Anthroposophy and the Natural Sciences: Foundations and Methods 5 public lectures and a disputation evening, various cities, June 17, 1920 – May 11, 1922 (CW 75) This previously untranslated volume in The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner showcases Rudolf Steiner presenting the key concepts and methods of spiritual science to more or less skeptical academic audiences in the
Art and Theory of Art: Foundations of a New Aesthetics An Author’s Summary, 1888 Four Essays Written between 1890 and 1898 Eight Lectures between 1909 and 1921 (CW 271) “The challenge of saying something about art was personal for Rudolf Steiner. He experienced it as deeply connected with his biography. it is not for nothing that,
How the Future Can Save Us – Fresh Perspectives on Waldorf Education: Principles, Methods, Curriculum “Education prepares us for an unknown, uncertain future. Conformity, convention, and a lack of creative thinking and action will not serve us fully to face this future. We cannot know, and can only guess, what the future will bring, and we
The Mystery of the Earth: Essays in the Time of Coronavirus “Rudolf Steiner himself did not just comment critically about the out-of-hand ‘fear of bacilli’ or the “obsession with hygiene” as “modern superstition,” but also warned about the dangerous reality of ‘pathogens of the worst kind’ that could become ‘destroyers of human life’ and bring
A Road to Sacred Creation: Rudolf Steiner’s Perspectives on Technology This book is a call to examine the very nature of technology and to develop practices for meeting its many challenges. “Rudolf Steiner’s perspectives on technology are manifold and prophetic. He not only critiqued the technology of his day, but foretold new forms of technology that
Becoming Fully Human: The Significance of Anthroposophy in Contemporary Spiritual Life 6 lectures at The Hague, April 7–12, 1922; A written report by Rudolf Steiner on the course (CW 82) “There is no contradiction, if you look into the matter correctly, between destiny and freedom. However, in order to be able to present the concept of
The Mission of Folk Souls 11 lectures, Oslo, June 7–17, 1910 (CW 121) “It is particularly important…especially at the present time, to speak about the mission of the individual folk souls…because the destiny of humanity in the near future will bring people together in far greater measure than has hitherto been the case in order to
The Gospel of John 12 lectures, Hamburg, May 18–31, 1908 (CW 103) “It was Steiner’s intention in these lectures to establish the ways in which this Gospel and its author, Lazarus-John, the one Christ called the beloved disciple, provided one of the surest paths to an understanding of the profound relationship of Christ to each
Anthroposophy and the Accusation of Racism: Society and Medicine in a Totalitarian Age “No longer should the blood that runs through the ancestors be of sole account. From this point onward, what every single person achieves in one’s soul shall count. Every single human being shall be of value during their incarnation…” — Rudolf Steiner The original
What Makes Blood Move? A Mind-Body Physiology of the Heart “This book does away with the idea of the heart as a machine—the heart is not a pump! In many animals, blood moves without blood vessels and heart. The scientific facts, properly thought through, show today that the human heart beats as an organ of perception for
Encountering Rudolf Steiner: Introductions to Essential Works “The deep aim, or intention, of an introduction (understood esoterically) is a ‘living understanding,’ or, as the poet William Blake put it, the ability ‘to catch the bird in flight and fly with it.’ If successful, this makes it possible for any reader to hear or translate, into
Genesis in the Light of Human Embryonic Development Dr. Kaspar Appenzeller compares the biblical story of creation to human embryonic development. He leads us through his years of research into the grand imagery in the book of Genesis, relating it to what today’s science has to say about the origin of the human body. He
Recognizing Reality: Youth Education in a Time of Global Crisis “ should know—and really sense and feel—that viruses are not ‘evil’ but a part of our organism, of our organic ‘self,’ and that also the group of mutable coronaviruses has been known for many years; we also live with them and deal with them,
Gifts of the Honeybees: Their Connection to Cosmos, Earth, and Humankind “When studying honeybees, one will find that they are creatures whose secrets are not easily elicited. A bee colony is an extremely complex entity. It consists of many thousands of individuals who have the ability to respond wisely to a wide variety of circumstances.
Alive in God’s World: Human Life on Earth and in Heaven as Described in the Visions of Joa Bolendas “Joa’s luminous visions quicken the spirit, nourish the soul, and provide manna for contemplation. A book overflowing with God’s grace.” –Nan C. Merrill, author of Psalms for Praying and Meditations and Mandalas The visionary testimony of Joa
Where Do Ideas Come From? The Hidden Dimension of Creative Thinking “Modern psychology explains that the power of the ‘unconscious’ is an important factor in forming human behavior, yet psychologists know little about the behavior of the ‘super-conscious.’ One of the missions of this book is to point out the movement of this intelligent activity. It
From Buddha to Christ This book has a twofold purpose. First, it is intended to provide a new insight for those gentle people who are still enamored of the retiring compassion of Buddhism. Anyone, however, who feels the Eastern way to be more comforting than that of the West will benefit form a careful reading
The Great Pyramid: A Miracle in Stone The Great Pyramid at Giza, the oldest and largest of the pyramids, is a time capsule from another age. Built before Moses even began writing the Old Testament, it was already ancient when the Greeks of Alexander’s time called it one of the seven wonders of the world.
The Karma of Materialism: Aspects of Human Evolution 17 lectures, Berlin, May 29 – September 25, 1917 (CW 176) “When faced with the way events are depicted in history, we should sense how necessary it is to rethink them. We should sense that today’s difficult time, which has brought such misery upon humanity, is the
The Threefold Social Order In the social ferment of postwar Europe in 1919, Steiner presented his ideas about reforming the basis of society in three fundamental, autonomous spheres: economic, political/rights, and cultural. For a short time he worked to bring his ideas into practical application but it soon became impossible to bring about a “threefold
