical cosmology and
color theory, he shows
that an inner understanding of color leads to
a fresh view of the world and evolution, one
completely at odds with the neo-Darwinian
paradigm. The Inner Nature of Color will interest
artists, art historians, and anyone who has ever
wondered what the remarkable beauty of our
colored world means.
J. LEONARD BENSON taught art history at
Wellesley College and classics at the University
of Mississippi. He is Emeritus Professor of
Archeology and Art History at the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author
of several books.
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THE
UNICORN
GOTTFRIED BUTTNER
Foreword by Baruch Urieli
of art
is rooted in culture
E
and history, and its
VERY WORK
interpretation can provide valuable insights
into human nature. In
response to a continuing interest in “unicorn
culture,” Gottfried
Buttner discusses the
rich symbolism and
significance of unicorns as expressed in the
beautiful, enigmatic tapestries of the Cluny
Museum in Paris, telling us how the unicorn is
related to the human soul’s development.
Includes sixteen color plates.
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Arts & Literature
WHAT IS ART?
OPENING OUR MORAL EYE
Conversations with Joseph Beuys
Essays, Talks, and Poems
Embracing Creativity & Community
JOSEPH BEUYS & VOLKER HARLAN
BEUYS’S work
continues to influence and inspire artists
and thinkers around the
world—in areas from organizational learning, direct
democracy, and new forms
of money, to new methods
of art education and the
practice of “ecological art.”
Volker Harlan — whose own work explores
substance and sacrament — spoke with Beuys
about the deeper motivations behind “social
sculpture” and about his views on art. These
profound reflections and thoughtful essays give
a sense of the interconnected nature of all life
forms and provide the basis for a path toward
a future that is ecologically sustainable. Features more than forty illustrations.
VOLKER HARLAN was born in 1938 in Dresden. He studied arts, biology, and theology
and was a priest of the Christian Community
until 2001. He is a cofounder of the private
University of Witten-Herdecke and a lecturer
on the philosophy of nature and aesthetics.
J
OSEPH
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THE SECRET HERESY
HIERONYMUS BOSCH
OF
Lynda Harris
and fantastic
Tpaintings of the Dutch
artist Hieronymus Bosch
HE BIZARRE
have puzzled and intrigued
people for centuries. The
author offers surprising
new insights into Bosch’s
detailed and cryptic visual
fantasies. His paintings, done for Catholic
patrons, contain symbols of his beliefs within
the imagery, which Harris deciphers as Bosch’s
heretical religious beliefs from the Cathar
faith.
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M. C. RICHARDS
“This spiritual and, in many ways, autobiographical
work is an eye-opening, heart-awakening, mindexpanding, and imagination-bending achievement.”
—Matthew Fox
“Some we value for their thinking, others for what they
make. But M.C. Richards is that rare one among us
who shows us a way by fact of her very presence. All
else follows.”
—Robert Creeley, poet
“M.C. Richard’s poetry is perfect and humane and
inspired. In this book, M.C. combines elegance of
thought, kindness, and concerned wisdom. The artist,
the thinker, the one who feels, are not separate beings; we
can sense, remember, and imagine with the body’s soft
vulnerability. These pages, and this life, glow with it.”
—Michael McClure, poet
. C. Richards’ extraordi-
nary career spans half a
M
century, stretching from Black
Mountain College to Creation
Theology, and passing
through lifetimes of pottery,
painting, poetry, and teaching.
This collection of her work
is a celebration of life and, in
particular, the life of M. C. Richards, an exemplary twentieth-century Renaissance woman,
passionate thinker, and philosophical artist.
This new collection by the author of Centering, the timeless classic on art and life, explores
themes such as authenticity, imagination,
the sources of creativity, creating wholeness
through lifelong learning, Rudolf Steiner and
Waldorf education, and the sacred quality of
Nature. With four color plates showing new
paintings and a substantial collection of new
poems.
Mary Caroline Richards (1916–1999) lived
several simultaneous lives, as potter, teacher,
essayist, poet, and painter. She received a doctorate in English literature from the University
of California at Berkeley, and honorary doctorate in humanities from King’s College, New
York. She wrote several books, including the
classic Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and the
Person and Toward Wholeness: Rudolf Steiner
Education in America.
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THE DREAM SONG
OLAF ÅSTESON
OF
ELEANOR MERRY, ILLUSTRATOR
R 130 years ago, this
poem from Norway—a
EDISCOVERED ONLY
rare and beautiful artifact—bears witness
to a long tradition of
initiation. In lectures on
the Christmas mystery,
Steiner spoke of its esoteric significance, especially in relation to inner
work at Christmastime.
The “dream legend” tells of Olaf Åsteson’s
initiation by natural forces while asleep from
Christmas Eve until the sixth of January.
Olaf lives through the terrors experienced
through all of the human incarnations, from
the Earth’s beginning until the Mystery of
Golgotha. The legend describes the deeper
meaning of the activities of the Christ and
the Archangel Michael in the development of
humankind.
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WHO WROTE BACON?
William Shakespeare,
Francis Bacon & James I
RICHARD RAMSBOTHAM
been
gaining ground that views
A
Bacon as the covert author
MOVEMENT HAS
of the great works attributed
to Shakespeare. That movement also wishes to place
Bacon on the primary pedestal of British civilization.
The author shows substantial evidence that
Shakespeare and Bacon were linked, while radically challenging the Baconian movement. He
opens remarkable new perspectives on King
James I and his connections with Shakespeare
and Bacon as well as Jakob Böhme, Rudolf II,
Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, and the original
Globe Theatre.
RICHARD RAMSBOTHAM has taught English
literature and worked with the Rose Theatre
Company. He teaches drama at Glasshouse
College, UK, and is writing a biography.
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Arts & Literature
SING ME
THE
CREATION
PAUL MATTHEWS
inspire you to think and
tools to craft poetry and story. The exercises
will prove invaluable for group work, individuals wishing to develop more creativity, and
class teachers.
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Color & Painting
ART
RUDOLF STEINER
Edited by Anne Stockton
TEINER’S VISION
of art
that it should reflect
Sourwashuman
experience of the
divine. This does not mean
vague, mystical fantasy; as one
of the few true initiates of the
twentieth century, he was able
to experience the realms from which humanity
and all nature descend into temporal and spatial existence. The means by which the living
nature of these realms can be expressed is not
through rationally expressed concepts—which
point only to the material, quantitative perceptions from which they derive — but through
the arts, which express the qualitative experiences of life.
Before any real progress in art can occur,
however, one must have a true sense of spirit,
and Steiner tries to help the reader achieve
this in these lectures and writings. His topics include the being of the arts; Goethe as
the founder of a new science of aesthetics;
technology and art; new millenniums; the
purpose of modern art and architecture; living walls; glass windows; wall colors; moving
the circle; the seven planetary symbols in the
first Goetheanum; The Representative of Humanity
sculpture; and color, faces, and physiognomy.
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Architecture
& Sculpture
RUDOLF STEINER
write more creatively. More than 300 exerA
cises encourage your fantasy and provide the
WORKBOOK TO
COLOUR
3 lectures, Dornach, May 6–8, 1921;
9 lectures 1914–1924 (GA 291)
the work of Goethe and his
theory of color, Steiner shows how color
affects us in life — our health, sense of well
being, and feelings. He distinguishes between
“image” and “luster” colors and lays a foundation for a technique of working with color
that leads to new artistic creativity.
B
UILDING ON
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LIGHT, DARKNESS, AND COLOUR
IN PAINTING THERAPY
Liane Collot d’Herbois
HE AUTHOR discovered that one’s constitution, temperament, and illnesss are often
revealed through painting, and she went on to
developed therapeutic painting based on spiritual science. Art therapy brings about balance
and health by working with the relationship
between the opposing tendencies of light and
darkness in art and the human constitution.
T
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Edited by Andrew Beard
in the
TSpiritual
Wisdom Series”
HIS VOLUME
provides an excellent overview of Steiner’s
ideas for artistic renewal through architecture.
Topics include: the origins and nature of
architecture; the formative influence of architectural forms; the history of architecture in
the light of humankind’s spiritual evolution;
a new architecture as a means of uniting with
spiritual forces; art and architecture as manifestations of spiritual realities; metamorphosis
in architecture; aspects of a new architecture; the first and second Goetheanums; the
architecture of a community in Dornach; the
temple is the human being; the restoration of
the lost temple.
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A
SYNTHESIS
8 lectures, Berlin, Dornach, 1911–1914 (CW 286)
VOLKER HARLAN
the only overview of Ninetta
Sombart’s life and work
as a painter. Though
her paintings are widely
known, they are shown
here for the first time as
a comprehensive collection. Her style is distinct, with most of her
paintings based on Gospel images, showing
Jesus as the Son of God rather than Jesus the
man. She has developed a unique color technique that better expresses the esoteric aspect
of the Christ.
Includes more than 90 illustrations.
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RUDOLF STEINER
RUDOLF STEINER
Life and Art
T
ARCHITECTURE AS
OF THE ARTS
NINETTA SOMBART
HIS IS
ARCHITECTURE
Introduction by Christian Thal-Jantsen
intro-
duces Steiner’s vision
Tof architecture
as a culHIS COLLECTION
mination of the arts. As
such, architecture is a vital
synthesis of sculpture and
painting, as well as drama,
music and dance. Steiner’s
ideas did not remain
abstract; he designed and
constructed several buildings, including the
Goetheanum in Switzerland.
A valuable collection for students of architecture, the arts, and social science. Includes
color plates and b/w illustrations.
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Arts & Literature
CHARTRES
Eurythmy
Music & Singing
Sacred Geometry, Sacred Space
GORDON STRACHAN
T
HIS GROUND -BREAK-
ING work explores the
magnificent structure of
Chartres Cathedral and
examines the influences
on the medieval master
builders. Beginning with
Chartres, the author suggests that the roots of
Gothic style lie in Islamic architecture. He
considers how the experience of a particular
architectural space affects us, and how sacred
geometry works.
Beautifully illustrated in a large format,
this is an inspiring and informative book for
anyone interested in religious architecture and
spirituality.
Gordon Strachan is a teacher in the
Department of Architecture and the Centre
for Continuing Education at the University
of Edinburgh. He is also a Church of Scotland minister and the author of Jesus the Master
Builder.
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HOW THE NEW ART
EURYTHMY BEGAN
STEINER has given
us a “biography of architecture”—architecture as a
living being, from its birth at
the beginning of history until
today and with indications
for the future. We see the
story with its own rhythms
and patterns as with a human life. In Steiner’s
cosmology, architecture has reached (in terms
of a human lifespan) the age and energy of the
early thirties—so this is really a biography as
“progress report.”
Here is a concise, richly illustrated introduction to the architectural ideas of Rudolf
Steiner. He was an early exponent of what
has come to be called organic design in architecture, and this little volume clearly shows
Steiner’s influence on architects and designers
around the world.
R
UDOLF
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UNCOVERING
THE
VOICE
The Cleansing Power of Song
Lory Maier-Smits, the First Eurythmist
VALBORG WERBECK-SVÄRDSTRÖM
MAGDALENE SIEGLOCH
Afterword by Dr. Eugene Kolisko
traces the story
the first eurythmist,
TLoryof Maier-Smits,
with
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artistic care and loving
detail. The author describes
her early exposure to
Anthroposophy; her training under the guidance
of Rudolf Steiner from
1912; the first performance
of eurythmy during the
Theosophical Society festival in 1913; Rudolf
Steiner’s lectures on the new art of movement;
the staging of eurythmy under the direction
of Marie Steiner; and Maier-Smits’ later work
as a trainer of eurythmists. Also given is an
account of Maier-Smits’ path of personal
development, her marriage and family life.
MAGDELENE SIEGLOCH was born in Stuttgart
in 1917 and trained in eurythmy under Else
Klink at the Eurythmeum in Stuttgart.
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LIVING ARCHITECTURE
KENNETH BAYES
OF
FOUNDATIONS
EURYTHMY
OF
CURATIVE
MARGARETE KIRCHNER-BOCKHOLT
1921, Rudolf Steiner gave lectures on ther-
eurythmy. For those unable to attend
Itheapeutic
original courses, Dr Kirchner-Bockholt
N
published the basic principles and a collection
of Steiner’s advice. This is a comprehensive
handbook for eurythmists in therapeutic work
as well as an introduction to this effective
means of therapy.
Previously published as Fundamentals Principles of Curative Eurythmy
Dr. Margarete Kirchner-Bockholt was
a medical doctor and eurythmist. She worked
with Rudolf Steiner, who asked her to develop
curative eurythmy and train curative eurythmists. She died in 1973.
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reasoning,
Ttheandauthorcarefulprovides
a
HROUGH EXERCISES
new, spiritually enlivened
interpretation of the
singing process. From the
essential nature of song,
she summons us to work
for the purity and preservation of true singing.
This edition includes a
biographical account of the author by Jürgen
Schriefer, as well as previously unpublished
photographs.
Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström was an
opera singer who chose to work from a new
perspective that encourages a deeper spiritual
understanding of the human voice. In 1924,
Steiner asked her to represent the School for
Uncovering the Voice, the first anthroposophic
school of singing.
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EXPANDING TONAL AWARENESS
A Musical Exploration of the
Evolution of Consciousness
HEINER RULAND
for composition,
Tmusical
education, and
HE IMPLICATIONS
therapy are immense.
Ruland shows how the
fundamental elements of
music embody distinctive
modes of consciousness.
He examines the musical systems of ancient humanity and goes on
to draw a vivid picture of our contemporary
musical situation. With the help of the monochord, the reader can explore new and unfamiliar musical realms.
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Speech & Drama
THE SOULS’ AWAKENING
A Mystery Drama
RUDOLF STEINER
Translated by Hans & Ruth Pusch
Written in 1914 (CW 14)
Introduction by David Booth
6 lectures, Mar. 24–June 7, 1905, and 2 lectures, Nov. 7,
1905 & Oct. 22, 1908, Berlin (CW 324a)
fourth mystery
drama, an enlightened
Ientrepreneur
appoints
a scientist, a historian,
and an artist to use their
metaphysical perceptions
to transform his business.
A colleague objects, and
conflicts lead to crises.
We follow the characters on a journey through
different states of consciousness, until they
finally return to their present difficulties with
a greater understanding of their interwoven
destinies.
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THE SOUL’S AWAKENING
A Drama of the Soul & Spirit
Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Michael Burton &Adrian Locher
Written in 1914 (CW 14)
for Portal
Productions’ mid-1990s international tour
A
of the drama.
LTERNATE TRANSLATION
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WORKING TOGETHER ON
RUDOLF STEINER’S MYSTERY
DRAMAS
HANS PUSCH
Ruth Pusch directed perfor-
mances in America and translated the four
H
plays into English. An excellent workbook for
ANS AND
performing the plays and for insight into the
plays’ spiritual content and significance.
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THE FOURTH DIMENSION
Sacred Geometry, Alchemy & Mathematics
RUDOLF STEINER
N THE
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HE POINT,
line, plane
objects repreTsentandthesolid
first three dimen-
sions, but a kind of reversal
of space is involved in the
ascent to a fourth dimension. Here, Steiner leads
us to the brink of this new
perspective. In doing so,
he continues his lifelong
project of demonstrating that our objective,
everyday thinking is the lowest rung of a ladder that reaches up to literally infinite heights.
Topics include: • the relationship between
geometric studies and developing direct perception of spiritual realities • how to construct a fourth-dimensional hypercube • the
six dimensions of the self-aware human being
• problems with the theory of relativity • the
Trinity and angelic hierarchies and their relationship to physical space • more.
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ECLIPSES 2005–2017
A Handbook of Solar and Lunar Eclipses
& Other Rare Astronomical Events
WOLFGANG HELD
for
Teclipse viewers gives
detailed information on
HIS HANDBOOK
solar and lunar eclipses
for the next twelve
years. Maps show the
best points for viewing,
and the author provides
background and tips for
viewers.
Includes safety glasses for solar eclipses plus
150 maps & color images.
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ECO-GEOGRAPHY
What We See When
We Look at Landscapes
ANDREAS SUCHANTKE
travel
across the counW
try, to work, or to your
HETHER YOU
children’s soccer games,
you pass landscape along
your way. What do you
see as you look around?
Author Andreas Suchantke
shows you new ways to see
and experience the world
around you wherever you go.
What do we really see when we look at a
landscape? Suchantke, a biologist, science
teacher, and attentive traveler, offers details
and telling observations of some of the most
fascinating landscapes on Earth — the savannahs of East Africa, the rainforests of South
America and Africa, the unique islands of
New Zealand, the Great Rift Valley of Africa,
and the Middle East. He brings us to landscapes that have been severely damaged by
human activity and others, such as the island
of Sri Lanka, where nature and human culture
have been brought into paradisial harmony.
His beautiful descriptions and illustrations
alone are worth the trip, but these essays are
even more than great nature and ecology writing. Suchantke’s real interest is a new way of
seeing the physical landscape. This approach is
based on precise observation, which is not then
just analyzed “objectively,” but recreated in an
active act of imagination. Nature is then experienced as a form of meaning, a language. And,
as Suchantke abundantly shows us, the quality
of our relationship to nature is determined
by how well we understand this language. The
practical use of the imagination is thus an ecological activity.
Andreas Suchantke was
born in Basel and trained in
zoology and botany. He taught
natural sciences for nineteen
years in the Waldorf school in
Zurich and has worked extensively in Waldorf teacher training programs around the world. Suchantke
works in Israel in cooperation with the Society
for the Protection of Nature.
Includes eighty illustrations.
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CHILDHOOD
DOES IT MATTER?
And Human Evolution
The Unsustainable World
of the Materialists
FRIEDRICH KIPP
that child-
K hood and youth—an
extended period of nurture
IPP SHOWS
and protection from the
struggle for existence—is
a necessary condition for
human evolution. His comparative study of the juvenile stage in animals
and humans also illuminates the process of
human evolution and our relationship to the
animal primates. In their earliest developmental stage, animals show characteristics reminiscent of human children. Such characteristics
are quickly lost, however, as animals adapt to
ecological conditions. These facts suggests
that the main trunk of the evolutionary tree is
closely associated with human evolution.
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DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
In Humans and Other Primates
Discovering Evolutionary Principles
through Comparative Morphology
JOS VERHULST
the evolutionary
V
theory that dynamic prinERHULST ELABORATES
ciples in the development
of individual organisms
also function in all animal
evolution. A chimpanzee
fetus is strikingly similar
to its human counterpart,
but as it develops, the
chimp diverges from its original, humanlike
form, assuming specialized apelike features,
whereas human beings retain a relatively juvenile form.
The author concludes that humans did not
descend from apes but that apes evolved away
from the prototype related to humankind. He
also shows that our human tendency to retain
our fetal form is complemented by further
development of such organs as the legs, heels,
forebrain, and larynx, through which we attain
our eminently human capacities of upright
posture, thinking, and speech.
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GRAHAM DUNSTAN MARTIN
that the mind, conM
sciousness, life, evolution,
ATERIALISTS CLAIM
and the universe itself can
be explained as a purposeless dance of unconscious
particles governed by
chance. Does It Matter? asks:
does materialism, in fact,
make sense?
Martin delves into areas as diverse as quantum physics, cosmology, artificial intelligence,
brain science, biology, mysticism, and philosophy to assess the possibilities that the materialists are right. Are we living souls? Is our
universe really the result of intelligent design?
The author’s conclusion is that computers will
never become conscious; that the mind is not
the same as the brain; that we geniunely and
creatively possess free will; and that our experience of diverse levels of consciousness simply
cannot be explained by a strictly materialistic
approach to reality.
This book is for every inquiring mind and
for all those who are dissatisfied with the
mainstream beliefs of conventional science.
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EARTH-FRIENDLY
Re-Visioning Science and Spirituality
through Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas &
Rudolf Steiner
SR. ADRIAN HOFSTETTER
ARTH-FRIENDLY
E
the fruits
of a lifetime of study and
REPRESENTS
teaching in search of a
holistic, organismic, living
science, respectful of the
sacredness of nature and
the ubiquity of the spirit.
As a biology philosopher,
Sister Adrian’s first teachers were Aquinas and
Aristotle; later she came to know the work of
Goethe and Rudolf Steiner.
The book traces the development of Sister
Adrian’s conviction that “the spiritual science
flowing from the thought of St. Albert and
St.Thomas, as developed seven hundred years
later by Rudolf Steiner, could recapture the
true greatness of the West as it reaches out to
the East to create an ‘Earth-friendly re-visioning of science and spirituality.’”
Sister Adrian Hofstetter is a Dominican
nun, science teacher, and civil rights activist.
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GOETHE AND
RHYTHM
THE
POWER
OF
A Biographical Essay
JOHN BARNES
a pow-
erful 18.6 year rhythm
B
in Goethe’s biography,
ARNES TRACES
showing how his creative
genius unfolded through
repeated periods of crises
and renewal. The fact
that this rhythm corresponds exactly with cyclical movements of the
Earth and Moon suggests a strong connection
between the life of Goethe and the pulsing life
of nature.
John Barnes, after teaching at Waldorf
schools for 25 years, is now a publisher and
author, focusing on his lifelong interest in
Goethean, phenomenological science.
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THE HERITAGE
OF
TREES
History, Culture & Symbolism
FRED HAGENEDER
WIDE-RANGING
A
of the symbolism and cultural
STUDY
meaning of the tree
through history, from the
Cosmic Tree of antiquity
to modern European,
American, and Asian
customs and beliefs. In
the companion volume,
The Spirit of Trees, Hageneder captivated readers
with a passionate and informed account of the
natural life and ecology of trees. The Heritage of
Trees evokes forest customs, images and meanings of the forest from the Stone Age to modern times.
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Science & Nature
EMERSON
AND
SCIENCE
PETER OBUCHOWSKI
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OF
NATURAL SCIENCE
RUDOLF STEINER
9 lectures, Dornach, Dec. 1922– Jan. 1923 (CW 326)
the subtle changes in
notions and feelings in relation to
Sthehuman
development of natural science and shows
TEINER TRACES
the significance of scientific research and
thinking. As we look at the fruits of modern
technology, we may have a feeling of grief.
This feeling, Steiner says, will become the
most important impetus to seek the spirit.
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HOPE, EVOLUTION,
AND
CHANGE
JOHN DAVY
reflects the author’s work as sci-
entist, journalist, and lecturer. It includes
Tarticles
on evolution, language, education,
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science, caring for the planet, life after life,
and thinkers such as E. F. Schumacher and
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
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An Anthology of Goethe’s
Scientific Writings
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OF
SUNSPOTS
A Story of Discovery & Scientific
Revolution
JUDIT BRODY
he author
Tdescribes a strange
and powerful phenom-
ena that may hold a key
to our understanding
of the Sun. Judit Brody
tells the fascinating history of the efforts to
study sunspots, beginning with the lives and
quarrels of those pioneers who first charted
their mysterious patterns of behavior.
JUDIT BRODY holds a masters degree in History and Philosophy of Science and writes for
scientific publications, including New Scientist
magazine.
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SCIENCE
Jeremy Naydler, editor • foreword by Henri Bortoft
whatever character we
put into it. Thus the
way we treat water is
fundamental to our
health and that of our
planet. Working with his remarkable invention,
the flowform, Wilkes uncovered many hidden
secrets of water, while creating a beautiful art
form. This lavishly illustrated book is based
on a lifetime of research. The author discusses the rhythm and polarity of water; the
discovery, designs, and uses of the flowform;
and his research into the nature of water. This
is the best book available on Wilkes’ unique
approach to water.
JOHN WILKES, whose years of
research at the Flow Sciences in
Herrischried, Germany, led to his
development of the Flowform
Method, is currently the director
of the Virbela Rhythm Research
Institute in Forest Row, Sussex, UK.
THE ENIGMA
ON
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
John
Wilkes, water is
A
the universal bearer of
CCORDING TO
aspects in his literature as
it relates to Goethe’s scientific worldview in the context of Darwin’s theories.
Obuchowski shows how
early nineteenth-century
science helped shape the
thinking of this truly American philosopher,
poet, and mystic.
PETER A. OBUCHOWSKI
taught English literature at
Central Michigan University,
where he is currently professor emeritus. He has written
numerous articles on literature
of the Romantic period.
THE ORIGINS
GOETHE
The Rhythmic Power of Water
JOHN WILKES
of
ideas explores
TtheEmerson’s
scientific influences and
HIS STUDY
FLOWFORMS
Goethe’s belief
that we should study
Inature
and our world as
T WAS
our home. He adopted a
qualitative approach to
science — one at odds
with Newtonian, quantitative methods. Goethe’s
subtle science includes our
interrelationship with
nature. Recently, his ideas
have drawn the attention of scientists such
as Adolf Portmann and Werner Heisenberg.
Goethe’s science is as much a path of inner
development as it is a way of accumulating
knowledge. It involves a rigorous training for
observation and thinking.
In this anthology, Jeremy Naydler provides
the first systematic arrangement of extracts
from Goethe’s major scientific works. They
give us a clear picture of Goethe’s fundamentally unique approach to scientific study of the
natural world.
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NEW EYES
FOR
PLANTS
MARGARET COLQUHOUN & AXEL EWALD
is about
way of
Tseeinga different
and understandHIS BOOK
ing nature. Detailed
scientific facts are
closely interwoven with
artistic observation as
the authors answer the
question, “How do
we develop a way of
perceiving and thinking which will do justice to life processes?” A
wide variety of common plants are beautifully
drawn at every stage of their development—
from bud and seed to flower and fruit—and
are complemented by clear instructions,
enabling the reader to create finely observed
and accurate drawings.
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Science & Nature
SCIENCE
THE MYSTERY
E. L. GRANT WATSON
RUDOLF STEINER
Preface by Owen Barfield
Foreword by Ralph Twentyman
Edited by Howard Smith
of the
Spiritual Wisdom Series” gives
an overview of Steiner’s ideas
related to science, presented from the perspective of a modern initiate and clairvoyant seer.
Topics include: from pre-science to science;
the origin of mathematics; the roots of physics
and chemistry, and the urge to experiment; the
boundaries of science; understanding organisms: Goethe’s method; the quest for archetypal phenomena; light, darkness, and color;
the rediscovery of the elements; the nature
of warmth; the scale of nature; the function
of the ethers in the physical; subnature; the
nature of atoms; and the natural and spiritual
sciences.
T
HIS VOLUME
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THE MARRIAGE OF
SENSE & THOUGHT
Imaginative Participation in Science
STEPHEN EDELGLASS, GEORG MAIER,
HANS GEBERT & JOHN DAVY
experience has provided
A
a firm basis for empirical
LTHOUGH SENSORY
natural science, contemporary science has reduced
the world to particles and
forces well beyond the
reach of human senses. In
fact, there is no longer any
place in science for human
experience. Concepts of
modern physics such as mass, force, and velocity are deeply rooted in the experience of
specific senses, each a gateway into a different
aspect of the world. This sheds new light on
dilemmas such as the wave-particle duality of
quantum mechanics. This highly readable book
lays the foundations for a science that, while
maintaining its rigorous methodology, can
begin to incorporate the fullness of human
experience into its domain.
Previous edition: Matter and Mind.
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PHYSICAL LIFE
. L. Grant Watson, an
English field naturalist,
zoologist, and a popular
nature writer, spent his life
trying to bring nature and
consciousness into a unified, holistic vision that
would establish meaning in the world without
losing wonder.
The questions raised by facts of nature
inexplicable in terms of conventional theories,
together with insights gained from a reading
of Jung—as well as by a study of early Christian gnostic literature and the Anthroposophy
of Rudolf Steiner—brought him to an imaginative perception of living things based on the
conviction of the presence in all things of a
spiritual reality.
E
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NATURE’S OPEN SECRET
Introductions to Goethe’s Scientific
Writings
RUDOLF STEINER
Written 1884–1897 (CW 1)
Edited and introduced by John Barnes
young age of
twenty-one, Steiner was
A
chosen to edit Goethe’s
T THE
scientific writings—to understand and comment on his
unique scientific achievement. Steiner recognized
the compelling power of
Goethe’s studies of nature,
and he developed Goethe’s
epistemology in remarkable
and far-reaching ways. This was also the beginning of Steiner’s training in epistemology and
spiritual science. This book describes a new
way of perceiving the world.
Includes an essay on participatory science by
John Barnes.
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THINKING
BEYOND
DARWIN
The Idea of the Type
as a Key to Vertebrate Evolution
ERNST-MICHAEL KRANICH
on
K a central problem of
evolutionary science and,
RANICH FOCUSES
based on Goethe’s scientific investigations, demonstrates the coherence and
inner dynamics of organisms. By applying Goethe’s
method to evolutionary
thinking, he shows that evolution is governed
by the inner laws of living organisms, and that
we must participate in these processes through
formative thinking.
Ernst-Michael Kranich is director of the
Free University in Stuttgart, and a lecturer at
the University of Marburg.
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PROJECTIVE GEOMETRY
LAWRENCE EDWARDS
in this book reveal the secrets
of space. With over 200 instructive diaTgrams,
Edwards presents a clear, artistic explaHE EXERCISES
nation of non-Euclidian geometry, leading
the reader into imaginative space. A valuable
resource for teachers that demystifies this fascinating approach to geometry.
Laurence Edwards, the author of The Vortex
of Life, has researched and taught this subject
for more than forty years.
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THE SUN
The Ancient Mysteries and a New Physics
GEORG BLATTMANN
from art history, astrophys-
ics, and the Gospels, Blattmann examines
U
the Sun and reaches startling conclusions
SING EXAMPLES
about its interior through projective geometry
and, ultimately, shows the spiritual connection
between the Sun and Christ.
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Science & Nature
THE TOURMALINE
A Monograph
FRIEDRICH BENESCH & BERNHARD WOHRMANN
Tqualities of the mysterious tourmaline are
HE EXTRAORDINARY
unique in the mineral
realm. This volume has
involved fourteen years
of visits to scientific
collections in London,
Paris, Berlin, and
Vienna, supplemented
by contacts and correspondence with experts around the world.
A miracle of nature, the tourmaline is a
precious stone, having perhaps the greatest
range of figuration and coloring of any gem.
The importance of this book lies in the lavish
illustrations and far-reaching cognitive treatment of the tourmaline. At the heart of this
monograph are approximately 400 color photographs by some of the best photographers
of these gems. The concluding text looks
at these unique specimens from a Goethean
perspective and provides a historical survey of
our encounters with tourmalines throughout
the ages, explaining how tourmalines, through
their multifaceted, polychromatic guise, came
to be invested with such a panoply of meanings, which remained unacknowledged for
centuries.
This is a book that your family will treasure
for generations to come.
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AURORA
The Northern Lights in Mythology,
History and Science
HARALD FALCK-YTTER
light
of the aurora borealis
appears in the sparsely
populated polar regions
of the North, during the
long winter nights. Little
is known about this ethereal occurrence, which
gives dazzling displays of
ghostly light and movement.
The author has spent years studying the
aurora, and in this book he reveals the mythology that surrounds the aurora in various
northern cultures. He also discusses the science behind the phenomenon, as it has devel-
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oped through history. In addition, Falck-Ytter
records responses to the aurora, from Aristotle
to modern geophysicists, and from various
cultures and traditions, thus charting the gradual understanding of this most awe-inspiring
experience.
Demonstrating the influence of the Sun in
the creation of the aurora, Falck-Ytter also
compares the northern lights with other light
phenomena such as lightning and rainbows.
Lavishly illustrated with color and black and
white paintings, photos, and drawings, Aurora
offers a comprehensive understanding of a
mysterious dynamic that has fascinated and
even alarmed northern communities through
the ages.
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SENSITIVE CHAOS
THEODOR SCHWENK
Preface by Jacques Cousteau
illus-
classic text on
Twatertrated,
phenomena shows
how forces become form.
Theodor Schwenk shows
that the laws governing
the subtle patterns of moving water are the
same as those perceptible in bones, muscles,
and myriads of other natural forms. He illustrates these unifying forces in phenomena such
as the flight of birds, the movement of fish,
the human sense organs, sound, mountains and
deltas, sand patterns, and much more.
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PARANORMAL
THE
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ARTHUR ELLISON
LLISON, WHO
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E
dreaming, and clairvoy-
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convincingly about the
limits of the scientific
worldview and emphasizes
the importance of paranormal phenomena and
the evidence of parapsychology to revealing
the true nature of human beings.
Arthur Ellison was a distinguished professor of engineering and president of the Society for Psychical Research. He died in 2000.
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OF
JOCHEN BOCKEMÜHL, EDITOR
NORMAN DAVIDSON
led from
Moon, and various planets
to the Copernican revolution, to comets and meteors, and to the sky of the
Southern Hemisphere.
The text includes mythological and historical aspects of the subject and numerous
essays
A that acquaints the
reader with the various
COLLECTION OF
A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation
of the Stars
EADERS ARE
SCIENCE &
TOWARD A PHENOMENOLOGY
THE ETHERIC WORLD
SKY PHENOMENA
R the stars as seen from
Earth, through the Sun,
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The Creation of Flowing Forms
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HIS BEAUTIFULLY
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data, materials and publications, and a comprehensive glossary of astronomical terms.
NORMAN DAVIDSON was born in Edinburgh
and was a journalist in the UK for ten years,
before becoming a Waldorf school teacher of
astronomy, geometry, history, and literature.
He has been director of teacher training at the
Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College. He
lectures on astronomy and cultural topics.
aspects of the etheric
world and the formative
movements and forces that
are the very “substance”
of life. Illustrated.
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Biodynamic Farming & Gardening
UNDERSTANDING WATER
WATER CRYSTALS
WHAT IS BIODYNAMICS?
Developments from the Work of
Theodor Schwenk
Making the Quality of Water Visible
Five Lectures
ANDREAS WILKENS, MICHAEL JACOBI
& WOLFRAM SCHWENK
ANDREAS SCHULZ
RUDOLF STEINER
uses
a groundbreaking
photographic process
to make the quality of
various kinds of water
instantly visible to
anyone. Using “crystal
pictures,” he shows that
water from different locations and treated in
different ways will display substantially different and visible characteristics.
This beautifully produced book provides a
unique insight into the world of water — its
life cycles, its nature, and its structures.
Illustrated in color throughout.
Introduction by Hugh Courtney
TEINER’S LECTURES and
Courtney’s extensive
introduction offer an entry
to understanding the practice of biodynamic methods and their spiritual and
esoteric background. Based
on a deep understanding
of the life forces at work
in nature, biodynamic
farmers and gardeners use
special preparations to increase the energetic
quality of the soil, stimulating plant growth
and health, going beyond conventional organic
practices.
always
experienced the lifeP
giving and healing forces
EOPLE HAVE
of water. It is integral to
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understand water enough to tell the difference?
Theodor Schwenk, the author of Sensitive
Chaos, developed the “drop picture” method to
photographically display the characteristics of
water for anyone to see and understand. The
authors of this stunningly illustrated book
offer a unique view into the world of water,
helping us better understand one of the most
essential elements of our earthly life.
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THE WHOLENESS
OF
NATURE
T
HE AUTHOR
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Biodynamic
Farming &
Gardening
ORTOFT, A
student
of J. G. Bennett and
David Bohm, introduces
the scientific theories of
Goethe and shows how his
way of science is a genuine
alternative to the dominant
scientific paradigm. This
is a unique and gentle
empiricism. Goethe’s participatory phenomenology,
far from being a historical curiosity, proposes a
workable solution to the dilemmas of contemporary, postmodern science.
HENRI BORTOFT taught physics and philosophy of science. He lectures and gives seminars
on Goethean science.
B
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AGRICULTURE
RUDOLF STEINER
Richard Thornton Smith, editor
New!
PRINCIPLES OF BIODYNAMIC SPRAY
AND COMPOST PREPARATIONS
MANFRED KLETT
K LETT, a
Mrenowned biodynamic
expert, provides a fascinatANFRED
ing overview of the history
of agriculture. He then
discusses the practicalities
of spray and compost preparations and the philosophy
behind them.
This book is essential for all biodynamic
gardeners and farmers who wish to better
understand the background of fundamental
biodynamic techniques.
Dr Manfred Klett is a founder of a biodynamic farming community in Germany. He
is the former head of the Agricultural Section
at the Goetheanum. He has more than twenty
years’ experience in biodynamic agriculture.
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provides
an ideal overview of bioTdynamic
agricultural methHIS COLLECTION
Goethe’s Way toward a Science of
Conscious Participation in Nature
Henri Bortoft
S
ods for agricultural renewal.
The editor has gathered essential extracts from
Rudolf Steiner’s lectures, making this a great
introduction for anyone wishing a way to
understand this quickly growing movement in
farming and gardening.
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70 YEARS A-GROWING
JEAN WESTLAKE
autobiography tells of the
Westlake family—from developing a wellTknown
vacation retreat to their acclaimed proHIS ENTICING
duce. The humor and intriguing stories of this
fascinating life contain a gold mine of gardening information and is an eminently enjoyable
story of a fascinating family. Illustrated.
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Star Wisdom
THE BIODYNAMIC SOWING
& PLANTING CALENDAR 2007
the 2007 edi-
Htion of the indispensible
calendar and guide to bioERE IS
dynamic planting and caring
for your garden.
Maria Thun is an authority on biodynamics with a
lifetime of experience. She
also author of Results from the
Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar.
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DEVELOPING BIODYNAMIC
AGRICULTURE
Reflections on Early Research
ADALBERT COUNT KEYSERLINGK
present when biodynamic
methods were introduced by
Rudolf Steiner. His book
reflects his life-long absorption in biodynamic methods.
It presentspersonal experiences of Steiner at work,
reflections on research and
experimentation (including
photographic documentation), and descriptions of biodynamic preparations.
K
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BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE
WILLY SCHILTHUIS
and fully
Tillustrated book presents
evidence that biodynamic
HIS CONCISE
crops put down deeper roots,
show strong resistance to disease and have better keeping
qualities than conventionally
produced crops.
Willy Schilthuis was president of the
Dutch Biodynamic Association for twenty-five
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THE AGRICULTURE COURSE
The Birth of the Biodynamic Method
RUDOLF STEINER
Preface by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
8 lectures, Koberwitz, Jun 7–16, 1924 (CW 327)
talks, Steiner launched the
“biodynamic” methods for farming — a
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form of agriculture that has come to be
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regarded as the best organically produced
food. The agriculture Steiner speaks of is
much more than organic; it works with the
cosmos, the Earth, and spirit beings. He prescribes “preparations” for the soil and methods derived from his deep understanding of
the physical and spiritual worlds.
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EYSERLINGK WAS
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The Biodynamic Way
MARIA THUN
best times to plant various vegetables; how to deal with pests and diseases;
ways to build the soil; and the effects of planets and stars on plant growth.
S
HOWS THE
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discusses cosmic rhythms and shows
the most suitable days to
help prevent disease and
pests. Methods of fertilizing and spraying have
been developed that further
enhance produce and allow
a sustainable and ecologically balanced agriculture.
Includes sections on the stars, the soil, composting and manuring, weeds, and pests, as
well as growing cereals, vegetables, herbs, fruit
and vineyards.
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The Star of the Magi and the Life of Christ
ROBERT POWELL
the three
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Magi” that led them to
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research, Powell focuses on
the path of Christ, culminating in the Mystery
of Golgotha.
ROBERT POWELL, born in Reading, England,
received a master’s degree in mathematics
and trained as a eurythmist and movement
therapist. He lives in Kinsau, Germany, and
is is author of numerous books and articles
and a cofounder of the Sophia Foundation of
North America.
See also Chronicle of the Living Christ.
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& the Changing Countenance of
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HIS BOOK
Star Wisdom
WILLI SUCHER
cosmos and Christ’s activities during his
Sthreetheyears
of earthly ministry. He describes
UCHER DISCUSSES
cosmic evolution, the planetary spheres, the
Archangel Michael in relation to the stars.
WILLI SUCHER devoted
his life to Anthroposophy,
working closely with Dr.
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astronomy and mathematics in the Anthroposophical Society. He devoted
almost sixty years to developing “star wisdom,” or
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What Lies behind Our Fundraising Appeals,
or How Our Finances Work
1. THE COLLECTED WORKS
Collected Works Publishing
Process and Costs
Loyal readers and supporters,
Talking to friends, we are often
surprised to find out that many
people believe Steiner-Books to be
a profitable business — sometimes
even believing that, rather than
requiring support, we should in fact
be helping to support less “commercial” anthroposophical ventures.
In part, this misperception means
we are doing a good job. As SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press), it is
our mission to bring Rudolf Steiner
and Anthroposophy into the cultural mainstream. We try to make
our books and catalogs as pleasing
to the eye, heart, and mind as we
can. In everything we do, we try to be as professional, attractive, and
dynamic as possible.
We actively promote the works of Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy
so as to make the name of “Rudolf Steiner” universally known and
recognized. To this end, we attend the major bookselling shows, as well
as academic meetings like the American Academy of Religion and the
American Education Research Association, not to mention environmental and other meetings like the Bioneers Conference. To the best of our
ability, we try to function like a professional trade publisher, working in
every way like a business.
All this can give the impression that we are a commercial publishing
business. In fact, however, we are not a commercial publisher in any
sense of the term.
Publishing Rudolf Steiner is not a profitable business. If it were,
major houses would be competing to publish him. In fact, every book
we publish must be funded in order to break even. Our struggle is not
to make an annual profit, but rather to balance our budget while continuing to grow, which we must do to fulfill our mission.
We are an independent 501(c) 3 not-for-profit corporation, incorporated in New York State. The Anthroposophical Society does not fund
us, nor does the Rudolf Steiner Foundation or any other foundation.
We do not have an endowment that would help cover any shortfalls. In
fact, to do business, we depend entirely on the support of individuals like you — in terms of both the books you buy and the gifts you make. We are
deeply grateful for all the support we receive through books you buy
and gifts you make. We cannot emphasize this enough. We could not do
our work without you. Indeed, from our perspective, the work we do is
work that we do together.
Without you — the primary community of those who recognize the
vital, future-oriented value of Rudolf Steiner’s contribution to human
evolution — we would be unable to carry Rudolf Steiner’s message to
the wider public and nurture the fragile seed of Anthroposophy as the
ferment necessary to spiritualize world culture.
Under the sign of our collaboration, then, and in the interests of
transparency — as well as perhaps to dispel some misconceptions — we
would therefore like to explain some of the finances of publishing.
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RUDOLF STEINER
As you know, we have begun the undertaking — long overdue — of
publishing the Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner in English. The
project began with an announcement in our brochure called “Mission,
Vision, Plans” (which we presented at our First SteinerBooks Seminar
in March 2003). It included a section devoted to the ideal of publishing a uniform edition of all of Rudolf Steiner’s works in English.
A generous gift from an anonymous donor at the end of 2004
enabled us to begin the project. Since then, we have made two more
appeals and are grateful for the generous support received from our
readers and from the Mid-States Shared Gifting Group.
As a result of the three appeals, we have received to date a total of
$268,933. Of this, we have so far spent $179,218.
With all the new books commissioned and the new editions going
into the series, we have committed to actual expenses of approx
$350,000 in total. Therefore, since we have only received $268,933 so
far, we are still short $80,000 for books on the following list. This
does not include all the others still to be finished.
H OW
WE HAVE SPENT THE MONEY :
1) We have eleven new translations commissioned and in various
stages of production. These include:
CW 152
CW 211
CW 217 a
CW 182
CW 265
CW 266/1
CW 266/2
CW 284
CW 218
CW 179
CW 342
Approaching the Mystery of Golgotha
The Sun Mystery, Esoteric and Exoteric Christianity
Youth and the Etheric Heart
Death as Change
Freemasonry and Ritual Work
Esoteric Lessons Volume 1(1904-1909)
Esoteric Lessons Volume 2 (1909 –1914)
The Rosicrucian Unity of Art, Science, and Religion
Spiritual Relations in the Human Organism
The Influence of the Dead on Destiny
Anthroposophical Foundations for a Renewed ChriostianReligious Activity (Priests’ Course, vol 1)
2) We are also putting new editions of existing translations into
the Collected Works. All of these have new introductions, notes, and
indexes. In addition, many of the translations have been checked for
accuracy against the original German texts and revised accordingly:
CW 8
CW 16/17
CW 28
CW 110
CW121
CW 132
CW 134
CW 136
CW 142/146
CW 145
CW 217
CW 264
CW 312
CW 319
CW 340
Christianity as Mystical Fact
Way of Self Knowledge & Threshold of the Spiritual World;
Autobiography
Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World
The Mission of Folk Souls
The Truth of Evolution
World of the Senses, World of the Spirit
Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies
Bhagavad Gita and the West
The Effects of Esoteric Development
Becoming Michael’s Companions
From the Contents of the First Esoteric School
Introducing Anthroposophical Medicine
The Healing Process
World Economy
What Lies behind Our Fundraising Appeals
T HIS
IS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS FOR A TITLE
IN THE
C OLLECTED W ORKS
SERIES :
2. GENERAL PUBLISHING PROCESS
AND
COSTS
As you know, we publish not only books by Rudolf Steiner, but also
Christopher Bamford, our Editor in Chief, consults with many people and
books
by contemporary living authors writing out of an anthroposrecommends a volume. Our publishing team then recommends that the work be
ophic understanding. We also publish children’s books with some concommissioned for translation.
nections to Waldorf education, and books on general spirituality writ2. Having chosen a translator, we sign a contract with that person. Our usual
ten out of a “Michaelic” spirit.
translation rate is $75 per thousand words, somewhat on the lower end of
We feel that it is important that we be seen as a modern publisher,
normal translation rates. There is no such thing as an average Steiner text, but
addressing the needs of the time. It is also our conviction that Rudolf
if we were to translate a book of 256 pages, or around 100,000 words, the
Steiner is best introduced to the general public by a contemporary voice
translation would cost approximately $7,500.
writing for a North American audience.
The authors with whom we work include Edward Smith, Charles Tid3. Four to eight months after the contract is signed, the translation arrives in our
ball, Dennis Klocek, Michael Lipson, Henry Barnes, Marco Pogacnik,
office. Our Managing Editor (Mary Giddens) looks at the translation with
Joan deRis Allen, Linda Sussman, Julian Barnard, Torin Finser, Shelley
Christopher, and someone is assigned
Davidow, Diana Cohn, Christopher Schaefer, Robert MacDermott,
a) to check it against the German and b) to copyedit the manuscript. The cost
Sharifa Oppenheimer, David Dalton, Robert
of checking and editing is approximately
Sardello, Nancy Mellon, Christine Murphy,
$1500 to $2500 (depending on the quality
ithout the primary community
Claire Blatchford, and Robert Zieve.
of the original English translation).
In general, the publication of these
of those who recognize
4. Someone is assigned to write notes at a cost
contemporary books follows the procedure
the vital value of Rudolf Steiner’s
of about $500.
just described, except that we do not need
4. The corrected text is then returned to the
to translate the manuscripts. As a result,
contribution to human evolution,
translator, who answers any questions that
each new book costs, on average, between
we could not carry Rudolf Steiner’s
$11,000 and $13,000. At the same time,
have arisen, responds to suggestions, and
we must, of course, remain in business,
message into the wider public and
considers and approves (or disapproves) the
maintain our tiny staff, and pay our overedits.
thus nurture the fragile seed of
head
costs. Therefore, a more realistic cost
5. In the meantime, Christopher will have
Anthroposophy
as
the
necessary
for
publishing
each book would include an
researched and written an introduction to
additional
30%
over that estimate.
ferment that will spiritualize culture.
the work, which is then added to the edited
This brings our average unit cost to
manuscript.
about $6 per copy. This figure is on high
6. Mary then sends whole book to a designer,
side because we do not print large numbers
who lays out book in pages. At the same time, a cover will be designed. The cost of our titles. The reason for this is that we cannot sell large numbers of
of both is about $2000.
each publication. The average print run is 1500 to 2000 copies. Unit
7. Once the text is formatted into pages, the book is sent to be indexed at a cost of costs begin to fall at around 7500-unit print runs. The retail cost of a
book is usually computed by industry standards at six times the unit
approximately $750.
cost, since most books are sold by the publisher to resellers at an aver8. Upon return of the manuscript with an index, the book is then sent to a
age 50% discount. In other words, a hardback published by us should
proofreader; the cost is about $500.
retail for about $42 and a paperback for $36.
9. Mary then takes a final look at the manuscript and makes final changes:
Clearly, the retail price cannot be that high; we have to price accordabout $500.
ing to the average in the marketplace. At best, in order to break even, at
10. The book then goes to the printer. The printing cost for a 256-page paperback
least half of the cost of every book we publish needs to be supported
book with a 2000-copy print run is about $6000.
by gifts. In general, this is how university press and professional association publishing work — their books are heavily subsidized. Because
Consequently, at the end of publishing process, the usual cost for a
SteinerBooks is still struggling to get out of an annual deficit and
book of 256 pages in the Collected Works is about $20,000.
chronic cash-flow shortage, every book needs to find a community of
Normal publication time for book, from translation to final product,
funders to subsidize its publication.
is about 15 months.
1.
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•••••
Just so you are clear, all monies donated to the Collected Works
project are spent on the Collected Works project. Because our staff
spends most of its time working on this great project, and because
we must pay salaries, rent, and so on, 30% of all the money donated
as an allocation is used for overhead (this is normal university press
standards). Naturally, too, every dollar produced from selling books
goes back into the business.
3. DISTRIBUTING, PROMOTING,
AND SELLING OUR BOOKS
Publishing is only half of our job; the other half is selling what we
publish. We do this through four main channels:
i. through our catalogs
ii. through our website
iii. through the major trade wholesalers and retailers (Amazon, Ingram, Baker
and Taylor, and, when we can, the chains — Barnes and Noble, Borders, and
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“A
properly written anthroposophic book
should awaken the spiritual life of
the reader, and not merely be a collection of
information. Reading it should be more than
reading; it should be an experience accompanied
by inner shocks, tensions, and resolutions.”
— Rudolf Steiner (Autobiography)
independent bookstores)
iv. through anthroposophic outlets such as Rudolf Steiner College and Sunbridge
College bookstores, Waldorf schools, as well as resellers like Bob and Nancy’s
and the Steiner Store.
v. internationally through distributors like Rudolf Steiner Press in London and
other distributors in Australia, Asia, and Africa.
More than 85% of our books are sold
at very high discounts to wholesalers and
retailers where we have to accept the standard industry norms, while, in the case of
anthroposophical outlets like the schools,
we also offer a high discount as a way of
supporting the anthroposophical movements. Our average discount comes out to
approximately 50%.
In other words, on a $20.00 book that
we have published, we receive $10.00. Out
of this $10.00 we have to cover all our
marketing expenses (catalogs, maintaining distribution databases, and our own
website maintenance, and so on); editorial
expenses; warehousing costs; shipping and
billing fees; as well as cover our general
overhead; and salaries for four full-time people and one part-time
person.
We also distribute titles from other like-minded publishers (including Rudolf Steiner Press, Temple Lodge, Clairview, Floris Books,
Hawthorn Press, Lantern, and Chiron). For these titles, the margins
are even smaller — we receive between 10% and 30% of net.
When you consider the relatively low volume of our sales — a
2000-copy printing of a new Steiner title can take three or four years to
sell — you can see that the net cash flow coming from sales is, to say the
least, low.
4. ONGOING GOALS
AND
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A Way of Self-Knowledge
Introduction
by Christopher Bamford
STEINER’S lifework was dedicated to the proposition that
the critical conditions of our time require a fundamental metanoia,
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or transformation of consciousness. For this reason, at the heart of his
UDOLF
cultural, spiritual, and esoteric endeavor we always find the question of
method — the development of a new way of knowing and being.
Coming of age during the last third of the nineteenth century, Steiner
was faced with the overwhelming evidence that materialism was not only
a house built dangerously on sand, but also potentially destructive of
the entire divine cosmic human experiment we call “Earth.” From the
beginning, his main concern was to respond to the historical spiritual
call for a new epistemological path that, affirming the spiritual foundations of phenomenal reality, united the spiritual in humanity with the
spiritual in the cosmos.
His overriding concern with method, however, was not always
understood. Immensely gifted and prolific as a spiritual
researcher, and producing a staggering, near-encyclopedic richness in his work, Steiner found himself inevitably engaged in a perpetual struggle against people’s
natural and enthusiastic tendency to emphasize information over method. Yet for him method was always
primary. Method gives content its value and meaning.
Content is nothing unless it is realized by those who
heard and read his works. Moreover, viewed from a
certain perspective one might say that, in the end, he
was not concerned with content in any sense, because the
substance of his lectures and books are in fact not content at all, but rather reports of spiritual research in the
form of injunctions or themes for meditation: “Meditate
this and you will discover — experience — for yourself
how this is the case.”
All of which is to say that Rudolf Steiner was, above
all, a spiritual teacher, a teacher of a new, cognitive path of meditation
into the spiritual world for the sake of the union — that is,, transfiguration — of the spiritual suprasensory and sensory worlds.
From his earliest years, Steiner experienced that the omnipresent, creative presence of the invisible spiritual world was just as real and certain
as the reality of the so-called physical world revealed through the senses,
which it permeated. Consequently, almost as soon as he became conscious, he dedicated himself to the task of providing a path whereby
others could experience the certainty of spiritual reality — and all that
followed from it — for themselves. At nine, he found his first confirmation in geometry that one could know something solely through the
soul’s own power of thinking. That experience taught him that his task
would be to create as bridge between the visible world accessed by the
soul through the senses and the invisible one in which the soul could
live unaided by the senses. Confronted by these two worlds, experience
further taught him that they functioned as one and must, in fact, be one,
since the world is clearly a unity — a universe. To unite the two sides of
this coin became a pressing task.
His first guide was the philosopher Kant, in whom he sought to
understand the relationship between thinking and phenomena. In
a sense, Kant discovered “thinking” for the modern world, but he
severely limited its scope and range; thinking could understand
itself, its own forms, but it could not understand the world as it was
in itself. In other words, he merely made Descartes’ dualism of mind
and body — “thinking substance” and “extended substance” — more
sophisticated. Steiner knew from experience, however, that “thinking
could be developed into a power that truly includes the things and processes of the world” — that human cognition, or consciousness, is in
principle limitless in its capacity to know. As he put it in Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: “In thinking, we have hold of a corner of world
process.” But he adds, “We have to be present if anything is to occur.”
How, then, to be present in thinking?
Kant, in turn, led to Fichte, Hegel, and Schelling, who shifted the
context of exploration from the a priori forms of human cognition to
the creative primacy of the transcendental “I.” Steiner sought and realized the truth of Schelling’s statement: “Within everyone dwells a secret,
marvelous capacity to draw back from the stream of time — out of the
self clothed in all that comes from the outside — into our innermost
being, and, there, in the immutable form of the Eternal, to look into
ourselves.” At the same time, during this whole period, “constantly, with
increasing deliberation,” Steiner sought to give conceptual form to his
direct perception of the spiritual world.
Entering technical college, while continuing to “seek truth through
philosophy,” his field of research broadened considerably.
On the one hand, he was introduced to the paradigmshifting work of the great poet, dramatist, novelist, and
“hermetic” scientist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who
metamorphosed traditional alchemical thinking into
a vehicle for the transformation of natural science; on
the other, he became acquainted with a true practitioner of that ancient way of thinking, a “deeply pious”
herb gatherer, Felix Koguzki, who could “look into the
secrets of nature.” Under Koguzki’s guidance, Steiner
was able through his own powers of perception to begin
to access, in a modern cognitive, conscious way, the
spiritual realities active in nature.
Continuing his philosophical and consciousness experiments, Steiner began to understand that the more he
penetrated the experience of thinking, the more spiritual
realities came to meet him. Although only twenty-two, he
felt he was approaching a state of consciousness that would allow him
to justify his perception of the spiritual world “even to the forum of
scientific thinking.” His master here was Goethe, who understood the
unity of thinking and perceiving, which makes it possible to “see” the
idea in the phenomenon (which was already theory or idea) and conversely to experience thinking as “an organ of perception,” a form of
seeing and seeing itself as a form of thinking. One can follow Steiner
step by step as he lays the groundwork for his own path in his first
two books — the introductions to Goethe’s scientific writings, Nature’s
Open Secret (CW1), and The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe’s World View
(CW2). The intensive work with Goethe then bore fruit preliminarily
in his dissertation, Truth and Knowledge (CW3), and conclusively in 1894
in Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy Freedom (CW4).
The latter, while posing as a work of philosophy, is in fact Rudolf
Steiner’s first book of spiritual practice or exercise. It is the foundation
of his method or way — a work whose contents must not only be read
but must also be done. After all, it is one thing to say that to live in sensefree thinking is to live in the spiritual world that permeates the sensory,
but it is quite another to experience it. Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path
is Steiner’s account of his own journey across the subject–object abyss
to the inner awakening that is the experience of the “I.” It is an extraordinary and existential work, one with a unique capacity to change readers
once and for all. Yet at the same time it is completely personal — the
“biography of a soul struggling to freedom.” As he wrote to his friend
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2. There is the sequence of books, wholly or partially concerned explicitly with
Rosa Mayreder, “Everything in my book is personal, even the shape of
the thoughts. . . . I took my own path and followed it as well as I was
inner development — from Theosophy (CW9/1904), How to Know High
able.” But the personal is so intensely realized that it becomes universal.
Worlds (CW10 /1905), Stages of Higher Knowledge (CW12/1908), and
If one reads the book meditatively, intensely, and with passion — taking
An Outline of Esoteric Science (CW13/1910) to the present volume (CW15
in Steiner’s account as a blueprint to realize the same experiences in
and 16/1912–1913). Steiner’s four mystery dramas (CW14/1910–1913)
one’s own way — then, as he repeatedly insisted throughout his years
should probably be added to this list. Technically they are plays, works of
as a spiritual teacher, Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path is the prerequisite
literary art, but they are also initiatory dramas and therefore reveal their
for true spiritual knowing: spiritual science, or Anthroposophy. At the
meaning only through meditation or enacting them meditatively.
time of writing, however, Steiner’s explicit outer aim remained cultural
3. There is a vast amount of meditation instruction and meditations related to
rather than esoteric; he wished to influence the philosophical and episthe two classes of the Esoteric School (CW 264, 265, 266 (I, II, III), 267,
temological foundations of the age and addressed the philosophers and
268), which become at the end of his life (1923/4) the “First Class Lessons”
scientists of his time. Not surprisingly, his message was ignored; but
of the High School of Spiritual Science.
another field was being prepared.
With the decision six years later to work esoterically as a spiritual
4. There are the meditations and letters of instruction and guidance given to
teacher within the Theosophical Society, the context of Rudolf Steinindividual students. These are important, for they make is clear that, as the
er’s task and the audience changed. The contexts, as well as the rules
“teacher,” Rudolf Steiner was primarily a meditation teacher.
determining what he could speak of, were both
Though it might not seem so at first glance,
altered. While still depending on the achievethere
was both a shift and perfect continuments of Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path, the
teiner is, in fact, always
ity
in
Steiner’s inner path when he entered
language was no longer primarily “philosophteaching
meditation.
The
the
explicitly
esoteric stream represented by
ical,” but now essentially meditative, or spiriTheosophy. Before the turn of the century,
tual. Given the Theosophical content, the task
form of his books and lectures,
the focus of Steiner’s inner work was philobecame to realize them in experience — to
even when not explicitly
sophical
— epistemological — and individual.
release their meanings from brain-bound conIt
was
framed
above all by his passionate
teaching
meditation,
is
always
sciousness. Method, or path, therefore became
desire for truth and freedom and his undermore basic than ever, as did the human epistemeditative.
standing that contemporary consciousness
mological situation that defined his audience.
demanded
that this path unfold transparently
Steiner turned the spiritual cognitive faculthrough
experience
purified of preconceptions
ties he had developed during the previous thirty
arising from the conditioned organism. He made this path his own and
years toward researching explicitly spiritual realities. Thus, the question
received significant results from it, including a profound experience of
of method became even more pressing on two counts. First, he felt the
the
Christ. Entering Theosophy, he was faced with entire and, in a sense,
responsibility of ensuring that the content pouring superabundantly
finished
traditions of inner work, which he had to penetrate, open,
out of his own research would be understood in a new way: as living
transform, and formalize in the light of what he knew in order to create
realities. Understood in the “old,” conventional way, content remained
a “new” esoteric school consonant with the epistemological foundajust content, and only the contents of their respective systems would
tions he knew — from experience — to be necessary.
distinguish an Anthroposophist from a Marxist or any other “-ist.”
Thus, his framework — his language — moved from philosophy to
Second, Steiner was dedicated to the evolution and transformation of
meditation. The process remained the same: the gradual liberation of
consciousness and knew that anyone could attain the suprasensory facconsciousness from its conditioning to become a true, free organ for
ulties he had achieved. The “Kali Yuga” was over; a new age of spiritual
the cognition of spiritual realities. In other words, he became a meditaconsciousness was dawning; humanity was passing over the threshold
tion teacher. Exercises and practices, all of which he practiced, flowed
into the invisible world. It was Rudolf Steiner’s task to help the age
from him. His students had to accustom themselves to daily meditanow unfolding to achieve spiritual knowledge for itself. Contemplative
cognitive transformation — meditation — became principal focus of his tion. For a regular, fixed period, they tried to permeate their whole
organism with a deep reverence, inner peace, and silence. This was the
work on all fronts.
first
stage: reverent, peaceful waiting gradually taking the place of the
Steiner is, in fact, always teaching meditation. The form of his books
usual inner babble and outer sensations. Then some spiritual “idea” in
and lectures, even when not explicitly teaching meditation, is always
the form of a sentence or image was placed in the center of consciousmeditative, that is, bearing the fruits of meditation and potentially
ness — usually paradoxical in the sense that its logic or form could not
productive of meditation on the reader’s part. The living flow of
be
thought by the brain or experienced by the organically conditioned
consciousness — the way in which ideas, feelings, and intentions interacfeelings. The purpose was not to understand the idea (image or feeltively unfold, forming a sequence of images often misread as “content”
ing), but to let it come to life within in a special way. As Steiner wrote
or “information” as their trace or fringe — as well as the mantric qualto a student in 1904:
ity of individual sentences and even paragraphs, bears witness to this.
But besides teaching meditation, as it were, by example in this way, a
We must learn to submit to it totally, allowing all its power to
significant portion — more than is usually recognized; indeed, probably
radiate within us. We must learn to love it. If we think we have
a third of his work — is primarily meditative in intention.
understood it, this simply means the time has come to let it shine
Broadly speaking, this meditative work falls into several different
within us again. Our intellectual understanding is not the point.
forms, all of which are continuous with his teaching career.
The point is to love its inner truth. The more we love such inner
truths, and feel this love streaming through us, the more the power
1. Many lectures and many parts of lectures are related to meditation and its
of
inner sight awakens within us.
various states (which he called imagination, inspiration, and intuition).
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In a way, that, too, is how Rudolf Steiner expected us to read his works. to achieve his level of clairvoyance must, in the absence of a guru, be
Besides such explicit meditation practice, Steiner considered other
accompanied by the careful, conscious “mental” development of thinking:
exercises equally important, all of which worked in different ways to
“the development of a stage of consciousness that consists of inwardly
free the soul from the dominance of the physical and psychic organism
contemplative insight.” As preparation for this, Steiner naturally recomand nurture its cognitive, perceptive organs and faculties. Chief among
mends the study of the German idealists Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.
these exercises are the six so-called “supplementary (or complementary)”
Steiner’s point, as we have seen, is that spiritual research in the West
exercises, each of which in different ways both overcomes the automamust begin with thinking, “ordinary” thinking. The only healthy way
to clairvoyant cognition is through the enlivening of ordinary thinking
tisms to which we are all conditioned and, in doing so, reveals a new
through practices of meditative attention and concentration. There is
ability of the heart in the face of life. The six are 1) control of thinkno “leap” to higher psychic or spiritual levels without it:
ing; 2) control of action (will); 3) equanimity, or control of feeling; 4)
impartiality (open-mindedness, trust, forbearance); 5) trust (continual
Thought is the same on all planes. Whenever thought is developenness toward life); and 6) inner harmony. To these should be added
oped — whether on the physical or on a higher plane — it will
the so-called backward review, or retrospect, which strengthens the
be a guide in everything if it is free from the senses and grasped
soul’s capacity to live in memory and gradually creates an “organ” capain
“I” consciousness. If it is first developed on the physical levble of body-free cognition of the astral world.
el — according to present Western brain
Many of these teachings were given orally,
formation — it will then continue to be
while the foundations were laid down in
piritual research in the West
a reliable guide throughout all stages of
the books. Early Anthroposophists who
sensory and suprasensory knowledge. If
followed Rudolf Steiner lived in a world
must begin with thinking,
this is missing, Westerners wander about
permeated at every level by the ideal of
“ordinary”
thinking.
The
only
healthy
without
a rudder, whether they are movspiritual practice or meditative thinking
ing on the physical or a higher plane. At
leading to selfless action. As from the very
way to clairvoyant cognition
the present time, when all human higher
beginning, the essence, or fundamental
is through the enlivening of
framework, remained thinking. For Rudolf
powers are so closely linked with the
ordinary thinking through practices
Steiner, living, brain-free thinking necespowers belonging to the lower levels of
sarily constituted the only healthy basis for
the sexual realm, a slip such as Mr. Leadof meditative attention and
spiritual practice in our time.
beater’s can occur at any time. . . . With
concentration.
Besides such thinking and the practices
good foresight into the peculiarities of
of concentration, attention, and absorpour fifth cultural epoch, the masters of
tion upon which it depends, other faculthe Rosicrucian school have elaborated the
ties and practices were of paramount importance. It is worth listing
“path” that is the only one appropriate for a Western person in the
them, for each is a meditation in itself. In no particular order, these
current cycle of development.
practices enhanced and transformed basic cognitive thinking: a mood
Clearly, it was thus only a matter of time and the right circumstances
of reverence, or devotion; a purified openness of heart and soul, made
until Rudolf Steiner would practice what he was saying and establish
habitual; the practice of inner silence, or emptiness; learning to think
with pictures or images (feelings), building them up, holding them, and “Western” Theosophy on a true Christian, Rosicrucian footing.
The opportunity came the following year. The president of the
allowing them to fill one’s consciousness; developing the inner qualities
of patience, steadfastness, trust, and solidarity with all beings; strength- Theosophical Society, H. S. Olcott, died, and a successor had to
be elected. Annie Besant was the natural candidate. The election,
ening the memory.
however,
became a messy business when, to Steiner’s great distaste and
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embarrassment, the mahatmas (“Masters”) were invoked to stump
for Besant. Rudolf Steiner objected to the introduction of spiritual
The years 1912 and 1913, when Rudolf Steiner wrote the two
beings into the election process and to the fact that the head of the
remarkable short meditative works on spiritual development collected
Esoteric
Section would also become the president — two roles he
in this volume, were critical both for the world and for the development
considered
incompatible. Steiner and the German Section nevertheless
of Anthroposophy. World War I had already cast its shadow across the
supported Besant’s successful candidacy. Shortly thereafter, at the wellspiritual horizon. Seemingly unconnected, the Theosophical Movement
documented Munich Congress, Steiner’s Anthroposophical-Rosicrucian
was likewise beset with turmoil and fatally destructive emotion.
Theosophy
showed its true colors for the first time. Because of these
One way or another, the immediate source of the turmoil (and
two
realities
— one political, the other spiritual — Besant gracefully
the present books) lie in the phenomenon of Charles Leadbeater
acknowledged both her own incompetence with regard to esoteric
(1854–1934), the prominent Theosophical author, clergyman, and
Christianity and Steiner’s primacy in this area and gave him permission
accomplished clairvoyant. In 1906, Leadbeater was forced to resign
to form a school along his own lines.
from the Theosophical Society because of sexual misconduct with
Leadbeater’s karma, however, was by no means exhausted. He began
young boys. For Steiner, Leadbeater’s lapse was a consequence of his
to foment the idea of a “coming teacher” or “bodhisattva being” — a
“methods of spiritual research,” which, though perhaps leading to true
insights, were “dangerous and apt to mislead.” Steiner wrote, “The case “second coming” of Christ physically. In April 1909, he discovered such
a person in the fourteen-year-old Jiddu Krishnamurti. Over the next
of Leadbeater came as no surprise to me.”
years,
Krishnamurti — around whom an international movement called
In a letter to Annie Besant, Steiner went further, stating that such
“The Star in the East” was formed — gradually became the central
“occult methods necessarily lead in certain cases to this or other mistakes
focus of Theosophical activity. For Rudolf Steiner, this was false and
similar to those evinced in Mr. Leadbeater’s case.” Not unexpectedly, it
was Steiner’s view that the “psychic” methods undertaken by Leadbeater contradicted the very meaning of the Christ.
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Throughout the year 1912, The Star in the East gained strength and
membership, and opposition to Rudolf Steiner increased. Accusations,
harsh words, fantastic assertions began to circulate, including claims
that Steiner was a Jesuit! It became clear to Steiner that he would have
to eventually separate himself from Theosophy. By the end of 1911, an
association was formed for this eventuality.
In August 1912, Steiner proposed a new organization to be called the
“Anthroposophical Society.” December 8, the council of the German
Section took the decision that members could no longer belong to
the Order of the Star in the East and remain in good standing in the
society. Committed members of the Star in the East were asked to leave
the Theosophical Society. If they refused, they were to be expelled. At
the same time, Annie Besant’s behavior was considered a betrayal of the
fundamental Theosophical principle: “No knowledge higher than the
Truth.” Accordingly, on December 11, a telegram was sent to request
her resignation. The die was cast. On December 28, without further
celebration or formality, the “Anthroposophical Society” was founded
in Cologne.
In 1913, therefore, Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy finally
shucked the last vestiges of the Theosophical “womb” and stood on
their own. On January 2 and 3, they held the General Meeting for
the Founding of the Anthroposophical Society. Members and friends
from many countries gathered to give a new form to the spiritual
community for which Rudolf Steiner had worked during the previous
eleven years. On January 14, Annie Besant mailed a letter revoking the
foundation document of the German society, thereby formalizing the
separation. On February 2 and 3, the matter was concluded with the
first, constitutive general meeting of the Anthroposophical Society.
Rudolf Steiner had held on as long as humanly possible. It had
been, as he said, “a martyrdom.” Now he had no choice. The intense
personal vilification only clarified the complete divergence between
what he stood for and what emanated from the Theosophical
headquarters in Adyar, India. As the meeting began, he declared
openly the fundamental differences in spiritual orientation, in their
concepts of the Christ, and in esoteric methodology. Mrs. Besant’s
letter was read, and after some discussion the new council of
the Anthroposophical Society established the definitive break. In
conclusion, Rudolf Steiner stated: “The German Section, as this
has existed from its founding, has hereby ended its existence, and
all the functions of the German Section have thus come to an end.”
Next morning, February 3, Rudolf opened the general meeting by
saying, “May I call your attention to the fact that we now stand at
the beginning, not of new work, but of a significant endeavor to
consolidate and expand. . . . I hope that we shall find the ways and
means to represent more strongly and more devotedly what we fostered
in the old form.”
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If we take 1907, the year of the Munich Congress and Besant’s blessing
on Steiner’s going his own way in path and method, as the turning
point, the first published intimations of what this might mean in
practice may be found in An Outline of Esoteric Science — whose chapter
on inner development resumes and transforms in a more explicit
“Rosicrucian” direction all we have discussed so far — and in the four
mystery dramas. It is in this context that two works published here
must be considered.
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A Way to Self-Knowledge, written in July and August 1912, while Rudolf
Steiner was finishing his third mystery drama, The Guardian of the Threshold (with which perhaps it should be read), outlines the path by which,
through meditative thinking, an individual can approach and cross
over the threshold of the spiritual world. It takes the form of eight
meditations. Where Theosophy and An Outline of Esoteric Science described
the phenomena of the spiritual world, the procedure here is different.
Steiner writes that one should regard the present volume as a “report
of soul experiences.” Inwardly following these experiences, however, will
not necessarily lead to a “repetition” of them. Each person’s experience
will be different, “corresponding to the individual nature of one’s own
soul.” The goal is an inner, meditative conversation with the text, which,
always individual, is written in such a way that it may be meditated
sentence by sentence. Read in this way, it will become “a journey of the
soul that truly leads to vision of the spiritual world.” It is a “report” of
soul experience that can become one’s own, if it is made one’s own.
The starting-point is sober, concentrated, meditative thinking. A
healthy soul, Steiner writes (and we may imagine he has the case of
Leadbeater before him), will always start with such thinking. Indicating
it was still an issue, he writes in his 1918 afterword: “Among the soul
functions of normal consciousness, only thinking can free itself from
perception and lead to independent activity unconditioned by abnormal,
bodily processes. Clairvoyant vision, as I use the term, does not sink
below thinking into deeper organic processes; rather it rises to realms
that begin with thinking when thinking is inwardly illuminated by the
soul and controlled by the will. From such self-controlled thinking,
the soul develops clairvoyant vision as it is meant here. Thinking is the
paradigm for vision.”
The path of concentrated meditative attention that Steiner outlines
begins with a consideration of the physical body, which is essentially
a meditation on death. Such meditations exist in all traditions and
are a means of purifying the mind in order to gain an insight into the
meaning of life, its precariousness, and its enormous gifts. Mindfulness
of death is, in many ways, the prerequisite for all spiritual work. The
approach through thinking is especially interesting, for (as Steiner puts
it) thinking allows “the event of death to arise in the soul in a way that
is without desire or personal interest.” At the same time, contemplating the autonomy of the physical body within nature allows one to
forget oneself and experience one’s body as part of the outer world. Such
meditation prepares one to move — always enhancing and transforming thinking — into the elemental, or etheric, world, and thence to
encountering the Guardian of the Threshold. The meditations then lead
one into the astral and “I” worlds and conclude with two more general
meditative exercises.
The Threshold of the Spiritual World was written during two weeks in
June in Berlin while Steiner prepared the fourth mystery drama, The
Souls’ Awakening. Here, he continues the process begun with A Way of
Self-Knowledge, but in a freer, less systematic, and more aphoristic
form, as “a few descriptions of spiritual experiences.” Though Steiner
speaks humbly and self-deprecatingly of this work, it is nevertheless a
marvel of richness and insight. Small in size, short in chapters, known,
as it were, in content, when read with the meditative, attentive care
it deserves, this work is nearly infinite in depth and extent and striking in its wisdom and newness. Few books by Rudolf Steiner give a
clearer sense of his being as a teacher. At the same time, it epitomizes
his teaching.
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The Other Steiner: Snapshots of Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Mado Spiegler
Warm Baritone Voice
Walter Abendroth
A BENDROTH, a composer and
respected musical critic, was active
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in Cologne, Berlin and Hamburg, where
ALTER
he became the editor of the periodical
Allgemeinen Musikzeitung from 1948 to
1955. Before the World War I, he came
into contact with anthroposophists in
Munich and met Rudolf Steiner. He was
active in the anthroposophical movement
as composer and eurythmy accompanist, although after Steiner’s death
he completely withdrew.
Society. It started with the naïve arrogance directed at non-anthroposophists, often based on profound ignorance; it rose to downright
meanness in the spiteful rivalries between the stars of eurythmy, and
culminated in the malevolent vanity of some beautiful souls who even
resented Frau Steiner’s access to the Doktor, ending with ridiculous
jealousies about any imagined preference by the Master. Even the simple
fact that, one day, Rudolf Steiner walked with me to the barbershop
attracted sidelong glances that were clearly meant to suggest I better
not put on airs. Which I really didn’t. Much rather, I hid from myself
the sadness and shame about this kind of following. As time went on,
I became more and more aware of the wall of incomprehension that
existed between Rudolf Steiner and his “dear anthroposophical friends”
and how deeply isolated he was in his wishes and actions as a “Teacher.”
Fireworks of Sharp Invectives
A Russian who had then lived in Berlin brought Rudolf Steiner to his
attention:
He suggested that we go to one of Steiner’s public lectures at the
Architektenhaus, and that I should feel free to pour my heart out “to
the Herr Doktor” — no doubt he would know what I should do
or let go of. Which is exactly what happened. The lecture — I don’t
recall the theme — reinforced my feeling that here and nowhere
else I was on the path toward true self-knowledge and knowledge
of the world — from which I would never deviate. Rudolf Steiner’s
personality gave the immediate impression of standing before an
extraordinary being, one absolutely singular in our time. There emanated from him a radiance of intellectual power and truthfulness,
integrity and goodness. This translated into immediate trust on the
part of the recipient of his attention. The man would immediately
have stood out of any crowd for anyone with the least intuition for
the unusual. It was partly his external appearance — the slender
silhouette, the springy step, the remarkable eagle-like tilt of the
head with the wonderfully formed brow under black hair that was
combed-back, the bold profile, the small mouth, the changeable
expression of the deep brown eyes that he kept alternately closed
and opened wide while he spoke, the slender, remarkably mobile,
fine hands, and the well-modulated, warm baritone. But even more
than all that, there was the almost indescribable feeling of unity
between the physical and the spiritual, of a kind that one will not
encounter again with such a fascinatingly impressive power coupled
with a complete absence of self-promotion.
In those days, I was naïve enough to present him with my concerns
at the end of the lecture. Steiner heard me out patiently, although
besieged by a crowd of people, all of whom had come presumably
with a similar desire to consult him. When I stopped talking, he
looked at me in friendly fashion and only said in his quiet Austrian
intonation “wait three more years.” I felt as if I had heard an oracle.
Yet it was surely “just” reasonable, somewhat fatherly advice—but
naturally from a man who was able to read more in the signs of his
time than others did.
Abendroth also experienced many of the shadowy sides of Steiner’s
followers: the oft-lamented insufferableness of anthroposophists.
Despite all the industriousness of the Stuttgart (group) it was impossible to hide how much backbiting there was in the Anthroposophical
Friedrich Eckstein
ECKSTEIN was born the same year as Steiner. He was
a Viennese chemist, parchment maker, private student of Anton
FBruckner,
and also a self-taught student of literature and philosoRIEDRICH
phy (among others he wrote studies on Kant, Hermann Cohen, and
Comenius). He’d had a lifelong
interest in esotericism of all periods
and in music theory and took many
trips — including to Armenia, to the
U.S. (1893), England, and Italy. His
house was the site of regular meetings of Viennese writers of the turn
of the century. Eckstein was the
patron of the composers Bruckner
and Hugo Wolf and administrator of
their legacies. He had contacts with
Wagner, Lizt and the Bayreuth circle.
His circle of friends included Peter
Altenberg, Hermann Bahr, Richard
Rudolf Steiner, 1891
Beer-Hoffmann, Helena Blavatsky,
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Christian
von Ehrenfels, Sigmund Freud, Karl Kraus, Marie Lang, Ernst Mach,
Gustav Mahler, Rosa Mayreder, Gustav Meyrink, Robert Musil,
Arthur Schnitzler, Mark Twain, Franz Werfel and Bruno Walter.
This polymath, whom Steiner, in his Autobiography, called “the distinguished scholar of ancient knowledge,” had his regular seat at the literary Café Griensteidl and, later, at the Café Imperial. In 1886, Eckstein
became the president of the Vienna lodge of the Theosophical Society.
After the early 1890s, he “became a layman again.” He introduced
Rudolf Steiner to traditional esoterism. Shortly before Steiner’s death
in 1925, Eckstein sent him an inscribed copy of his Memories of Anton
Bruckner. As a Jew, Eckstein had witnessed the entrance of Hitler’s
armies into Vienna a year before his death.
How many hours of precious peace and deep West-Eastern meditation I owe to the old Viennese coffee house; how many valuable
acquaintances I made there; how many friendly connections were
established! In those days, there was no noisy din in the cafés, no
beer, no wine, no smells of food; the subtle fragrance of freshly
roasted coffee and of the Turkish tobacco, smoked by many of the
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guests in long pipes, wafted evenly through all the rooms! Not a
loud word was allowed to disturb the readers’ peace; there were no
women visitors; ladies considered it unseemly to go to the café. The
first time I entered the Café Griensteidl, in 1878 in St Michael’s
Square, I was immediately captivated by the comfortable tranquil
respectability that reigned there and thus started several decades of
visiting this local almost every day.
Since I had first been taken to the café by my acquaintances in the
nearby vegetarian restaurant, I found there from the start a circle
of like-minded spirits that included a number of significant individuals. At the large, round white marble table in the middle of the
large reading room, the old waiter Franz, with the countenance of
a condescendingly polite high-society valet, brought each guest his
coffee and his preferred newspaper. The poet Ludwig Anzengruber
appeared everyday surrounded by his entourage from the Wiener
Figaro; the artist Ernst Juch, the editor Carl Sitter and the humorist Maseidek. . . .
In the window niche on the right, where I regularly met my own
friends, one could see almost everyday Dr. Viktor Adler the famous
social democrat, the politician Engelbert Pernerstorfer, the writer
Siegfried Lipiner —so appreciated by Nietzsche, the historian Dr.
Heinrich Friedjung, the lawyer Dr. Richard Ulbing and the correspondents of several foreign newspapers. Occasionally Hugo Wolf
would come, who in those days was not yet known as the composer
of lieder. In the early 80s Anzengruber and his friends disappeared
from the Café and new figures replaced him’ Dr. Viktor Adler had
gone to Berlin for a while.
One day, Hugo Wolf, laughing happily, brought
a young friend (the writer Hermann Bahr)
whose hail-fellow-well-met joviality attracted
my attention. He was of middle height, beardless except for a thin mustache, and a bowl cut
lent his face something martial that didn’t quite
match his otherwise kindly air and mischievous
smile. . . .
W
Griensteidl circle. He and Hermann Bahr were always at loggerheads, and it was fun for the rest of us to listen to the two as they
went head-to-head, exchanging fireworks of burning invectives.
“Rudolf Steiner is unworthy of following my thought,” Bahr once
declared, “for he is completely encrusted in outdated, primitive
ideas.”
“On the contrary!” Rudolf Steiner shot back “ Nothing is easier for
me! All I need to do is place myself back into the time when I had
not yet learned anything.”
Resounding laughter greeted this verbal dueling, and one can easily
imagine Bahr’s sharp response to his opponent, given how wittily
he handled all ideas.
Red Children’s Ballons
by Joseph Rolletschek
G ERMAN-CZECH painter Josef Rolletschek, writing under the
pseudonym Joseph Rollet was one of Steiner’s acquaintances in
TWeimar.
HE
Let me say right away: I am neither a Theosophist nor an Anthroposophist, and my “memories” very well might somewhat disappoint
the followers of the late master. On the other hand, it could be of
interest for them to learn of the purely human traits of their great
leader from a time when Rudolf Steiner was not
yet thinking of becoming one day the messiah
of a new faith.
ith his knee-length
black wool coat, the
buttoned vest, the black
Lavaliere bow tie and the
very old-fashioned “soft” top
The time is Weimar at the beginning of
the 1890s. Called to Weimar by Professor
Suphan, then director of the Schiller-Goethe
archive, Steiner had edited Goethe’s scientific
writings. . . .
Outwardly in those days, Steiner already held
hat, he looked altogether
Around that time, too, there appeared in
something of a daemonic fascination. Out
our circle a completely beardless, pale young
like an undernourished
of
his thin, well-formed face, whose features
man, very slender, with long, dark hair. Sharp
theology
student.
His
name
were
strikingly reminiscent of the poet Robert
glasses gave his look something piercing. With
Hamerling,
two unnaturally large, very dark
his knee-length black wool coat, the buttoned
was Rudolf Steiner.
eyes,
shone
with
a curious light. I never again
vest, the black Lavaliere bow tie and the very
saw
such
eyes.
The
thin lips were shadowed by
old-fashioned “soft” top hat, he looked altoa thin moustache; thick black hair combed back
gether like an undernourished theology student. His name was
from the large, round forehead, from which occasionally a disobeRudolf Steiner. I had often met him earlier in the company of the
dient strand would fall over his face. He was always dressed in
famous Goethe scholar, Prof. Karl-Julius Schröer, and we had had
black, with a flowing Byron tie. When he walked, even in the heat
many vigorous debates about Goethe’s symbolism. Meanwhile, he
of
summer, he used to stick the finger of his crossed hands in his
had heard somehow that I was in touch with the much-hallowed
sleeves,
as if he were cold. When he and his friend and colleague
Madame Blavatsky and leading members of the Theosophic society
Dr.
Fresenius
would walk through the respectably quiet streets of
in Madras.
the town, it was an image one could hardly miss: Steiner, whose
Steiner explained to me how much he wanted to learn about these
silhouette with the slender clothes looked taller than he was; his
things, and asked me to initiate him in the “secret doctrine.” This
black-hatted head tilted back, the eyes looking up searchingly; and
was the beginning of regular meetings with him, which went on
Fresenius, short, with a full white beard and his head tilted toward
for many years and eventually led (after many transformations and
the ground. Thus. they would stroll by, slowly, solemnly, and measetbacks) to the development of his anthroposophic system. He
suredly, followed by the amused gaze of passersby.
didn’t encounter much of an echo among the other habitués of the
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Since he and I were compatriots, we soon became acquainted and
became friends. He had, like no one else, a talent for listening to
and showing interest in what one was saying. This of course is the
precondition of any friendship.
In the evening we would go to the Oberdorster Café on Schillerstrasse, and Steiner always had fun calling out to the waiter with a
piercing look and dead-serious manner “Waiter, bring me a casus
belli,” and every time, he had to explain to the dumbfounded Ganymede that he meant a Thuringian cheese. Then we would often sit
facing each other in silence, until at some advanced
hour Steiner would start declaiming, “Dort unten an
dem fernen Nil, dort haust ein kleines Krokodil” (There,
beneath the distant Nile,/There dwells a little crocodile).
Steiner was generally unimpressed by my opinions at
the time about women and love, and it often led to
sinister prophecies on his part. In his memoirs, he
says of these conversations that “R[olletschek] could
be simultaneously cynical and sentimental.” In reality
we never experienced any real discord, usually each
evening resuming the previous day’s conversation on a
more moderate tone.
and Anna Eunike’s long relationship and eventual marriage is disproved by evidence]. I once visited the couple in Lichterfelde. I had
a hard time keeping a straight face. Steiner had renounced alcohol,
and there was only cocoa to be had in the house. His conversation,
too, seemed to be marked by a certain forced respectability.
Then we lost sight of each other until Steiner gave his first theosophical lecture in Weimar (April 14, 1903). Of course I went — if
nothing else, out of curiosity. What I heard there all sounded so
unbelievable, so extremely remote and lofty. Also, the formalism of
some of his statements and the length of the lecture
annoyed me. When we met later at the artist’s association (Schlaraffia), I called out to him, seated in the circle of mutual acquaintances: “You know, Steiner, my
only consolation is knowing that you yourself didn’t
believe a single word of what you said.” In retrospect,
I felt bad about my snottiness.
After that we only met once or twice more. Rudolf
Steiner made his way, and what I heard over the years
confirmed me in the belief that my old prophecy had
come to pass after all!
Just one short story as a testimony of the infinite
respect that his followers had for the master: Three or
four years ago, returning from a long trip I was crossing the now-busy Schillerstrasse. For a while, I had
the feeling that someone was following me and casting sidelong
glances in my direction. Finally I turned around and saw a man I
knew well. “Oh, good morning Herr N.,” I said, and I reached out
my hand. Hesitatingly, and with a very unusual kind of respect,
he took my right hand and stuttering with emotion whispered,
“Excuse me, Herr Rolletschek. I was in Vienna recently and had the
honor of being introduced to our great teacher; and when he heard
I came from Weimar, Rudolf Steiner told me “Ah Weimar! Is my
old friend Rolletschek still there? Is it really possible — the voice
quivered even more — he called you his friend and told me to give
his greetings.”
Rudolf Steiner, oil by Joseph
Rolletschek, Weimar ca. 1894
Then summer came — my first Weimar summer, and
the evening walks with Steiner. I have the most vivid
memories of Sunday afternoons. It was birdshooting season. On
a meadow near the “Webicht” by the Jena railroad line, we were
lying in the grass, listening to the muffled sounds of music and
the noise from the stands at the nearby shooting gallery. Red children’s balloons rose behind the railroad embankment. Steiner was
lying in the grass, his arms crossed under his head, uttering deep
philosophical statements.To tell the truth, I never quite understood them. His eyes shone as he gazed at the children’s balloons
until they disappeared in the blue sky.
During the summer months of the next year, Otto Erich Hartleben
spent a certain amount of time in Weimar to publish a selection of
Goethe’s poems. Every evening, we sat on the glassed terrace of the
Chemnitius Hotel, and Hartleben told us his first Serenisssimus jokes.
Then he and Steiner would start talking philosophy, and every time
the same thing happened: the more advanced the hour and the
more clouded Otto Erich’s forehead became, the more irrelevant
his declarations, while Steiner quietly and concretely took the lead.
Perhaps it was for financial reasons that Steiner moved away from
Weimar to take on the direction of the Magazin für Literatur in
Berlin. We saw each other rarely, and what I heard through other
people wasn’t exactly pleasant. He was not well. He earned five to
ten Marks an evening for lectures in small east Prussian towns. The
news made me downright sad — I had always prophesied a great
future for him! In the magazine office, things had reached such a
pitch of artistic chaos that he no longer knew where to turn, and
one day we heard that he had written to his former landlady in Weimar, begging her to come to Berlin and help order his affairs. She
was a handsome widow, a few years older than he, and she immediately wrote back saying she would come, provided he marry her!
He accepted. Frau Eunike sold her property in Weimar, moved to
Berlin and become his wife [Note: Rolletschek’s version of Steiner
“Ah Steiner!” Lighthearted memories from the 1890s rose in me.
“Do I ever know Steiner! How often we got drunk together.”
My acquaintance blanched, and without a farewell he disappeared
in the direction of the park.
Representative of all humanity
Ralph Courtney
COURTNEY spent his school years in London (St. Paul
School) and Oxford (Brasenose College). His mother became
R
a student and friend of Rudolf Steiner. After his law studies, he
ALPH
worked initially for publishing houses before becoming a correspondent for American newspapers (Associated Press, AP). He was the
first Paris correspondent of the New York Tribune in Paris and became
acquainted with many leading European politicians. He returned
to the U.S. after the war, joined the Anthroposophical Society in
America in 1923, founded the Threefold Group, and supported
biodynamic agriculture. On the occasion of Rudolf Steiner’s one
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hudredth birthday (February 1961), he described his
encounter with him.
intellectual. He always wore the same kind of black suit, its
only distinction a hardly noticeable large cravat of wide silk
ribbon of the same color. His thin ascetic face often bore a
I first met Rudolf Steiner in Paris. I was no longer a pubsilent, benevolent smile, especially when he greeted you. On
lishing agent, but worked in the offices of Associated Press.
the upper lip, a thin youthful moustache looked very good on
My boss was Elmer Roberts. I once mentioned Rudolf
him and kept within bounds, like the combed back hair. The
direct, lively eyes always expressed friendly helpfulness.
Steiner in a conversation, whereupon he opened a drawer
No matter when one came, one was never unwelcome.
filled of anthroposophic books. Roberts had previously
The large desk at the window was always loaded with piles
worked for associated press in Berlin and had become a
Ralph Courtney
of books and papers. The only free space was right in front
student of Rudolf Steiner there. Not long after we had
of the seat, for a writing pad. And there he was. Before we
discovered our shared interest, we heard that Steiner would
entered, he had already stood up. It didn’t seem to disturb him to intercome through Paris on the way back from London. Roberts knew
rupt the current work in order to be completely at the visitor’s disposal.
Eugene Levy, with whom Steiner was staying. We posted ourselves
He never gave any sign of feeling inconvenienced, whether through a
in front of the house to meet Steiner, and when he arrived he
remark, a gesture, or some impatience. He was happy to listen to the
looked tired, very tired. I was introduced to Mme. Bellecroix, the
account
of a young person’s feelings, wishes, nostalgia, what he was
leader of the Paris group, and at my request I was asked to come for
and wanted to be. If one as much as mentioned a poet’s name, whether
an interview the next day. Right after this conversation I became a
long dead or alive, or the title of a work, he wanted to know what
member of the Paris group. . . .
impression it had made. But he never corrected an expressed opinion.
People who didn’t have the good fortune of meeting Rudolf Steiner
The woman, the daughter—I still didn’t know for sure who they were,
how they were related to him. I thus could not
always want to know what sort of impression he
address them directly which made me somewhat
made as a person. To tell the truth, I would have
e was to some
embarrassed. Like him, they were open and lovto say that I had no impression of what one
extent universality
ably friendly. One could not necessarily take for
would call “personality.” People want to know
granted a spousal relationship. Their behavior was
itself. It was enough for
whether he was friendly or serious or forceful
so reserved, so measured in length, width, and
or whatever. The impressions I had would not
me that he should exist,
height,
well tempered and balanced. The two sides
fit into these words. I know that others experiof
the
scale
were always even.
which
meant
that
I
myself
enced him like that, but for me Steiner simply
As
before,
the coffee machine came out. Since I
was! He was to some extent universality itself. It
existed, and I felt only
could not figure out how it was heated, I asked if
was enough for me that he should exist, which
that I loved him.
it used charcoal. No, no, laughed Rudolf Steiner,
meant that I myself existed, and I felt only that
who always sat at the narrow send of the table by
I loved him.
the window, right next to his working seat: charcoal
is fog, spirits is spirit. Excited, I told him that, at the state library, there
was an inspiring inscription in gold lettering: “Nourishment for the
Memories of Rudolf Steiner
spirit” (Nutrimentum Spiriti), which Berliners had translated, “Spirits are
food, too.” He laughed happily “That’s Berliners for you!” Then he
By Alwin Albert Rudolph
described the Viennese in a few words.
Briskly, the woman went and fetched a cloth doll that was standing
Memoirs of Rudolf Steiner and his Activities at the Berlin Workers’ School 1899–1904
on a side table. The thing had attracted my eye before, since I could
not make it out or interpret it, but it seemed unique in its way. In the
by Johanna Mücke & Alwin Alfred Rudolph
light of the ceiling lamp, I could see that it was a masterly portrait of
Rudolf Steiner. The woman lifted the seam of the black coat, and I saw
NTIL THEN, I had never had as friendly a reception as at his house.
a
bottle. This, she explained, is a present from Dr. Jacobowski—a bottle
I had met many people who had to be won over as teachers or
of
French cognac and it means “The whole body is spirit.”
lecturers. All of them close to us politically, men or women for whom
I had read Darwin; those were the days of naturalism. I had studied
we worked long days and long nights for political demonstrations and
elections. Yet they were always surrounded by an aura of sour coolness, Marx and his interpreters Kautsky, Büchner, as well as Albert Lange’s
and their handshake felt like the paw of a trained dog. Rudolf Steiner, History of Materialism. “The whole body is spirit.” This was something
else; this was Dr. Rudolf Steiner.
the woman, and her daughter were surrounded by a feeling of hearty
H
U
spaciousness and openness; nothing was held back. The atmosphere
was one of even warmth. One felt held and securely protected, without
one’s individuality being taken away.
Whenever someone came to the door, Steiner came forward with fast
steps and reached out his hand. I was just one of many people, and he
knew next to nothing about me. What I had to offer was quite meager
and it felt meager to me.
The slender sinewy figure without any hint of padding was rather
like that of a well-trained sprinter, without any of the latter’s mannerisms. But there were none of the obvious, distinctive signs of the
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Selections taken from J. Mücke & A. A.Rudolph, Memoirs of
Rudolf Steiner and his Activities at the Berlin Workers’ School 1899–1904.
Translated by Mado Spiegler.
Esoteric Lessons, 1904–1909
Introduction*
by Christopher Bamford
“BERLIN LODGE”
the
ATheosophical Society had
OF
Star in the East. After the separation of the
German Section (Anthroposophy) from the
Theosophical Society, he became the general
secretary of the new German Section.
• • •
The German Section of the
existed in Germany since 1894.
Theosophical Society was
There had been several leaders.
founded October 20, 1902, with
In 1900, when Steiner began
Rudolf Steiner as general secreto lecture, its leader was Dr.
tary and Marie von Sivers as secWilhelm Hübbe-Schleiden
retary. During the proceedings,
(1846–1916), who lived in
Steiner
asked Annie Besant, who
Hanover. Steiner’s connection,
had
traveled
to Berlin to bestow
Count Brockdorff, lived in
the
Charter,
to enroll him as a
Berlin, was secretary, and led
member
of
the
“esoteric school.”
the Lodge there.
There
lie
the
material
origins of
Hübbe-Schleiden, a force
this
volume.
to reckon with, had a rather
The origin of the esoteric
checkered history. After
school
date back at least to
receiving a law degree from
1884,
when
certain
members
of the London
Leipzig University in 1869, he moved to Lonlodge
“petitioned
the
Masters
for the formadon, where he worked first for a large business
tion
of
an
inner
group”
for
deeper
esoteric
and then for the German Consul. From Lontraining.
Following
that
initial
call
for
experidon, he traveled to Africa (1875), where he
ence
rather
than
theory,
the
number
of
Theoperated a lucrative business in Gabon until
osophists
seeking
to
become
chelas—practica scandal appeared to implicate him in the
murder of two men who had robbed the coming “disciples,” rather than simply “students”
pany. To avoid criminal charges, he returned to of the doctrines—increased until, in 1888, in
Germany, where he became active in the grow- response to the demand, the esoteric school
ing colonialist movement. In 1884, however, was founded. The announcement, which
he experienced a physical and spiritual crisis, appeared on the last page of the October issue
which led to his conversion to Theosophy of Lucifer (vol. 3) read:
Owing to the fact that a large number of
and a meeting with Madame Blavatsky. With
fellows of the society have felt the need
her blessing, he established the Theosophical
to form a body of esoteric students, to
Society in Germany and began to publish The
be
organized on the original lines and
Sphinx (1886–1895), a Theosophical organ
devised
by the real founders of the T. S.,
that soon provided a vehicle for the revival of
the
following
order has been issued by the
occultism in Germany.
founding
president:
Steiner considered Hübbe-Schleiden to be
the leading candidate to be the first general
I. To promote the esoteric interests of
secretary of the German Section. Hübbethe Theosophical Society by the deeper
study of esoteric philosophy, there is
Schleiden declined the offer, however, thus
hereby organized a body to be known as
allowing Steiner to assume the post. Hübbethe “Esoteric Section of the TheosophiSchleiden nevertheless continued to serve on
cal
Society.”
the executive committee in 1902 and 1903.
Since he had belonged to the Esoteric Section
II. The constitution and sole direction of
in London, he took part in Steiner’s esoteric
the same is vested in Madame H. P. Blaclasses, thus taking in some sense Rudolf
vatsky, as its head; she is solely responSteiner as his teacher. In 1911, however, he
sible to the members of results; and the
openly took Annie Besant’s side in the Krishsection as no official or corporate connection with the Exoteric Society, save in the
namurti affair and became the German repperson of the founding president.
resentative of the related organization, The
*
This is an edited excerpt taken from the more
comprehensive introduction in Esoteric Lessons.
In other words, the Esoteric Section derived
directly and solely from Madame Blavatsky
and the Masters, “the real founders of the
T. S.”
The section’s leadership continued under
Blavatsky until her death in 1891, following
which Annie Besant assumed the leadership.
Initially she shared it with William Q. Judge,
but after his death in 1895 she led it alone.
For Steiner, the direct connection to Blavatsky
and the Masters was primary. Preservation of
continuity was the cardinal rule. He did so, as
Hella Wiesberger put it, by outwardly “linking
in every case to an already existing situation
and seeking to transform it into something
more perfect.”
Both the history of Steiner’s involvement
with the esoteric school and the foundational
teachings he gave are documented in From the
History and Contents of the Esoteric School 1904–
1914 (cw 264). We learn there that almost from
the beginning of the German Section, he was
asked for esoteric instruction, although it was
not until, while visiting Anne Besant in London in May 1904, that she officially named
him “Arch Warden” of the esoteric school,
officially “authorizing” him to teach. It is
also clear that from the beginning, Rudolf Steiner
realized (as he writes in a letter to Marie von
Sivers in April 1903) that “without a body
of true Theosophists to improve the karma
of the present by hard-working meditation,
theosophical teachings would be expounded
merely to half-deaf ears.”
Conflating several examples, the rules of
the school, in the form that Rudolf Steiner
gave them, were more or less as follows:
1.
Every morning, rise at a fixed time and,
preferably before eating, sit for a half-hour
period of meditation.
For instance: first, inner control, silence, peace;
then, a sense of devotion to the divine in the
universe, coupled with the inner understanding
that one is united with it, to which end the
following is held in the heart and allowed to
penetrate one:
More radiant than the Sun,
Purer than the snow,
Finer than the ether,
Is the Self,
The Spirit in my heart.
This Self am I.
I am this Self.
Concluding, one concentrates on a sentence:
such as, “Before the eyes can see they must be
incapable of tears. Finally: a mood of reverence
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The Masters (or “Manus”) were the “leaders of humanity,” “superhuman individuals” of
the “White Lodge, ” who brought wisdom to
human beings from the pre-earthly realms in
the preceding epochs of human evolution. In
the fifth post-Atlantean epoch, however, such
leaders would be drawn from the ranks of
humanity itself. According to Steiner, of the
twelve Masters, four were especially connected
with the Theosophical Movement: Two from
the East (Kuthumi and Morya) and two from
the West (Christian Rosenkreutz/Saint-Germain and the Master Jesus/Zoroaster). Three
more were also active: Hilarion (who inspired
Mabel Collins’ The Light on the Path), Serapis,
and the so-called Venetian Master. Thus, seven
Masters,
“seven rays of the Logos,” were curWithin the school, there were different
rently
working
on Earth. “Two are active in
grades or classes: the Probationary Order of
the
East,
two
in
the West, two in the center
Hearers; the First Class; and after that the Sec[Mediterranean
region],
and one moves about.”
ond Class, and so on. Members of all Classes
They
work
in
a
twofold
manner:
would probably have attended the Esoteric
When the present day leaders of humanLessons contained here. Details of the “Secity go about in the world in their human
ond Class” are to be found in the volume entiguise,
they are not recognized by what
tled Freemasonry and Ritual Work: Misraim Service
they
are
in the outer world. When from
or the Cognitive Cultic Section (CW 266). To our
the
theosophical
standpoint, we speak of
knowledge, Rudolf Steiner never initiated any
the
“Masters
of
Wisdom
and of the Harfurther classes. In the British School of the
mony
of
Sensations
and
Feelings”
people
T.S., and to some extent the German School,
would
often
be
surprised
to
see
in
what
there were—for Steiner refers to them—four
simple
unpretentious
form
these
“Masways, or disciplines, according to the school’s
ters” pass through all countries. They are
original founding: the so-called General Dispresent on the physical plane, but do not
cipline; the Christian-Gnostic, or Devotional
give their most important teachings there,
Discipline; the Pythagorean, or Intellectual
but they impart them on the spiritual
and Artistic Discipline; and the Karma, or
plane. Those who wish to hear them, to
Action Discipline.
receive their teachings, must have access
Instruction was of three kinds. There were
to them not only in their physical body,
1) rules and exercises practiced universally by
but also in their spiritual form.
all students; 2) individual exercises and practices given by Rudolf Steiner personally; and
• • •
3) the esoteric lessons. The function of the
Rudolf Steiner assumed de facto leadership
lessons was to address intimate aspects of the
of
the German Section by about the second
path, while directing students to the Masters
half
of June 1902, though the official inauguof Wisdom and of the Harmony of Sensaration
did not occur until October. On August
tions and Feelings—the Mahatmas—who
16,
he
wrote to Hübbe-Schleiden: I will build
were the true leaders of the school. Here we
upon
the
power that makes it possible for me
must remember that, for Rudolf Steiner, the
to
bring
spiritual
students onto the path of develMasters were an experienced reality long before
opment.
That
alone
is what it must mean to
he entered his connection with the Theosophiassume
this
function.”
With this in mind, in
cal Society. While in Vienna (c. 1880), he met
October,
he
spoke
in
his
first lecture of “pracand became close friends with an “old herb
tical
karma
exercises.”
gatherer,” Felix Koguzki, who acted as an
It must never be forgotten, however, that,
“agent” preparing him for actual contact with a
although
Steiner’s dedication and sense of
Master or Mahatma, most probably Christian
mission
was
absolute, the movement he sought
Rosenkreutz.
toward what one holds as divine.
2. In the evening, before retiring the member should
first meditate (inwardly repeat) for at least a
quarter of an hour a sentence given by Rudolf
Steiner and then conduct a “backward review” of
the day.
3. At least half an hour daily should be devoted to
study of a suggested book.
4. Every two weeks, the member should report
what exercises have been practiced and, if they
have not been practiced, state why not.
5. The member should keep a daily record in a
notebook of exercises practiced.
6. Alcohol was prohibited.
7. Abstention of animal food was not compulsory,
but a vegetarian diet was recommended.
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to establish began in tiny circles and against
opposition from some existing Theosophical
branches. Yet he moved forward confidently,
always feeling support from above. As he
wrote to Hübbe-Schleiden: �I know that much
of what I do goes against the inclinations of
many older members, who do not understand
me as well as you and with whom I cannot
speak as I do with you. But I know and am
convinced that I must not let myself be led
astray by such outer considerations. I feel and
know myself to be under sure guidance.”
Notwithstanding such humble and even difficult beginnings, therefore, Steiner’s goal was
always no less than the cultural and spiritual
renewal of the West. He believed that “the
movement that H. P. B. and A. Besant began
can move beyond H. P. Blavatsky and Annie
Besant.” To this end, he worked tirelessly and,
above all, strategically. In 1903, he began the
journal Luzifer, which became Lucifer-Gnosis
after 1904. It became the most important
vehicle for the dissemination of his teaching
and waswidely read. He also began to write
books (Theosophy, begun 1903, and How to
Know Higher Worlds, 1904–1905) that would
serve as vehicles for his fundamental teaching. Economically, however, his circumstances
remained constrained. He never drew as salary
as general secretary and still had to work as a
teacher in a girls’ school to make ends meet.
Ten branches, or “lodges,” entered the German Section: Berlin, Charlottenburg, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Kassel, Lugarno,
Munich, Leipzig, and Stuttgart. Added to
these was Weimar, and others would be added
in the following years. Yet to begin with the
membership numbers remained small. Membership at the time of the first general meeting
(October, 1903) was only 130. By 1904, when
the Esoteric Section officially began, membership had increased to 251, still a small number. By 1909 (when this volume concludes),
membership had reached 1500 (still not terribly large) with forty-four branches. All of
which is to say that the Esoteric Section would
always have been very small, and less than ten
people would have attended many of the lessons recorded here. In spiritual work, however,
numbers are not especially important.
• • •
Rudolf Steiner
Lecture 2
B ERLIN , F EBRUARY 15, 1904
N WESTERN CULTURES spiritual development
I must begin primarily with the so-called con-
trol of thought. Although western thinking,
which is entirely unordered and highly arbitrary, is not at all suitable for developing controlled thought, that is, thinking that follows
a strict logical succession, nevertheless this is
what is necessary as a first step. Here I would
like to return to something that I have already
spoken of: we must develop sensitivity for
perceiving illogical, badly controlled trains of
thought. Ordinary human beings will experience a kind of pain every time their senses are
strongly stimulated. However, those people
are very rare who are sensitive to uncontrolled,
inconsistent thinking and experience it as
pain. And yet this is a step that everyone must
take, and not only with regard to thinking,
but also with respect to reading our western
literature. I do not except a large number of
books found in our theosophical literature.
There you will also find many uncontrolled
thoughts.
Most people of the present age think in an
uncontrolled fashion. And every uncontrolled
thought signifies reconciliation, or balancing,
that has not been carried out, an inability to
place oneself in a relationship appropriate
to the appearances. It is like a “slipping out,”
and a slipping in the physical world is also a
reconciliation or balancing that has not been
carried out with the physical world. We must
develop with us an intense feeling for good
thinking that carries through to the end, so
that we feel a kind of physical pain when an
improper thought occurs within us or from
another person.
In ordinary life it is not possible to control
one’s thoughts in this fashion. Consider how
much you are forced to continually think in
an illogical fashion when you are engaged in
your professional life. For people think illogically everywhere. In daily life, in businesses, in
the higher professions, in natural science, in
history, you encounter illogical thinking everywhere; and the most illogical of all you will
find in jurisprudence, there where one should
be thinking the most logically.
Those who want to arrive at higher knowl- sensitivity to wrong thoughts must take root
edge themselves, and not just hear it from within you. It must reach the point that you
other people who have it, must begin to live feel you are being stuck by needles of wrong
their lives from within. In order to do this thoughts. You must also feel this when you are
they must entirely close themselves off from reading books. If you cannot feel pain caused
the rest of their lives, at least for very short by illogical thinking, then neither can you
periods of time during the day. Even if it is develop proper thinking.
for only five to ten minutes or only three to
However, you must not only understand
four minutes, they must devote themselves to proper thinking, you must also love it. You
their own inner life and to such thoughts that must love a thought as one loves a child. You
do not originate in our immediate culture, not have seen your child today, yesterday, and the
in our everyday life, but have rather a higher day before yesterday and you still love it. You
origin, thoughts, in which one can place one’s must do the same with your thought world.
trust.
When you think that you have understood
This withdrawal, this living and weaving in a thought you must not push it out of your
a world of thought that is strictly ordered, this thoughts, but rather turn to it repeatedly.
devotion to such a world of thought, if only When you can do that then you are equipped
for a short period of time, that is what com- with a kind of “thought armor,” and then the
pensates for the distraction and fragmentation transition stage ceases, the stage when you
caused by external civilization. Then, strength- had to fight off thoughts that were illogical.
ened with an inner center, we can go through It ceases when thoughts are facts to you just
the everyday world; we can lead ourselves as much as a chair, a table, and so forth. You
through the everyday world through our abil- become positive. Those who live in the spiriity to remove thoughts from our field of inner tual world know that. They also know that
vision if they do not belong to our ordered they are always surrounded by thoughts that
life. Do not think that you will always be are powers and forces working upon us. Those
able to do this! Just remember that when you who are receptive for it can see how thoughts
cross the street you are not lord of your own of hatred, how thoughts of good will are sent
thoughts; that from all sides, without your back and forth between people. They see how
being able to do anything about it, thoughts thoughts are drawn into people and how they
from the surrounding world are attacking you, bounce back. There are people who stand
affecting your consciousness, using it to play before us in a strange way; they stand there as
so that you are a plaything of your conscious- if surrounded by a crystal body, in the midness. As long as you lack the power to reel in dle of which they live. And all inappropriate,
your thoughts as if on a string, you cannot unsuitable thoughts bounce off this crystal
expect that the inner world will open itself to sheath. Those are people who understand how
you. We can only expect to become lord of our to lead a meditative life, who understand how
own thought world when we manage to free to regulate their lives from within.
ourselves from everyday life for a brief period
You can test whether your thought control
of time and lift ourselves to ideals.
has been successful. But not by simply saying
When one acquires love for an ideal then to yourself, “Now I am thinking correctly,” but
one achieves inner strengthening. It does not rather by using a barometer that can show you
depend upon grasping a thought with one’s how your thinking is controlled from within.
understanding.
And for those who follow the path of knowlConsider the first thought in Light on the Path: edge, that is one’s dream life. For those who
“Before the eyes can see they must be incapable truly understand these things, one’s dream life
of tears.” Consider it today, tomorrow, and is valued highly, though not in the same way
repeatedly—then it begins to be alive. And if as by others who are superstitious. For those
you deflect everything else that tries to inter- who understand, it has an entirely different
ject itself and mix up this thought, then it will significance than for people who have not yet
become the center point of your being. It lives managed to control their thought life.
and weaves within you. It will show you that
For most people dream life is a wild, mixedit causes other thoughts to come forth from up confusion. But that ceases completely after
it, that it is endlessly fruitful. And you will we have devoted ourselves to a meditative life
see what you have to overcome inwardly. A for a while. Then our dreams acquire a deep,
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Esoteric Lessons, 1904 –1909
4. Work as those work who are ambitious.
symbolic significance. A barometer for our sleeping. Hence the unconscious condition of
Value life as those who love it. Be happy as
degree of thought control can be found in the the greatest portion of humanity during sleep.
those who live only for happiness.
regularity, in the beauty of our dreams. As long Such a continuity of consciousness appears
as we stagger through external life our dreams only very slowly, so that you are actually awake And further:
will be a confused reflection of that external in sleep as you are awake in your physical body,
Seek in your heart the root of evil and
life. However, in the moment when we begin and then you carry this wakeful consciousness
tear it out.
to set aside at least brief periods in order to over into your everyday wakeful consciousness.
The theosophist must feel that we are a part
become strong and powerful in our resistance
There you have a way to achieve a kind of
against all that assaults us, our dreams take on barometer for measuring in physical life. The of the whole—that we share responsibility for
a symbolic significance. Then, in a controlled ability to resist the assaults of ordinary life all that exists. Those who are not in a posiway, we must make the effort to ask: What is is raised. The body must become a kind of tion to understand that they, too, are guilty
if someone steals tomorrow, who are not in
it presenting to me, this dream that appears
a position to know how they are connected to
in this way?
or us to see things
the whole, those people are not in a position
That is also the difference between a higher
to seek the root of evil. Because we lack the
dream and a lower. It is not the case that a
of a soul and spiritual
possibility and the ability to start with other
dream equals a dream. The life that a human
nature, a light “more
people it reads: Seek in the heart—in your
being unfolds in the sleep condition is totally
radiant than the Sun” must
heart—the root of evil and tear it out. For it
different for those who are developing their
lives and thrives in the heart of the ambitious
spiritual body than for those who are not. One
shine upon us. This light
disciple just as in the hearts of the children of
who has spiritual experience knows this. Those
does not proceed from
the world.
who know nothing other than what their eyes,
any external sun but from
No one is allowed to imagine that he or she
ears and tongue tell them, who are completely
is
good—as
if we could even do that, as if we
absorbed in the sense world, during sleep they
the source of light that we
could do that for even a moment—or that he
can experience nothing more that a confused
kindle in ourselves when
or she is much better than other people. We
reminiscence of their sense impressions. Howwe seek within for our
must be completely filled with the thought
ever, what you achieve in five minutes through
that
we cannot be much better than another.
your spiritual work is something that stimuhigher, eternal self.
What have we done, for example, if we make
lates the spirit and sets it in motion, something
people happy while at the same time, because
that you take with you everywhere whether or
not your body is with you. Then when our instrument. Then you can observe the body we live the way we live, we are making many
dreams begin to become regular and become outside of yourself, lying next to you. But you unhappy? Ignorance is the root of suffering in
little dramas with a development and regular are living in the spirit when you begin to with- life. We are ignorant, as is so often the case,
actions, then what we call our true inner spiri- draw from what is connected to your body. In that we have sharpened the knife for those
tual life is active.
this way, you do not become less capable for who use it for evil. Only the strong are able
However, this is only the lowest step. What life but rather more capable, for those who to kill it. The weak, however, must wait their
must then be added is this: when you are mak- know the spirit are always more capable in life. growth, their maturation, their death. This
ing room for moments separated from the rest It all depends on your setting aside part of weed grows in human beings through world
of your life (but you are not allowed to take your day in order to devote yourself to higher epochs. It thrives; however, it only blossoms
these moments from your work life, from your thoughts that have nothing to do with every- when they have passed through countless lives.
Sometimes it does not appear until very late
professional life, for theosophists are not per- day self-seeking, ambition, ordinary sensual
mitted to take anything away from their work comforts—and that you let the light of such incarnations: that one who already ascended
into the heights has fallen deeply later. It is not
life) and then use them for inner advancement, thoughts shine into everyday life.
then you will notice something that occurs
Thus we have understood the very first unusual that those with the deepest knowledge
very soon for those who spend some time in teaching in Light on the Path. It does not want to join those who have fallen the lowest. Those
meditation, in the inner spiritual life. You will lead people to asceticism; it does not want to adventurous souls were indistinguishable from
notice that you remember your dreams in an estrange people from this world. Those who the great ones.
Those who want to tread the path of masentirely different way than was otherwise the come to asceticism do not correspond to the
case. This is the continuity of consciousness theosophical ideal but rather those who come tery must tear this weed out of their hearts.
that continually increases the more a person to the spirit out of their ordinary life. When And then the heart will bleed heavily; one’s
entire life will appear to have been destroyed.
develops the self, and this increases in such a we read in Light on the Path:
Receive this word almost literally, but in
way that one becomes objective inwardly. As
1. Kill off ambition.
a
spiritual
sense. Consider what the highest
long as you identify entirely with your body—
2. Kill off love of life.
meaning
and
grandest value of life is. Say to
just as long it is not the spirit with which you
3. Kill off the wish for comfort.
yourself, “There is no end to the value of what
have united—you will not be able to develop
I have seen, and how endless are the things for
consciousness while out of your body when And then right after
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which I have lived, yet they are perhaps entirely we can then use. We must disaccustom ourwithout value. I must begin a new life if I no selves to tears; we must overcome sympathy
longer wish to live in the manner to which I and antipathy so that we can bring the proper
am accustomed, if I do not want it formed attitude to images in our memories.
and created by an influence foreign to me but
When we have become lord over our memwant to shape and create it through my own ory — over our ability to think and form meninner life. We then do not become another to tal pictures — we have reached our preliminary
external appearances, but we are leading our goal. We recognize that those who do not
lives following a different impulse. We will be practice this must constantly feel that they are
guiding our lives not out of vanity, not out of dependent upon every spiritual “draft” around
ambition, not out of sensual comfort, for we them, like a swaying reed that is thrown this
will no longer be able to do that, but rather way and that by every passing thought. There
out of a sense of duty, because it must happen is no other means of getting into the astral
out of a higher insight.
and mental world than to create and form
The ordeal must be endured. It may come oneself from within. Those who organize their
to you on the first step of the perilous ascent memories, who in the evenings form the cloudwhich leads to the path of life, perhaps at the like shape into regular radiant forms, namely
last. But consider well that it must be endured, the higher parts, which proceed from the head
and fasten all your energies upon the task. You and heart, those people will show that they
are not allowed to live in the present moment live from within into the outer world. When
nor in the future but only in the eternal.
human beings have come this far, then nothing
The seer can perceive how thoughts, like bad can reach them anymore. In their presence
spears from the external world, pierce those we could send them thoughts of the worst sort
who live in the present moment. Thoughts and those thoughts would come right back as
that could be detrimental bounce off those if they had not even touched them. In their
who live in the eternal. It is not external suc- meditative work they have built a spiritual covcess, not what we can achieve that brings us ering that surrounds them.
further but rather that we live in the eternal
in every moment. We will achieve nothing if
Esoteric Lesson 1
we strive with greed. We should not live in the
B ERLIN , O CTOBER 4, 1904
future but only in the eternal.
This giant weed cannot flower there; this
UM
blot upon your existence is wiped out by the
“Seek the Path.”
very breath of eternal thought. Then we come
“Seek
the path by going deep within your
to the formation of the astral body. Just as we
self.”
worked on the mental body through thought
“Seek the path by boldly going out of your
control, so, too, we must work on our astral
self.”
body by ordering our memory. It must also be
These two sentences only appear to concontrolled, must become an object for testing.
tradict
one another. In truth they express two
That exerts an enormous, significant influence
extraordinarily
correct facts.
on one’s entire life. You must discontinue the
Turning
inward
is namely the first half of
habit of having egotistical thoughts of regret
a
path.
To
begin
with,
at the present stage of
when you look back on your actions. What
development,
human
beings
are living in the
you remember must simply be there for you to
sense
perceptions
of
the
external
world. Even
learn how to do things better. We must learn
when
they
use
their
intellect
and
understanding
from the past and use our memory to make
our souls more capable. When we so regulate to process these sense impressions, they remain
our memories that we do not look back in “outside.”
If they free themselves from the sense
an arbitrary way but rather look back even at
impressions
and withdraw into themselves,
what appears to be the least significant things
they
still
have
the power to think. This thinkso that they become a school for learning,
ing
is
then
emptied
of external contents. That
then we strengthen the backbone of our soul.
signifies
“going
deep
within your soul.” But
When we strengthen our memory in this way,
precisely
because
their
thinking is “emptied,”
then astral vision is formed. This transforms
new
content
can
flow
to
them from within.
our astral body into an organ of the will that
A
And this content is of a spiritual nature just
as the previous content was sensuous. But just
for this reason human beings can then step out
of themselves. They can step out of the sphere
of the lower self into the “spiritual external
world.” This is indicated by the sentence, “Seek
the path by boldly going out of your self.”
A mystic combines all three sentences with
the syllable AUM. The A is, first of all, the
firm grip on the state, or condition, in which
human beings always find themselves at the
present stage of their evolution.
The U is a symbol for going deep within
your self and the M signifies stepping out into
the spiritual external world.
Esoteric Lesson 2
B ERLIN , O CTOBER 24, 1905
T
HE VERSE :
More radiant than the Sun,
Purer than snow,
Subtler than the ether,
Is the self
The spirit of my heart.
I am this self,
This self am I.
This verse lifts us up to our higher self
every morning. Such verses are not thought up
arbitrarily by just any person, but are obtained
from the spiritual world. Therefore they contain much more than is usually believed. And
one thinks of these correctly if one assumes
that one can never completely fathom their
content, although one can always find more
within them the more one immerses oneself
in them. Therefore, only individual indications
can be given from the esoteric school as to how
one seeks for their content. A few such indications are given in what follows.
More radiant than the Sun
We see the objects that surround us only
when they are shone upon by the Sun. What
makes them visible are the Sun’s rays reflected
back from the objects into the eye of the
beholder. If there were no light the objects
would not be visible. But through this external light only the objects in the physical world
become visible. For us to see things of a soul
and spiritual nature, a light “more radiant than
the Sun” must shine upon us. This light does
not proceed from any external sun but from
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the source of light that we kindle in ourselves an unlawful way. Carbon by itself is pure. It heart without discrimination to everything we
when we seek within for our higher, eternal self. becomes dirt only if it is wrongfully united encounter. Our experience is initially deceptive.
This higher self has a different origin than our with water. Now, when water assumes its own However, when we make an effort to underlower self. The latter experiences our everyday form in a snow crystal, it separates out all that stand a being or a thing down to its origin in
surroundings. However, everything that lives has united wrongly with it. So too does the the divine, then we also begin to love it. If I
in this everyday environment has at some time human soul become pure if it separates out have a depraved human being standing in front
come into being and will one day pass away. all that is improperly united with it. And the of me, then in no way should I love his or her
Thus our experience of it has only a transitory divine, the imperishable belongs to the soul. depravity. Through such an act I would only
value. And from such transitory experiences Every ideal, every thought of something great be in error and would not help the person at
and our thoughts about them our transitory and beautiful belongs to the inner form of the all. However, if I reflect on how this person
self is built up. All things that become visible soul. And when it meditates upon such ide- has come to his or her depravity and if I help
because of the Sun were, at one time, not in als, such thoughts, then it purifies itself as the him or her to leave it behind, then I am helpexistence, and some day they will pass away. water purifies itself in becoming snow crystal. ing the person and I myself struggle through
Even the Sun came into existence at a certain And because the spiritual is purer than any- to the truth. I must seek everywhere to find
time and will one day pass away. But the soul thing material the “higher self,” that is, the how I can love. God is present in all things, but
exists for the very purpose of recognizing the soul that lives in the heights, is “purer than this divinity in any particular thing I must first
eternal in things. When one day the entire snow.”
seek. It is not the external aspect of a being or
Earth will be no more, the souls who inhabthing
that I should love straightaway, for this
Finer than the ether
ited it will still exist. And what these souls
can be deceptive and I could easily love the
Ether is the finest form of matter. But all error. But truth lies behind all illusion and we can
have experienced on Earth they will carry with
matter
is still dense compared to the element always love truth. And if the heart seeks the love of truth
them elsewhere as a memory.
of
soul.
It is not the “dense” that is lasting in all beings, then there lives the “spirit in the heart.” Such
It is the same as when a person does a good
deed for me. The deed passes away, but what
love is the garment the soul should always wear. Then the
ll objects are these
he or she has planted in my soul remains. And
soul itself weaves the divine into things.
denser thoughts of God.
the bond of love that has thus united us does
•••
not pass away. What we experience is always
The members of the school should take sevThe “higher self,” however,
the source of something that endures within
eral minutes a day to connect such thoughts to
dissolves all things, and the
us. We extract from things whatever endures
the divine maxims of wisdom, which have been
thoughts of God then live in it.
and carry it into eternity. And when one day
given to us by the masters out of their boundhuman beings are transplanted to a quite dif- And when the self is woven out
less world-experience. They should never think
ferent arena of action, they will bring with
that they have completely understood a maxim,
of such thoughts of God, then
them what they have gathered here. And their
but always assume that still more lies in it than
it is “finer than the ether.”
deeds in the new world will be woven out of
they have already found. Through an attitude
the memories of the old. There is no seed
such as this we come to feel that in all genuine
that does not bear fruit. If we are united with but the “fine.” The stone that we think of as wisdom lies the key to the infinite, and in this
someone by love, then this love is a seed and we matter, will pass away as matter. But the thought feeling we bind ourselves to the infinite.
will experience the fruit all through the future of the stone, which lives in the soul, remains.
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because we belong together with such a person God has thought this thought. And out of it
It is not a matter of meditating on many
throughout the future. Thus, something lives he made the dense stone. Just as ice is merely sentences, but rather of letting a little live
in us that interweaves with the divine power solidified water, similarly a stone is simply a repeatedly in a soul that has become still. Durthat binds all things together into the eternal thought of God made dense.
ing the meditation itself one should speculate
All objects are these denser thoughts of God. very little, but rather quietly allow the content
fabric of the universe. This “something” is our
higher self. And this is more radiant than the The “higher self,” however, dissolves all things, of the sentences to work upon one. But apart
Sun. The light of the Sun illuminates a per- and the thoughts of God then live in it. And from the meditation, during free moments in
son from the outside only. The sun of the soul when the self is woven out of such thoughts the course of the day one should return to the
illuminates a person from within. Therefore, it of God, then it is “finer than the ether.”
content of the sentences and see what reflecThe spirit in my heart We have only really tions one can draw from them. Then they
is more radiant than the Sun.
understood something when we have grasped become a living power that sinks into the soul
Purer than snow
with our heart. Intellect and reason are merely and makes it strong and vigorous. For when
In itself everything is pure. It can become mediators for the heart’s understanding. the soul unites with eternal truth, it lives in the
impure only when it unites with something Through intellect and reason we penetrate to eternal. And when the soul lives in the eternal,
that should not be united with it. In and divine thoughts. But once we have really taken then higher beings have access to it and can let
of itself water is pure. But even the dirt in hold of the thought, then we must learn to their own power sink into it.
dirty water would be pure if it were in and of love it. Gradually we learn to love all things.
itself, if it had not united with the water in This does not mean that we should give our
A
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Benziger Family Winery: A Biodynamic Success Story
by William (Jens) Jensen
biodynamic gardening and farming methods has
T been growing steadily around the world ever since Rudolf Steiner
HE POPULARITY OF
gave his first lectures on the subject almost a century ago. Biodynamic
agricultural methods are based on deep spiritual insight and knowledge
of cosmic relationships and the farmer’s practical ability to observe the
natural environment holistically. The kind of people who work with
the soil, plants, and animals are not generally impressed by lofty philosophical ideas and abstract concepts unless those ideas actually function
in the field to produce better results. Those who have taken the necessary time to learn and implement biodynamic methods know that they
do in fact work. Beyond the obvious benefits of producing healthier
food, the purpose of biodynamics is to build the soil, leave the ground
water clean, and help develop a healthy relationship between growers
and nature, the Earth, the cosmos, and their own humanity.
Most of us are familiar with the tragic scenario of farmers being
caught in a vicious cycle of weeds, insects, and chemicals, or stories of
ground water becoming so polluted that local residents are forced to
move away or bring in fresh water while an environmental cleanup takes
place. It’s not just factories and pig farms that do this kind of damage;
the methods of the corporate, monocultural farms run as conventional
agribusinesses have led to the dangerous buildup of salts, metals, and
harmful mineral imbalances in the soil and water table through the use
of chemical fertilizers and pesticides — often made worse by combining these with mechanical watering and irrigation technologies.
growing and selling fruit or vegetables; for most independent vintners,
the process begins with the particular joy and satisfaction that arises
their personal relationship to the fields and vines themselves and then
seeing the fruits of their labors turn into fine wines that can be enjoyed
by thousands of people. It’s truly a social process—one in which the
stereotypic lone “Norwegian bachelor farmer” would be completely out
of place. Each vineyard arises from the vision of an individual or family,
exists in a specific microclimate, and has its own unique soil composition and terrain, which in turn calls for a specific variety of grapevine.
During most of the 1980s, six thousand acres of grape growing
By the mid-twentieth century, however, a huge trend had developed in
areas in the San Joachim Valley in California looked like a “desert
the industry. Large producers had moved toward making affordable and
with grape vines stuck into dried mud.” Herbicides killed all other
more consistent wines that do not depend on season, place, or grower.
plant life. Gallo Wine, a multi-billion dollar company, was on a
“chemical treadmill”; insects developed resistance to chemical insecThey wanted to guarantee “success” by introducing artificial ingrediticides in less than four years.*
ents into the growing and winemaking processes. Naturally, there has
Such problems don’t belong only to the farmers; they affect our envi- been a serious downside to all of this. As Monty Waldin points out,
ronment and trickle down through the production process and into from personal experience, in his excellent book, Biodynamic Wines, “No
the quality of the final products we consume each day. Agribusiness one had considered the effect of vineyard modernization on wine qualrepresentatives and lobbyists generally claim that their methods are safe, ity. The impact of the new chemical treatments on the vines gradually
efficient, and save the consumer money, but we and our children are but perceptibly threw the vines out of balance. We were forever playing
likely to pay later through poor health and a ruined enviornment. How catch up against pests, diseases, and mineral deficiencies in the vines.”
many of us now buy bottled water? Fifty years ago, such a concept was He also mentions the cash that tends to flow away from production and
profit and toward the chemical industry.
laughable, yet today people are beginning to buy
canned oxygen.
In recent decades, there has been a groundswell
of interest in biodynamics from a particular, perhaps unexpected, agricultural sector. Winegrowers
around the world have been switching from the
artificial practices that the largest wine producers
have come to consider essential. These courageous
pioneers in the industry have begun to embrace
organic and biodynamic methods. And their reasons for doing so have to do with more than just
the quality of their products. Just imagine the
vision and inspiration that leads a person to begin
the long, hard work of clearing and preparing
land, planting and tending a vineyard, and developing the skills needed to make unique, quality
wines. The whole process goes far beyond simply
The Benziger Family Winery
Winemaker Mike Benziger
On a very rainy April day this year, I had the
opportunity to revisit one of the most beautiful
places I have ever lived: Sonoma wine country in
Northern California. The goal of my travels was
the Benziger Family Winery and a visit with Mike
Benziger, the inspiring force behind its inception
and continued growth. It is perhaps the largest
family-owned winery in California, with eightyfive acres in twenty-nine “distinct blocks of enological charisma.” Benziger Family Winery pursues
biodynamic methods more aggressively than perhaps any other winery in North America.
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More than twenty years ago, Mike and Mary Benziger drove up
Sonoma Mountain and saw an overgrown ranch that would eventually become Benziger Family Winery. With the help of Bruno Benziger,
Mike’s father and a wine and spirits importer from New York, they
purchased the land. Much of Mike’s family joined the effort during
the following years, and, today, more than two dozen Benzigers live on
or near the estate.
The first Benziger Family wines were produced to critical acclaim
in 1981. In 1982, the family introduced the Glen Ellen brand and
with it a new category of good wines at affordable prices, dubbed
“the fighting varietal.” In 1993, the Benzigers sold their popular Glen
Ellen brand to pursue the family’s common goal — “to craft wines
that authentically express the individual vineyards from which they are
made, with integrity and an enduring respect for the land.”
The Benzigers live and breathe Sonoma County winegrowing.
“There’s an incredible moment when people get the idea of how grapes
and wine are connected to a local area,” says Mike Benziger. “It’s really
a wow experience. If we can be the ones who usher in that experience
for them, then we’re successful.” It is this respect for the very local
microclimate, or terroir (roughly, a “sense of place”), that underlines
this dedication to quality winemaking and deep respect for the land.
Biodynamics and terroir are a natural, even necessary, fit.
I spoke with Mike for two or three hours in a meeting room at the
winery, as the rain poured outside and, at
times, distracted him with concern about
too much moisture, which could have significantly delayed their springtime work in
the vineyards. What came across most of
all in his words was his love of the land, his
passion for making wine, and his commitment to biodynamic methods. I began by
asking him how one would go about establishing biodynamics on a vineyard, especially given the fact that such an operation
involves so many people.
First, of course, the staff had to be
trained, which in many ways involves self-
training once the principles are understood. This is because observation is a key to the success of a biodynamic operation. The idea of
observing, both in ordinary and in more subtle ways, came up repeatedly.
For example, Mike explained that, since they don’t use pesticides, they
must constantly observe the landscape and ecosystem for signs that
would indicate a possible increase in insects harmful to the vines and
grapes; then they need to do something to prevent that from happening.
They also had to diversify, creating what Mike referred to as “OldWorld polyculture.” Biodynamics requires a more holistic environment
than that provided by conventional monoculture. It helps, for example,
to interplant the vines with various types of other plants and flowers
that draw certain helpful insects and repel others. Such growth also
helps maintain healthy soil. To my eye, it also adds a great deal of
color and beauty to the landscape. It also helps to have animals and
insectaries on the land. Each aspect does its part in the overall ecosystem. “Since 1987, the Benzigers have practiced natural pest control at
their Sonoma Mountain ranch. The elimination of all pesticides was
achieved largely through the planting of three wildlife sanctuaries (land
devoted to plants that attract beneficial mites and bugs that prey on
insects harmful to grapevines), as well as wetlands, gardens and careful
cover crop rotation.”
Then I asked Mike about how he goes about training the staff at
the winery:
I work with two types of people; I work with people who are really
smart who’ve never had a lot of formal education, and I work with
people who are very smart who have a ton of formal education. I
know that this very general, but it’s my observation that people
who are smart but don’t have any formal education tend to see
the relationships between things, whereas the people who’ve gone
to school tend to see the components. In other words, the people
who have more formal education see the gears, and the people with
less education see how the gears mesh. As I said, the rock-bottom
foundation of biodynamics is the relationship you form with the
land. In biodynamics we don’t have any magic, no silver bullets;
we don’t use chemicals. We can’t make time go backward, so to
speak, by spraying some kind of pesticide or herbicide or by using
antibiotics. We have to see, through our powers of observation, the
conditions that form problems and then act on those conditions.
Once they become problems, it’s too late.
Making a biodynamic preparation
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So one of the things we did right
at the beginning is to involve all
of the employees in the process
by learning biodynamics together.
Biodynamics is a team sport.
And I was a little nervous about
explaining biodynamics to my
Hispanic crew — I mean, what
are they going to think about this;
how are they going to receive this?
But I was blown away. They came
to me and said, “We couldn’t
understand why you didn’t do
things this way from the beginning. This is the way we always
did things.” They always had animals incorporated into their farms.
They never had a farm that was all corn; it was corn and other
vegetables all planted together. Their parents had these special teas
and concoctions that they used to spray on the ground and on
the vines that made the vines healthier and produce more. They
were always scratching their heads, wondering why we were carrying on a more artificial type of farming. Biodynamics is closer to
the way they traditionally farmed, and they were the first to see
that the conventional methods aren’t working. It was creating pests
that were harder to control, it was creating weeds that were impossible to eliminate over time. What does it say when you have to
wear protective clothing, gloves, and a mask into the field to work?
You’re posting a skull and cross-bones and then asking workers to
go into the field the next day, and eventually selling that produce
to consumers.
For the wine industry, the organic and biodynamic movements are
still somewhat under the radar for most of the public, and the large,
conventional producers still command most of the attention through
their power to advertise, market, and mass-produce cheap wines.
According to Mike Benziger, however, “There’s a growing awareness
of the quality of what people are putting into their bodies — the baby
boomers, say — and a growing awareness of how things are produced,
which involves young people more. We are at a tipping point. I think
it’s only a matter of time before this [biodynamically produced wine]
becomes a legitimate category. One of the attractions of biodynamic
wines is the fact that biodynamics is a practice that lets you put the passion and the commitment of the people into the bottle of wine.”
There’s an advantage to being a smaller producer when it comes to
changing over to biodynamics. The setting is more intimate, the investment in existing, conventional methods is much smaller, and the small,
family-owned winery is not bound by the quarterly profits expected by
shareholders of a large corporation.
The amount of consolidation that has taken place in the wine business is tremendous. In our valley alone, there used to be thirty family businesses. Now I don’t think there’s another winery in California that has as many family members involved as we do. The family
business is under a lot of pressure, so when it comes to something
like biodynamics, it gives the small producer the opportunity to
produce a distinctive product, giving us some point of difference
in the marketplace. But by doing this, it takes a great commitment,
because it takes five or six years to change over and more for the
process to become mature, where you see the results in the bottle
of wine. When you really look at it, it’s a life’s work. I’ve been doing
this for thirty years, so this is a recommitment for me. Biodynamics has completely changed the way I view grapes and winemaking.
Once you understand the principles and practice of biodynamics,
you feel it as an obligation—not one that feels heavy, but one that
feels right. And the neat thing about biodynamics is that you can
do the right thing and make a better wine.
This is where biodynamics and organics differ. In the past, say
twenty years ago, you might by organic products, and they were
okay, but you were mostly buying into the philosophy of it. But
now the methodology exists, what I call “natural technology,” to
make products of the highest quality and to do it in a way that
increases the biological capital of the property over time. The definition of quality changes; it doesn’t necessarily mean the biggest
or strongest, but something distinct, something integrated with its
environment.
But biodynamics comes in only at the highest level. It cannot fix
mistakes, but help only if you’re already a good farmer. You get into
it because you believe it will take you to the next level, in this case
being able to put what I call the “four fingerprints” on the bottle of
wine: the fingerprint of the place; the fingerprint of the passion of
the people who made it; the fingerprint of the varietal; and the fingerprint of the vintage. Today, the commodity is the varietal character; chardonnay, cabernet—these are starting to taste the same,
whether they’re made in Australia, Chile, California, or Languedoc,
because of the industrial methods. The use of chemicals eliminates
nature; it eliminates the plants ability to bond with nature and to
reflect the environment it’s in. So the plant can produce only its
varietal character. To create wines of distinction, you have to place
those other three “fingerprints” on top of the varietal character.
That’s what biodynamics specializes in, because it lets nature in.
For Mike Benziger, one of the most important aspects of biodynamics is one’s connection with the land and with nature. People today are
largely disconnected from nature. Most people work in offices or in
artificial settings, and often going out into nature means going to a city
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stage in that process. So by very careful handling, the wine stays at
its maximum quality. One of the things biodynamic products are
known for is shelf-keeping capacity, their ability to stay in a very
wholesome and fresh condition for a long period of time without
preservatives.
Mike Benziger at the cave doors
park or to an atrium. Food is bought mostly in stores without much
thought of its natural origin. It’s the connection with the land that gives
the passion needed to farm biodynamically. Thousands of visitors come
to the Benziger winery each year, and they are taken around the farm
on a tour. Central to that tour is an explanation of biodynamics and
what that means for the land, the people, and the wines. People come to
understand that the process is very personal and intimate for those who
work the land and make the wine, and it gives the visitors some sense of
reconnecting with the land and nature. “Biodynamics,” Mike says, “isn’t
so much a financial commitment as it is a personal commitment, which
is why it would be so difficult for large wineries to get into it. You’re
going to be only as good in biodynamics as the amount of land you can
love.” He continues:
I think that the ability to observe and developing the organ of intuition is the most rewarding aspect of biodynamics. It forces you to
pursue a path of personal development. You can go only so far in
biodynamics without developing yourself to a higher level, through
the practice of observation, through the practice of intuition, and
through a certain reverence you develop for nature.
Successfully managing the winemaking process also means being
proactive instead of being reactive. Once you find yourself becoming
reactive, you are merely trying to correct the past. Reactive agriculture is
the conventional method. When bugs pose a danger, you spray poison.
When weeds become a problem, you apply herbicide. Being proactive
means looking ahead by “communicating” with the environment, so
that you can anticipate and prevent problems before they occur.
A unique quality of biodynamic wine that Mike mentioned is that
it preserves the character of the place. In his vision, the grape vine acts
as a kind of lens that captures the essence of the surrounding environment. And the field itself acts as a “collector” in a broader sense, gathering the influences of the cosmos, the earth, and so on. All of these
influences are gathered into the fruit. So it makes sense that the addition of chemicals at any point in the process pollutes the final product.
Another unique strength of biodynamic wine that he mentioned is its
“ability to evolve in the bottle. The grapes have so much energy in them
that is preserved through the whole process, that they have this ability
to become much more complex as the aging process goes on.”
This approach to winemaking involves the fundamental idea that you can
make a real difference only at the “points of transition.” Mike asserts that, if
you mess around with the components, you only manipulate it.
The only place that you can really benefit the process truly and
keep it authentic is at the transition points—the harvest, fermentation, blending, aging, and so on. If you’re very careful and very
conscious at those points, you won’t lose any energy; in fact, you
may gain energy. But typically, transition points have always been
places for energy to “leak” or to lose momentum. So in biodynamics, we try to maximize the energy that we collect every year, so
that we have the maximum energy in the bottle and maximize the
potential for evolution [of the wine]. Our job is to manage those
transitions—to gain energy and quality during those transitions.
So far, Mike had talked about one’s relationship with the land and
working with nature. I wanted to know how the process of winemaking
itself differs for a biodynamic winery.
We pick the grapes by hand, and they are culled several times. Then
the grapes come in, and we have super, high-tech machinery that
handles these grapes very gently and in a way that helps us extract
the flavor with none of the bitterness. Then they go into open-tank
fementors, where they are exposed to the sky and we just supervise their fermentation. We don’t add any yeast; we control their
temperatures, and they go through a completely natural process.
Once they’re finished, they go directly into the barrel, without any
additions whatsoever. So nothing is added to the wine at all, until
it goes into its second stage, when a small amount of sulfur dioxide
is added—the amount allowed by biodynamic regulations. Sulfur
dioxide is part of the natural “background,” a natural part of the
grape, but we add just a little to keep a certain level of protection.
Grapes naturally turn into vinegar, and wine is just a momentary
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The cave winds around, past numerous barrels to a beautiful banquet room
people you’ve met. We get to live here, and we get to manage transformation. We’re involved in the transformation of people and of
wine. They’re inseparable, and that’s what makes the wine unique—
the fact that it retains the passion of the people who make it. It
could be argued that wine is one of the most impressionable liquids on Earth—it definitely has one of the best memories ever. It
remembers everything that you do to it, even positive and negative
thoughts.
Upper pond for recycling water
But that takes a lot of work. It means understanding the process
and when to leave it alone and when to intercede. We’re paid a lot
to do things; not doing things is different and requires breaking
old habits. But it becomes much easier when you have the relationship with the vines and with the environment.
Mike called this the “materiality of intentionality,” or what Masaru
Emoto talked about water in his Hidden Messages in Water (Atria, 2005).
Material substances retain the memory and even take the shape of the
thoughts of people nearby. It seemed obvious to me that, in many different ways, Mike’s contagious enthusiasm certainly has a real and positive effect on the final product in the bottle. In the end it became obvious to me that there is no separation between the “relationship with the
land and working with nature” and the winemaking itself. The whole
process is reflected both in the wine and in the people who make it.
I ended my visit with a rainy tour of the vineyards with Mike Benziger and Barney Barnett. The grounds are surrounded by the beautiful green of Sonoma Mountain, Jack London State Park, and terraced
I also met Barney Barnett, the winery’s organizational consultant. For
more than fifteen years, he has worked with the family and workers
by applying a sort of biodynamic approach, or “energy management
system,” to the organizational and social environment. This practice of
deep observation is intended to maximize and fine-tune the organization so that each year’s production reaches its optimum potential. It
involves the same process that Mike just mentioned; whether it’s in the
field or around the team sitting around the table, it’s a matter of managing those states of energy.
What we’re always trying to do—and this is the meaning of transformation—is organize energies into a higher state. And the meaning of biodynamics is your ability to order the diversity on your
property into a transcendent state. We are probably the luckiest
vineyards. The land includes an impressive compost pile; a small outbuilding where the various biodynamic preparations are processed; and
two linked ponds that purify the water used in the production process
and recycle three to four million gallons of water per year for use on the
land. Finally, we visited my favorite spot, a cave-cellar with the aroma
of oak barrels that includes a banquet area.
• • •
* “New Trends in Agriculture: Biodiversity and Wetlands Reclamation,”
Ecologia Newsletter, no. 28, January/February 1994.
Suggested Reading:
Monty Waldin, Biodynamic Wines, London: Mitchell Beasley, 2004.
Nicholas Joly, Wine from Sky to Earth: Growing & Appreciating Biodynamic Wine,
Austin, TX: Acres U.S.A., 1999.
RelatedWebsites:
Lower pond with duck weed for second stage of reclaiming water
Benziger Family Wine: www.benziger.com.
Imagery Estate Winery: www.imagerywinery.com.
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“Freemasonry” and Ritual Work
4
82
Falck-Ytter, Harald
Fall of Sophia
58
71
Farrer, Frances
Festivals and Their Meaning
59
52
Fifth Gospel
Finding the Greater Self
73
53
Fingal’s Cave
Floride, Athys
69
80
Flowforms
Foodwise
63
37
Forward, William
Foundations of Curative Eurythmy
77
30
Foundation Stone
Foundation Stone/The Life, Nature &
Cultivation of Anthroposophy 30
Foundation Stone Meditation (Steiner) 18
Founding a Science of the Spirit
31
78
Fourth Dimension
Four Seasons & the Archangels
59
28
Freedom As Spiritual Activity
Frieling, Rudolf
54, 57
65
Friends and Lovers
From Beetroot to Buddhism
32
55
From Christianity to Christ
From Comets to Cocaine
32
32
From Crystals to Crocodiles
From Elephants to Einstein
32
52
From Jesus to Christ
From Limestone to Lucifer
32
32
From Mammoths to Mediums
From Stress to Serenity
65
32
From Sunspots to Strawberries
From the History and Contents of the First
Section of the Esoteric School 3
Future is Now
36
73
Garber, Bernard
Gardening for Life
84
81
Gebert, Hans
Genesis (Steiner)
49
54
Give Us This Day
Giving Judas a Chance
72
68
Glasl, Friedrich
Glöckler, Michaela
62
Gnosis, the Mysteries & Christianity 55
Goddess
31
62
Goebel, Wolfgang
Goerg, Hartmut
47
Goethe
6, 80
79
Goethe and the Power of Rhythm
Goethe on Science
80
61
Gold & the Philosopher’s Stone
Goodwin, Rufus
54
49
Gospel of St. John (Steiner)
Gospel of St. John and Its Relation
to the Other Gospels
57
49
Gospel of St. Mark
Great Initiates
41
29
Great Religions
Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily
6
30
Grosse, Rudolf
Grünewald, Peter
61
48
Guardian Angels
Guidance in Esoteric Training
38
62
Guide to Child Health
Gulbekian, Sevak
36
79
Hageneder, Fred
Hall, Alan
64
67
Hall, Kelvin
Harlan, Volker
75, 76
31
Harmony of the Creative Word
Harmony of the Human Body
62
75
Harris, Lynda
Hauschka, Rudolf
33, 63, 64
60
Healing Process
Heart of Peace
73
Heavenly Sophia and the Being
17
Anthroposophia
13
Heaven on Earth
Held, Wolfgang
78
33
Hemleben, Johannes
Heritage of Trees
79
34
Hiebel, Friedrich
History in English Words
41
47
Hoffmeister, Max
Hofstetter, Sr. Adrian
79
31
Holy Grail
Holy Grail & the Eucharist
55
68
Homemaking As a Social Art
Home Nursing for Carers
60
63
Home Remedies
Hope, Evolution, and Change
80
54
Hope of the World
How Can Mankind Find the
Christ Again?
55
18
How Do I Find the Christ?
How the New Art of Eurythmy Began 77
24
How to Know Higher Worlds
How Wide the Heart
8
29
Human and Cosmic Thought
Human Encounters and Karma
69
62
Husemann, Armin
Husemann, Friedrich
61
Hymns to the Night/Spiritual Songs
73
Illustrated Calendar of the Soul
59
73
Imagination’s Music
Incarnation of Ahriman
14
50
Incredible Births of Jesus
Inner Nature of Color
74
Introducing Anthroposophical Medicine 60
Introduction to Anthroposophical
Medicine
60
14
Introduction to Anthroposophy
Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path 24
65
In Search of Home
Iscador
62
57
Isis Mary Sophia
Jacobi, Michael
83
65
Jenkinson, Angus
Jesus, the Master Builder
54
16
Jocelyn, John
Johanson, Irene
48
74
Jones, Michael
Jones, Noragh
65
54
Joseph of Arimathea
Judaism & Anthroposophy
29
40
Karma of Materialism
Karma of Untruthfulness
19
46
Karmic Relationships
Kaspar Hauser
71
56
Kelber, Wilhelm
Keyserlingk, Adalbert Count
84
51
Kings and Prophets
Kipp, Friedrich
79
Kirchner-Bockholt, Margarete 77
Klett, Manfred
83
39
Klocek, Dennis
Knowledge of the Higher Worlds
24
10
Koepf, Herbert
Koster, Margje
64
81
Kranich, Ernst-Michael
Kühlewind, Georg
38, 55, 66
22
Ladwein, Michael
Lady & the Unicorn
74
7
Lazarus, Come Forth!
Lectures on Divine Humanity
58
Legend
72
Leonardo da Vinci
22
Lievegoed, Bernard
26, 65, 66, 69
Life between Death and Rebirth
44
Life beyond Death
44
Life for the Spirit
33
Lifting the Veil of Mental Illness
66
Light, Darkness, and Colour
76
in Painting Therapy
Light beyond the Darkness
43
41
Light for the New Millennium
Lindholm, Dan
48
39
Lipson, Michael
Living Architecture
77
73
Living with the Dead
66
Love & the World
Love and Its Meaning in the World
26
38
Lowndes, Florin
Lukas Clinic
64
58
MacDermot, Violet
Macrocosm and Microcosm
37
44
Madill, Betty
Madsen, Jon
56
72
Maher, Barry
Maier, Georg
81
69
Male and Female
Manifestations of Karma
47
66
Man on the Threshold
Marcus, Christopher
72
Marie Steiner
71
Marriage of Sense & Thought
81
79
Martin, Graham Dunstan
Martyn, Philip
43
Materialism and the Task
of Anthroposophy
26
Matthews, Paul
76
30
May Human Beings Hear It!
McCausland, Bruce H.
10
72
McLaughlin, Gerald T.
Mead, G. R. S.
57
26
Meaning of Life
Meaning of Love
66
11
Measure of Endurance
Medicine
62
63
Medicine, Mythology & Spirituality
Medicine for the Whole Person
63
Meditations on the Signs of the Zodiac 16
Meditative Prayers for Today
73
62
Mees, L. F. C.
Meeting Rudolf Steiner
34
75
Merry, Eleanor
Meyer, T. H.
37, 41
Michaelmas and the Soul-Forces of Man 26
Millar, Gabriel Bradford
44
11
Mishler, William
More Messages from the Angels
48
Most Holy Trinosophia
58
Murphy, Christine
62, 63
Mysteries (Steiner)
35
Mysteries of the East and of Christianity 42
Mystery Knowledge and Mystery Centres 35
Mystery of Arthur at Tintagel
56
Mystery of John the Baptist . . .
52
Mystery of Physical Life
81
Mystery of the Two Jesus Children
52
Mystery of the Universe
41
Mystery Streams in Europe
69
Mystics after Modernism
35
23
Myth of the Nativity
Nature’s Open Secret
81
Nature of Substance
64
48
Nature Spirits & What They Say
Nature Spirits
48
53
Necessary Evil
Necessity and Freedom
42
27, 52
Nesfield-Cookson, Bernard
New Eyes for Plants
80
New Mysteries
16
New Spirituality
56
56
New Testament
New Testament Studies
57
72
Nicaea
Ninetta Sombart
76
54
Ninth Century & the Holy Grail
Novalis
73
Nutrition
63
Obuchowski, Peter
80
42
Occult History
Occult Movement in the 19th Century 42
Occult Physiology
64
Occult Science
25
8
One Language
One Step at a Time
44
75
Opening Our Moral Eye
Oppenheimer, Sharifa
13
80
Origins of Natural Science
Origin and Development of Language 42
67
Our Twelve Senses
Outline of Esoteric Science
25
20
Owen Barfield (biography)
Paddock, Fred
29
13
Palermo, Gina
Parchment, a novel
72
57
Paths of the Christian Mysteries
Pelikan, Wilhelm
16
70
Personal World
Phases
65
35
Philosophy, Cosmology & Religion
Philosophy As an Approach to the Spirit 34
24
Philosophy of Freedom
Pietzner, Carlo
37
57
Pistis Sophia
Pogacnik, Ana
8
8
Pogacnik, Marko
Polarities in the Evolution
of Mankind
42
Powell, Robert
53, 58, 84
Prayers and Graces
74
Prayers for Parents & Children
73
Principles of Biodynamic Spray
and Compost Preparations 83
Principles of Spiritual Science
35
42
Principle of Spiritual Economy
Projective Geometry
81
17,
Prokofieff, Sergei O.
28, 30, 33, 34, 42, 52, 56, 59, 71
109
Psychology of Body, Soul & Spirit
67
Pusch, Hans
78
47
Querido, René
Rainbow Over the River
44
20
Raising the Soul
Ramsbotham, Richard
75
56
Realities of Prayer
Reality, Truth & Evil
37
Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric 56
Redemption of Thinking
36
12
Reilly, R. J.
Reincarnation and Immortality
46
46
Reincarnation and Karma
Reincarnation in Modern Life
47
57
Religion
Reminiscences of Rudolf Steiner
34
69
Renewal of the Social Organism
Results from the Biodynamic Sowing
84
and Planting Calendar
Rhythm of the Christian Year
51
75
Richards, M. C.
Rodger, Iain
61
12
Romantic Religion
Rosicrucianism & Modern Initiation 30
Rosicrucian Unity of Science,
Religion, and Art
5
Rosicrucian Wisdom
36
72
Rowe, Martin
Rudolf Steiner (biography)
33
33
Rudolf Steiner: An Introduction...
Rudolf Steiner: Herald of a New Epoch 34
33
Rudolf Steiner’s Philosophy
Rudolf Steiner’s Research into Karma
and the Mission of the
34
Anthroposophical Society
Rudolf Steiner’s Vision of Love
27
Rudolf Steiner & the Founding of
the New Mysteries
33
26
Rudolf Steiner Speaks to the British
Ruland, Heiner
77
Saint Paul
51
Sardello, Robert
66
Schaefer, Christopher
70
Schilling, Karin V.
45
Schilthuis, Willy
84
Schmidt-Brabant, Manfred 16, 57, 58
Schroeder, Hans-Werner
53, 55
Schulz, Andreas
83
Schuré, Edouard
41
Schwenk, Theodor
6, 82
Schwenk, Wolfram
6, 83
Science
81
Science & the Paranormal
82
Science and Art of Healing
64
Sease, Virginia
16, 57, 58
Secrets of Metals
16
110
36
Secret Brotherhoods
Secret Heresy of Hieronymus Bosch
75
34, 56
Seddon, Richard
Seeing Christ in Sickness and Healing 53
39
Seer’s Handbook
Sekem
23
27
Self Transformation
Selg, Peter
53
82
Sensitive Chaos
Shards from the Heart
73
77
Siegloch, Magdalene
Singing and the Etheric Tone
13
76
Sing Me the Creation
Sir George Trevelyan
71
Sky Phenomena
82
Sleigh, Julian
65
62
Slice of Life
Social and Political Science
69
Social Issues
70
Soesman, Albert
67
Solovyov, Vladimir
58, 66
Sophia
58
78
Soul’s Awakening
Soul’s Long Journey
50
Souls’ Awakening
78
Soulways
65
Sources of Inspiration of Anthroposophy 27
Speaking, Listening, Understanding
69
Speech of the Grail
67
Spiegler, Mado
29
Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky,
and Theosophy
36
41
Spiritual Event of the 20th Century
Spiritual Foundation of Morality
27
42
Spiritual Origins of Eastern Europe
Spirit Healing
64
65
Springboard
Stairway of Surprise
39
39
Start Now!
Star Children
66
45
Staying Connected
Stein, Walter Johannes
54
28
Steiner, Marie
Steiner, Rudolf
3, 4, 5,
14, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32,
33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 54,
57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 68, 69, 70,
73, 74, 76, 78, 81, 83, 84
52
Stolp, Hans
Strachan, Gordon
53, 54, 77
Study Companion to An Outline
of Esoteric Science
27
Sturgeon-Day, Lee
62
Suchantke, Andreas
78
Sucher, Willi
84
81
Sun
Sun Mystery & the Mystery
3
of Death and Resurrection
Sussman, Linda
67
37
Swassjan, Karen
Temple Legend
36
24
Theosophy
Thinking beyond Darwin
81
44
Though You Die
Threefold Mary
51
36
Threefold Nature of Destiny
Three Years
51
44
Thresholds
Time of Decision with Rudolf Steiner 34
7
Tomberg, Valentin
Tourmaline
82
70
Towards Social Renewal
Toward a Phenomenology of the
Etheric World
82
37
Toward Imagination
Transformation of Evil
17
Transforming Earth – Transforming Self 37
Transforming People and Organizations 70
19
Transforming the Soul, 1 & 2
Transparent Realities
37
65
Treichler, Rudolf
Trumpet to the Morn
37
56
Twelve Holy Nights
Twentyman, Ralph
63, 64
37
Ultimate Communion of Mankind
Uncovering the Voice
77
27
Understanding the Human Being
Understanding Water
83
67
Understand Your Temperament!
Unger, Carl
35
Up-Rising in Dying
74
Urieli, Baruch Luke
69
63
Vaccination Dilemma
Valentin Tomberg and Anthroposophy
71
60
van Bentheim, Tineke
van den Brink, Margarete
52, 70
44, 68
van Duin, Veronika
van Emmichoven,
30, 66
Willem Zeylmans
van Houten, Coenraad
36
37, 71
van Manen, Hans Peter
Verhulst, Jos
79
74
Vision for the Millennium
70
70
Vision in Action
Voice of the Eagle
56
17, 27
von Gleich, Sigismund
Voors, Tÿno
70
29
Vreede, Elizabeth
Wadler, Arnold D.
8
28
Warren, Edward
Water
6
Water, Electricity & Health
64
83
Water Crystals
Watson, E. L. Grant
81
74
Way of Seeing
Way of Self-Knowledge
4
61
Wegman, Ita
Weirauch, Wolfgang
48
Welburn, Andrew 23, 33, 35, 53, 55
Wember, Valentin
22
77
Werbeck-Svärdström, Valborg
Western Approach to Reincarnation
47
and Karma
Westlake, Jean
83
43
Wetzl, Joseph
What is Anthroposophy?
(Prokofieff)
17
26
What Is Anthroposophy? (Steiner)
What Is Art?
75
83
What Is Biodynamics?
What the Angels Need to Tell Us Now 48
45
When Death Enters Life
Where Are You?
45
83
Wholeness of Nature
Who Wrote Bacon?
75
64
Why Me?
Wijnberg, Nicholas
43
83
Wilkens, Andreas
Wilkes, John
80
33, 42
Wilkinson, Roy
Willem Zeylmans van Emmichoven
71
65
Willis, Liz
Will to be Free
22
13
Winter, Dina Soresi
Wohrmann, Bernhard
82
61, 63
Wolff, Otto
Wolpert, Andrew
37
64
Woodward, Bob
Working Together on Rudolf Steiner’s
78
Mystery Dramas
Working with Anthroposophy
38
37
Working with Destiny II
Work of the Angel in Our Astral Body 18
World History and the Mysteries in
the Light of Anthroposophy 30
Your Reincarnating Child
47
72
Zanoni
Zeylmans, Emanuel
71
21, 60
Zieve, Robert
Zimmermann, Heinz
69
61
zur Linden, Wilhelm
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