Let us not go pussyfooting about under the panoplies of disapproval
Of friends, of society, of family.
It is only when a lightning storm of vision
Explodes and rips these false shelters,
Simulated stone facades of modern architecture
Awnings of evasion, tents of adventitious escape
Jerry-built shacks of ambition and prowess
That that freedom of the clarity after the storm and rain
Under heaven is known.
-Amy Bonner, "Freedom" (c. 1943)
Necessity and Freedom 5 lectures in Berlin, January 25 – February 8, 1916 (CW 166)
Abounding in lively anecdotes and fresh insights, these lectures draw the reader into a rich contemplation on the nature of necessity and freedom in the world and in human life. A master of the art of the lecture, Rudolf Steiner brings together apparently disparate elements, resolving contradictions into a higher unity, showing us that far from being mutually exclusive, necessity and freedom are intimately interwoven in the intricate tapestry of life.
An incisive study of the riddles of existence, this book is sure to inspire all who explore its pages.
