Christopher Bamford

About

Christopher Bamford (1943–2022) was born in Cardiff, South Wales, and lived for a while in Hungary and then in Scotland. He studied as an undergraduate at Trinity University in Dublin and earned his master’s degree at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. For nearly thirty years, he was Editor in Chief at SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press) and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he lectured, taught, and wrote widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. His books include a selection of his numerous introductions, Encountering Rudolf Steiner: Introductions to Essential Works (2022); Healing Madonnas: Exploring the Sequence of Madonna Images Created by Rudolf Steiner and Felix Peipers for Use in Therapy and Meditation (2017); An Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West (2003); and The Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity (1990). He also translated and edited numerous books, including Homage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science (2001); The Noble Traveller: The Life and Writings of O. V. de L. Milosz (1984); and Celtic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness (1982). Essays by Mr. Bamford are included in The Best Spiritual Writing 2000 (“In the Presence of Death”) and The Best American Spiritual Writing 2005 (“The Gift of the Call”). Christopher passed over the threshold on May 13, 2022, at his Mt. Washington, Massachusetts home.

Christopher Bamford

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Author's Books

Introductions to Essential Works

Rediscovering Sacred Science

Exploring the Sequence of Madonna Images Created by Rudolf Steiner and Felix Peipers for Use in Therapy and Meditation

Exploring the Mysteries of Nature, Subnature, and Supranature

Christian Rosenkreutz and Rosicrucianism

How to Continue Your Relationships with Those Who Have Died

Practical Training in Thought - Overcoming Nervousness - Facing Karma - The Four Temperaments

Ecology and Holiness: An Anthology

(CW 161)

(CW 168)

Science, Philosophy, Education, Social Science, Theology, Theory of Language (CW 81)

Meditations 1903–1925 (CW 268)

The Course for Speakers to Promote the Idea of Threefolding (CW 338)

Lectures and Seminars on World Economics (CW 340, 341)

From the Esoteric School 2 (CW 266/2)

Culture-Building, Soul-Researching Introductions, Forewords, and Prefaces

(CW 136)

Memorial, Funeral, and Cremation Addresses 1906–1924 (CW 261)

Anthroposophic Meditations on the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocalypse

Letters, Documents, and Lectures: 1904–1914 (CW 264)

Preparing the Ground for The Christian Community (CW 342)

Spirit, Nature & Our Bodies (CW 319)

(CW 312)

(CW 196)

The Camphill Village Conferences

From the Esoteric School 3 (CW 266/3)

And How to Achieve Existence in the World of Ideas (CW 156)

Implementing the Demands of Modern Society (CW 333)

Zodiac, Planets & Cosmos (CW 110)

An Outline of the Epistemology of His Worldview (CW 2)

Including “What Does the Angel Do in Our Astral Body?” & “How Do I Find Christ?” (CW 182)

Rudolf Steiner Speaks to the Younger Generation (CW 217a)

(CW 179)

Thoughts for New Year 1920 (CW 195)

The Misraim Service (CW 265)

From the Esoteric School 1 (CW 266/1)

Rudolf Steiner's Challenge to the Younger Generation (CW 217)

(CW 152)

The Unity of Art, Science & Religion: The Theosophical Congress of Whitsun 1907 (CW 284)

(CW 132)

Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity (CW 211)

The Spiritual Ground of Education Edition 2

(CW 305)

An Eyewitness View of Occult History

Three Spiritual Perspectives on Self-knowledge

A Book of Soul and Spiritual Exercises

Her Mission and Ours

(CW 310)

The Voice of the Eagle Edition 2

The Heart of Celtic Christianity: John Scotus Eriugena’s Homily on the Prologue to the Gospel of St. John

Discovering the Seeds of a New Science in the Renaissance (CW 7)

Chapters in the Course of My Life, 1861–1907 (CW 28)

(CW 307)

And the Threshold of the Spiritual World (CW 16–17)

And the Mysteries of Antiquity (CW 8)

(CW 145)

And Early Lectures on Education (CW 293 & 66)

Introductory Talks on Waldorf Education (CW 311)

His Mission and Ours

A Modern Path of Initiation (CW 10)

Six Lectures on Occult Science, Theosophy, and the Catholic Faith

The Practice of Thinking

Culture-Building, Soul-Researching
Introductions, Forewords, and Prefaces