Goethe developed a new method for studying nature, both inorganic and organic. His intention was to uncover the natural law—the...
Spiritual development involves different dimensions that need to be distinguished. In the following essay, the author emphasizes two sides of...
Goethe maintained a lifelong interest in foreign cultures, particularly in their literature. He engaged deeply with the “oriental,” Indian, Chinese, and ancient Iranian or Persian-Islamic cultures. One of the fundamental characteristics of Goethe’s work is that he is able to establish a fruitful and, in this sense, “true” relationship with...
On the hill above the valley of oaks, I sit in the cold grass, wrapped in my sleeping bag. I...
The truth of the ‘I’ works in the true. The true becomes true in the ‘I’. Would the presence of...
On the Body, Trauma, and Anthroposophy. A Travelogue. I’m driving through the Harz Mountains in Germany. The first snow of winter to the left and right, thick fog in front. I look for the rear fog light in my Fiat Panda. The white air before me doesn’t worry me; I...
October 1, 1924 to March 30, 1925—“A sudden end [to the September courses]: Rudolf Steiner’s illness set in. The situation...
A plant transplanted from one bioregion to another area remains the same species, but its expression embodies its new environment....
Children love to play the game of asking «Why?» without end. Perhaps this is the beginning of the scientific mind. Certain questions have ceased to be asked, though, because they no longer fit within the framework of contemporary science or philosophy. In the first part of this multi-part essay, Matthew...
Intellectual materialism denies intuition and its connection to spirit, but by asking questions of “why” rather than just “what” or...
Despite his blindness, the experience of light reported by Jacques Lusseyran opens up new perspectives on the nature of light....
Letzte Kommentare