Spirit as Sculptor of the Human Organism: The Influence of the Dead (Cw 218) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Spirit as Sculptor of the Human Organism: The Influence of the Dead (Cw 218) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

16 lectures, various cities, October 9-December 9, 1922 (CW 218) 'Let us be courageous and not draw back in fear when realities of the world of spirit that play into human life are unveiled. You see, the future of humanity depends on us learning to live with the world of spirit in the same way that

The Influence of the Dead on Destiny: (cw 179) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

8 lectures, Dornach, December 2-22, 1917 (CW 179)With a single observation, Rudolf Steiner can sometimes outline a radically new reality that changes everything. Here, he introduces these extraordinary lectures by proposing that the boundary between the physical and spiritual worlds 'lies right in

The Human Spirit: Past and Present - Occult Fraternities and the Mystery of Golgotha (Cw 167) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Amid the lies and propaganda of World War I, Rudolf Steiner struggled to convey the truths of the human spirit. The 'truth' asserted by partisan interests, he suggests, is invariably tinged with dishonesty--whether by the outright mendacities of politicians and rulers (Steiner refers here to

Wonders of the World (Cw 129): Trials of the Soul, Revelations of the Spirit (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

The Foundations of Human Experience: (cw 293 & 66) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Eurythmy as Visible Singing: (cw 278) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

8 lectures, Dornach, Feb. 19-27, 1924 (CW 278)'The study of music is the study of the human being. The two are inseparable, and eurythmy is the art that brings this most clearly to expression. In these lectures, Rudolf Steiner guides us along a path toward an understanding of the human form as

How the Spiritual World Projects Into Physical Existence: The Influence of the Dead (Cw 150) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

10 lectures, various cities, Jan. 12 - Dec. 23, 1913 (CW 150)'By cultivating spiritual thoughts here on Earth we can provide nourishment for the dead.... When fields lie fallow, they produce no crops to feed humanity, and people may die of starvation. The dead cannot die of starvation, of course;

The Cycle of the Year as a Breathing Process of the Earth: (cw 223) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

'Human beings must attain an esoteric maturity in order to think not merely abstractly, but to be able to think so concretely that they can again become festival-creating. Then it will be possible again to unite something spiritual with the cycle of sense phenomena.' These five lectures were given

The Spiritual Guidance of the Individual and Humanity: Some Results of Spiritual-Scientific Research Into Human History and Development (Cw 15) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

3 lectures, edited and rewritten by Rudolf Steiner in 1911 (CW 15) Steiner begins this work by pointing to our awareness of a second self that guides us through life. It guides us as infants and children as we attain vertical balance in space, learn to communicate in community, and begin to think

Reincarnation and Karma: Two Fundamental Truths of Human Existence (Cw 135) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner introduced the West to his detailed, scientific knowledge of reincarnation and karma. He gave concrete descriptions of the way individuals metamorphos during the course of successive incarnations and specific examples of how karma works. Steiner also provides practical exercises that

The Healing Process: Spirit, Nature & Our Bodies (Cw 319) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

'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 &

Disease, Karma, and Healing: Spiritual-Scientific Enquiries Into the Nature of the Human Being (Cw 107) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

18 lectures, Berlin, Oct. 19, 1908 - June 17, 1909 (CW 107)According to Rudolf Steiner, illness comes to expression in the physical body, but mostly does not originate in it. Thus, a key to the physician's work is gaining insight into the whole nature--the essential core being--of an individual

The World of the Senses: And the World of the Spirit (Cw 134) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

6 lectures, Hanover, December 27, 1911-January 1, 1912 (CW 134)'When we consider the plant world in all its greenery, or the stars with their golden glory; when we look at all this without forming any judgment from within ourselves but instead permit the things to reveal themselves to us...then all

Secret Brotherhoods: And the Mystery of the Human Double (Cw 178) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

7 lectures (of 9), St. Gallen, Zurich, and Dornach, Nov. 6-25, 1917 (CW 178)In the age of the internet and the proliferation of 'conspiracy theories,' ideas that secret groups are trying to gain control of humanity are no longer rare. But this was not true in 1917 when Rudolf Steiner spoke of such

Genesis: Secrets of Creation (Cw 122) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

How was the world created? From a direct spiritual perception of the facts, Rudolf Steiner presents a new perspective that transcends the bipolar arguments of both the creationists and the scientific reductionists. He affirms that clairvoyant research accords with the biblical descriptions, but he

Goethe's Theory of Knowledge: An Outline of the Epistemology of His Worldview (Cw 2) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Written 1884-1885; first published 1886 (CW 2)As the editor of Goethe's scientific writings during the 1880s, Rudolf Steiner became immersed in a worldview that paralleled and amplified his own views in relation to epistemology, the interface between science and philosophy, the theory of how we

The Genius of Language: Observations for Teachers (Cw 299) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

During the first year of the first Waldorf school, Rudolf Steiner agreed to give a science course to the teachers, which was to be on the nature of light. At the last minute, he was asked to give an additional course on language, which he improvised. 'The Genius of Language' is the result. Steiner

The Gospel of St. John and Its Relation to the Other Gospels: (cw 112) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Beginning at the turn of the century, Rudolf Steiner began to express a passionate interest in Christianity. For him, the event he called the 'Mystery of Golgotha' is more than the central event of Christianity; it is, in fact, the turning point in time for all human and earthly evolution. In his

Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts: Anthroposophy as a Path of Knowledge: The Michael Mystery (Cw 26) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

'Leading thoughts' and letters for members of the Anthroposophical Society (CW 26) 'The leading thoughts here given are meant to open up subjects for study and discussion. Points of contact with them will be found in countless places in the anthroposophic books and lecture courses, so that the

Our Connection with the Elemental World: Kalevala - Olaf steson - The Russian People: The World as the Result of Balancing Influences (Cw 158) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

7 lectures, 6 addresses; various cities, Jan. 1, 1912 - Dec. 31, 1914 (CW158) The heart of this volume comprises Rudolf Steiner's commentary on the elemental forces responsible for our earthly nature as human beings--forces that influence us through our membership of a national or geographical

The Influences of Lucifer and Ahriman (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

n these lectures, Steiner focuses on the vital task of developing the proper orientation toward a free spiritual life. With great compassion and understanding, he offers telling examples of how humanity must walk a conscious middle way between the two tempting powers of Lucifer and Ahriman. He

Philosophy as an Approach to the Spirit: An Introduction to the Fundamental Works of Rudolf Steiner (Seddon Richard)(Paperback)

'What was important for Steiner was less the body of his ideas themselves than the transformation they can bring about in the reader by opening the mind to the real nature of the spiritual world. Philosophy, properly regarded, is not the intellectual solution of abstract questions not being asked,

The Education of the Child: And Early Lectures on Education (Cw 293 & 66) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

As early as 1884, while tutoring a boy with special needs, Steiner began a lifelong interest in applying spiritual knowledge to the practical aspects of life. Steiner originally published the essay at the core of this book in 1907. It represents his earliest ideas on education, in which he lays out

The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path: (cw 154) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

What is the relationship between those who have died and those who remain alive on earth? Can we help those now in the spiritual world? Can they help us? In these talks, Rudolf Steiner deals with the spiritual relationships that the living can have with those who have crossed over the threshold