out of star-dust
Gather out of star-dust
Earth-dust,
Cloud-dust,
And splinters of hail,
One handful of dream-dust
Not for sale.
—Langston Hughes “Dream Dust”
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A Modern Quest for the Spirit
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
Compiled and Introduced by Thomas Meyer
This biographical sketch contains Pfeiffer's autobiographical memoirs, articles on etheric research and nutrition, the etherization of the blood, and the function of the heart.
Excerpts from his letters are also included.
“Rudolf Steiner has painted the picture for us that the end of this century will be the decisive moment for all humanity. Many religions, many esoteric groups tell us the same. I don’t want to be in Heaven at this decisive moment. I would like to be here on Earth to witness the turning toward the good and contribute as much ego-consciousness to it as I have been able to attain.”
— Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (six weeks prior to his death in 1961)
Also by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening
Renewal and Preservation of Soil Fertility
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer lays out the essential practices for successfully operating a biodynamic farm, including the principles behind each technique and practice. An indispensable guide for both experienced, beginning, and prospective biodynamic farmers and gardeners.
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The Biodynamic Orchard Book
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Michael Maltas
This book brings together the best advice for cultivating fruit trees, berries and shrubs using biodynamic methods, with the aim of harvesting healthy fruit free of pesticides. An invaluable book with practical advice on all aspects of planning and maintaining a healthy orchard.
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Pfeiffer’s Introduction to Biodynamics
This short but comprehensive book is a masterful collection of three key articles introducing the concepts, principles and practice of the biodynamic method, as well as an overview of its early history.
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Weeds and What They Tell Us
This wonderful little book covers everything you need to know about the types of plants known as weeds. Pfeiffer discusses the different varieties of weeds, how they grow, and what they can tell us about soil health.
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From the Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner
Problems of Society
An Esoteric View, from Luciferic Past to Ahrimanic Future
10 lectures, various cities, February 4–November 4, 1919 (CW 193)
Wherever people speak empty phrases you find also a great tolerance of it and of the untruth it embodies. Those who tolerate it so easily ascribe the best intentions to those who speak it; and there is very little conscientious sense of truth which would require someone who opens his mouth to examine the basis of what he says and to refrain from speaking until he has done so. The time must come when it is no longer sufficient to say that someone who says something untrue is well-meaning. We must instead develop a very sharp sense of responsibility towards the truth, towards testing and verifying it, realizing that we should not merely be lenient with ourselves when we discover that something we said in good faith does not correspond to reality. We need to realize that as far as objective knowledge of the world is concerned our subjective belief that we have spoken the truth is not what counts, and that for this objective world knowledge it does indeed matter whether we say something objectively true, that corresponds to reality, or something that is and does not. Specifically because of these grave times we will have to learn the difference between true utterance and empty phrase.
—Rudolf Steiner, from a lecture of September 12, 1919, in
Problems of Society: An Esoteric View: From Luciferic Past
to Ahrimanic Future (CW 193)
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