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Rudolf Steiner

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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. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.

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On the Wings of Words

Conversations and Human Relations: Inner Aspects of the Fundamental Social Law and The Threefold Social Organism

Rudolf Steiner
Commentaries by Gary Lamb
Compiled by Gary Lamb
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$14.95
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$28.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 51

On Philosophy, History, and Literature

Lectures at the Worker Education School and the Independent College, Berlin, 1901–1905 (CW 51)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Clifford Venho
Translated by Clifford Venho and Daniel Hindes
Paperback
$30.00
Star Wisdom Series 6

From Eclipse to Apocalypse

Star Wisdom, Vol. 6, with Monthly Ephemerides for 2024 and for the Months of Jesus Christ's Ministry

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$25.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Virginia Moore
Translated by Virginia Moore and Lisa D. Monges
Revised by Clifford Venho
Paperback
$18.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 159

The Mystery of Death

The Nature and Significance of Central Europe and the European Folk-Spirits (CW 159)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Urs Dietler
Translated by Simon Blaxland-de Lange
Paperback
$35.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 164

The Value of Thinking

For a Cognition that Satisfies the Human Being: The Relationship between Spiritual Science and Natural Science (CW 164)

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$30.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Robert A. McDermott
Translated by E. H. Goddard and Dorothy S. Osmond
Revised by Frederick Amrine
Contributions by Margot Amrine
Paperback
$30.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Paul King
Translated by Paul King
Paperback
$30.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 14

Four Modern Mystery Dramas

The Doorway of Initiation • The Trial of the Soul • The Guardian of the Threshold • The Souls Awaken (CW 14)

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$45.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 143

Three Paths to Christ

Experiencing the Supersensible (CW 143)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Margaret Jonas
Translated by Christiana Bryan
Paperback
$30.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 155

Christ and the Human Soul

The Meaning of Life – The Spiritual Foundation of Morality – Anthroposophy and Christianity (CW 155)

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$25.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Hans Pusch
Translated by Hans Pusch and Ruth Pusch
Revised by Ruth Pusch
Hardback
$14.95

Four Large Watercolour Motifs of Rudolf Steiner

With a Lecture by Rudolf Steiner on Raphael

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$75.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 105

Universe, Earth, Human Being

Their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization (CW 105)

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$28.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 177

The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness

The Spiritual Background to the Outer World: Spiritual Beings and their Effects (CW 177)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Christopher Schaefer
Contributions by Frederick Amrine
Revised by Frederick Amrine
Translated by Anna R. Meuss, FIL, MTA
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$30.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 92

The Occult Truths of Myths and Legends

Greek and Germanic Mythology: Richard Wagner in the Light of Spiritual Science (CW 92)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Paul King
Translated by Paul King
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$28.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 149

Christ and the Spiritual World

The Quest for the Holy Grail (CW 149)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Frederick Amrine
Revised by Frederick Amrine
Translated by Charles Davy
Contributions by Margot Amrine
Paperback
$27.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 258

The Anthroposophic Movement

The History and Conditions of the Anthroposophical Movement in Relation to the Anthroposophical Society: An Encouragement for Self-Examination (CW 258)

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$28.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 176

The Karma of Materialism

Aspects of Human Evolution (CW 176)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Clifford Venho
Translated by Rita Stebbing
Paperback
$38.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 197

Polarities in the Evolution of Humanity

West and East – Materialism and Mysticism – Knowledge and Belief (CW 197)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction and notes by Matthew Barton
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$28.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 98

Nature and Spirit Beings

Their Activity in Our Visible World (CW 98)

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$30.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Robert A. McDermott
Revised by Frederick Amrine
Translated by Maud B. Monges
Paperback
$30.00

The Calendar of the Soul

A set of 52 cards with paintings by Karin Jarman

Rudolf Steiner
By (artist) Karin Jarman
Translated by Bernard Jarman
Calendar
$55.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 82

Becoming Fully Human

The Significance of Anthroposophy in Contemporary Spiritual Life (CW 82)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Clifford Venho
Translated by Jeff Martin
Paperback
$25.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 144

The Mysteries of Initiation

From Isis to the Holy Grail (CW 144)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Robert A. McDermott
Translated by Charles Davy
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$18.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 141

Between Death and Rebirth

In Relation to Cosmic Facts (CW 141)

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$30.00

The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric

A Collection of Lectures on the Second Coming of Christ

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$24.95
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Wolfgang Zumdick
Translated by Sabine Seiler
Paperback
$30.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 271

Art and Theory of Art

Foundations of a New Aesthetics (CW 271)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Zvi Szir
Translated by Dorit Winter and Clifford Venho
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$25.00

Daily Contemplations

Wisdom and Love: An Almanac for the Soul

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$25.00
Rudolf Steiner’s Perspectives on Technology Series 1

A Road to Sacred Creation

Rudolf Steiner's Perspectives on Technology

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction and notes by Gary Lamb
Edited by Gary Lamb
Drawings by Michael Howard
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$35.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 127

The Mission of the New Spirit of Revelation

The Pivotal Nature of the Christ Event in Earth Evolution (CW 127)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Matthew Barton
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$29.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 225

Three Perspectives of Anthroposophy

Cultural Phenomena from the Point of View of Spiritual Science (CW 225)

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$27.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 233

World History and the Mysteries

In the Light of Anthroposophy (CW 233)

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$27.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 119

Macrocosm and Microcosm

The Greater and the Lesser World: Questions Concerning the Soul, Life and the Spirit (CW 119)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Paul King
Translated by Paul King
Paperback
$29.00
Rudolf Steiner
Foreword by Virginia Sease, PhD
Introduction by James H. Hindes
Translated by James H. Hindes
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$16.95
Hardback
$600.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

Goethe's Theory of Knowledge

With Special Reference to Schiller (CW 2)

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$45.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 129

Wonders of the World

Trials of the Soul, Revelations of the Spirit (CW 129)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Frederick Amrine
Translated by Owen Barfield and D. Lenn
Paperback
$27.00

The Christmas Conference

For the Foundation of the General Anthroposophical Society 1923/1924 (CW 260)

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$32.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Paul King
Revised by Paul King
Translated by Harry Collison and A. H. Parker
Paperback
$24.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 233a

Rosicrucianism and Modern Initiation

Mystery Centres of the Middle Ages: The Easter Festival and the History of the Mysteries (CW 233a)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Andrew J. Welburn
Translated by Mary Adams
Edited by Frederick Amrine
Paperback
$24.00

Memory

Remembering and Forgetting

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Andreas Neider
Edited by Andreas Neider
Translated by Johanna Collis and Paul King
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$21.00

The Imaginative Life Tableau

The Spiritually Perceived Story of Our Life between Birth and Death: Meditative Knowledge out of Childhood Forces

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Andreas Neider
Translated by Elizabeth Marshall
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$18.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity

Fundamental Features of a Modern Worldview: Results of Soul Observation According to the Natural-scientific Method (CW 4)

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$45.00
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$45.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 323

Interdisciplinary Astronomy

Third Scientific Course (CW 323)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by David Booth
Translated by Frederick Amrine
Paperback
$30.00
Rudolf Steiner
Foreword by Dorothea Mier
Translated by Alan Stott
Paperback
$33.00
Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Alan Stott
Paperback
$29.00

Initiative

The Karmic Spiritual Impulse of the Followers of Michael: How Ahriman Works into Personal Intelligence (CW 237)

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$6.00

Eurythmy

Its Birth and Development (CW 277a)

Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Alan Stott
Paperback
$27.00

Care for the Soul

Between Body and Spirit – Psychotherapy Founded on Anthroposophy

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Harald Haas
Translated by Matthew Barton
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$17.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

A Path to Self-knowledge

In Eight Meditations (CW 16)

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$45.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

Theosophy

An Introduction to the Suprasensory Knowledge of the World and the Vocation of Man (CW 9)

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$45.00

Intuition

The Focus of Thinking

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Edward de Boer
Compiled by Edward de Boer
Translated by Johanna Collis
Paperback
$19.00

Kundalini

Spiritual Perception and the Higher Element of Life

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Andreas Meyer
Compiled by Andreas Meyer
Translated by Matthew Barton
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$19.00
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$25.00

Growing Old

The Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Franz Ackermann
Edited by Franz Ackermann
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$22.00

Imagination

Enhancing the Powers of Thinking

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Edward de Boer
Compiled by Edward de Boer
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$19.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

The Riddles of Philosophy

Presented in an Outline of Its History (CW 18)

Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Fritz Koelln
Revised by David W. Wood
Hardback
$90.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

The Threshold of the Spiritual World

Aphoristic Contemplations (CW 17)

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$45.00
Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work Series 7

Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work

1924-1925: The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science

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$35.00
Hardback
$40.00
Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work Series 7

Rudolf Steiner, Life and Work

1924-1925: The Anthroposophical Society and the School for Spiritual Science

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$40.00
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$35.00

Social Threefolding

Rebalancing Culture, Politics and Economics: An Introductory Reader

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$20.00

Self-Doubt

Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Panic, and Fear: Threshold Experiences, Crises of the Soul, and Healing on the Anthroposophical Path

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Harald Haas
Compiled by Harald Haas
Translated by Paul King
Paperback
$19.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Matthew Barton
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$15.00
Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Matthew Barton
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$13.00
Rudolf Steiner’s Esoteric Legacy of 1924 Series 2

The First Class of the Michael School

Recapitulation Lessons and Mantras (CW 270)

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$35.00

The Night as a Wellspring of Strength

Sleep, Spiritual Encounters, and the Starry Firmament

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Edward de Boer
Edited by Edward de Boer
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$17.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 189

Conscious Society

Anthroposophy and the Social Question (CW 189)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Matthew Barton
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$24.00
Meditations Series

Meditations for Harmony and Healing

Finding the Greater Self

Rudolf Steiner
Edited and translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$14.00
Meditations Series

Meditations for the Dead

Connecting to Those Who Have Died

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Matthew Barton
Edited and translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$14.00
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$18.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

Mystics at the Dawn of the Modern Age

And Their Relation to the Current Natural-Scientific Paradigm (CW 7)

Hardback
$45.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

The Case for Anthroposophy

Extracts from “Riddles of the Soul” (CW 21)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Owen Barfield
Edited by Owen Barfield
Translated by Owen Barfield
Hardback
$45.00
Chadwick Library Edition Series

Goethean Science

Introductions to Goethe's Natural–Scientific Writings (CW 1)

Hardback
$45.00

The Art of Colour and the Human Form

Seven Motif Sketches of Rudolf Steiner: Studies by Gerard Wagner

Rudolf Steiner and Gerard Wagner
Illustrated by Gerard Wagner
Edited by Peter Stebbing
Foreword by Peter Selg
Hardback
$50.00
The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner Series 191

Understanding Society through Spiritual-Scientific Knowledge

Social Threefolding, Christ, Lucifer, and Ahriman (CW 191)

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Matthew Barton
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$25.00

The World of Bees

From the Work of Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner
Translated by Matthew Barton
Introduction by Martin Dettli
Paperback
$20.00

The East in the Light of the West

The Children of Lucifer and the Brothers of Christ (CW 113)

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$19.00

The Three Wise Men

And the Birth of Jesus

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$17.00
Esoteric Studies Series 4

Karmic Relationships 4

Esoteric Studies (CW 238)

Paperback
$22.00

Happiness

Fortune, Success, and the Human Spirit

Paperback
$15.00

Mindfulness and Reverence

Steps in Perception

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Andreas Neider
Edited by Andreas Neider
Translated by Johanna Collis
Paperback
$18.00

Good Health

Self-Education and the Secret of Well-being

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Harald Hass
Edited by Harald Hass
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$15.00

Heart Thinking

Inspired Knowledge

Rudolf Steiner
Introduction by Martina Maria Sam
Edited by Martina Maria Sam
Translated by Matthew Barton
Paperback
$17.00