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1908

Articles, Lectures and Correspondence

Date	Lecture Title	Book Title	City	Volume
31 Dec	Prejudices from Alleged Science	Essays on Anthroposophy from Lucifer and Lucifer-Gnosis 1903-1908		34
31 Dec	To an Unknown Recipient	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Berlin	264
28 Dec	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
28 Dec	On the use of the Etheric and Astral Bodies of Important Personalities. The Atlantean Mysteries	Supplements to Member Lectures	Berlin	246
27 Dec	1908 Annual Report for the German Section of the Theosophical Society	Writings on the History of the Anthroposophical Movement and Society 1902–1925	Berlin	37
26 Dec	The Interpretation of Fairy Tales	The Poetry and Meaning of Fairy Tales	Berlin	108
26 Dec	The Interpretation of Fairy Tales	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
25 Dec	Christmas, the Physical Body and Christ Consciousness	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924		265a
22 Dec	The Christmas Mystery. Novalis, the Seer	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
21 Dec	Rhythm in the Bodies of Man	The Being of Man and His Future Evolution	Berlin	107
21 Dec	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
17 Dec	Questions Regarding Nutrition in the Light of Spiritual Science	Where and How Does One Find the Spirit?	Berlin	57
16 Dec	A Chapter of Occult History	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Nuremberg	108
15 Dec	The Secret of the Human Temperaments	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Nuremberg	68d
14 Dec	The Ten Commandments	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Stuttgart	108
13 Dec	The Rishis	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Stuttgart	108
10 Dec	Superstition from the Standpoint of Spiritual Science	Where and How Does One Find the Spirit?	Berlin	57
8 Dec	Original Sin	The Being of Man and His Future Evolution	Berlin	107
7 Dec	The Apostle Paul and Theosophy	The Essence of Christianity	Bremen	68a
6 Dec	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Hamburg	266I
5 Dec	The Bible and Wisdom	The Bible and Wisdom	Hanover	68a
2 Dec	Life between Two Reincarnations	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Wrocław	108
1 Dec	Where and How Can one Find the Spirit?	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Wrocław	68b
24 Nov	The Essence of Man as the Key to the Secrets of the World	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Vienna	68b
23 Nov	What is Self Knowledge?	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Vienna	108
21 Nov	Regarding Higher Worlds	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Vienna	108
18 Nov	The Course of Human Life from the Standpoint of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Prague	68d
17 Nov	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
16 Nov	The Ten Commandments	The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount	Berlin	107
16 Nov	To Anna R. Minsloff in Russia	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Berlin	264
15 Nov	To Wilhelm Hübbe-Schleiden in Hanover	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Berlin	264
14 Nov	The Bible and Wisdom II	Where and How Does One Find the Spirit?	Berlin	57
13 Nov	Hegel's Theory of Categories	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
12 Nov	The Bible and Wisdom I	Where and How Does One Find the Spirit?	Berlin	57
11 Nov	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
10 Nov	Different Types of Illness	The Being of Man and His Future Evolution	Berlin	107
8 Nov	On Philosophy and Formal Logic	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Munich	108
8 Nov	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Munich	266I
7 Nov	Clairvoyance and Fantasy	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Munich	68b
6 Nov	Carnegie and Tolstoy	Carnegie and Tolstoy	Munich	68b
6 Nov	Tolstoy And Carnegie	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Munich	68b
5 Nov	The Course of Human Life from the Standpoint of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Hanover	68d
4 Nov	Occult History	Supplements to Member Lectures	Hanover	246
3 Nov	The Bible and Wisdom	The Essence of Christianity	Bielefeld	68a
2 Nov	Forgetting	The Being of Man and His Future Evolution	Berlin	107
1 Nov	To Annie Besant regarding the “Leadbeater Affair”	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Berlin	264
- - Nov	The Ten Commandments	Supplements to Member Lectures	Berlin	246
31 Oct	To Maria Kili in Strasbourg	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Berlin	264
29 Oct	Four Human Soul Groups	The Four Human Group Souls (Lion, Bull, Eagle, Man)	Berlin	107
28 Oct	Formal Logic II	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
27 Oct	Concerning the Nature of Pain, Suffering, Joy, and Bliss	Concerning the Nature of Pain, Suffering, Joy, and Bliss	Berlin	107
27 Oct	The Mission of Savonarola	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
26 Oct	The Law of the Astral Plane: Renunciation; The Law of the Devachanic Plane: Sacrifice	The Astral World	Berlin	107
26 Oct	Novalis	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
26 Oct	Eulogies Given at the 1908 General Meeting	Our Dead	Berlin	261
26 Oct	Seventh General Assembly of the German Section of the Theosophical Society	The History of the German Section of the Theosophical Society 1902-1913		250
25 Oct	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
24 Oct	Goethe's Secret Revelation: Esoteric	Goethe's Secret Revelation	Berlin	57
23 Oct	History of the Physical Plane and Occult History	History of the Physical Plane and Occult History	Berlin	107
22 Oct	Goethe's Secret Revelation: Exoteric	Goethe's Secret Revelation	Berlin	57
22 Oct	On Higher-Dimensional Space	The Fourth Dimension (2024)	Berlin	324a
21 Oct	Some Characteristics of the Astral World	The Astral World	Berlin	107
20 Oct	Formal Logic I	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
19 Oct	The Astral World	The Astral World	Berlin	107
15 Oct	How and Where Does One Find the Spirit?	Where and How Does One Find the Spirit?	Berlin	57
1 Oct	The Mystery of Life and Death	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924	Berlin	265a
14 Sep	Twelfth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
13 Sep	Eleventh Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
12 Sep	Tenth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
11 Sep	Ninth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
10 Sep	Eighth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
9 Sep	Seventh Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
8 Sep	Sixth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
7 Sep	Fifth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
6 Sep	The Three Acts of Reverence	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924	Leipzig	265a
5 Sep	Fourth Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
4 Sep	Third Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
4 Sep	The Three Virtues	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924	Leipzig	265a
3 Sep	Second Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
2 Sep	First Lecture	Egyptian Myths and Mysteries	Leipzig	106
2 Sep	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Leipzig	266I
- - Sep	Translations of the works of Dr. R. Steiner	Writings on the History of the Anthroposophical Movement and Society 1902–1925	Dornach	37
17 Aug	Philosophy and Anthroposophy	Philosophy and Anthroposophy	Stuttgart	35
17 Aug	Philosophy and Theosophy	Supplements to Member Lectures	Stuttgart	246
16 Aug	Lecture XI	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
16 Aug	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Stuttgart	266I
14 Aug	Lecture X	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
13 Aug	Lecture IX	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
13 Aug	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Stuttgart	266I
12 Aug	Lecture VIII	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
11 Aug	Lecture VII	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
10 Aug	Lecture VI	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
9 Aug	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Stuttgart	266I
8 Aug	Lecture V	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
7 Aug	Lecture IV	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
6 Aug	Lecture III	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
5 Aug	Lecture II	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
5 Aug	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Stuttgart	266I
4 Aug	Lecture I	Universe, Earth and Man	Stuttgart	105
4 Jul	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Kassel	266I
30 Jun	Lecture XII	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
29 Jun	Lecture XI	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
27 Jun	Lecture X	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
26 Jun	Lecture IX	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
25 Jun	Lecture VIII	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
24 Jun	Lecture VII	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
23 Jun	Lecture VI	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
22 Jun	Lecture V	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
21 Jun	Lecture IV	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
20 Jun	Lecture III	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
19 Jun	Lecture II	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
18 Jun	Lecture I	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
17 Jun	Introductory Lecture	The Apocalypse of St. John	Nuremberg	104
16 Jun	The Raven and the Rosicrucian Cross	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924	Munich	265a
15 Jun	Goethe, Hegel and Theosophy	Goethe and the Present	Munich	68c
15 Jun	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Munich	266I
14 Jun	Elemental Beings and other Higher Spiritual Beings	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Munich	98
14 Jun	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Munich	266I
11 Jun	Lecture XI	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
10 Jun	Friedrich Nietzsche In the Light of Spiritual Science	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Düsseldorf	108
10 Jun	To Sophie Stinde in Munich	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Cologne	264
9 Jun	Whitsuntide: Collective Spiritual Striving and Working toward Spiritualisation of the World II	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Cologne	98
7 Jun	Whitsun: the Festival of United Soul-Endeavour	The Festivals and Their Meaning III : Ascension and Pentecost	Cologne	98
7 Jun	Whitsuntide: Collective Spiritual Striving and Working toward Spiritualisation of the World I	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Cologne	98
5 Jun	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
4 Jun	Lecture X	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
1 Jun	Lecture IX	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
31 May	The Nature of the Virgin Sophia and of the Holy Spirit	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
31 May	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Hamburg	266I
30 May	The Effect of the Christ Impulse Within Mankind	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
30 May	Christian Initiation	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
29 May	The Prophetical Documents and the Origin of Christianity	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
27 May	Human Evolution in Its Relation to the Christ Principle	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
26 May	The Mystery of Golgotha	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
25 May	The “I AM”	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
24 May	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Hamburg	266I
23 May	The Seven Degrees of Initiation	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
22 May	The Raising of Lazarus	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
22 May	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Hamburg	266I
21 May	Man, Woman and Child in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Hamburg	68d
20 May	The Mission of the Earth	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
19 May	Esoteric Christianity	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
18 May	The Doctrine of the Logos	The Gospel of St. John	Hamburg	103
18 May	Notes on the Origin of Eurythmy	The Origin and Development of Eurythmy 1912–1918	Hamburg	277a
16 May	Lecture VIII	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
15 May	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
14 May	Heaven	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
13 May	An Outline of Religious Ideas in post-Atlantean Times	An Outline of Religious Ideas in post-Atlantean Times	Berlin	102
1 May	Life Questions: The Theosophical Movement II	Essays on Anthroposophy from Lucifer and Lucifer-Gnosis 1903-1908		34
1 May	To the Readers	Essays on Anthroposophy from Lucifer and Lucifer-Gnosis 1903-1908		34
29 Apr	The Relationship between Worlds and Beings	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Munich	98
20 Apr	Lecture VII	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
16 Apr	Hell	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
16 Apr	The Importance of Developing the Right Mental Images	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924		265a
13 Apr	Easter: the Mystery of the Future	The Festivals and Their Meaning II: Easter	Berlin	102
12 Apr	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
9 Apr	Outset and End of the Earth	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
7 Apr	The Esoteric Life	Supplements to Member Lectures	Copenhagen	246
6 Apr	The Essence of Sleep and Death	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Goteborg	68b
4 Apr	The Gospel of John from a Theosophical Point of View	The Essence of Christianity	Oslo	68a
30 Mar	Goethe's Esoteric Answer to the Riddle of the World	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Stockholm	68b
26 Mar	Sun, Moon and Stars	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
26 Mar	64a. Letter from Rudolf Steiner to Edouard Schuré	Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925	Berlin	262
24 Mar	Lecture VI	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
23 Mar	To Anna R. Minsloff in Russia	The History of the Esoteric School 1904–1914, Volume One	Berlin	264
20 Mar	On Philosophy	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Munich	108
19 Mar	Man, Woman and Child in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Munich	68d
18 Mar	Man and Woman in Light of Spiritual Science	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Munich	56
18 Mar	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Munich	266I
17 Mar	The Development of the Earth and Humanity	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Munich	98
16 Mar	Lecture V	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
15 Mar	Warm-blooded: Oxygen and Carbon	Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924		265a
14 Mar	The Place of Anthroposophy in Philosophy	Answers Provided by Anthroposophy Concerning the World and Life	Berlin	108
14 Mar	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
12 Mar	Profession and Income	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
10 Mar	The Rosicrucian Esoteric Doctrine of the Evolution of the Cosmos	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Nijmegen	111
10 Mar	Man's Life in the Light of Occult Science	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Arnheim	111
9 Mar	Grade of Higher Knowledge (Steps to Higher Knowledge)	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Nijmegen	111
8 Mar	The Esoteric Life	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Rotterdam	111
7 Mar	Esoteric Christianity	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Amsterdam	111
7 Mar	The Astral World and Devachan	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Amsterdam	111
6 Mar	Theosophy, Goethe and Hegel	Goethe and the Present	Amsterdam	68c
6 Mar	Occultism and Esotericism	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	The Hague	111
6 Mar	Theosophy, Goethe and Hegel	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Amsterdam	111
5 Mar	Mysticism and esotericism (Microcosm and Macrocosm)	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	The Hague	111
5 Mar	The Initiation of the Rosicrucian	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	The Hague	111
4 Mar	The Christian Initiation	Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy	Hilversum	111
2 Mar	The Social Question and Theosophy	World Mysteries and Theosophy	Hamburg	54
29 Feb	Lecture IV	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
26 Feb	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
25 Feb	Richard Wagner and the Spirit World	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Hanover	68b
24 Feb	About the beings that influence human beings	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Hanover	98
23 Feb	64. Letter to Marie von Sivers in Berlin	Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925	Bielefeld	262
22 Feb	On “The Mysteries”	Goethe and the Present	Kassel	68c
21 Feb	The Spirit of Truth from a Christian Point of View	The Essence of Christianity	Kassel	68a
20 Feb	The Origin of Evil	The Origin of Evil	Kassel	68a
17 Feb	Science at a Crossroads	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Leipzig	68b
15 Feb	Lecture III	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
13 Feb	The Mania for Disease in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Berlin	68d
12 Feb	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
11 Feb	The Influence of Other Worlds on the Earth II	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Stuttgart	98
8 Feb	The Influence of Other Worlds on the Earth I	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Stuttgart	98
6 Feb	The Course of Human Development from the Standpoint of Occult Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Karlsruhe	68d
3 Feb	Man and Woman in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Mannheim	68d
2 Feb	The Group Souls of Animals, Plants and Minerals	The Group Souls of Animals, Plants and Minerals	Frankfurt	98
2 Feb	Group Souls of Animals, Plants, and Minerals I	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Frankfurt	98
2 Feb	Group Souls of Animals, Plants, and Minerals II	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Heidelberg	98
1 Feb	The Mystery of Death and the Riddle of Life	The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit	Wiesbaden	68b
- - Feb	Invitation to the 7th Annual General Meeting	Writings on the History of the Anthroposophical Movement and Society 1902–1925	Berlin	37
31 Jan	Religion, Science and Theosophy	The Essence of Christianity	Mainz	68a
29 Jan	The Essence of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Wiesbaden	68d
27 Jan	Lecture II	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
26 Jan	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
23 Jan	Animals Souls in the Light of Spiritual Science	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
17 Jan	63. Letter to Marie von Sivers in Berlin	Correspondence with Marie Steiner 1901–1925	Munich	262
16 Jan	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Munich	266I
15 Jan	Supersensible Beings and their Influence on Humans	Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World	Munich	98
12 Jan	Occult Signs and Symbols of the Astral World	Supplements to Member Lectures	Leipzig	246
11 Jan	Man, Woman and Child in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Leipzig	68d
10 Jan	Man and Woman in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science	Leipzig	68d
9 Jan	Man, Woman, and Child in the Light of Spiritual Science	Knowledge of Soul and Spirit	Berlin	56
7 Jan	Esoteric Lesson	Esoteric Lessons 1904–1909	Berlin	266I
6 Jan	Lecture I	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
	Belated Appearance	Writings on the History of the Anthroposophical Movement and Society 1902–1925		37