The Sun Mystery and the Mystery of Death and Resurrection: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity (Cw 211) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

The Sun Mystery and the Mystery of Death and Resurrection: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity (Cw 211) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

12 lectures in various cities, March 21 - July 11, 1922 (CW 211)'We must understand that if we relate only to dead matter, we ourselves become dead and ahrimanic, but if we have sufficient courage and love for all the beings around us to relate to them directly (not to our dead ideas about them),

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

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

Esoteric Lessons 1913-1923: From the Esoteric School, Vol 3 (Cw 266/3) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Notes written from memory by the participants and meditation verses by Rudolf Steiner (CW 266/3)Beginning in January 1913, five days after the Anthroposophical Society was founded, this rich volume traces the esoteric work (and lack thereof) in the decade leading up to the reestablishment of the

Rosicrucianism and Modern Initiation: Mystery Centres of the Middle Ages: The Easter Festival and the History of the Mysteries (Cw 233a) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

10 lectures in Dornach, Switzerland, January 4-13 and April 19-22, 1924 (CW 233a) 'Steiner has been able to clarify the historical reality behind the Rosicrucian story, with all its aura of glamor and fantasy. That effected, he points to the enormity of its vision for the future evolution of ideas'

Mystery Knowledge and Mystery Centres: (cw 232) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

14 lectures in Dornach, November 23 - December 23, 1923 (CW 232)'By bringing the chosen leaders, prophets or priests to confront the powers of life and death, to discover the deeper needs and potential of the human spirit, the Mysteries had kept humanity in touch with the living foundations of

The Twilight and Resurrection of Humanity: The History of the Michaelic Movement Since the Death of Rudolf Steiner: An Esoteric Study (Ben-Aharon Yeshayahu (Jesaiah))(Paperback)

This unique work--the fruit of many decades of research and experience--sheds new light on the suprasensory history and karma of the Michaelic movement since Rudolf Steiner's death. It describes that movement's evolution and transformation in the etheric world during the twentieth century, from the

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

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

Guidance in Esoteric Training: From the Esoteric School (Cw 267/268) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Selected lectures and writings from 1903 to 1922 (CW 245)Selected from material given by Rudolf Steiner to members of his Esoteric School (1904-1914), this volume features exercises, meditations, and practices for spiritual self-development. In contrast to Eastern methods of inner development,

Relating to Rudolf Steiner: And the Mystery of the Laying of the Foundation Stone (Prokofieff Sergei O.)(Paperback)

'It is my personal conviction that the question of our relationship to Rudolf Steiner is fundamental to the life of Anthroposophy itself.' -- Sergei O. ProkofieffEven within the Anthroposophical Society and the anthroposophic movement, people's relationship to Rudolf Steiner is weakening and

Eternal and Transient Elements in Human Life: The Cosmic Past of Humanity and the Mystery of Evil (Cw 184) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

15 lectures, Dornach, September 6-October 13, 1918 (CW 184) In what has been called 'the most advanced course in Anthroposophy,' Rudolf Steiner addresses one of the great questions of our time: the role of evil in human development. He speaks of the year 666, when three streams of time

Rudolf Steiner and the Fifth Gospel: Insights Into a New Understanding of the Christ Mystery (Selg Peter)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner received The Fifth Gospel--unrecorded events from the so-called lost years of the life of Jesus, obtained by grace and by spiritual research into the akashic record--as a 'sacred obligation' to which he experienced a deep sense of responsibility. However, he never finished the

Anthroposophy and the Inner Life: An Esoteric Introduction (Cw 234) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

9 lectures to members of the Anthroposophical Society, Dornach, Feb. 19-10, 1924 (CW 234)Although these nine lectures were given to an audience that had been studying Anthroposophy, or Spiritual Science, for many years, they were nevertheless described by Rudolf Steiner as an 'introductory course.'

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

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

Rudolf Steiner's Path of Initiation and the Mystery of the Ego: And the Foundations of Anthroposophical Methodology (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

2 lectures by Sergei O. Prokofieff, Bologna, March 31 & April 8, 2011A special conference took place in Bologna in spring 2011, marking the hundredth anniversary of a unique lecture Steiner delivered to a philosophically trained audience in the same city. In his key exposition, Steiner had given a

The Temple Legend: Freemasonry and Related Occult Movements: From the Contents of the Esoteric School (Cw 93) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

20 lectures and talks, Berlin, October 7, 1904 - June 5, 1905 (CW 93)In these unique lectures, given to members of his Esoteric School (1904-1914), Rudolf Steiner illumines the hidden content of the pictorial language of myths, sagas, and legends. Pictures, he explains, are the true origin of all

Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom: (cw 275) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

8 Lectures, Dornach Dec. 28, 1914-Jan. 4, 1915 (CW 275)Within the ancient mystery cultures, art, science, and religion formed a unity that offered direction and spiritual nourishment to society. Today, art, science, and religion can again be united. As Marie Steiner indicates in her introduction to

Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man (Cw 9) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Given his energetic involvement in practical initiatives and extensive lecturing, Rudolf Steiner had very little time to write. Of the books he found time to write, four titles are considered indispensable introductions to his teaching as a whole: How to Know Higher Worlds; An Outline of Esoteric

Death and the Afterlife: A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection (Pickover Clifford A.)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures right to the borderlines of science and sheds light into the darkness. Here, topics as wide ranging as the Maya death gods, golems, and

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

Christianity and the Ancient Mysteries: Reflections on Rudolf Steiner's Christianity as Mystical Fact (Kovacs Charles)(Paperback)

In 1902 Steiner wrote Christianity as Mystical Fact and the Mysteries of Antiquity, showing the evolutionary development from the ancient mysteries, through the great Greek philosophers, to the events portrayed in the gospels. Steiner saw the Christ event as the turning point in the world's

Introduction to the Mystery Plays of Rudolf Steiner (Hutchins Eileen)(Paperback)