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1908

Date Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
28 Dec Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Berlin 266-I
26 Dec The Interpretation of Fairy Tales The Poetry and Meaning of Fairy Tales Berlin 108
22 Dec The Christmas Mystery. Novalis, the Seer Berlin 108
21 Dec Rhythm in the Bodies of Man The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
21 Dec Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Berlin 266-I
17 Dec Questions of Nutrition in the Light of Spiritual Science Berlin 57
16 Dec A Chapter of Occult History 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 Stuttgart 108
13 Dec The Rishis Stuttgart 108
10 Dec Superstition from the Standpoint of Spiritual Science Berlin 57
08 Dec Original Sin The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
07 Dec The Apostle Paul and Theosophy The Essence of Christianity Bremen 68a
06 Dec Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Hamburg 266-I
05 Dec The Bible and Wisdom Hanover 68a
02 Dec Life between Two Reincarnations The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Wroclaw 108
01 Dec Where and How Can one Find the Spirit? The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Wroclaw 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? Vienna 108
21 Nov Regarding Higher Worlds 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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
16 Nov The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount Berlin 107
14 Nov The Bible and Wisdom (New Testament) Berlin 57
13 Nov Hegel's Theory of Categories Berlin 108
12 Nov The Bible and Wisdom Berlin 57
11 Nov Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
10 Nov Different Types of Illness The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
08 Nov On Philosophy and Formal Logic The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Munich 108
08 Nov Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
07 Nov Clairvoyance and Fantasy The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Munich 68b
06 Nov Carnegie and Tolstoy Munich 68b
06 Nov Tolstoy And Carnegie The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Munich 68b
05 Nov The Course of Human Life from the Standpoint of Spiritual Science The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Hanover 68d
03 Nov The Bible and Wisdom The Essence of Christianity Bielefeld 68a
02 Nov Forgetting The Being of Man and His Future Evolution Berlin 107
29 Oct Four Human Soul Groups Berlin 107
28 Oct Formal Logic II The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Berlin 108
27 Oct Concerning the Nature of Pain, Suffering, Joy, and Bliss Berlin 107
27 Oct The Mission of Savonarola 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 Berlin 108
26 Oct 7th. General Meeting of the German Section of the Theosophical Society Not Yet Available 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 Not Yet Available Berlin 266-I
24 Oct Goethe's Secret Revelation: Esoteric Goethe's Secret Revelation Berlin 57
23 Oct 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 The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Berlin 108
19 Oct The Astral World The Astral World Berlin 107
15 Oct How and Where Does One Find the Spirit? Berlin 57
14 Sep The Christ Impulse as Conqueror of Matter Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
13 Sep The Ancient Egyptian Doctrine of Evolution Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
12 Sep Old Myths as Pictures of Cosmic Facts Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
11 Sep The Influence of the Sun and Moon Spirits, of the Isis and Osiris Forces Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
10 Sep The Stages of Evolution of the Human Form The Expulsion of the Animal Beings Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
09 Sep Evolutionary Events in the Human Organism up to the Departure of the Moon Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
08 Sep The Influence of Osiris and Isis. Facts of Occult Anatomy and Physiology. Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
07 Sep The Genesis of the Trinity of Sun, Moon, and Earth. Osiris and Typhon. Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
05 Sep The Experiences of Initiation. The Mysteries of the Planets. Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
04 Sep The Old Initiation Centers. The Human Form as the Subject of Meditation Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
03 Sep The Reflection of Cosmic Events in the Religious Views of Men Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
02 Sep Spiritual Connections between the Culture-streams of Ancient and Modern Times Egyptian Myths and Mysteries Leipzig 106
02 Sep Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Leipzig 266-I
17 Aug Philosophy and Anthroposophy Stuttgart 35
16 Aug Lecture XI Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
16 Aug Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Stuttgart 266-I
14 Aug Lecture X Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
13 Aug Lecture IX Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
13 Aug Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Stuttgart 266-I
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
09 Aug Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Stuttgart 266-I
08 Aug Lecture V Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
07 Aug Lecture IV Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
06 Aug Lecture III Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
05 Aug Lecture II Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
05 Aug Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Stuttgart 266-I
04 Aug Lecture I Universe, Earth and Man Stuttgart 105
04 Jul Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Kassel 266-I
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
15 Jun Goethe, Hegel and Theosophy Goethe and the Present Munich 68c
15 Jun Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Munich 266-I
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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
11 Jun Lecture XI The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man Berlin 102
10 Jun Friedrich Nietzsche In the Light of Spiritual Science The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Düsseldorf 108
07 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
07 Jun Whitsun: the Festival of United Soul-Endeavour The Festivals and Their Meaning III : Ascension and Pentecost Cologne
05 Jun Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
04 Jun Lecture X The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man Berlin 102
01 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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Hamburg 266-I
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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Hamburg 266-I
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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Hamburg 266-I
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 Not Yet Available Hamburg 277a
16 May Lecture VIII The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man Berlin 102
15 May Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
14 May Heaven Berlin 56
13 May An Outline of Religious Ideas in post-Atlantean Times Berlin 102
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 Berlin 56
13 Apr Easter: the Mystery of the Future The Festivals and Their Meaning II: Easter Berlin 102
12 Apr Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
09 Apr Outset and End of the Earth Berlin 56
06 Apr The Essence of Sleep and Death The Circular Flow of Man's Life within the World Of Sense, Soul And Spirit Goteborg 68b
04 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 Berlin 56
24 Mar Lecture VI The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man Berlin 102
20 Mar On Philosophy The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy 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 Munich 56
18 Mar Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Munich 266-I
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
14 Mar The Place of Anthroposophy in Philosophy The Answers to Questions About the World and Life Provided by Anthroposophy Berlin 108
14 Mar Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
12 Mar Occupation and Earnings 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
09 Mar Grade of Higher Knowledge (Steps to Higher Knowledge) Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Nijmegen 111
08 Mar The Esoteric Life Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Rotterdam 111
07 Mar Esoteric Christianity Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Amsterdam 111
07 Mar The Astral World and Devachan Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Amsterdam 111
06 Mar Theosophy, Goethe and Hegel Goethe and the Present Amsterdam 68c
06 Mar Occultism and Esotericism Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy The Hague 111
06 Mar Theosophy, Goethe and Hegel Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Amsterdam 111
05 Mar Mysticism and esotericism (Microcosm and Macrocosm) Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy The Hague 111
05 Mar The Initiation of the Rosicrucian Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy The Hague 111
04 Mar The Christian Initiation Introduction to the Basics of Theosophy Hilversum 111
02 Mar The Social Question and Theosophy Hamburg 54
29 Feb Lecture IV The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man Berlin 102
27 Feb The Health Craze in the Light of Spiritual Science (see S-1634 in Ga 56) Not Yet Available Berlin
26 Feb Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
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
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 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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes I: 1904–1909 Berlin 266-I
11 Feb The Influence of Other Worlds on the Earth II Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World Stuttgart 98
08 Feb The Influence of Other Worlds on the Earth I Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World Stuttgart 98
06 Feb The Course of Human Development from the Standpoint of Occult Science The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Karlsruhe 68d
03 Feb Man and Woman in the Light of Spiritual Science The Nature of Man in the Light of Spiritual Science Mannheim 68d
02 Feb The Group Souls of Animals, Plants and Minerals Frankfurt 98
02 Feb Group Souls of Animals, Plants, and Minerals I Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World Frankfurt 98
02 Feb Group Souls of Animals, Plants, and Minerals II Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World Heidelberg 98
01 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
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 From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914 Berlin 266-I
23 Jan The Souls of Animals in the Light of Spiritual Science Berlin 56
16 Jan Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914 Munich 266-I
15 Jan Supersensible Beings and their Influence on Humans Nature and Spirit Beings — Their Effects in Our Visible World Munich 98
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
09 Jan Man, Woman and Child Berlin 56
07 Jan Esoteric Lesson Not Yet Available Berlin 266-I
06 Jan Lecture I The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man Berlin 102

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Year Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
1923 Lecture VII Nine Lectures on Bees Dornach 351
1921 The Human Being as an Earthly and Heavenly Being Nordic and Central European Spiritual Impulses Dornach 209
1920 Spiritual Science, History, Reincarnation, Culture, Examples Spiritual Science, History, Reincarnation, Culture, Examples Dornach 202
1920 Eurythmy Eurhythmy (single) Dornach 277
1920 Address on Eurhythmie Not Yet Available Dornach 277c
1919 The Dualism in the Life of the Present Time The Mysteries of Light, of Space, and of the Earth Dornach 194
1918 Social and Anti-social Forces In The Human Being Social and Anti-Social Forces in the Human Being Bern 186
1914 First Lecture How Does One Enter the World of Ideas? Dornach 156
1912 Natural Science and Spiritual Research Results of Spiritual Research Berlin 62
1911 Franz Brentano and Aristotles Doctrine of the Spirit Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit Berlin 115
1911 The Origin of Architecture from the Soul of Man and its Connection with the Course of Human Development I The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations Berlin 252
1911 And The Temple Becomes Man And The Temple Becomes Man Berlin 286
1910 The Temple Language The Ego Munich 124
1910 The Lord of the Soul The Universal Human Munich 124
1910 Kyrios, The Lord of the Soul Background to the Gospel of St. Mark Munich 124
1907 The So-Called Dangers of Initiation Knowledge of Soul and Spirit Berlin 56
1896 The Oskar Blumenthal Evening Collected Essays on Drama 1889–1900 29