Leitsätze – Leading Thoughts
Leitsätze – Leading Thoughts
Bilingual Edition (CW 26)
- ISBN: 9781621483830
- Publication Date: March 18th 2025
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“Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge
that would guide the spiritual in the human
being to the spiritual in the universe.”
This newly revised special edition of the Leading Thoughts, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Rudolf Steiner’s death (March 30, 2025), marks the first ever bilingual (German-English) publication of his final written work, which he largely composed in the last months of his life (October 1, 1924–March 30, 1925). The Leading Thoughts and the essays that introduce them form the culmination of Steiner’s endeavors to communicate the essence of anthroposophical spiritual science. They deal with the dawn of the Consciousness Soul Age, with Michael’s battle with Ahriman for human intelligence, with the forces of Christ and Anti-Christ, with the future of the Earth and humanity.
As his last written testament, this volume stands as a bulwark against the dehumanizing forces of modern civilization and as a call to all who would look earnestly at the state of our world and choose, in freedom, to seek a human way forward.
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- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781621483830
- Trim Size: 6 (w) x 9 (h) x 0 (d) in
- Publication Date: March 18th 2025
- Publisher: SteinerBooks
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Table of contents
C O N T E N T S:
In the Table of Contents and in the running heads throughout this book, the dates in parentheses refer to the first date of publication of the texts in the weekly journal Das Goetheanum. Dates without parentheses were given by Rudolf Steiner and refer to his date of writing (and not to the date of publication) (cf. GA 26).
Foreword (Peter Selg)
Introduction: On the Origin and Task of the Leading Thoughts in Their Relation to the Anthroposophical Society (Peter Selg)
Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts (17 February 1924)
Leading Thoughts 1 to 3 (17 February 1924)
Leading Thoughts 4 and 5 (24 February 1924)
To the Members! (2 March 1924)
Leading Thoughts 6 and 7 (2 March 1924)
Leading Thoughts 8 to 10 (9 March 1924)
Leading Thoughts 11 to 13 (16 March 1924)
Leading Thoughts 14 to 16 (23 March 1924)
Leading Thoughts 17 to 19 (30 March 1924)
Leading Thoughts 20 to 22 (6 April 1924)
Leading Thoughts 23 to 25 (13 April 1924)
Leading Thoughts 26 to 28 (20 April 1924)
Leading Thoughts 29 to 31 (27 April 1924)
Leading Thoughts 32 to 34 (4 May 1924)
Leading Thoughts 35 to 37 (11 May 1924)
On the Preceding Leading Thoughts on the Image-Nature of the Human Being (18 May 1924)
Leading Thoughts 38 to 40 (18 May 1924)
Leading Thoughts 41 to 43 (25 May 1924)
Leading Thoughts 44 to 46 (1 June 1924)
Leading Thoughts 47 to 49 (8 June 1924)
Leading Thoughts 50 to 52 (15 June 1924)
Leading Thoughts 53 to 55 (22 June 1924)
Leading Thoughts 56 to 58 (29 June 1924)
Leading Thoughts 59 to 61 (6 July 1924)
On Understanding of the Spirit and the Experience of Destiny (13 July 1924)
Leading Thoughts 62 to 65 (13 July 1924)
Leading Thoughts 66 to 68 (20 July 1924)
Spiritual Realms and Human Self-Knowledge (27 July 1924)
Leading Thoughts 69 to 71 (27 July 1924)
Leading Thoughts 72 to 75 (3 August 1924)
How the Leading Thoughts Are to Be Used (10 August 1925)
Leading Thoughts 76 to 78 (10 August 1924)
At the Dawn of the Michael Age (17 August 1925)
Leading Thoughts 79 to 81 (17 August 1924)
Leading Thoughts 82 to 84 (24 August 1924)
The Condition of the Human Soul before the Dawn of the Michael Age (31 August 1925)
Leading Thoughts 85 to 87 (31 August 1924)
Aphorisms (From a lecture to members given in London on 24 August [1924])
Leading Thoughts 88 to 90 (7 September 1924)
Leading Thoughts 91 to 93 (14 September 1924)
Leading Thoughts 94 to 96 (21 September 1924)
Leading Thoughts 97 to 99 (28 September 1924)
Leading Thoughts 100 to 102 (5 October 1924)
The Pre-Michaelic Era and the Path of Michael (12 October 1925)
Leading Thoughts 103 to 105 (12 October 1924)
Michael’s Task in the Sphere of Ahriman. Goetheanum, 10 October 1924
Leading Thoughts 106 to 108 (19 October 1924)
Michael’s Experiences during the Fulfillment of His Cosmic Mission. Goetheanum, 19 October 1924
Leading Thoughts 109 to 111 (26 October 1924)
The Future of Humanity and the Activity of Michael. Goetheanum, 25 October 1924
Leading Thoughts 112 to 114 (2 November 1924)
The Human Being’s Michael-Christ Experience. Goetheanum, 2 November 1924
Leading Thoughts 115 to 117 (9 November 1924)
Michael’s Mission in the World-Era of Human Freedom. Goetheanum, 9 November 1924
Leading Thoughts 118 to 120 (16 November 1924)
The World Thoughts in the Working of Michael and in the Working of Ahriman. Goetheanum, 16 November 1924
Leading Thoughts 121 to 123 (23 November 1924)
First Consideration: At the Gates of the Consciousness Soul. How Michael Supersensibly Prepares His Earth-Mission through the Overcoming of Lucifer. Goetheanum, 23 November 1924
Leading Thoughts 124 to 126 (30 November 1924)
Second Consideration: How the Michael Forces Work in the First Unfolding of the Consciousness Soul. Goetheanum, 30 November 1924
Leading Thoughts 127 to 130 (7 December 1924)
Continuation of the Second Consideration: Hindrances and Helps to the Michael Forces at the Dawn of the Consciousness- Soul Age. Goetheanum, 6 December 1924
Leading Thoughts 131 to 133 (14 December 1924)
Third Consideration: Michael’s Suffering over Human Development before the Time of His Earthly Activity. Goetheanum, 14 December 1924
Leading Thoughts 134 to 136 (21 December 1924)
A Christmas Consideration: The Mystery of the Logos. Goetheanum, Christmas 1924
Leading Thoughts 137 to 139 (28 December 1924)
History of Heaven. Mythological History. Earth History. Mystery of Golgotha. Goetheanum, Christmas 1924
Leading Thoughts 140 to 143 (4 January 1925)
What Reveals Itself When One Looks Back into Repeated Lives on Earth. Goetheanum, for the New Year 1925
Leading Thoughts 144 to 146 (11 January 1925)
First Part of the Consideration: What Reveals Itself When One Looks Back into Former Lives between Death and a New Birth? Goetheanum, at the turn of the year 1925
Leading Thoughts 147 to 149 (18 January 1925)
Second Part of the Consideration: What Reveals Itself When One Looks Back into Former Lives between Death and a New Birth? Goetheanum, at the turn of the year 1925
Leading Thoughts 150 to 152 (25 January 1925)
What Is the Earth in Reality within the Macrocosm? Goetheanum, January 1925
Leading Thoughts 153 to 155 (1 February 1925)
Sleep and Waking in the Light of Recent Considerations. Goetheanum, January 1925
Leading Thoughts 156 to 158 (8 February 1925)
Gnosis and Anthroposophy. Goetheanum, January 1925
Leading Thoughts 159 to 161 (15 February 1925)
Human Freedom and the Age of Michael. Goetheanum, January 1925
Leading Thoughts 162 to 164 (22 February 1925)
Where Is the Human Being in Thinking and Remembering? Goetheanum, January 1925
Leading Thoughts 165 to 167 (1 March 1925)
The Human Being in His Macrocosmic Nature. Goetheanum, January 1925
Leading Thoughts 168 to 170 (8 March 1925)
The Human Sensory and Thought Organization in Relation to the World. Goetheanum, February 1925
Leading Thoughts 171 to 173 (15 March 1925)
Memory and Conscience. Goetheanum, February 1925
Leading Thoughts 174 to 176 (22 March 1925)
The Apparent Extinction of Spirit-Knowledge in Modern Times. Goetheanum, March 1925
Leading Thoughts 177 to 179 (29 March 1925)
Historic Upheavals at the Dawn of the Consciousness Soul. Goetheanum, March 1925
Leading Thoughts 180 to 182 (5 April 1925)
From Nature to Sub-Nature. Goetheanum, March 1925
Leading Thoughts 183 to 185 (12 April 1925)
Author Bio
Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 1861–1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. Steiner termed his spiritual philosophy anthroposophy, meaning “wisdom of the human being.” As an exceptionally developed seer, he based his work on direct knowledge and perception of spiritual dimensions. He initiated a modern, universal “spiritual science” that is accessible to anyone willing to exercise clear and unbiased thinking. From his spiritual investigations, Steiner provided suggestions for the renewal of numerous activities, including education (general and for special needs), agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy, Christianity, and the arts. There are currently thousands of schools, clinics, farms, and initiatives in other fields that involve practical work based on the principles Steiner developed. His many published works feature his research into the spiritual nature of human beings, the evolution of the world and humanity, and methods for personal development. He wrote some thirty books and delivered more than six thousand lectures throughout much of Europe. In 1924, Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches around the world.
