The Education of the Child in the Light of Anthroposophy (Articles Section)

This essay on education gives in seed form what later became the Waldorf School movement. Originally published in the magazine Lucifer-Gnosis.
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Descriptive Sketches of the Spiritual World (Lectures Section)

Translated from notes of two lectures given at Bergen, Norway, 10th and 11th October, 1913, unrevised by the author. From the volume Occult Investigation of Life between Death and Rebirth).
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Foundations of Esotericism (Lectures Section)

In these lectures, Steiner speaks to a small group of active members of the Theosophical Society of Berlin. He presents a sweep of occult knowledge including the phases of planetary evolution, planetary influences, the kingdoms of nature, various myths… Continue reading

Inner Aspect of the Social Question (Lectures Section)

Rudolf Steiner suggested new ways to organize society and engage with social questions. This book presents his esoteric perspective on such concerns. Steiner asserts that we must begin by giving real value to the human element in the world, finding a deeper understanding of our relationship to nature and to the cosmos. Accordingly, it is ineffective to organize society in an arbitrary way; society ought to reflect the human relationship to the spiritual world. Steiner goes on to discuss the threefold archetype of social life — the political state, the economy, and the spiritual and cultural aspects — and how these three areas can interact in a healthy way, leading to an evolving society that is vibrant.
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The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethes World Conception (Books Section)

In the Books Section of the Rudolf Steiner Archive: The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethes World Conception, by Rudolf Steiner.
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