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    AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    Chapters in the Course of My Life: 1861-1907

    Rudolf Steiner seldom spoke of himself in a personal way, but in his Autobiography we are offered a rare glimpse into some of the most intimate aspects of his inner life, his personal relationships, and significant events that helped to shape the philosopher, seer, and teacher he became.

    BIOGRAPHY: FREEDOM AND DESTINY

    BIOGRAPHY: FREEDOM AND DESTINY

    Enlightening the Path of Human Life

    The path of an individual human life - our biography - is something of a mystery. Despite the abundance of published biographies and autobiographies of celebrities and historical figures, the scientific study of human biography remains in its infancy, with little understanding of the inherent laws in the path of an individual's life. Yet as Rudolf Steiner shows here, every biography, regardless of the individual's fame, perceived importance or outer success, is ruled by archetypal influences, patterns and laws.

    FROM THE COURSE OF MY LIFE

    FROM THE COURSE OF MY LIFE

    Autobiographical Fragments

    Your favourite occupation? Pondering and musing.
    Your idea of happiness? Pondering and musing.
    Your most extreme aversion? Pedantry and a sense of order.
    Of what are you afraid? Punctuality.

  • BIOGRAPHY, REMINISCENCESOTHER AUTHORS

    A LIFE WITH COLOUR

    A LIFE WITH COLOUR

    Gerard Wagner

    Caroline Chanter

    A Life with Colour is the first complete survey of Gerard Wagner’s biography and his artistic intentions, featuring dozens of illustrations and more than 120 colour plates.

    AT THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE

    AT THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE

    Memories of a Scientist

    Rudolf Hauschka

    CONVERSATIONS WITH SAUL BELLOW ON ESOTERIC-SPIRITUAL MATTERS

    CONVERSATIONS WITH SAUL BELLOW ON ESOTERIC-SPIRITUAL MATTERS

    A Publisher’s Recollections

    Stephen E. Usher

    “The unending cycle of crises that began with the First World War has formed a kind of person, one who has lived through terrible, strange things, and in whom there is an observable shrinkage of prejudices, a casting off of disappointing ideologies, an ability to live with many kinds of madness, an immense desire for certain durable human goods—truth, for instance, or freedom, or wisdom. I don’t think I am exaggerating; there is plenty of evidence for this.... The intelligent public is...waiting to hear from art what it does not hear from theology, philosophy, social theory, and what it cannot hear from pure science. Out of the struggle...has come an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are, and what this life is for.” —Saul Bellow, Nobel Lecture, 1976

    ELISABETH VREEDE

    ELISABETH VREEDE

    Adversity, Resilience, and Spiritual Science

    Peter Selg

    Rudolf Steiner entrusted the Esoteric Section and the Mathematics and Astronomy Section at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, to Elisabeth Vreede (1879–1943) because of her special abilities. He commented, “Miss. Vreede is one of the people who best understand my lectures.” Elisabeth Vreede was recognized as the “esoterically educated” member of Steiner’s governing body.

    FROM GURS TO AUSCHWITZ

    FROM GURS TO AUSCHWITZ

    The Inner Journey of Maria Krehbiel-Darmstädter

    Peter Selg

    Maria Krehbiel-Darmstädter (1892–1943), who was killed at Auschwitz, was a highly gifted pupil of Rudolf Steiner and a member of the Christian Community. Born into a Jewish family in Mannheim, she was deported to Gurs camp in the Pyrénées in October 1940, where she survived harsh conditions and helped many of her fellow inmates. This book offers unique testimony of an individual rooted in esoteric Christianity, who found sources of inner resistance during one of history’s darkest periods. As the portrait of a highly ethical and sorely tried woman amid catastrophic conditions, it describes her existential efforts to summon powers of concentration, meditation and dedication to others, showing how these continued to inform her outlook and actions to the very end.

    THE LAST THREE YEARS

    THE LAST THREE YEARS

    Peter Selg

    “As for me, I will claim for myself the freedom always to be in the place that I feel I need to be in my inmost feelings.”—Ita Wegman, August 26, 1940

    A LIFE FOR THE SPIRIT

    A LIFE FOR THE SPIRIT

    Rudolf Steiner in the Crosscurrents of our Time

    Henry Barnes

    Henry Barnes shows how Rudolf Steiner's own biographical development mirrors the development of anthroposophy and how both of these unfold in response to the desperate needs and challenges of the times. With extensive excerpts from Steiner's own writings, this informative and inspiring volume serves as an excellent overview of Rudolf Steiner's life and work.

    LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN BECOME

    LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN BECOME

    Portraits of Five Michaelic Individuals

    Neill Reilly

    Neill Reilly presents portraits, rather than biographies, of five remarkable individuals:
    Fritz Koelln
    John Fentress Gardner
    Lee Lecraw
    Marjorie Spock
    William Ward

    MEMORIES OF RUDOLF STEINER

    MEMORIES OF RUDOLF STEINER

    and Marie Steiner-von Sivers

    Anna Samweber

    ‘I rang the bell, the door opened, and there stood Rudolf Steiner in person. I was so taken aback that I dropped the basket which burst open and all my clothes and underclothes, together with my other belongings, were lying at the feet of the Doctor. A ball of wool got away and rolled between Dr Steiner’s feet into the long corridor. Somewhat surprised, but amused, he said: “I have never been greeted in this way.”’

    RUDOLF STEINER

    RUDOLF STEINER

    An Illustrated Biography

    Johannes Hemleben

    Rudolf Steiner's legacy is remarkable. Around the world, thousands of initiatives have been built up around his inspiration and thought, including Steiner Waldorf schools, special education establishments, medical clinics, biodynamic farms, cultural centres, and much more. At the core of this outer work stands the scientific and spiritual path which Steiner called anthroposophy - a philosophy and method which he expounded and developed throughout his life.

    RUDOLF STEINER

    RUDOLF STEINER

    A Biography

    Christoph Lindenberg

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    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 1 (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years

    Peter Selg

    “This biography does not aim for completeness, but focuses on Rudolf Steiner’s being, intentions, and journey—aspects that must not be obliterated by the many events, foundations, and people involved with Anthroposophy.... It wants to convey (to quote Emil Leinhas) ‘the immense greatness and unique significance of this individuality who radiates out over the centuries.’” —Peter Selg (from the introduction)

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 1 (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years

    Peter Selg

    “This biography does not aim for completeness, but focuses on Rudolf Steiner’s being, intentions, and journey—aspects that must not be obliterated by the many events, foundations, and people involved with Anthroposophy.... It wants to convey (to quote Emil Leinhas) ‘the immense greatness and unique significance of this individuality who radiates out over the centuries.’” —Peter Selg (from the introduction)

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 2 (1890-1900): Weimar and Berlin

    Peter Selg

    “It makes no sense to stop where Goethe stood. Yet we cannot progress unless we absorb Goethe deeply and allow ourselves to be wholly inspired by the impulses he brought into the world. This cannot be achieved as quickly as people today would like this to happen. There is nothing for it; anyone who was careless enough to live at the end of the nineteenth century must bear it.” —Rudolf Steiner, July 18, 1891

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 2 (1890-1900): Weimar and Berlin

    Peter Selg

    “It makes no sense to stop where Goethe stood. Yet we cannot progress unless we absorb Goethe deeply and allow ourselves to be wholly inspired by the impulses he brought into the world. This cannot be achieved as quickly as people today would like this to happen. There is nothing for it; anyone who was careless enough to live at the end of the nineteenth century must bear it.” —Rudolf Steiner, July 18, 1891

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 3 (1900–1914) Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community

    Peter Selg

    “Without new impulses humanity will be overwhelmed and paralyzed—in ways we cannot even imagine today—by the domination of mere outer technology. Humanity will perish because all religious, scientific, philosophical, artistic, and—in a higher sense—ethical interests would be torn from the human soul. Without new spiritual impulses we will become living machines.” —Rudolf Steiner (CW 158)

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 3 (1900–1914) Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community

    Peter Selg

    “Without new impulses humanity will be overwhelmed and paralyzed—in ways we cannot even imagine today—by the domination of mere outer technology. Humanity will perish because all religious, scientific, philosophical, artistic, and—in a higher sense—ethical interests would be torn from the human soul. Without new spiritual impulses we will become living machines.” —Rudolf Steiner (CW 158)

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    1914–1918: The Years of World War I (Vol. 4)

    Peter Selg

    In volume 4, Peter Selg continues his thorough and careful exploration into Rudolf Steiner’s life and work, focusing on the period of 1914 to 1918 and World War I. Steiner experienced the assassination in Sarajevo as a deeply serious tragedy that would inevitably lead to war and lamented the widespread reluctance to regard such critical events with the appropriate earnestness and concern.

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    1914–1918: The Years of World War I (Vol. 4)

    Peter Selg

    In volume 4, Peter Selg continues his thorough and careful exploration into Rudolf Steiner’s life and work, focusing on the period of 1914 to 1918 and World War I. Steiner experienced the assassination in Sarajevo as a deeply serious tragedy that would inevitably lead to war and lamented the widespread reluctance to regard such critical events with the appropriate earnestness and concern.

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    1919–1922: Social Threefolding and the Waldorf School (Vol. 5)

    Peter Selg

    “Any dependence of the spiritual life on the economic life and on the public life must cease. The spiritual life must stand on its own ground. Then it will be able to give to the economic life and to the public life what neither of them can give to the spiritual life. This is immensely important! We can become fully human only when we work on the basis of an independent spiritual life.” —Rudolf Steiner (Polarities in the Evolution of Mankind)

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    1919–1922: Social Threefolding and the Waldorf School (Vol. 5)

    Peter Selg

    “Any dependence of the spiritual life on the economic life and on the public life must cease. The spiritual life must stand on its own ground. Then it will be able to give to the economic life and to the public life what neither of them can give to the spiritual life. This is immensely important! We can become fully human only when we work on the basis of an independent spiritual life.” —Rudolf Steiner (Polarities in the Evolution of Mankind)

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 6 - 1923: The Burning of the Goetheanum

    Peter Selg

    “Try to become one with the world—that will be the best and most important ‘program’. It is something that cannot be contained in statutes but needs to burn in our hearts as a flame.” —Rudolf Steiner

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 6 - 1923: The Burning of the Goetheanum

    Peter Selg

    “Try to become one with the world—that will be the best and most important ‘program.’ It is something that cannot be contained in statutes but needs to burn in our hearts as a flame.” —Rudolf Steiner

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 7 - 1924-1925: The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science

    Peter Selg

    In the seventh and final volume in his comprehensive biography of Rudolf Steiner, Peter Selg describes Steiner's final months on Earth. Although his health was beginning to decline, 1924 was arguably his most productive and fruitful year. It saw a new beginning for the Anthroposophical Society, as well as the beginnings of the Esoteric School and the School for Spiritual Science, both of which continue to constitute the heart of the Society's core mission in the world.

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    RUDOLF STEINER, LIFE AND WORK

    Volume 7 - 1924-1925: The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science

    Peter Selg

    In the seventh and final volume in his comprehensive biography of Rudolf Steiner, Peter Selg describes Steiner's final months on Earth. Although his health was beginning to decline, 1924 was arguably his most productive and fruitful year. It saw a new beginning for the Anthroposophical Society, as well as the beginnings of the Esoteric School and the School for Spiritual Science, both of which continue to constitute the heart of the Society's core mission in the world.

    RUDOLF STEINER: HERALD OF A NEW EPOCH

    RUDOLF STEINER: HERALD OF A NEW EPOCH

    Stuart C. Easton

    The first full-scale biography shows the development of Steiner's thought and work and provides a context for his various books, lectures, artistic achievements and activities.

    SPIRITUAL FRIENDSHIP

    SPIRITUAL FRIENDSHIP

    Rudolf Steiner and Christian Morgenstern

    Peter Selg

    “Their complete understanding of each other and those two great spirits passing into each other created an atmosphere, perceptible to all, that had bearing force and radiated hope for the future.” —Marie Steiner-von Sivers

    SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE

    SPIRITUAL RESISTANCE

    Ita Wegman, 1933-1935

    Peter Selg

    From 1933 to 1935, Ita Wegman was confronted by both Nazi fascism and internal crises in the General Anthroposophical Society. During those years, she travelled to Palestine in the fall of 1934 following a grave illness that nearly ended with her death. Her correspondence during this period, as well as her notes on the trip, reveal the great biographical importance to her of these travels and indeed the whole scope of her spiritual experiences in 1934.