What Can the Art of Healing Gain Through Spiritual Science

What Can the Art of Healing Gain Through Spiritual Science

Arnheim, July 17, 21, 24, 1924 (GA 319)

These public lectures were given as an introduction to anthroposophic medicine. In them Dr. Steiner deals with the common illnesses of hay fever, sclerosis, and carcinoma. He discusses how this new practice of medicine can fit into existing forms of medical practice and points out the necessity of taking an inner path to gain access to it.

About the Author

Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.