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

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

Education for Adolescents: (cw 302) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

In these eight talks on education for adolescent-aged young people, Steiner addressed the teachers of the first Waldorf school two years after it was first opened. A high school was needed, and Steiner wanted to provide a foundation for study and a guide for teachers already familiar with his

Balance in Teaching: (Cw 302a) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Speaking to the teachers at the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Steiner asserts that the unfortunate presence of dishonesty and alienation in society today cannot be addressed without a completely renewed and holistic education. He states fact that successful teaching requires a living synthesis

Michaelmas: An Introductory Reader (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner, the frequently undervalued, multifaceted genius of the twentieth century, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. In addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities, including education, agriculture, medicine,

Education for Special Needs: The Curative Education Course (Cw 317) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

12 lectures for physicians and special-needs teachers, Dornach, June 25-July 7, 1924 (CW 317) 'Essentially we do not really have the right to talk about normality or abnormality in a child's inner life, nor indeed in the inner life of human beings altogether.... One does not gain much from such

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

Education: An Introductory Reader (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner, the often undervalued, multifaceted genius of modern times, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. In addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities including education--both general and special--agriculture,

Architecture: An Introductory Reader (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner, the often undervalued, multifaceted genius of modern times, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. In addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities including education--both general and special--agriculture,

Agriculture: An Introductory Reader (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner, the often undervalued, multifaceted genius of modern times, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. In addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities including education--both general and special--agriculture,

Practical Advice to Teachers: (Cw 294) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

How do Waldorf teachers put their educational ideals into practice in the classroom? How does a teacher connect geography and art and language in a way that enlivens the souls of children? What does a child's respect for the teacher mean for later life? These are only a few practical aspects of

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

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

Nature's Open Secret: Introductions to Goethe's Scientific Writings (Cw 1) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

At the young age of twenty-one, Rudolf Steiner was chosen to edit Goethe's scientific writings for the principle Goethe edition of his time. Goethe's literary genius was universally acknowledged; it was Steiner's task to understand and comment on Goethe's scientific achievements. Steiner recognized

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

Study of Man: General Education Course (Cw 293) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

14 lectures, Stuttgart, August - September 1919 (CW 293) Although these lectures were given to teachers as preparatory material, they are by no means concerned only with education. Study of Man is Steiner's most succinct presentation of his human-centered spiritual psychology, and it is accessible

Mantric Sayings: Meditations 1903-1925 (Cw 268) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Soul exercises, 1903-1925 (CW 268)'Transform yourself for the sake of the world. Learn to practice thinking, feeling, sensing, and willing without egoism. Let your work be the shadow that your I casts when it is shone upon by the flame of your higher self.' By 'mantric sayings' (mantrische Spr

Inner Experiences of Evolution: (cw 132) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

In this most remarkable and in many ways unique course of lectures, Rudolf Steiner describes the inner experience of the states of consciousness known as the Saturn, Sun, Moon, and Earth stages of evolution. Lecture by lecture, Steiner details the experiences of these states available to one who

Egyptian Myths and Mysteries: (cw 106) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner emphasizes the astonishing and special relationship between our own time and that of ancient Egypt-how, in the natural rhythm of the ages, the so-called third Post-Atlantian (Egyptian) epoch is mirrored by the fifth (present) epoch. In this sense, today it is especially relevant to

Bees: (cw 351) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

8 Lectures in Dornach, Nov 26, 1923 to Dec 22, 1923 (CW 351) In 1923 Rudolf Steiner predicted the dire state of today's honeybee. He stated that, within fifty to eighty years, we would see the consequences of mechanizing the forces that had previously operated organically in the beehive. Such

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds: How Is It Achieved? (Cw 10) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner's foundational handbook for spiritual and personal development has grown more modern with time, though his methods remain clearly distinguishable from many current paths of inner work. First, Steiner's method is based on the clarity of thought normally associated with scientific

Esoteric Lessons 1904-1909 (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Notes written from memory by the participants and meditation verses by Rudolf Steiner (CW 266/1) 'Rudolf Steiner constantly sought the right soil for certain presentations, and so it could happen that he communicated, as a trial, something from his spiritual research to quite a small circle,

Rudolf Steiner: An Introduction to His Spiritual World View (Wilkinson Roy)(Paperback)

In many ways, Rudolf Steiner is the forgotten genius of recent times. A powerful thinker, who developed an intricate spiritual philosophy based on his ability to research and perceive spiritual dimensions, Steiner is perhaps best known today for his legacy to education, medicine and agriculture

Esoteric Lessons 1910-1912 (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Notes written from memory by the participants and meditation verses by Rudolf Steiner (CW 266/2) 'Many who enter esoteric training are very disappointed and say that they had imagined the exercises to be much more energetic and the effects of the exercises to be far more drastic. Those who tell

Truth and Knowledge: Introduction to the Philosophy of Spiritual Activity (Cw 3) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Written thesis, 1991; published in 1892 by Herman Weissbach, Weimar (CW 3)This work, essentially Rudolf Steiner's doctoral dissertation, subtitled 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Freedom,' is just that--an essential work in the foundations of spiritual science. In it, the epistemological