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About Rudolf Steiner

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“Sabaheddin Spoke to Me of Rudolf Steiner, Who Was His Personal Friend”

Martina Maria Sam·September 18, 2024

Der britische Mathematiker und als spiritueller Lehrer tätige John G. Bennett (1897 – 1974) erzählt in seinen Lebenserinnerungen ‹Das Durchqueren des großen Wassers›, wie nach einer intensiven Nahtoderfahrung am Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs seine spirituelle Suche begann.

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“When One Is Dealing with Spiritual Science, Humor Is Necessary.”

Martina Maria Sam·September 11, 2024

Marginalia from the life and work of Rudolf Steiner. In his lecture of July 11, 1916, Rudolf Steiner described in...

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“This Life Had Profound Tragedy”

Martina Maria Sam·August 15, 2024

The life of Helene von Schewitsch was so incredibly dramatic, so full of twists and turns, and populated with so many of her famous contemporaries that if this extraordinary woman’s biography were a novel, much of it would be considered a complete exaggeration. Alfred Meebold described “her indomitable temperament, her...

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Luise Kautsky-Ronsperger and a Special Photograph of Rudolf Steiner

Martina Maria Sam·July 21, 2024

One of Rudolf Steiner’s closest friends during his first years of study was Rudolf Ronsperger (Aug. 29, 1863–Oct. 2, 1890),...

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The Paleontologist and Peace Activist Margarethe Lenore Selenka

Martina Maria Sam·June 6, 2024

Margarethe Lenore Selenka (1860–1922) played a major role in the peace movement and was the older sister of Felix Heinemann,...

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Why Didn’t Rudolf Steiner Take a Final Examination at the Technical College?

Martina Maria Sam·May 10, 2024

Marginalia on Rudolf Steiner’s Life and Work. Rudolf Steiner studied for eight semesters [1879–83] at the Technical College in Vienna—as a student of the “General” Department, which existed alongside the specialist departments: The School of Engineering, the School of Architecture, the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the School of Chemistry....