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by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0936132426
Publisher: Mercury Press
Format: BT
Price: £4
ISBN: 0936132426
Publisher: Mercury Press
Format: BT
Price: £4
Anthroposophy and the Social Question
Add to CartA translation of three essays by Dr. Rudolf Steiner which first appeared in the journal Lucifer-Gnosis, October 1905/1906, under the title Geisteswissenschaft und soziale ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880103787
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
ISBN: 0880103787
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
Archangel Michael: His Mission and Ours
Add to Cart“The Michael age has dawned. Hearts begin to have thoughts. Enthusiasm no longer flows from mystical obscurity, but from the inner clarity that thought conveys. To grasp this is to receive Michael into one’s soul. Thoughts that today seek to grasp the spirit must spring from hearts that beat for Michael as the fiery cosmic prince of thought.” Rudolf Steiner
For centuries, the tradition of the “mystical chronology” of the world’s seven Archangelic Regents has been part of Western ...read more
For centuries, the tradition of the “mystical chronology” of the world’s seven Archangelic Regents has been part of Western ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 185584057X
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
ISBN: 185584057X
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
Architecture: As a Synthesis of the Arts
Add to CartThis collection introduces Rudolf Steiner's vision of architecture as a culmination of the arts. Such architecture unites sculpture, painting, and engraving as well as drama, music and dance—a vital synthesis of all the arts working in cooperation through the common ideal of awakening us to our individuality and task in life.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Steiner's ideas did not remain abstract. Within his lifetime he was able to design and construct a number of buildings, ...read more
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Steiner's ideas did not remain abstract. Within his lifetime he was able to design and construct a number of buildings, ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9780880106092
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £12.95
ISBN: 9780880106092
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £12.95
Becoming The Archangel Michael's Companions: Rudolf Steiner's Challenge to the Younger Generation
Add to Cart'The younger generation is always faced with the dilemma of being heir to the old while about to become a guide for the new.... This cycle of lectures "to the younger generation" speaks of a pathway to a Michaelic harvest for ears that have the goodwill to hear.' - Carlo Pietzner
Rudolf Steiner presented these lectures to about 100 German young people who hoped to bring Waldorf education into the culture of their time and for the future. Steiner stressed upon his listeners the great ...read more
Rudolf Steiner presented these lectures to about 100 German young people who hoped to bring Waldorf education into the culture of their time and for the future. Steiner stressed upon his listeners the great ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855841525
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
ISBN: 1855841525
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
Rudolf Steiner recorded his view of the world in many books, but also in over 5,000 lectures. Here, he explained his ideas on a wide range of subjects: education, science, the social question, art, architecture, medicine and agriculture. Steiner spoke freely, using only minimal notes. But when explaining conceptually difficult subject matter he frequently resorted to illustrating what he was saying with coloured chalks on a large blackboard. After the lecture the drawings were rubbed out and ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0910142831
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £5.50
ISBN: 0910142831
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £5.50
Challenge of the Times, The
Add to CartIn these lectures, given just days after the end of World War I, Steiner describes the new developments in mechanics, politics, and economy, as well as new capacities and methods in the West and the East. He reveals their fruitful potentials, but also the dangers of their abuse. He discusses social and antisocial instincts, specters of the Old Testament in the nationalism of the present, and the innate capacities of various ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855841045
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
ISBN: 1855841045
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Dead are with Us, The
Add to Cart‘All historical life, all social life, all ethical life, proceed by virtue of the co-operation between the so-called living and the so-called dead. Our whole being can be infinitely strengthened when we are conscious not only of our firm stand here in the physical world, but are filled with the inner realization of being able to say of the dead whom we have loved: they are with us, they are in our midst.’
In this valuable lecture Rudolf Steiner speaks with clarity about life after death, ...read more
In this valuable lecture Rudolf Steiner speaks with clarity about life after death, ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880104112
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.95
ISBN: 0880104112
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.95
Education as a Force for Social Change
Add to CartThese dazzling, radical lectures were given one month before the opening of the first Waldorf School—following two years of intense preoccupation with the social situation in Germany as World War I ended and society sought to rebuild itself.
Well aware of the dangerous tendencies present in modern culture that undermine a true social life—such as psychic torpor and boredom, universal mechanization, and a growing cynicism—Steiner recognized that any solution must address not only ...read more
Well aware of the dangerous tendencies present in modern culture that undermine a true social life—such as psychic torpor and boredom, universal mechanization, and a growing cynicism—Steiner recognized that any solution must address not only ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855841185
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
ISBN: 1855841185
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
Education: An Introductory Reader
Add to CartA social basis for education; The spirit of the Waldorf school; Educational methods based on anthroposophy; The child at play; Teaching from a foundation of spiritual insight and education in the light of spiritual science; The adolescent after the fourteenth year; Science, art, religion and morality; The spiritual grounds of education; The role of caring in education; The roots of education and the kingdom of childhood; Address at a parents' evening; Education in the wider social ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855840642
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
ISBN: 1855840642
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
Esoteric Aspect of the Social Question, The
Add to CartAlthough recent years have seen major advances in science and technology, the social aspect of life still presents major problems for Western societies. The general increase in destructive and antisocial behavior during recent decades has highlighted the importance of social issues, yet society still lacks ideas that effectively address society’s ills.
Rudolf Steiner suggested new ways to organize society and engage with social questions. This book presents his esoteric perspective on ...read more
Rudolf Steiner suggested new ways to organize society and engage with social questions. This book presents his esoteric perspective on ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880104589
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £34.00
ISBN: 0880104589
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £34.00
Faculty Meetings with Rudolf Steiner: Volume 1 and 2
Add to CartThe Waldorf school movement has its roots in the chaotic period following World War I. Struggling to create the first school, Rudolf Steiner worked on every detail-lesson plans, religious education, school hours, course resources, administration, finance, and child study. Guiding the faculty, Steiner moved toward his goal of creating a vehicle for social transformation.
These two volumes span 1919 to 1924 and cover, meeting by meeting, the development of the first Waldorf school. ...read more
These two volumes span 1919 to 1924 and cover, meeting by meeting, the development of the first Waldorf school. ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9781855840102
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £12.95
ISBN: 9781855840102
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £12.95
Fall of the Spirits of Darkness, The
Add to Cart'Spirituality will come to human beings because Michael won his victory in 1879 . . . On the other hand, the spirits of darkness are now here among us’. - Rudolf Steiner (from lecture 13)
Speaking at a time of intense war in Europe, Rudolf Steiner reveals the spiritual roots of the crises of our times and the means by which we can surmount them. Since 1879, he says, human minds have been influenced by backward angels - ‘the spirits of darkness’ - who were forced out of the heavens and ...read more
Speaking at a time of intense war in Europe, Rudolf Steiner reveals the spiritual roots of the crises of our times and the means by which we can surmount them. Since 1879, he says, human minds have been influenced by backward angels - ‘the spirits of darkness’ - who were forced out of the heavens and ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9780880105972
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £15.95
ISBN: 9780880105972
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £15.95
Freedom of Thought and Societal Forces
Add to Cartsubtitle: Implementing the Demands of Modern Society
Freedom of Thought and Societal Forces provides a broad overview of Steiner’s fresh thinking on "social threefolding". He acknowledged that the demand for social change, derived above all from the working class, whom industrialization had forced into a kind of indentured life dominated by economics. From Steiner's perspective, the underlying issue was not only economic, however, but also spiritual or cultural. Culture and the cultured ...read more
Freedom of Thought and Societal Forces provides a broad overview of Steiner’s fresh thinking on "social threefolding". He acknowledged that the demand for social change, derived above all from the working class, whom industrialization had forced into a kind of indentured life dominated by economics. From Steiner's perspective, the underlying issue was not only economic, however, but also spiritual or cultural. Culture and the cultured ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 185584186x
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
ISBN: 185584186x
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
Karma of Untruthfulness Volume 1, The
Add to CartAlthough these lectures were given during 1916, they have much to teach us about the political spin, media distortions, propaganda and downright lies we encounter on a daily basis in public life. Rudolf Steiner’s calm and methodological approach penetrates the smokescreen of accusations and counterclaims, of illusion and untruth, surrounding the Great War. Hiding behind this fog, and under the guise of outer events, he reveals the true spiritual struggle that is taking place. His words give a ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855841916
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £13.95
ISBN: 1855841916
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £13.95
Karma of Untruthfulness Volume 2, The
Add to CartAlthough these lectures were given during 1916, they have much to teach us about the political spin, media distortions, propaganda and downright lies we encounter on a daily basis in public life. Rudolf Steiner’s calm and methodological approach penetrates the smokescreen of accusations and counterclaims, of illusion and untruth, surrounding the Great War. Hiding behind this fog, and under the guise of outer events, he reveals the true spiritual struggle that is taking place. His words give a ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0854406263
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £9.00
ISBN: 0854406263
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £9.00
Polarities in the Evolution of Mankind
Add to CartSteiner unfolds here the spiritual background to many social questions around the theme of the polarities of West and East, materialism and mysticism, knowledge and belief.
He makes visible the forces of decline active in modern civilization, and how these forces are trying to wrest human destiny from the active participation of human beings. He presents with profound poignancy how Christ is pouring a new spirit into human evolution.
11 lectures, Stuttgart, 1920 (GA ...read more
He makes visible the forces of decline active in modern civilization, and how these forces are trying to wrest human destiny from the active participation of human beings. He presents with profound poignancy how Christ is pouring a new spirit into human evolution.
11 lectures, Stuttgart, 1920 (GA ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880101253
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £6.95
ISBN: 0880101253
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £6.95
Renewal of the Social Organism, The
Add to CartCulture, politics, economics—these are the three core activities of society; the health of any society depends on a harmonious interaction among these three activities. And, according to Rudolf Steiner, this is impossible unless they are autonomous to the degree that they can each find their own essential character. In his foreword, Joseph Weizenbaum observes that those who framed the United States Constitution understood this—at least partially—when they developed the doctrine of a separate ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880104155
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
ISBN: 0880104155
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
These five lectures on Waldorf education were given as a course during Easter week, 1924, in Bern. Although these talks were given more than eighty years ago, they remain remarkably contemporary. Every word still resonates with passion and dedication to the human adventure.
We must develop an art of education that can lead us out of the social chaos into which we have fallen during the last few years and decades.... There is no escaping this chaos unless we can find a way to bring ...read more
We must develop an art of education that can lead us out of the social chaos into which we have fallen during the last few years and decades.... There is no escaping this chaos unless we can find a way to bring ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855840634
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £10.95
ISBN: 1855840634
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £10.95
Rosicrucian Wisdom
Add to CartSteiner's is unique, in that it combines esoteric teaching with practical suggestions for social development. He is best known today for the application of his ideas to education, medicine, and agriculture. None of this, however, could have developed without the coherent and profound body of spiritual knowledge at the very core of his work.
In Rosicrucian Wisdom (one of his most complete introductions to modern spirituality), Steiner’s basis is the stream of Rosicrucian teaching—not the ...read more
In Rosicrucian Wisdom (one of his most complete introductions to modern spirituality), Steiner’s basis is the stream of Rosicrucian teaching—not the ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9781855841345
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: AB
Price: £26.99
ISBN: 9781855841345
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: AB
Price: £26.99
Rosicrucian Wisdom
Add to CartThe work of Rudolf Steiner is unique in the way it combines esoteric teaching with practical suggestions for the development of social life. Indeed, Steiner is best known today for the application of his ideas in areas such as education, medicine and agriculture. But none of this could have developed without the coherent and profound body of spiritual knowledge which stands at the very core of Steiner's work.
In Rosicrucian Wisdom - one of his most complete introductions to modern ...read more
In Rosicrucian Wisdom - one of his most complete introductions to modern ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855841037
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
ISBN: 1855841037
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
Social and Political Science: An Introductory Reader
Add to CartPsychological cognition; The social question; The social question and theosophy; Memoranda of 1917; The metamorphosis of intelligence; Culture, law and economy; Central Europe between East and ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880103582
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
ISBN: 0880103582
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.95
Social Issues
Add to CartIn these exciting lectures, Rudolf Steiner shows that today's political, economic, and social problems are symptoms of our faulty thinking. His convincing analysis of economic crises, unemployment, and political uprisings unmasks such problems as signs of our desperate need for new thinking. In a very accessible way, Steiner describes how spiritual science and the kind of thinking it fosters can lead to a renewal of society and to true freedom for individuals.
In view of the current ...read more
In view of the current ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880100753
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: BT
Price: £2.95
ISBN: 0880100753
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: BT
Price: £2.95
Social Understanding through Spiritual Scientific Knowledge
Add to CartThis lecture makes clear the continuity and interwovenness of body, soul, and spirit in all human life. ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0854400354
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
ISBN: 0854400354
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
Spiritual Science as a Foundation for Social Forms
Add to Cart"We come closer and closer to total decline precisely because our intellectuals will not venture to construe the tasks in this world by utilizing ideas other than those gained from waking life, from what lies between birth and death" (Rudolf Steiner, from the book).
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the spiritual evolution of humanity has led toward a more flexible and living way of thinking, one in which the abstract and fixed relationship between consciousness and language ...read more
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the spiritual evolution of humanity has led toward a more flexible and living way of thinking, one in which the abstract and fixed relationship between consciousness and language ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0880100710
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £7.95
ISBN: 0880100710
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press
Format: PB
Price: £7.95
Tension between East and West, The
Add to CartThis challenging set of lectures attempts to lift the veil from modern social and spiritual problems as experienced in the contrasts between East and West.
By ascribing to human thinking only a shadowy, subjective validity, modern science tries to invalidate the very faculty that gives us our human dignity. At the same time, however, this "unreality" of thought images makes possible an inner freedom that scientific doctrine tends to deny in principle. The need arises from these ...read more
By ascribing to human thinking only a shadowy, subjective validity, modern science tries to invalidate the very faculty that gives us our human dignity. At the same time, however, this "unreality" of thought images makes possible an inner freedom that scientific doctrine tends to deny in principle. The need arises from these ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 1855840723
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £9.95
ISBN: 1855840723
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £9.95
Towards Social Renewal: Rethinking the Basis of Society
Add to CartThis is the fundamental presentation of Steiner's ideas on the three-fold nature of the social organism. He describes the laws inherent in the cultural, political, and economic spheres and prescribes the steps required for bring about a sound organization for these three distinct realms of life within the social ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 9781855842298
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: AB
Price: £5.99
ISBN: 9781855842298
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: AB
Price: £5.99
Work of the Angel in Our Astral Body, The
Add to CartIn this popular lecture Rudolf Steiner reveals that the angels - the spirits closest to human beings - are seeking to create images in human astral bodies. These images are given with the intention of bringing about 'definite conditions in the social life of the future' related to brotherhood, religious freedom, and conscious spirituality. Other spiritual beings, however, are working against the angels. If, as a result of their disruption, humanity sleeps though the angels' spiritual ...read more
by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 0854402667
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.50
ISBN: 0854402667
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £8.50
World Economy
Add to CartAt the end of the First World War, in striking contrast to President Wilson’s ‘self-determination of nations’, Rudolf Steiner was proposing for the rebuilding of Europe, the division of the social organism into three separate spheres, dealing respectively with cultural and educational affairs, with matters of human rights, and with economics and production. Each sphere was to have its own frontiers, character and objective, and the whole was to offer the ground for a renewal of culture based on ...read more
by Jan Martin Bang
ISBN: 0863154808
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
ISBN: 0863154808
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Ecovillages: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities
Add to CartThe Ecovillages movement is a worldwide network of communities which strive to integrate a supportive social environment with a low-impact way of life. Examples include Kibbutz, Camphill communities and others based on frameworks such as Permaculture.
This book explores the background and history to the Ecovillages movement, and goes on to provide a comprehensive manual for planning, establishing and maintaining a sustainable community. Issues discussed include leadership and conflict ...read more
This book explores the background and history to the Ecovillages movement, and goes on to provide a comprehensive manual for planning, establishing and maintaining a sustainable community. Issues discussed include leadership and conflict ...read more
by Peter Selg
ISBN: 9780863156298
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
ISBN: 9780863156298
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Karl König's Path into Anthroposophy: Reflections from his Diaries
Add to CartThis book follows Karl König’s spiritual journey from his early years to the end of his life. Through the words of his diaries, in which his battles with health and his impatient temperament are recorded with merciless honesty, we can follow his inner path that led to profound insights into the nature of children with special needs. His personal wrestlings and innate spirituality laid the foundation for his work in the Camphill Schools and Villages.
Includes facsimile reproductions of ...read more
Includes facsimile reproductions of ...read more
by Monica Layer
ISBN: 1902636767
Publisher: Temple Lodge
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
ISBN: 1902636767
Publisher: Temple Lodge
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Rhythmical Einreibungen are gentle, rhythmical forms of therapeutic massage used by nurses, carers and therapists working out of anthroposophy. (The word ‘Einreibung’ refers to the application of an oil or ointment to the body.) The methods - developed by Dr Ita Wegman and Dr Margarethe Hauschka at the beginning of the twentieth century - were first used exclusively in medicine and nursing, but have since been applied more widely in care and nursing homes, hospitals and clinics, as well as in ...read more
by Gilbert Childs
ISBN: 9780863153945
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
ISBN: 9780863153945
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Rudolf Steiner: His Life and Work
Add to CartA new edition of this concise introduction to Steiner's life and work.
The philosopher Rudolf Steiner was one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings cover a wide range of subjects and he made valuable and influential contributions in many fields, including education, science, medicine and social reform. The basis of his research was the science of the spirit which he called anthroposophy. He maintained that material science could never comprehend the whole ...read more
The philosopher Rudolf Steiner was one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings cover a wide range of subjects and he made valuable and influential contributions in many fields, including education, science, medicine and social reform. The basis of his research was the science of the spirit which he called anthroposophy. He maintained that material science could never comprehend the whole ...read more
by Ibrahim Abouleish
ISBN: 0863155324
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
ISBN: 0863155324
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Sekem: A Sustainable Community in the Egyptian Desert
Add to CartThe Egyptian desert can be a hostile place. Yet in 1977, Dr Ibrahim Abouleish founded a new agricultural and social settlement on seventy hectares of desert land in Belbes, 60 km north east of Cairo. The Sekem initiative was born.
Dr Abouleish's goals were to build a new type of community. His vision was for a farm which grew biodynamic crops and plants out of the harsh desert sand. Where the workers and residents were given holistic primary health care. Where their children were ...read more
Dr Abouleish's goals were to build a new type of community. His vision was for a farm which grew biodynamic crops and plants out of the harsh desert sand. Where the workers and residents were given holistic primary health care. Where their children were ...read more
by Emil Bock
ISBN: 9780863156588
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
ISBN: 9780863156588
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Life and Times of Rudolf Steiner, The: Volume 1: People and Places
Add to CartEmil Bock lectured widely on Rudolf Steiner after the Second World War, and during the course of his research he uncovered many previously unknown aspects of Steiner's life. This book, the first of two volumes, explores the great range of people who surrounded and influenced Steiner.
From Steiner's youth, Bock tracked down the mysterious 'Felix the herb gatherer', and he goes on to describe the Viennese social circles and coffee houses frequented by Steiner in his student days. The book ...read more
From Steiner's youth, Bock tracked down the mysterious 'Felix the herb gatherer', and he goes on to describe the Viennese social circles and coffee houses frequented by Steiner in his student days. The book ...read more
by Emil Bock
ISBN: 9780863153082
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: HB
Price: £14.99
ISBN: 9780863153082
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: HB
Price: £14.99
Rhythm of the Christian Year, The: Renewing the Religious Cycle of Festivals
Add to CartFor many people today the intimate connection that exists between the human being and the seasonal rhythms of the year has been lost. Emancipated from nature by the progress of modern technology, we have at the same time become alienated from the Earth’s cyclical patterns. Our religious life, once so deeply embedded in and supported by the natural world, has increasingly lost awareness of the profound rhythm in the festive year. Only perhaps at Christmas time and at Easter does a vague memory ...read more
by Sally Jenkinson
ISBN: 1903458048
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.99
ISBN: 1903458048
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.99
Genius of Play, The: Celebrating the spirit of childhood
Add to CartChildren move like quick fire from the fantastic to the everyday, when free to express the genius of play.
The Genius of Play addresses what play is, why it matters, and how modern life endangers children's play. Here is an outspoken Children's Play Charter for parents and teachers, which celebrates the playful spirit of childhood. Sally Jenkinson asks;
What do children express in their play?
How does play develop empathy and social skills?
How are children influenced by ...read more
The Genius of Play addresses what play is, why it matters, and how modern life endangers children's play. Here is an outspoken Children's Play Charter for parents and teachers, which celebrates the playful spirit of childhood. Sally Jenkinson asks;
What do children express in their play?
How does play develop empathy and social skills?
How are children influenced by ...read more
by Nell Smyth
ISBN: 1903458641
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
ISBN: 1903458641
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Breathing Circle, The: Learning through the movement of the natural breath
Add to CartMovement is fundamental to healthy child development in the early years. Nell Smyth has created a series of playful, informal exercises, verses, songs and stories inspired by movement and the natural flow of breath.
These simple, enjoyable techniques promote physical well-being and social confidence and are invaluable for supporting early language and literacy skills. The Breathing Circle can be used at home or in the classroom with young children aged from 18 months up to around seven ...read more
These simple, enjoyable techniques promote physical well-being and social confidence and are invaluable for supporting early language and literacy skills. The Breathing Circle can be used at home or in the classroom with young children aged from 18 months up to around seven ...read more
by Karl König
ISBN: 9780863154461
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
ISBN: 9780863154461
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
Brothers and Sisters: The Order of Birth in the Family
Add to Cart'There can be no doubt that special traits of character and mental make-up are found in children and adults who belong to the different ranks in the order of birth.'
In this classic work from 1963, Karl König attempts to explain the various characteristics of first-, second- and third-born people, without losing sight of the tremendous individuality of the human being.
Just as our environment shapes our language, social behaviour and mannerisms, so our place in the family also ...read more
In this classic work from 1963, Karl König attempts to explain the various characteristics of first-, second- and third-born people, without losing sight of the tremendous individuality of the human being.
Just as our environment shapes our language, social behaviour and mannerisms, so our place in the family also ...read more
by Karl König
ISBN: 9780863156939
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
ISBN: 9780863156939
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
Child with Special Needs, The: Letters and Essays on Curative Education
Add to CartKarl König, the founder of Camphill, was a prolific lecturer and writer on a wide range of subjects from anthroposophy and Christology through social questions and curative education to science and history. The Karl König Archive are working on a programme of publishing these works over the coming years. This is the fourth book to be published in the series.
In this remarkable collection of Karl König's letters and essays, König considers and discusses the fundamentals of special needs ...read more
In this remarkable collection of Karl König's letters and essays, König considers and discusses the fundamentals of special needs ...read more
by Karl König
ISBN: 9780863157042
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
ISBN: 9780863157042
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
Seeds for Social Renewal: The Camphill Village Conferences
Add to CartIn these lectures König explores the human being and social life, the individual and community, from an imaginative and often radical perspective. These explorations range majestically from masks and archetypal images, the threefold constitution in man and woman, the karma of vocation, and the fundamental social law, to the place of work, religion and culture within the threefold social organism, and karma and reincarnation.
These lectures arose from Karl König's experiences in building ...read more
These lectures arose from Karl König's experiences in building ...read more
by John Michell
ISBN: 9781594772375
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Format: PB
Price: £13.99
ISBN: 9781594772375
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Format: PB
Price: £13.99
Twelve-Tribe Nations: Sacred Number and the Golden Age
Add to CartThe symbolism and use of the number twelve in organizing ancient societies
• Connects the zodiac, the twelve months of the year, and the political divisions of ancient nations
• Explores the sacred geography of ancient landscapes in Europe and Israel
Throughout the world--in countries as far apart as China, Ireland, Iceland, and Madagascar--there survive records and traditions of whole nations being divided into twelve tribes and twelve regions, each corresponding to one ...read more
• Connects the zodiac, the twelve months of the year, and the political divisions of ancient nations
• Explores the sacred geography of ancient landscapes in Europe and Israel
Throughout the world--in countries as far apart as China, Ireland, Iceland, and Madagascar--there survive records and traditions of whole nations being divided into twelve tribes and twelve regions, each corresponding to one ...read more
by Manfred Schmidt-Brabant
ISBN: 9780904693843
Publisher: Temple Lodge
Format: PB
Price: £6.95
ISBN: 9780904693843
Publisher: Temple Lodge
Format: PB
Price: £6.95
Spiritual Tasks of the Homemaker, The
Add to CartWhat is to become of the family? What is to become of the home, which has been the foundation of society for centuries? Will it disintegrate - or can it be refounded in a new way?
In recent years the role of homemaking has been derided and diminished, particularly in relation to careers outside the home. Rather than being encouraged to nurture home and family, parents are urged to return to the workplace as quickly as possible following childbirth. Their place is taken by growing numbers ...read more
In recent years the role of homemaking has been derided and diminished, particularly in relation to careers outside the home. Rather than being encouraged to nurture home and family, parents are urged to return to the workplace as quickly as possible following childbirth. Their place is taken by growing numbers ...read more
by Brien Masters
ISBN: 9781855842007
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.95
ISBN: 9781855842007
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.95
Steiner Education and Social Issues
Add to CartIs the philosophy we use to educate our children responsible, at least partially, for the attitudes and general tone of our societies? A recent UNICEF report on wealthy countries saw the United States and the United Kingdom ranked lowest in the quality of life for young people across a wide range of categories—including poverty, health, drugs, friendships, and happiness. According to experts, those nations that performed best in the survey have created “child-friendly” societies in which, for ...read more
by Rudi Lissau
ISBN: 1903458560
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.99
ISBN: 1903458560
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £11.99
Rudolf Steiner: His life, work, inner path and social initiatives
Add to CartRudolf Steiner was the founder of anthroposophy, which he defined as 'the consciousness of one's humanity'. His work is neither religious nor sectarian but rather a universal and modern science of the spirits, appropriate to the inner conditions of present day humanity.
This comprehensive overview of the life and work of Rudolf Steiner examines his revolutionary thinking on education, science, agriculture, the arts and spirituality. Rudi Lissau explores the legacy of Steiner's unique ...read more
This comprehensive overview of the life and work of Rudolf Steiner examines his revolutionary thinking on education, science, agriculture, the arts and spirituality. Rudi Lissau explores the legacy of Steiner's unique ...read more
by Gerdt Bernhard von Bassewitz
ISBN: 9780880105842
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: HB
Price: £11.95
ISBN: 9780880105842
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: HB
Price: £11.95
Peter and Anneli's Journey to the Moon
Add to CartThis classic German children's tale of imaginative fantasy and adventure tells the story of how Peter and Anneli help Mr. Zoomzeman, a June Bug, bring his leg back from the Moon.
Long ago, a thief - stealing wood in the forest - had accidentally cut off Mr. Zoomzeman's great-great grandfather's leg and was banished to the Moon. Unfortunately, he took the leg with him and, since then, the family of the Zoomzemans have all had only five legs. Only "two good children" can get the leg back, ...read more
Long ago, a thief - stealing wood in the forest - had accidentally cut off Mr. Zoomzeman's great-great grandfather's leg and was banished to the Moon. Unfortunately, he took the leg with him and, since then, the family of the Zoomzemans have all had only five legs. Only "two good children" can get the leg back, ...read more
by Frits H. Julius
ISBN: 9780863151774
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
ISBN: 9780863151774
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Imagery of the Zodiac, The
Add to CartMost popular astrology simply tries to link personality types to one particular sign of the zodiac. However, the zodiac is an organic whole whose twelve individual creatures are intimately connected. Frits Julius shows that, by studying the characteristics of the zodiac signs, and contrasting each sign with its opposite, we can gain a much greater insight into their true nature.
He then shows how these characteristics impact on human nature, and presents some fascinating ideas about the ...read more
He then shows how these characteristics impact on human nature, and presents some fascinating ideas about the ...read more
by Bob Woodward
ISBN: 9780863153785
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
ISBN: 9780863153785
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Autism: A Holistic Approach
Add to CartEducating and caring for an autistic child is a severely difficult task, too often associated with frustration and disappointment. As a result, autism is widely assumed to be a condition which places the child's inner development beyond the reach of parents and carers.
The books challenges this assumption, quoting case studies where curative education based on a holistic approach has resulted in marked improvements in the autistic individual's behaviour and social integration. With an ...read more
The books challenges this assumption, quoting case studies where curative education based on a holistic approach has resulted in marked improvements in the autistic individual's behaviour and social integration. With an ...read more
by Marieke Anschütz
ISBN: 9780863151750
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
ISBN: 9780863151750
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Children and Their Temperaments
Add to CartDrawing on an ancient tradition, Rudolf Steiner referred to four fundamental 'types' or 'temperaments' in the human personality, each of which, he said, has different personal needs and ways of relating socially.
From her experience of working with children of all ages, Marieke Anschütz provides a guide to children's different temperaments and their role in child character, health and personality development.
The book includes illustrations from home and school, in the context ...read more
From her experience of working with children of all ages, Marieke Anschütz provides a guide to children's different temperaments and their role in child character, health and personality development.
The book includes illustrations from home and school, in the context ...read more
by Wilhelm Uhlenhoff
ISBN: 9780863156601
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
ISBN: 9780863156601
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Children of the Curative Education Course, The
Add to CartThis 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
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
by John E. Costello
ISBN: 9780863153617
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
ISBN: 9780863153617
Publisher: Floris Publishers
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
John Macmurray: A Biography
Add to CartThe philosopher John Macmurray (1891–1976), perhaps the last of the great Scottish humanists, is now seen as a thinker for the twenty-first century. He was a philosopher with passion and vision as well as an inspirational teacher and lecturer at the universities of Oxford, London and Edinburgh.
Deeply moved by his experience in the trenches of the First World War, Macmurray was confirmed in his Christian faith but became scathing in his criticism of the Churches. Later, as a ...read more
Deeply moved by his experience in the trenches of the First World War, Macmurray was confirmed in his Christian faith but became scathing in his criticism of the Churches. Later, as a ...read more
by Arthur Versluis
ISBN: 9780940262645
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
ISBN: 9780940262645
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Theosophia: Hidden Dimensions of Christianity
Add to CartAt a time when the religions of the world are meeting on a spiritual level and in a global context, it is crucial that the Christian West rediscovers its often forgotten inner or spiritual wisdom. In this book the author traces a long-hidden esoteric stream in Christianity. Examining the Catholic mysticism of Tauler and Eckhart, the Eastern Orthodox tradition of the "Philokalia" and the Sophianic lineage of Jacob Bohme he shows that all three major branches of Christianity have within them ...read more
by Paul M. Allen
ISBN: 9781584200536
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
ISBN: 9781584200536
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
Vladimir Soloviev: Russian Mystic
Add to CartVladimir Soloviev (1853-1900), one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, was the founder of a tradition of Russian spirituality that brought together philosophy, mysticism, and theology with a powerful social message.
This unique, timely book -- the first in-depth portrait of Soloviev as a mystic to appear in English -- is the result of Dr Allen's lifelong research into Russian mysticism.
Extent: 544 pages
Size: 234 x 156 ...read more
This unique, timely book -- the first in-depth portrait of Soloviev as a mystic to appear in English -- is the result of Dr Allen's lifelong research into Russian mysticism.
Extent: 544 pages
Size: 234 x 156 ...read more
by Carl H. Flygt
ISBN: 9781584200383
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
ISBN: 9781584200383
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
Conversation: A New Theory of Language
Add to CartA groundbreaking study which takes the phenomenon of human conversation and analyses it to understand its relationship with social organisation and cultural background, based on the concepts of Rudolf Steiner's threefold social order.
Extent: 224 pages
Size: 216 x 138 mm ...read more
Extent: 224 pages
Size: 216 x 138 mm ...read more
by Veronika van Duin
ISBN: 9781855842120
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9781855842120
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Format: PB
Price: £9.95
Homemaking and Personal Development: Meditative Practice for Homemakers
Add to Cart"What decides why things go well one day and badly another? The events are the same, the homemaker is the same, yet on one occasion nothing works out for her and on another everything seems miraculously to fall into place. Is there a special ingredient within us that we can tap into and cultivate to generate the longed-for equilibrium?"
Veronika van Duin began her career as a homemaker forty years ago. Setting out with love, enthusiasm and idealism, she soon discovered that she had no ...read more
Veronika van Duin began her career as a homemaker forty years ago. Setting out with love, enthusiasm and idealism, she soon discovered that she had no ...read more
by Sally Goddard Blythe
ISBN: 9781903458761
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
ISBN: 9781903458761
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
What Babies and Children Really Need
Add to CartHow mothers and fathers can nurture children's growth for health and well being.
This book represents a milestone in our understanding of what we - parents, professionals and politicians - must do to ensure our children get the best start in life.
What Babies and Children Really Need examines the crucial early years from a child's perspective. It draws on the latest scientific research to show how the first few years determine the way children develop, body and mind, for the rest ...read more
This book represents a milestone in our understanding of what we - parents, professionals and politicians - must do to ensure our children get the best start in life.
What Babies and Children Really Need examines the crucial early years from a child's perspective. It draws on the latest scientific research to show how the first few years determine the way children develop, body and mind, for the rest ...read more
by Siegfried Finser
ISBN: 9780880105736
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9780880105736
Publisher: Steiner Books
Format: PB
Price: £14.95
Money Can Heal: Evolving Our Consciousness
Add to Cart"Siegfried Finser has written a book that will turn the world around.... This book is seminal in its clarity, impact, intelligence, and integrity. Finser writes what he has lived, which makes the book all the more potent and totally trustworthy. The clear and groundbreaking ideas of the great Rudolf Steiner come alive through this important book. Read it and live it. I give it my highest recommendation." - Lynne Twist, veteran fund-raiser, global activist, author, The Soul of Money: Reclaiming ...read more
by John Green
ISBN: 9781903458341
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £15.00
ISBN: 9781903458341
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £15.00
Ken Sprague – People's Artist
Add to CartThis lively portrait shows how everyone can be a special kind of artist - how art can transform lives, deepen social engagement and build bridges. Ken Sprague's goal as a people's artist is, 'to build a pathway to the Golden City, and to help people dream again.' Here, for the first time is a selection of Ken's pictures, including his Guernica cartoon as a boy, poster for Martin Luther King, cartoons for the labour movement, the Anti Apartheid Campaign and war pictures from Iraq and ...read more
by Martin Large
ISBN: 9781903458983
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £15
ISBN: 9781903458983
Publisher: Hawthorn Press
Format: PB
Price: £15
Common Wealth : For a Free, Equal, Mutual and Sustainable Society
Add to CartJust when 'the market' nearly took over all areas of life, the credit, climate and democratic crunches came along, challenging us to rebuild a society that works well for all. Common Wealth asks, 'How can we build a more free, equal, mutual and sustainable society?'
We know that we don't want a 'market state'. This turns our public services into businesses, uses relentless surveillance to secure compliance, destroys the planet for corporate growth and widens inequality. However, tripolar ...read more
We know that we don't want a 'market state'. This turns our public services into businesses, uses relentless surveillance to secure compliance, destroys the planet for corporate growth and widens inequality. However, tripolar ...read more
by Hans Muller-Wiedemann
ISBN: 9781902636009
Publisher: Temple Lodge
Format: PB
Price: £10.95
ISBN: 9781902636009
Publisher: Temple Lodge
Format: PB
Price: £10.95
Learning to Experience the Etheric World
Add to Cartsubtitle: Empathy, the After-Image and a New Social Ethic
additional author: Baruch Luke Urieli
Our world today is increasingly characterized by speed, movement and flux. There is often a lack of sufficient time to do 'what needs to be done', and life seems to be marked by change, upheaval and revolution. But in the midst of this turmoil, say the authors, people are having conscious and semiconscious experiences of the etheric world - the world that comprises the forces of life. ...read more
additional author: Baruch Luke Urieli
Our world today is increasingly characterized by speed, movement and flux. There is often a lack of sufficient time to do 'what needs to be done', and life seems to be marked by change, upheaval and revolution. But in the midst of this turmoil, say the authors, people are having conscious and semiconscious experiences of the etheric world - the world that comprises the forces of life. ...read more
