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The
Effects Of Esoteric Development
10 lectures by
Rudolf Steiner
On
February 3, 1913, the first General Meeting of the newly
formed Anthroposophical Society was convened in Berlin. Six
weeks later, in Holland, Rudolf Steiner spoke for the first
time to an anthroposophical audience in a detailed, intimate
way of the esoteric schooling of the individual human being in
earthly life. In the lecture series, The Effects of
Esoteric Development, Steiner discusses the subtle effects of
spiritual development at every level of the human being.
Beginning
with straightforward questions relating to the body’s
experience of foodstuffs—meat, coffee, alcohol, and so
forth—he unfolds the universe of anthroposophical spiritual
striving until it includes direct perception of Paradise and
the Holy Grail, as well as the role of the human being as
evolving between the forces of Lucifer and Ahriman. Also
included as a prologue is Steiner’s crucial lecture on
“The Being of Anthroposophy,” which has never before
appeared in English. This edition also includes Steiner’s
“introductory words,” previously available only in German
typescript.
Trans: A. H. Parker, J. Gates
(10 lectures, the Hague 20 - 29 Mar 1913, GA145, plus 1
lecture, Berlin 3 Feb 1913); 192pp
Anthroposophic Press
0 88010 420 1; paperback

Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) called his spiritual philosophy
'anthroposophy', which he defined as 'the consciousness of one's
humanity', and the disciplined methods of studying this he termed
‘spiritual science’. As a highly developed clairvoyant and
spiritual initiate, he spoke from his direct cognition of the
spiritual world. However, he did not see his work as religious or
sectarian, but rather sought to found a universal 'science of the
spirit'.
His
many published works (written books and lectures) - which include
his research into the spiritual nature of the human being, the
evolution of the world and humanity, and methods of personal
development - invite readers to develop their own spiritual
faculties. He also provided indications for the renewal of
many human activities, including education - both general and
special - agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science,
philosophy, religion and the arts. He wrote some 30 books and
delivered over 6000 lectures across Europe, and in 1924 founded the
General Anthroposophical Society which today has branches throughout
the world.
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