{"title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work by Peter Selg","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781621480853-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“It seemed to me that the turn of the century had to bring a new spiritual light to humankind. It seemed that a climax had been reached in excluding spirit from human thought and activity. A complete change in human evolution seemed an absolute necessity.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter of this volume looks at Rudolf Steiner’s years in Weimar, beginning with his work at the Goethe Archives editing Goethe’s scientific works. It was in this capacity that Steiner was able to comprehend the great spiritual depth of Goethe’s life and work, which became the foundation for his own lifework. This chapter also looks at his social circles and the writing and publication of his works \u003ci\u003eTruth and Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 3) and \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 4). It also highlights his encounter with the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, his visits to the Nietzsche Archives in Naum­burg, and the writing of his book \u003ci\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche: Fighter for Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 5). Rudolf Steiner’s time in Weimar closed with the creation of his second book on Goethe: \u003ci\u003eGoethe’s World View\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 6), a fruit of his work at the Archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second chapter focuses on Rudolf Steiner’s time in Berlin, where he worked as editor of a cultural periodical, \u003ci\u003eMagazin für Litteratur\u003c\/i\u003e and accepted a position as lecturer at the Workers’ School. There he was able to grow into his capacity as a teacher and where, although he encountered many ideological challenges, his insight into historical development found wide appreciation among students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third chapter covers the turn of the century and Rudolf Steiner’s inner transition to speaking and writing more openly of his esoteric observations on the evolution of consciousness, the “I,” and the training of cognition. His decisive 1899 essay, “Individualism in Philosophy,” marked this impulse, followed by invitations to lecture freely before the Theosophical Society, where Rudolf Steiner presented the esoteric nature of Goethe’s fairytale and the content of what later became his own books Mystics after Modernism (CW 7) and Christianity as Mystical Fact and the Mysteries of Antiquity (CW 8).\u003c\/p\u003e“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: anybody who was careless enough to live at the end of the nineteenth century must bear it.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (July 18, 1891)\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. (1900–1914): Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480884 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480891 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 4. (1914–1918): The Years of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481577 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481584 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 5. (1919–1922): Social Threefolding and the Waldorf School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481935 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481942 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 6. (1923): The Burning of the Goetheanum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482192 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482208 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 7. (1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322671407399,"sku":"9781621480853","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621480853_L_f8d9065f-ce2e-46eb-8780-41153ce9882a.jpg?v=1748032286"},{"product_id":"9781621480884-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“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.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third volume of Peter Selg’s comprehensive presentation of Rudolf Steiner’s life and work begins with Steiner’s invitation to lecture in the Theosophical Society during the summer of 1900. From the outset of his theosophical involvement, Steiner was resolved to serve and develop the Western path to the spirit, traversed in full, conscious clarity of thought. He was therefore critical of the tendency to avoid the modern standards of a sound knowledge process in matters of spirituality and esotericism, and instead emphasized the importance of idealist philosophy as groundwork for understanding spiritual cognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough his approach did not always harmonize with theosophical pursuits, Rudolf Steiner recognized the sincere striving at the basis of this movement and agreed to take on increasingly greater responsibility for the German Section. Marie von Sivers, who would later become his wife, was his most supportive colleague during this time. At a decisive juncture, Steiner broke from the Theosophical Society to found the Anthroposophical Society, through which he would continue the development of modern spiritual science more freely in accord with his original intentions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume covers the period during which Steiner wrote some of his foundational works: \u003ci\u003eChristianity as Mystical Fact\u003c\/i\u003e (1902); \u003ci\u003eTheosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (1904); \u003ci\u003eHow to Know Higher Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1904); and A\u003ci\u003en Outline of Esoteric Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1909). Peter Selg also describes the building of the first Goetheanum in Dornach as an artistic embodiment of esoteric wisdom, giving rise to an international working community, as well as the performance of the mystery dramas and Rudolf Steiner’s profound Christological lectures known as the Fifth Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e“One of the most essential conditions of a book that has grown out of spiritual science is that one assimilates more than its content—that is the very least of it. In addition, in assimilating the book, one in a certain way alters how one thinks and feels and senses things; one progresses in relation to the standards and criteria otherwise used in the ordinary world. The difficulty confronting the understanding of spiritual-scientific works even today is that people read them like other writings and believe they can absorb the content in the same way as in other writings; whereas in fact something in themselves must be transformed if they have understood a true esoteric book really thoroughly. Hence it is understandable that most people in our time reject real esoteric books.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Oct. 3, 1914)\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. (1900–1914): Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480884 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480891 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 4. (1914–1918): The Years of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481577 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481584 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 5. (1919–1922): Social Threefolding and the Waldorf School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481935 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481942 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 6. (1923): The Burning of the Goetheanum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482192 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482208 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 7. (1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322671898919,"sku":"9781621480884","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621480884.jpg?v=1748032289"},{"product_id":"9781621480822-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“I have never in my life pursued personal ambitions, nor will I in future.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo acknowledge and understand Rudolf Steiner’s unique achievement and life’s work, one must be able to accept that the founder and spiritual researcher of Anthroposophy was “a citizen of two worlds”—both the spiritual and the physical. Anthroposophy teaches that this duality, rather than being a quality reserved for special individualities, is inherent to human nature. According to Rudolf Steiner, it is a central aspect of being human, even in times when the suprasensory aspect of humanity is eclipsed (for ordinary day consciousness) and almost eliminated by certain civilizations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interest in Rudolf Steiner’s person and essence, in his attitude toward life and work, will continue to grow in the decades and centuries that lie ahead, both within and outside the anthroposophical movement. It will take hold of entirely different groups of people, including those who come with spiritual questions or discover them in times of need. Rudolf Steiner’s work grew to be “one unique effort of bringing courage to human beings” (Michael Bauer).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of seven comprehensive volumes on Rudolf Steiner’s “being, intentions, and journey.” It presents Rudolf Steiner from childhood and youth through his doctorate degree and up to the time of his work for the Goethe Archives as editor of Goethe’s scientific writings. By considering his formative years in depth, we come to understand better the roots and development of Rudolf Steiner’s later spiritual research and teachings.\u003c\/p\u003e“In the night of January 10 [1880], I did not sleep a wink. I studied certain philosophical problems until half past twelve, when I finally lay down. In the year before I had tried to find out whether Schelling was right in saying, ‘We all have a secret and wondrous capacity of withdrawing from temporal change into our innermost self, which we divest of everything external. And there, in the form of immutability, we behold the eternal.’ I believe that I have found this innermost capacity within me. I have had an intuition for some time. I now see the whole idealistic philosophy in a new way. What is a sleepless night compared to such a discovery!” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner \u003c\/b\u003e(letter to a friend, Jan. 1881)\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. 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(1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322673832231,"sku":"9781621480822","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621480822_L.jpg?v=1748032288"},{"product_id":"9781621481577-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“All we can do is try to gain a clear picture of the situation and really live with that knowledge. We must remember that thoughts are actual, dynamic forces. All we can do now is think matters through clearly. Living with these true thoughts for just two days before being drawn in again by the black magic of journalism will make a difference. And the time might come when we can use this to bring something about or get someone else to do something.” —\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e, Jan. 13, 1917\u003cp\u003eIn volume 4, Peter Selg’s exploration into Rudolf Steiner’s life and work focuses on the period of World War I. Steiner saw that dark time as largely the result of mounting economic tensions between England and Germany, marked by unsustainable materialistic and nationalistic thinking. In his view, the prevalent social concepts resisted evolution toward a form of society that would enable a long-term future peace; he would soon propose his alternative in the form of the “threefold nature of the social organism” to maintain societal health, sovereign and mutually interdependent relations among the three principal domains of social life: the political, economic, and cultural–spiritual realms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume describes a dramatic period during which Rudolf Steiner showed competence and devotion in his attempts to communicate and implement a long-term path to peaceful relations in Europe. His lectures during this time focused heavily on themes of inwardly accompanying those who have died; caring for the wounded; the importance of selflessly experiencing the full tragic reality of world events; and the vital importance of truthfulness in journalism. He regarded the deficiency of truthful reporting to be so dire that he considered founding a news organization in Switzerland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteiner’s deep concern for the tragedy that had befallen Europe, for the many lives violently cut short, and for the political exploitation attempted in the aftermath of the war led him to imbue his anthroposophic activity with a fundamentally new gesture, focusing on practical contributions to society in a way never before attempted in the anthroposophical movement.\u003c\/p\u003e“The soul passes through the nations: when we look at the higher self the concept of nationality becomes meaningless. Because everything that is an expression of our nationality we will leave behind when we cross the threshold of death. We must therefore be aware as seriously striving human beings that—in our consecutive incarnations—we do not belong to one nationality but to various nationalities and that all that connects us with each of these nationalities is left behind in the moment of death.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Oct. 31, 1914)\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. (1900–1914): Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480884 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480891 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 4. 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(1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322676420903,"sku":"9781621481577","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621481577_L.jpg?v=1748032293"},{"product_id":"9781621482192-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“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.” —\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1923, Central Europe was still in disarray and social chaos created by the polarizing events of World War I. In volume 6 of his seven-volume biography of Rudolf Steiner, Peter Selg focuses on one of the most tragic years for the anthroposophical movement, including especially the rise of nationalism and the seeds of hatred spawned by Adolf Hitler and his followers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe very beginning of that pivotal year began with the destruction of the nearly finished Goetheanum building in Dornach, Switzerland, delivering a heavy blow to the Anthroposophical Society and to Rudolf Steiner, both spiritually and on a personal level. It was evident that the fire had been caused by arson, and Steiner immediately expressed determination to rebuild and move forward, despite the friction in the Anthroposophical Society and the movement as a whole. Steiner noted, “It will not be viable if things continue as before,” suggesting that the Society needed to be suffused with the “will to wake up...because then it can inspire an awakening of the present civilization as a whole.” He devoted the remainder of 1923—indeed, his life—to that cause.\u003c\/p\u003e“You can rest assured that, whatever may happen, I for one will never be induced to stray from my path. As long as I live, I shall continue to represent my cause as I have done so far. I hope that we will not be held back by any disruptions but that we will be able to work together here as we have done before—this will, at least, be my endeavor. Whatever happens it is my belief that we need to rebuild in some form, and everything that needs to be done to achieve this will be done. It is important to continue what we have begun. It is simply an inner obligation.” — \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner,\u003c\/b\u003e to the workers at the Goetheanum, January 1, 1923\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. (1900–1914): Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480884 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480891 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 4. (1914–1918): The Years of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481577 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481584 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 5. 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(1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322678976807,"sku":"9781621482192","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621482192_L_e115cfd9-f19e-4a4c-b3f7-f46b3c832002.jpg?v=1748032296"},{"product_id":"9781621481935-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“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.” —\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the widespread destruction of World War I, Europe in 1918 was faced with political, economic, and social chaos, especially in Germany. In volume 5 of his seven-volume biography of Rudolf Steiner, Peter Selg focuses on the three years following the “Great War” and Steiner’s efforts to help restructure society in a way that might avoid a recurrence of such a terrible calamity in the future. He saw the root sociopolitical and spiritual causes of the devastation and sought to change the flawed worldviews and impulses that led to the hubris behind the World War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudolf Steiner thus began to concentrate on various means to renew and invigorate society, both through immediate measures—especially in his plan for a “threefold social order”—and through the new form of pedagogy that came to fruition with the Waldorf education movement. Steiner saw that a renewed form of education was necessary to the development of peaceful and healthy social conditions in the future. This education was intended to help children grow into responsible, free, and imaginative adults. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was a time of intense work for Rudolf Steiner, including a full schedule of travel and lectures, reaching out to political leaders, training teachers for the new schools, and working with theologians and ministers toward religious renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e“Humanity is caught in a dreadful calamity. If humankind does not choose to embrace this new spirituality, such catastrophes will recur at—possibly quite short—intervals.” —\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner,\u003c\/b\u003e March 30, 1918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The major conflicts that have evoked the disasters of the recent years have spelt cultural devastation for large parts of the earth. More conflicts lie ahead. Humanity is preparing for the next world war. And the devastation of culture will continue.” —\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner,\u003c\/b\u003e December 25, 1920\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. (1900–1914): Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480884 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480891 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 4. (1914–1918): The Years of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481577 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481584 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 5. (1919–1922): Social Threefolding and the Waldorf School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481935 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481942 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 6. (1923): The Burning of the Goetheanum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482192 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482208 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 7. (1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322682777895,"sku":"9781621481935","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621481935_L_f51d2943-dd97-44d2-844e-ddfe9d0f3b08.jpg?v=1748032299"},{"product_id":"9781621482321-rudolf-steiner-life-and-work","title":"Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work","description":"“All this must be accepted as destiny [karma]. It would be sentimental to enlarge on how much it pains me to be separated physically from the Goetheanum and its activities. I hope only that all this will not inhibit but temper and enhance our dear friends’ forces.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e, Dec. 24, 1924\u003cp\u003eIn the final volume of his comprehensive biography of Rudolf Steiner, Peter Selg describes Steiner’s last months on Earth. Although his health was beginning to decline, 1924 might have been his most productive and fruitful year. It saw a new beginning for the Anthroposophical Society and the beginning of the Esoteric School and the School for Spiritual Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year began with the “Christmas Conference,” during which the Anthroposophical Society was reborn). That year also witnessed Rudolf Steiner’s “Karmic Relationships” lectures, as well as the serialized “Leading Thoughts,” summarizing Anthroposophy in a series of aphoristic guidelines for meditation, supplemented by essays on the Michaelic nature of Anthroposophy. Also serialized in the Goetheanum newsletter were autobiographical chapters in Rudolf Steiner’s life up to 1907. He also defined his important spiritual relationships with Ita Wegman, Marie Steiner, and Lili Kolisko, as well as their significant connection to the Society and his spiritual legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew initiatives were also planted in the world during that time, including anthroposophically extended medicine and biodynamic agriculture. From his sickbed in the Goetheanum carpentry shop, Steiner also formed plans and a model for the new Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this volume is a lecture by Rudolf Steiner on June 4, 1924, “The Festival of Pentecost.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner, Life and Work, Seven Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1. (1861–1890): Childhood, Youth, and Study Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480822 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480839 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2. (1890–1900): Weimar and Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480853 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480860 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 3. (1900–1914): Spiritual Science and Spiritual Community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621480884 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621480891 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 4. (1914–1918): The Years of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481577 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481584 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 5. (1919–1922): Social Threefolding and the Waldorf School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621481935 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621481942 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 6. (1923): The Burning of the Goetheanum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482192 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482208 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 7. (1924–1925): The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(ISBN: 9781621482321 Pbk – ISBN: 9781621482338 Hbk)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Selg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322692542759,"sku":"9781621482321","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621482338_L_d11bb3e3-4da7-4e39-82e4-b94083431b94.jpg?v=1748032304"}],"url":"https:\/\/steinerbooks.org\/collections\/rudolf-steiner-life-and-work-by-peter-selg.oembed","provider":"SteinerBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}