Lectures & discussions, Dornach, Stuttgart, 1920-1924 (CW 314)

Following his first major lecture course for medical practitioners, Steiner elaborated and deepened his "extension" of conventional healing through a spiritual-scientific perspective. In this collection of addresses, discussions, question-and-answer sessions, and lectures--which paralleled his major medical courses--Steiner comments on contemporary medical emphasis on experimental, materially based research and its lack of attention to therapy. Steiner's intention is not to detract from developments in medical...

13 lectures, Berlin, Jan.-Jun. 1908 (CW 102)

"We learn gradually to raise our eyes not only to material existence; instead we discover spiritual entities and their actions wherever we look in the universe... We get to know the deeds of these spirits. We are alive and active and we are within the spiritual entities and their activities." --Rudolf Steiner

This classic series of lectures presents systematic knowledge on many different spiritual entities, ranging from the higher hierarchies of angels down to hindering demons. Basing his presentation on...

10 lectures, various cities, Jan.-Dec. 1913 (CW 150)

"By cultivating spiritual thoughts here on Earth we can provide nourishment for the dead.... When fields lie fallow, they produce no crops to feed humanity, and people may die of starvation. The dead cannot die of starvation, of course; all they can do is suffer when spiritual life lies fallow on Earth." --Rudolf Steiner


The founding of the Anthroposophical Society in 1913 marked a major change in Rudolf Steiner's work. Although Steiner had always been an independent spiritual researcher, the break...