An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosm
Written in 1904 (CW 9)Theosophy is a key work for gaining a solid footing in spiritual reality as described by Rudolf Steiner. It is organized into four parts. First, Steiner builds a comprehensive understanding of human nature: physical bodily nature; soul qualities; spirit being, or I-being; and the higher spiritual aspects. This leads us to ......
The point, line, plane and solid objects represent the first three dimensions, but a kind of reversal of space is involved in the ascent to a fourth dimension. This book talks about this perspective, using words, diagrams, analogies and examples of many kinds.
11 lectures, Aug. 28, 1923-Aug. 29, 1924 (CW 319)"Rudolf Steiner's model of a spiritualized medicine could hold the key for the next growth phase in Western medicine, if it is to survive, flourish, and become consistently and deeply therapeutic instead of merely palliative." --Richard Leviton, author of Imagination of Pentecost: Rudolf Steiner & ......
This lecture cycle presents the most accessible and illuminating of Steiner's revelations with regard to Christ, and his significance for humanity's spiritual development. He discusses the link between Buddha and the life of Christ, a description that unites Buddhism and Christianity, not in theory but in perceived spiritual deeds of these two ......
Written in 1909 (CW 13)"Esoteric science is the science of what takes place esoterically, in the sense that it is perceived not outside in nature but where one's soul turns when it directs its inner being toward the spirit. Esoteric science is the opposite and counterpart of natural science." --Rudolf Steiner This masterwork of esotericism places ......
Twenty Lectures Held in Dornach, Switzerland March 21-April 9, 1920
20 lectures in Dornach, Switzerland, March 21- April 9, 1920 (CW 312)"Our task is to discover the real difference between those processes in the human organism that we call disease processes--which are basically quite normal, natural processes, even though specific causes must precipitate them--and the everyday processes that we call healthy. We ......
For two weeks, prior to the opening of the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Rudolf Steiner intensively prepared the individuals he had chosen to become the first Waldorf teachers. At 9:00 a.m. he gave the course now translated as Foundations of Human Experience; at 11:00 a.m., Practical Advice to Teachers; and then, after lunch, from 3:00 p.m. ......
Rudolf Steiner, the Fifth Gospel, and the Time of Extremes
People will have to exchange the spirit of mere thinking for the spirit of direct vision, of direct compassion and shared experience of the Christ who is spiritually alive and walks at the side of all human souls."We must first become selfless. That is the task of culture today for the future. Humanity must become more and more selfless; therein ......
Of interest to anyone wanting to comprehend Rudolf Steiner's mission of 'enchristing' the world, this book presents a collection of his lectures given in 1922. It includes lectures that constitute a call to arms or return to basics; deal with the evolution of consciousness in relation to the universal significance of the Christ event; and more.
