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1909

Date Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
23 Oct The Position of Anthroposophy in Relation to Theosophy and Anthropology Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit Berlin 115
25 Oct Supersensible Processes in the Activities of the Human Senses Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit Berlin 115
26 Oct Higher Senses, Inner Force Currents and Creative Laws in the Human Organism Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit Berlin 115
27 Oct Supersensible Currents in the Human and Animal Organizations Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit Berlin 115
14 Jan Questions of Health in the Light of Spiritual Science Berlin 57
28 Jan Tolstoy and Carnegie in the Light of Spiritual Science Berlin 57
11 Feb Practical Training in Thought Berlin 57
18 Feb The Invisible Elements of Human Nature and Practical Life Berlin 57
20 Mar Nietzsche in the Light of Spiritual Science Berlin 57
17 Jan The Way of Knowledge Pforzheim 108
04 Dec Individuality and the Group-Soul The Universal Human Munich 117
07 Dec The God Within and the God of Outer Revelation The Universal Human Munich 117
05 May Two Paintings by Raphael Berlin 284
13 Nov The Tasks and Aims of Spiritual Science Stuttgart 117
21 Apr Questions And Answers I Spiritual Hierarchies Q & A Düsseldorf 110
22 Apr Questions And Answers II Spiritual Hierarchies Q & A Düsseldorf 110
12 Apr Lecture I The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
12 Apr Lecture II The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
13 Apr Lecture III The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
13 Apr Lecture IV The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
14 Apr Lecture V The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
15 Apr Lecture VI The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
16 Apr Lecture VII The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
17 Apr Lecture VIII The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
18 Apr Lecture IX The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
18 Apr Lecture X The Spiritual Hierarchies (1928) Düsseldorf 110
03 Jun Rosicrucian Esotericism Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
04 Jun Soul in the World Around Us Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
05 Jun The Nature and Being of Man Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
06 Jun Man Between Death and Rebirth Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
07 Jun The Physical World as an Expression of Spiritual Forces and Beings Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
08 Jun The Configuration and Metamorphoses of Man's Physical Body Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
09 Jun Evolutionary Stages of our Earth before the Lemurian Epoch Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
10 Jun Stages in the Evolution of our Earth. Lemurian, Atlantean, Post-Atlantean Epochs Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
11 Jun Man's Experience after Death Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
12 Jun On Karma, Reincarnation and Initiation Rosicrucian Esotericism Budapest 109
09 May Part II. Lecture I Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
10 May Part II. Lecture II Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
11 May Part II. Lecture III Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
13 May Part II. Lecture IV Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
14 May Part II. Lecture V Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
15 May Part II. Lecture VI Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
16 May Part II. Lecture VII Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
17 May Part II. Lecture VIII Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
18 May Part II. Lecture IX Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
19 May Part II. Lecture X Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
20 May Part II. Lecture XI Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
21 May Part II. Lecture XII Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse Oslo 104a
21 Jan The Principle of Spiritual Economy in Connection with Questions of Reincarnation The Principle of Spiritual Economy Heidelberg 109
15 Feb Christianity in Human Evolution, Leading Individualities and Avatar Beings The Principle of Spiritual Economy Berlin 109
07 Mar More Intimate Aspects of Reincarnation The Principle of Spiritual Economy Munich 109
06 Apr On the Occasion of the Dedication of the Francis of Assisi Branch The Principle of Spiritual Economy Malsch 109
10 Apr The Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Fire. The Spiritualization of Breath and Blood The Principle of Spiritual Economy Cologne 109
11 Apr The Event of Golgotha. The Brotherhood of the Holy Grail. The Spiritualized Fire The Principle of Spiritual Economy Cologne 109
16 May Ancient Revelations and Learning: How to Ask Modern Questions The Principle of Spiritual Economy Oslo 109
25 May The God of the Alpha and the God of the Omega The Principle of Spiritual Economy Berlin 109
31 May From Buddha to Christ The Principle of Spiritual Economy Budapest 109
29 Mar Results of Spiritual Scientific Investigations of the Evolution of Humanity I The Principle of Spiritual Economy Rome 111
31 Mar Results of Spiritual Scientific Investigations of the Evolution of Humanity II The Principle of Spiritual Economy Rome 111
18 Jan Practical Training in Thinking Karlsruhe 108
18 Jan Practical Training in Thinking Karlsruhe 108
08 Jan Problems of Nutrition The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Munich 68d
09 Jan Temperaments in the Light of Spiritual Science The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Munich 68d
19 Jan The Mystery of the Human Temperaments The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Karlsruhe 68d
08 Feb Health Issues in the Light of Humanities The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Stuttgart 68d
06 Mar Health Issues in the Light of Humanities The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Munich 68d
23 Apr The Secret of the Temperaments in the Light of Spiritual Science The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Düsseldorf 68d
28 Oct The Nature and Origin of the Arts Berlin 271
14 Oct The Mission of Spiritual Science Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
05 Dec The Mission of Anger Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Munich 58
22 Oct The Mission of Truth Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
28 Oct The Mission of Reverence Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
11 Nov Asceticism and Illness Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
25 Nov Human Egoism Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
02 Dec Buddha and Christ Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
09 Dec Something about the Moon in the Light of Spiritual Science Metamorphoses of the Soul: Paths of Experience I Berlin 58
29 Apr Isis and Madonna Berlin 57
25 Mar Introduction to Theosophy I Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Rome 111
26 Mar Introduction to Theosophy II Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Rome 111
27 Mar Introduction to Theosophy III Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Rome 111
28 Mar Introduction to Theosophy IV Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Rome 111
30 Mar Introduction to Theosophy VI Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Rome 111
21 Jun The Budapest International Congress of the Federation of European Sections of the Theosophical Society The History of the German Section of the Theosophical Society 1902-1913 Berlin 250
02 Jun Personal Report on the Budapest Congress The History of the German Section of the Theosophical Society 1902-1913 Budapest 250
24 Oct Eighth General Assembly of the German Section of the Theosophical Society The History of the German Section of the Theosophical Society 1902-1913 Berlin 250
02 Nov On the Seven-year Anniversary of the German Section of the Theosophical Society The History of the German Section of the Theosophical Society 1902-1913 Berlin 250
15 Sep Initiates and Clairvoyants The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
16 Sep Love and Compassion, the Mission of the Bodhisattvas and the Buddha The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
17 Sep Buddhistic Conceptions in St. Luke The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
18 Sep The Two Jesus Children The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
19 Sep The Buddha and Zarathustra Streams Converge The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
20 Sep The Mission of the Hebrews The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
21 Sep The Incarnation of the Christ in Jesus of Nazareth The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
24 Sep The Evolution of Consciousness The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
25 Sep Christ: The Bringer of the Living Power of Love The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
26 Sep The Event of Golgotha: Initiation Presented on the Stage of World History The Gospel of St. Luke Basel 114
24 Jun The Johannine Christians The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
25 Jun Living Spiritual History The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
26 Jun The Metamorphoses of the Earth The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
27 Jun The Hierarchical Beings of our Solar System and the Kingdoms of the Earth The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
28 Jun Human Evolution within the Embodiments of our Earth The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
29 Jun The Atlantean Oracles The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
30 Jun The Baptism with Water and the Baptism with Fire and Spirit The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
01 Jul The Initiation Mysteries The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
02 Jul The Artistic Composition of the Gospel of St. John The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
03 Jul What Occurred at the Baptism The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
04 Jul The Harmonization of the Inner Forces of Man through the Christ-Impulse The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
05 Jul The Decline of Primeval Wisdom and its Rejuvenation through the Christ-Impulse The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
06 Jul The Cosmic Significance of the Mystery of Golgotha The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
07 Jul The Earth as Christ's Body and as a New Light Center The Gospel of St. John Kassel 112
11 Mar The Riddle in Faust: Exoteric Goethe's Secret Revelation Berlin 57
12 Mar The Riddle in Faust: Esoteric Goethe's Secret Revelation Berlin 57
21 Jan The “Fairytale” of Goethe (Goethe's Secret Revelation Esoteric) Goethe and the Present Heidelberg 68c
22 Sep The Spiritual Significance of “Faust” Goethe and the Present Basel 68c
23 Sep The Secret Secrets in Goethe's “Faust” Goethe and the Present Basel 68c
25 Oct About “Pandora” Goethe and the Present Berlin 68c
29 Nov The Mission of Art (Homer, Aeschylus, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe) Goethe and the Present Leipzig 68c
06 Dec The Mission of Truth Goethe and the Present Munich 68c
28 Aug Goethe Celebration Munich 113
07 Jan Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
26 Feb Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Kassel 266-I
03 Mar Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
08 Mar Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
14 Mar Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Hamburg 266-I
21 Mar Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
05 May Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
27 May Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
27 Jun Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Kassel 266-I
27 Aug Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
30 Aug Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
26 Oct Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
07 Dec Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
14 Jun From Buddha to Christ II Vienna 109
04 Mar The Four Temperaments Berlin 57
10 Apr The Festival of Easter I Festivals of the Seasons Cologne 109
11 Apr The Festival of Easter II Festivals of the Seasons Cologne 109
21 Dec The Christmas Tree: A Symbolic Rendering Festivals of the Seasons Berlin 117
26 Dec The Spirit of Christmas Festivals of the Seasons Berlin 117
10 Apr Spiritual Bells of Easter I The Festivals and Their Meaning II: Easter Cologne 109
11 Apr Spiritual Bells of Easter II The Festivals and Their Meaning II: Easter Cologne 109
06 May The European Mysteries and Their Initiates Berlin 57
28 Feb The Occult Significance of the Gospel of St. John The Essence of Christianity Elberfeld 68a
03 Feb The Kernels of Wisdom in Religions The Essence of Christianity Basel 68a
04 Feb The Significance of Christianity for the Future The Essence of Christianity Basel 68a
26 Feb The Ten Commandments The Essence of Christianity Kassel 68a
12 May The Entry of Christianity in the Western World The Essence of Christianity Oslo 68a
06 Nov The Higher Significance of the Gospel of St. John The Essence of Christianity Bremen 68a
17 Nov The Gospels The Essence of Christianity Bern 68a
30 Nov Christ and Spiritual Science The Essence of Christianity Dresden 68a
04 Dec Group-Soulness and Ego-hood The Ego Munich 117
07 Dec The Education of Humanity The Ego Munich 117
23 Aug Eternity and Time The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
24 Aug Comparison of the Wisdom of East and West The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
25 Aug The Nature of the Physical and the Astral Worlds The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
26 Aug Evolutionary Stages: Saturn, Sun, Moon, Earth The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
27 Aug The Children of Lucifer and the Brothers of Christ The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
28 Aug Lucifer and Christ The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
29 Aug The Luciferic Influence in History The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
30 Aug The Nature of the Luciferic Influence in History The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
31 Aug The Bodhisattvas and the Christ The East in the Light of the West Munich 113
15 Feb The Development of Christianity in Present Humanity Berlin 107
02 Nov Lecture I Deeper Secrets of Human History Berlin 117
09 Nov Lecture II Deeper Secrets of Human History Berlin 117
23 Nov Lecture III Deeper Secrets of Human History Berlin 117
11 Oct Buddha and the Two Child Jesuses Deeper Secrets of Human Development in the Light of the Gospels Berlin 117
18 Oct The Gospels, Buddha and the Two Jesus Children Deeper Secrets of Human Development in the Light of the Gospels Berlin 117
14 Nov The Gospels Deeper Secrets of Human Development in the Light of the Gospels Stuttgart 117
19 Nov The Gospel of Matthew and the Christ-Problem Deeper Secrets of Human Development in the Light of the Gospels Zurich 117
01 Jan Mephistopheles and Earthquakes The Deed of Christ and the Opposing Spiritual Powers Berlin 107
22 Mar The Deed of Christ and the Opposing Spiritual Powers The Deed of Christ and the Opposing Spiritual Powers Berlin 107
15 Jun Dedication of an Anthroposophical Group Wroclaw 109
14 Mar Life after Death, a Fact of Reality The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Hamburg 68b
17 Dec The Secret of Death as The Key to the Riddle of Life The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Wroclaw 68b
17 Jan Natural Science at a Crossroads The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Pforzheim 68b
13 Feb The Practical Training of Thinking The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Nuremberg 68b
08 Mar Clairvoyance: the Subconscious and the Superconscious The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Berlin 68b
02 Jun The Western Ways of Initiation The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Budapest 68b
21 Oct The Wrath of Zeus. The Chained Prometheus The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Berlin 68b
29 Oct The Human Character The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Berlin 68b
13 Dec Asceticism and Illness The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Nuremberg 68b
15 Feb Christianity in the Evolution of Mankind Berlin 109
15 Feb Christianity in Human Evolution Berlin 109
25 Oct The Sphere of the Bodhisattvas The Christ Impulse and the Development of the Ego-Consciousness Berlin 116
22 Dec The Law of Karma with Respect to the Details of Life The Christ Impulse and the Development of the Ego-Consciousness Berlin 116
02 Dec Buddha and Christ Berlin 58
12 Jan Rhythms in the Being of Man The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
26 Jan Illness and Karma The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
27 Apr Laughing and Weeping The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
03 May The Manifestation of the Ego in the Different Races of Men The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
17 Jun Evolution, Involution and Creation out of Nothingness The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
21 Nov Questions on the Law of Karma The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy St. Gallen 108
14 Feb Occult History The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Nuremberg 108
01 May Ancient European Clairvoyance Berlin 57
28 Feb Intimacies of Reincarnation Not Yet Available Elberfeld
24 Oct 8th. General Meeting of the German Section of the Theosophical Society Not Yet Available Berlin 261
11 Jan Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Munich 266-I
15 Apr Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Düsseldorf 266-I
19 Apr Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Düsseldorf 266-I
04 Jul Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Kassel 266-I
29 Oct Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Berlin 266-I
05 Dec Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Munich 266-I
22 Dec Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Berlin 266-I
05 Apr Address for the Foundation Stone Laying for the Rosicrucian Tempple of the "Francis od Assisi" Not Yet Available Malsch 284
03 Feb Reincarnation and Karma Not Yet Available Basel

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1923 Asiatic Mysteries of Ephesus, Gilgamesh and Eabani World History in the light of Anthroposophy Dornach 233
1921 Education Based on Knowledge of the Human Being III Soul Economy: Body, Soul and Spirit in Waldorf Education Dornach 303
1904 The Rounds on the Seven Planets Self-Knowledge and God-Knowledge I Berlin 90a
1920 Lecture IV The Search for the New Isis, Divine Sophia Dornach 202
1920 Connections Between Organic Processes and the Mental Life of Man Psychoanalysis in the Light of Anthroposophy Dornach 202
1908 The Interpretation of Fairy Tales The Poetry and Meaning of Fairy Tales Berlin 108
1922 Lecture III The Origins of Natural Science Dornach 326
1917 The 33 Year Rhythmical Cycle On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times Dornach 180
1907 The Relationship Between People and Their Environment Myths and Legends, Occult Signs and Symbols Cologne 101
1919 Lecture IV The Light Course Stuttgart 320
1916 LectureI XI The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b
1915 December 26, 1915 Introductions for Traditional Christmas Plays Dornach 274
1919 Language from an Historical Standpoint The Genius of Language Stuttgart 299
1923 Foundation Stone Meditation (Riedel) Foundation Stone Meditation (Riedel) Dornach 260
1923 Foundation Stone Meditation & Rythms (Katz) Foundation Stone Meditation & Rythms (Katz) Dornach 260
1909 The Spirit of Christmas Festivals of the Seasons Berlin 117
1914 A Christmas Lecture Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 156
1911 The Birth of the Sun Spirit as the Spirit of the Earth. The Thirteen Holy Nights The Festivals and Their Meaning I: Christmas Hanover 127
1921 The Revelation of the Cosmic Christ The Festivals and Their Meaning I: Christmas Dornach 209
1923 How Does Eurythmy Stand With Regard to the Artistic Development of the Present Day? Eurythmy as Visible Speech Dornach 277
1923 Continuation of the Foundation Meeting The Christmas Conference Dornach 260
1923 Foundation Stone Meditation (German) The Christmas Conference Dornach 260
1923 Three English Versions of the Verses The Christmas Conference Dornach 260
1915 Lecture One The Ancient Christmas Plays and a Forgotten Spiritual Current in Humanity Dornach 165