The text and commentary on one of the founding books of Rosicrucianism.

"The profound thought that lies in this is that the kingdom of darkness has to be overcome by the kingdom of light, not by means of punishment, but through mildness; not by resisting evil, but by uniting with it in order to redeem evil as such. Because a part of the light enters into evil, the evil itself is overcome." --Rudolf Steiner (The Temple Legend, Nov. 11, 1904)

For many centuries, the teaching of Mani was hidden behind the distorted picture that had been created by the adversaries of Manichaeism in East and West. In the course of the twentieth century, new...

What can account for the unprecedented popularity of Joanne K. Rowling's Harry Potter books? Frans Lutters takes us through a journey if investigation, compassion and understanding by the end of the book. His insights tempt us to believe that Harry Potter is still alive on our world and that he accomplished a great deal in the archetypal battle between light and darkness, good and evil. Young people recognized this before grownups could decide whether they liked the books or not. Lutters uses his enormous understanding of classical literature to draw very fine analogies with other warriors of...

The undisputed virtuosity of William Shakespeare's theatrical works-and their perennial relationship to the experience of being human-assures their continued importance in the cultural life of the twenty-first century. But Shakespeare is a subject of interest not only in the theater; his life and work remain among the foremost themes of literary and historical scholarship. However, virtually every scholarly commentary on Shakespeare's dramas remains, on a deeper level, unsatisfying. This is because the profound depths of these plays are not, in fact, accessible to a strictly intellectual...

An exploration, commentary and meditation on the twelve sacred nights between Christmas and Epiphany, drawing on the ancient Norwegian folksong The Dream Song of Olaf Asteson.