Rudolf Steiner - educator, architect, artist, philosopher and agriculturalist - ranks amongst the most creative and prolific figures of the early twentieth century. Yet he remains a mystery to most people. This is the biography of the man behind the ideas, written by a sympathetic but critical outsi[...]
Emil Bock lectured widely on Rudolf Steiner after World War II. During the course of his research, he uncovered many previously unknown aspects of Steiner's life. The Life and Times of Rudolf Steiner, the first of two volumes, explores the great range of people who surrounded and influenced Steiner[...]
Following World War II, Emil Bock lectured widely on Rudolf Steiner, and, during the course of his research, he uncovered many unknown aspects of Steiner's life. This book, the second of two volumes, explores themes and ideas in Steiner's work, as well as the nature of destiny. Topics covered in th[...]
"Am I going too far if I declare that not a single one of the opponents took a tenth of the pains I took with anthroposophy before I joined the movement?" -- Friedrich Rittelmeyer Born in southern Germany in 1872, Friedrich Rittelmeyer was a leading figure in the Lutheran church at the beginning of [...]
A comprehensive manual describing the methods of inner-development.
An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosmos.
In 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 desc[...]
An inexhaustible source of insight into cosmic and human destiny.
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 [...]