Ita Wegman, born in 1876 to a Dutch family living in Indonesia, first met Rudolf Steiner in Berlin in 1902, when she was twenty-six years old. She studied medicine at the University of Zurich and, in 1917, following Steiner's indications, developed a treatment for cancer using a preparation of mistletoe. In 1921, in Arlesheim, Switzerland, she founded the first anthroposophic medical clinic, followed in 1922 by the Sonnenhof home for children with special needs.

Karl Konig first met Dr. Wegman around 1927, and she quickly recognized his great potential, as well as his weaknesses. She...

"After Rudolf Steiner's death, she remained filled with the great impulses of the Christmas Foundation Meeting--impulses, hopes, also anxieties on behalf of mankind, which he had shared with her in many an intimate conversation" --George Adams on Ita Wegman

Following the death of Rudolf Steiner in 1925, Ita Wegman--one of his closest esoteric students--began to publish regular letters to the members of the Anthroposophical Society. As Steiner's had done, her letters were appended with "leading thoughts" (guiding principles).

Esoteric Studies...

This unique collection presents Ita Wegman's principal writings and lectures on the Mysteries--both the mysteries of the ancient world, to which she felt personally connected, and the Spiritual Science of Anthroposophy, which she saw as the contemporary form of mystery wisdom.

The volume begins with Ita Wegman's firsthand account of Rudolf Steiner's final days and hours on earth--written immediately after his death in 1925--followed by several of her powerful letters "To All Members" and their related "Leading Thoughts." Various longer studies are also featured, including her lecture "A...