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Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom
Art as Seen in the Light of  Mystery Wisdom
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9781855842366
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB

Price: £14.95

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Within the Mystery cultures of ancient history, art, science and religion formed a unity that offered direction and spiritual nourishment to the broader society. Today, art, science and religion can again be reunited. However, as Marie Steiner indicates in her introduction to these lectures, these aspects of our culture need rejuvenation through fresh spiritual understanding and knowledge. Art cannot be renewed through compromise, but only by returning to the spiritual foundations of life. As ...read more
 
Arts and Their Mission, The
Arts and Their Mission, The
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880101547
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB

Price: £7.50

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Art, always a daughter of the Divine, has become estranged from her parent.... We should not mock scientific materialism and naturalistic art. These have their place in human culture. But the starting point for a new life of art can come only through direct stimulation from the spiritual realm. We must become artists, not by developing symbolism or allegory, but by rising, through spiritual knowledge, more and more nto the spiritual world. —Rudolf Steiner.

In these lectures, Steiner ...read more
 
Eurythmy Forms For Tone Eurythmy: Volume IX
Eurythmy Forms For Tone Eurythmy: Volume IX
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9780880105798
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB

Price: £22.50

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Eurythmy performance is choreographed according to 'forms' drawn to reflect the inner nature of spoken language (speech eurythmy) or a musical piece (tone eurythmy). Steiner produced about 1,500 forms for speech and tone eurythmy. Many of them arose spontaneously in response to requests for forms from eurythmists. Steiner's spontaneity is readily apparent in the sketches themselves, with some drawn at rehearsals as he listened to the music. Steiner sketched others in the evening after hearing ...read more
 
Eurythmy Therapy
Eurythmy Therapy
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9781855842243
Publisher: Adonis Press
Format: PB

Price: £12.95

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Created in 1911, eurythmy was developed for years as an artistic and educational discipline. Although Rudolf Steiner pointed out its healing aspects from the very beginning, it was only in 1921 that he gave a course of lectures that gave the art of eurythmy a vital new application. To the assembled eurythmists and doctors, he presented what one participant described as '...a complete and detailed method of eurythmy therapy, in which we could directly experience that even today the creative and ...read more
 
Eurythmy: An Introductory Reader
Eurythmy: An Introductory Reader
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855841147
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB

Price: £10.95

Rudolf Steiner’s original contribution to human knowledge was based on his ability to conduct ‘spiritual research’, the investigation of metaphysical dimensions of existence. Samples of his work are to be found in this introductory reader in which Beth Usher brings together excerpts from Steiner’s many talks and writings on Eurythmy. The volume also features an editorial introduction, commentary and notes.

Chapters: In the beginning, God created out of movement; School eurythmy – a kind ...read more
 
Lecture on Eurythmy, A
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0854404171
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: BT

Price: £2.50

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1 lecture, Penmaenmawr 26 Aug 1923, ...read more
 
Renewal of Education, The
Renewal of Education, The
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880104554
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB

Price: £11.95

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Following a lecture requested by the department of education in Basel, Switzerland, sixty members of the audience invited Rudolf Steiner to return and deliver a complete lecture course on his approach to education. This work is the result.

Steiner begins by outlining the gradual development of the child with the help of spiritual forces and enlightened educational practices, which form the basis for his approach to education. He describes problems that face educators today and provides ...read more
 
Secrets of the Threshold
Secrets of the Threshold
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9780880101950
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB

Price: £12.95

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Contains the first reference to eurythmy and deals with the fourth mystery play 'The Soul's Awakening'.

Intro. E. R. Smith (8 lectures, Munich, 24-31 Aug, 1913, GA 147); 168pp; 21.5 x 14 ...read more
 

BremenTown Musicians
BremenTown Musicians
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
ISBN: 9780880105835
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: HB

Price: £10.95

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This classic fairy tale by the brothers Grimm is beautifully illustrated by Hsin-Shih Lai.

Hsin-Shih Lai was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Her mother loved all the arts and sent Hsin-Shih to a painting and drawing teacher when she was 4 years old. Since then, Hsin-Shih has not stopped painting. She went on to study painting and industrial design at the National Taiwan Academy of Art. After working for a while as a freelance illustrator, she met Anthroposophy and, in 1999, moved to the U.S., ...read more
 
Therapeutic Eurythmy for Children
Therapeutic Eurythmy for Children
by Anne-Maidlin Vogel
ISBN: 9780880105682
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: HB

Price: £25.00

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From Early Childhood to Adolescence With Practical Exercises

Preface M. Glocker, Edited N.F. Vogel

As a form of movement therapy, eurythmy has been very effective in treating physical and mental developmental disorders. This book is a rich source of information for professional eurythmy therapists, physicians and teachers of children up to 15 years of age. Therapeutic Eurythmy for Children provides not only examples for exercises, but also offers useful references for personal ...read more
 
Children of the Curative Education Course, The
Children of the Curative Education Course, The
by Wilhelm Uhlenhoff
ISBN: 9780863156601
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB

Price: £16.99

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This book offers seventeen detailed case studies of children with special needs, dating back to the early twentieth century. The clinical and social background of each child is presented, and their interactions with Rudolf Steiner are described.

Uhlenhoff documents Steiner’s recommendations concerning medication, curative eurythmy and other educational therapies and then traces their continuing progress over the coming months and years. The development of each child is described in ...read more
 
Eurythmy: Rhythm, Dance and Soul
Eurythmy: Rhythm, Dance and Soul
by Thomas Poplawski
ISBN: 9780863152696
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB

Price: £5.99

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A concise introduction to the principles and practice of eurythmy, the new art of movement initiated by Rudolf Steiner.

This useful guide includes brief survey of dance -- from its origin in the ancient mysteries to its contemporary forms -- which places Steiner's ideas in their historical context. His insight into the hidden laws of movement -- a realm of forces designated by Steiner as the etheric -- is also explained. Eurythmy is shown to be speech and music made ...read more
 
Foundations of Curative Eurythmy
Foundations of Curative Eurythmy
by Dr Margarete Kirchner-Bockholt
ISBN: 9780863154669
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB

Price: £20.00

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In 1921, Rudolf Steiner gave a series of lectures on curative eurythmy. Over the subsequent years, as advice was sought in particular cases of illness, he added to the initial exercises and indications. For the benefit of those who did not attend the original courses, Dr Kirchner-Bockholt published the basic principles, along with an authentic collection of Steiner's advice.

This is Dr Kirchner-Bockholt's comprehensive handbook. It is both a guide for curative eurythmists in their work, ...read more
 
Physiology of Eurythmy Therapy, The
Physiology of Eurythmy Therapy, The
by Hans-Broder von Laue
ISBN: 9780863157400
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB

Price: £25.00

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Eurythmy is a modern art of movement, and eurythmists work in the realms of art, healing and education. The benefits as a healing social art, for both children and adults, are well known.

Rudolf Steiner gave a course on eurythmy therapy in which he described the process of 're-enlivening the whole physiology'. The authors of this book have researched eurythmy therapy for many years and this book is a comprehensive overview of their work.

Extent: 224 pages
Size: 234 x 156 ...read more
 

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