Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series

141 primary works • 141 total works

Book CW 1

Nature's Open Secret: Introductions to Goethe's Scientific Writings
The holistic paradigm, Gaia, deep ecology, new alc…
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Book CW 2

Goethe's Theory of Knowledge: An Outline of the Epistemology of His Worldview (CW 2) (Volume 2)
Written 1884-1885; first published 1886 (CW 2) “Go…
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Book CW 4

Intuitive Thinking As a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom
Of all of his works, Intuitive Thinking as a Spiri…
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Book CW 6

Goethe's World View: (CW 6)
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Book CW 7

Mystics after Modernism: Discovering the Seeds of a New Science in the Renaissance (CW 7)
The mystics Steiner writes about in this book were…
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Book CW 8

Christianity As Mystical Fact: And the Mysteries of Antiquity
4.17
· 183 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1902 · 217 editions
Written 1902 (CW 8) “As simultaneously mysticism a…
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Book CW 9

Theosophy : An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosmos
A clear, concise explanation of human nature; the …
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Book CW 10

How to Know Higher Worlds: A Modern Path of Initiation
4.21
· 1874 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1904 · 430 editions
In this classic account of the Western esoteric pa…
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Book CW 11

Cosmic Memory: Atlantis and Lemuria
4.12
· 223 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1959 · 67 editions
In the best tradition of ancient wisdom literature…
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Book CW 14

Four Modern Mystery Dramas: The Doorway of Initiation • The Trial of the Soul • The Guardian of the Threshold • The Souls Awaken
Written 1910 to 1913 (CW 14) “We see [in the myste…
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Book CW 16–17

A Road to Self Knowledge and the Threshold of the Spiritual World
Originally published in 1918, this book takes an e…
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Book CW 21

Riddles of the Soul: The Case for Anthroposophy
Book by Steiner, Rudolf
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Book CW 28

Autobiography
4.12
· 113 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1928 · 74 editions
Born in Austria in 1861, Rudolf Steiner received r…
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Book CW 40

Calendar of the Soul: The Year Participated (CW 40)
In listening to the changing language of the year,…
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Book CW 51

On Philosophy, History, and Literature: Lectures at the Worker Education School and the Independent College, Berlin, 1901–1905
Author’s summary and summaries of 34 lectures, 1…
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Book CW 62

Results of Spiritual Research
14 public lectures, Berlin, Oct. 31, 1912 – Apr. 1…
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Book CW 75

Anthroposophy and the Natural Sciences: Foundations and Methods
5 public lectures and an evening discussion, vario…
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Book CW 81

Reimagining Academic Studies: Science, Philosophy, Education, Social Science, Theology, Linguistics
During the last five years of his life, Rudolf Ste…
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Book CW 82

Becoming Fully Human: The Significance of Anthroposophy in Contemporary Spiritual Life
6 lectures at The Hague, April 7-12, 1922;
A writt…
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Book CW 83

The Tension between East and West:
4.00
· 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1983 · 8 editions
10 lectures, Vienna, June 1-11, 1922 (CW 83)

This c…
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Book 84

The Aims of Anthroposophy and the Purpose of the Goetheanum
In his final lectures to the general public, Rudol…
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Book CW 88

Concerning the Astral World and Devachan: (CW 88) (Volume 88)
Notes from 19 lectures and 4 private lessons, Berl…
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Book CW 92

The Occult Truths of Myths and Legends: Greek and Germanic Mythology. Richard Wagner in the Light of Spiritual Science
In this series of previously-untranslated lectures…
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Book CW 98

Nature and Spirit Beings: Their Activity in Our Visible World (CW 98) (Volume 98)
18 lectures in various cities, November 5, 1907 – …
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Book CW 100

True Knowledge of the Christ: Theosophy and Rosicrucianism―the Gospel of John
Rudolf Steiner approaches this spiritual-scientifi…
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Book CW 102

Good and Evil Spirits: and their Influence on Humanity
'We learn gradually to raise our eyes not only to …
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Book CW 103

The Gospel of St. John
4.54
· 99 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1908 · 67 editions
12 lectures, Hamburg, May 5–31, 1908 (CW 103) Duri…
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Book CW 105

Universe Earth and Man in their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprin…
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Book CW 106

Egyptian Myths and Mysteries:
4.14
· 152 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1961 · 75 editions
12 Lectures, Leipzig, September 2-14, 1908 (CW 106…
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Book CW 107

Disease, Karma and Healing: Spiritual-Scientific Enquiries into the Nature of the Human Being

Today, illness is almost universally regarded as e…

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Book CW110

The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World: Zodiac, Planets & Cosmos (CW 110) (Volume 110)
10 lectures in Düsseldorf, April 12–18, 1909;
parti…
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Book CW 114

According to Luke: The Gospel of Compassion and Love Revealed
10 lectures, Basel, September 15-26, 1909 (CW 114)…
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Book CW 116

The Christ Impulse: And the Development of Ego-Consciousness

Rudolf Steiner’s teachings of Christ are unique. C…

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Book CW 117

Deeper Secrets of Human Evolution in the Light of the Gospels
'The personality who received the Christ Being int…
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Book CW 117a

The Gospel of John and the Other Three Gospels
'What is the Christ-event? It is a confluence of a…
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Book CW 119

Macrocosm and Microcosm
4.71
· 28 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 23 editions
The human life alternates between the great, exter…
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Book CW 121

The Mission of Folk Souls: (CW 121) (Volume 121)
4.25
· 12 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1970 · 13 editions
"If we wish to understand the inner life of an ind…
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Book CW 124

Background to the Gospel of St. Mark:
4.50
· 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1968 · 13 editions
13 lectures, various locations, Oct. 17, 1910 – Ju…
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Book CW 125

Paths and Goals of the Spiritual Human Being: Life Questions in the Light of Spiritual Science
14 lectures, various cities, January 1 – December …
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Book CW 123

Gospel of St. Matthew
4.79
· 48 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1932 · 43 editions
The four Gospels, Steiner says, are meant to suppl…
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Book CW 127

The Mission of the New Spirit Revelation: The Pivotal Nature of the Christ Event in Earth Evolution
'What would we be without love? We would inevitabl…
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Book CW 129

Wonders of the World: Trials of the Soul and Revelations of the Spirit
Wonders of the Trials of the Soul and Revelations …
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Book CW 131

From Jesus to Christ
4.48
· 21 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1973 · 36 editions
Although once experienced in an intuitive way by e…
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Book CW 133

Earthly and Cosmic Man
4.00
· 1 Ratings · published 1986 · 7 editions
English, German (translation)
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Book CW 134

The World of the Senses and the World of the Spirit
4.73
· 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1979 · 17 editions
6 lectures in Hanover, December 27, 1911-January 1…
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Book CW 136

Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and in the Realms of Nature
Book by Steiner, Rudolf
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Book CW 141

Life between Death and Rebirth: The Active Connection between the Living and the Dead (CW 140)
In these lectures Steiner deals with the experienc…
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Book CW 142, 146

The Bhagavad Gita and the West: The Esoteric Significance of the Bhagavad Gita and Its Relation to the Epistles of Paul
5 lectures, Cologne, Dec. 28, 1912 - Jan. 1, 1913 …
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Book CW 144

The Mysteries of initiation: From Isis to the Holy Grail
In a concise study, Rudolf Steiner presents an ins…
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Book CW148

The Fifth Gospel: From the Akashic Record
4.48
· 174 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1904 · 89 editions
18 lectures in various cities, Oct. 10, 1913 – Feb…
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Book CW 149

Christ and the Spiritual World: The Quest for the Holy Grail
Steiner examines the historical pattern of humanit…
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Book CW 150

How the Spiritual World Projects into Physical Existence: The Influence of the Dead
The founding of the Anthroposophical Society in 19…
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Book CW 151

Human and Cosmic Thought
4.33
· 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1915 · 30 editions
Rudolf Steiner demonstrates that there are twelve …
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Book CW 152

Approaching the Mystery of Golgotha
4.45
· 22 Ratings · published 1922 · 23 editions
10 lectures, various cities, 1913–1914 (CW 152) “T…
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Book CW 155

Christ and the Human Soul
4.50
· 16 Ratings · published 1984 · 19 editions
In these four remarkable lectures, Steiner contend…
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Book CW 156

Inner Reading and Inner Hearing: Achieving Being in the World of Ideas
2 lecture courses & 2 Christmas lectures, Dornach,…
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Book CW 158

Our Connection with the Elemental World: Kalevala – Olaf Åsteson – the Russian People: The World as the Result of Balancing Influences
7 lectures, 6 addresses; various cities, Jan. 1, 1…
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Book CW 159

The Mystery of Death: The Nature and Significance of Central Europe and the European Folk-Spirits
Speaking during the early stages of the First Worl…
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Book CW 161

Artistic Sensitivity as a Spiritual Approach to Knowing Life and the World
13 lectures in Dornach, January 9 – May 2, 1915 (C…
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Book CW 164

Der Wert des Denkens für eine den Menschen befriedigende Erkenntnis: Das Verhältnis der Geisteswissenschaft zur Naturwissenschaft. Elf Vorträge, Dornach 1915
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden L…
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Book CW 165

Unifying Humanity Spiritually: Through the Christ Impuls
13 lectures, various cities, Dec. 19, 1915 – Jan. …
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Book CW 166

Necessity and Freedom:
4.62
· 16 Ratings · published 1988 · 8 editions
5 lectures, Berlin, January 25 – February 8, 1916 …
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Book CW 167

The Human Spirit: Past and Present – Occult Fraternities and the Mystery of Golgotha
‘To live in truth, to wish to be true in one’s who…
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Book CW168

The Connection between the Living and the Dead
8 lectures in various cities, Feb. 16 – Dec. 3, 19…
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Book CW 174a

Europe Between East and West: In Cosmic and Human History
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Book CW 174b

The Spiritual Background to the First World War: (CW 174b)
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Book CW 175

Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha
In this set of lectures, given in Berlin in 1917, …
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Book CW 176

The Karma of Materialism
4.35
· 17 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1985 · 11 editions
Rudolf Steiner examines the effects of scientists’…
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Book CW 177

The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness
4.49
· 37 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1995 · 16 editions
14 lectures, Dornach September 29 – October 28, 19…
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Book CW 178

Secret Brotherhoods and the Mystery of the Human Double:
4.51
· 35 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2004 · 8 editions
7 lectures (of 9), St. Gallen, Zurich, and Dornach…
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Book CW 179

The Influence of the Dead on Destiny: (CW 179) (Volume 179)
8 lectures, Dornach, December 2–22, 1917 (CW 179) …
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Book CW 180

Ancient Myths and the New Isis Mystery:
3.73
· 15 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1994 · 10 editions
7 lectures, Dornach, January 4–13, 1918 (CW 180); …
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Book CW 181

Dying Earth and Living Cosmos: The Living Gifts of Anthroposophy: The Need for New Forms of Consciousness (CW 181) (Volume 181)
21 lectures, Berlin, January 22 – August 6, 1918 (…
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Book CW 182

The Work of the Angel in Our Astral Body:
4.47
· 70 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2004 · 25 editions
1 lecture, Zürich, October 9, 1918 (CW 182) In thi…
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Book CW 183

Human Evolution: A Spiritual–Scientific Quest
9 lectures, Dornach, August 17–September 2, 1918 (…
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Book CW 184

Eternal and Transient Elements in Human Life
In what has been referred to as ‘the most advanced…
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Book CW 187

How Can Mankind Find the Christ Again?: The Threefold Shadow-Existence of Our Time and the New Light of Christ
8 lectures, Basel and Dornach, December 22, 1918 -…
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Book CW 189

Conscious Society: Anthroposophy and the Social Question
8 lectures, Dornach, February 15 – March 16, 1919 …
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Book CW 190

Past and Future Impulses in Societal Events
Barely four months after the end of the First Worl…
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Book CW 191

Understanding Society: Through Spiritual-Scientific Knowledge: Social Threefolding, Christ, Lucifer, and Ahriman
15 lectures, Dornach, October 3 – November 13, 191…
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Book CW 193

Problems of Society: An Esoteric View, From Luciferic Past to Ahrimanic Future
‘Whatever turbulent outward events occur in the wo…
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Book CW 194

Michael's Mission
4.10
· 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 16 editions
Speaking in the aftermath of World War I, Rudolf S…
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Book CW 195

Cosmic New Year: Thoughts for New Year 1920 (CW 195) (Volume 195)
As with all of Steiner’s lectures given around the…
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Book CW 196

What Is Necessary in these Urgent Times: (CW 196) (Volume 196)
18 lectures in Dornach, January 9 – February 22, 1…
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Book CW 197

Polarities in the Evolution of Humanity: West and East – Materialism and Mysticism – Knowledge and Belief
'The present age needs to understand that human be…
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Book CW 198

Healing the Social Organism
Speaking just months after the end of the First Wo…
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Book CW 201

Mystery of the Universe: The Human Being, Image of Creation
4.85
· 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1972 · 11 editions
16 Lectures, Dornach, April 9 – May 16, 1920 (CW 2…
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Book CW 202

Universal Spirituality and Human Physicality: Bridging the Divide
16 lectures, Dornach, Bern, Basel, November 26 – D…
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Book CW 207

Cosmosophy: Cosmic Influences on the Human Being
11 lectures, Dornach, September 23 – October 16, 1…
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Book CW 209

The Language of the Cosmos: Cosmic Influences and the Spiritual Task of Northern Europe (CW 209) (Volume 209)
11 lectures in various cities, Nov. 24-Dec. 31, 19…
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Book CW 211

The Sun Mystery & The Mystery of Death and Resurrection: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity
12 lectures in various cities, March 21 – July 11,…
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Book CW 212

Life of the Human Soul and its Relation to World Evolution
9 lectures, Dornach, April 29 – June 17, 1922 (CW …
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Book CW 216

Supersensible Impulses in the Historical Development of Humanity
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Book CW 217

Becoming The Archangel: Michael's Companions: Rudolf Steiner's Challenge To The Younger Generation
13 lectures, Stuttgart, October 3–15, 1922 (CW 217…
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Book CW 217a

Youth And The Etheric Heart: Rudolf Steiner Speaks to the Younger Generation
Addresses, Essays, Discussions, and Reports, 1920 …
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Book CW 218

Spirit as Sculptor of the Human Organism
Rudolf Steiner tackles an eclectic series of subje…
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Book CW 220

Awake! For the Sake of the Future: (CW 220) (Volume 220)
12 lectures, Dornach, January 5–28, 1923 (CW 220) …
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Book CW 225

Three Perspectives of Anthroposophy: Cultural Phenomena from the Point of View of Spiritual Science
12 lectures, Dornach, May 5 - Sept. 23, 1923 (CW 2…
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Book CW 228

Initiation Science: And the Development of the Human Mind
8 lectures and a report, Dornach, London, and Stut…
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Book CW 233

Rosicrucianism and Modern Initiation: Mystery Centres of the Middle Ages. The Easter Festival and the History of the Mysteries
These lectures, given just after the Christmas Fou…
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