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1914

Date	Lecture Title	Book Title	City	Volume
20 Apr	Preface to the 1923 Edition	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Preface to the 1918 Edition	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Preface to the 1914 Edition	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Guiding Thoughts on the Method of Presentation	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The World Conception of the Greek Thinkers	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Thought Life from the Beginning of the Christian Era to John Scotus Erigena	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The World Conceptions of the Middle Ages	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The World Conceptions of the Modern Age of Thought Evolution	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The Age of Kant and Goethe	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The Classics of World and Life Conception	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Reactionary World Conceptions	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The Radical World Conceptions	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Introductory Remarks	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The Struggle Over the Spirit	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Darwinism and World Conception	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	The World as Illusion	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Echoes of the Kantian Mode of Conception	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	World Conceptions of Scientific Factuality	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Modern Idealistic World Conceptions	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Modern Man and His World Conception	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	A Brief Outline of an Approach to Anthroposophy	The Riddles of Philosophy		18
20 Apr	Appendix I: Excerpt From the Final Chapter of “The Riddles of Philosophy”	Individualism and Philosophy		18
20 Apr	1	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	2	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	3	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	4	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	5	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	6	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	7	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	8	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	9	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	10	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	11	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	12	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	13	Not Yet Available		18a
20 Apr	14	Not Yet Available		18a
01 Jan	Lecture V	Christ and the Spiritual World: The Search for the Holy Grail	Leipzig	149
02 Jan	Lecture VI	Christ and the Spiritual World: The Search for the Holy Grail	Leipzig	149
02 Jan	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Leipzig	266-III
03 Jan	Spiritual Science and the Spiritual World. Views at the Goals of our Time	Not Yet Available	Leipzig	69e
04 Jan	Theosophy as a Way of Life	Not Yet Available	Leipzig	69e
06 Jan	Lecture IX	On the Fifth Gospel	Berlin	148
08 Jan	Michelangelo	Michelangelo	Berlin	63
10 Jan	Christ in the 20th Century	Not Yet Available	Bremen	69c
11 Jan	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Bremen	266-III
13 Jan	Lecture X	On the Fifth Gospel	Berlin	148
15 Jan	Evil in the Light of Spiritual Knowledge	Evil in the Light of Spiritual Knowledge	Berlin	63
18 Jan	2nd General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society Welcome	Not Yet Available	Berlin	261
20 Jan	Lecture I	Human and Cosmic Thought (1961)	Berlin	151
20 Jan	Lecture I	Human and Cosmic Thought (1991)	Berlin	151
21 Jan	Lecture II	Human and Cosmic Thought (1961)	Berlin	151
21 Jan	Lecture II	Human and Cosmic Thought (1991)	Berlin	151
21 Jan	Introduction to a Eurythmy Performance	Not Yet Available	Berlin	277a
22 Jan	Lecture III	Human and Cosmic Thought (1961)	Berlin	151
22 Jan	Lecture III	Human and Cosmic Thought (1991)	Berlin	151
23 Jan	Lecture IV	Human and Cosmic Thought (1961)	Berlin	151
23 Jan	Lecture IV	Human and Cosmic Thought (1991)	Berlin	151
23 Jan	Viewpoints on the Architectual Design of the Anthroposophical Colony at Dornach (see also 286)	Not Yet Available	Berlin	252
23 Jan	And the Building Becomes the Human Being III (see also 252)	Not Yet Available	Berlin	286
24 Jan	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Berlin	266-III
27 Jan	Theosophy and Anti-sophy	Not Yet Available	Berlin	69e
07 Feb	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Hanover	266-III
07 Feb	The Fifth Gospel. The Building in Dornach	Not Yet Available	Hanover
08 Feb	Christ in the 20th Century	Not Yet Available	Pforzheim	69c
10 Feb	Lecture XI	On the Fifth Gospel	Berlin	148
12 Feb	The Moral Foundation of the Life of Man	Spiritual Science as a Treasure for Life	Berlin	63
26 Feb	Voltaire from the Viewpoint of Spiritual Science	Spiritual Science as a Treasure for Life	Berlin	63
04 Mar	Tasks and Aims of Spiritual Science and the Spiritual Seeking at Present	Not Yet Available	Stuttgart	69e
05 Mar	The Working of the Christ Impulse in the Development of Mankind	Not Yet Available	Stuttgart	152
05 Mar	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Stuttgart	266-III
06 Mar	The Inner Being of Man and Life Between Death and a New Birth	Not Yet Available	Stuttgart	69d
07 Mar	Pre-Earthly Deeds of Christ	Pre-Earthly Deeds of Christ	Pforzheim	152
07 Mar	Questions and Answers	Not Yet Available	Stuttgart
13 Mar	Spiritual Sciencd in its Relation to Religion	Not Yet Available	Basel	69e
19 Mar	Between Death and Rebirth of Man	Spiritual Science as a Treasure for Life	Berlin	63
26 Mar	Homunculus	Spiritual Science as a Treasure for Life	Berlin	63
27 Mar	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Berlin	266-III
29 Mar	The Origin of Evil and Anger in the Light of Spiritual Science	Not Yet Available	Munich	69d
30 Mar	The Dornach Building. The Three Antecedents to the Event at Golgotha	Not Yet Available	Munich	152
31 Mar	On Death	Not Yet Available	Munich	69d
31 Mar	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Munich	266-III
06 Apr	Tasks and Aims of Spiritual Science and the Spiritual Seeking at Present	Not Yet Available	Vienna	153
08 Apr	Life, Death and the Immortality of the Human Soul?	Not Yet Available	Vienna	153
09 Apr	The Four Spheres of the Inner Life	The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth	Vienna	153
10 Apr	The Vision of the Ideal Human Being	The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth	Vienna	153
10 Apr	Eulogy for Christian Morgenstern (Died 31 Mar 1914)	Not Yet Available	Various	261
11 Apr	The Senses and the Luciferic Temptation	The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth	Vienna	153
12 Apr	Wisdom in the Spiritual World	The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth	Vienna	153
13 Apr	Between Death and the ‘Cosmic Midnight Hour’	The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth	Vienna	153
14 Apr	Pleasures and Sufferings in the Life Beyond	The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth	Vienna	153
14 Apr	On the John-Building in Dornach	Not Yet Available	Vienna	153
14 Apr	On the John-Building	Not Yet Available	Vienna	252
16 Apr	How is the Soul of Man to Find its True Nature?	Not Yet Available	Prague	69d
17 Apr	Faith and Knowledge	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Prague	154
18 Apr	Understanding the Spiritual World I	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Berlin	154
23 Apr	Spiritual Science as and Essential in Life	Spiritual Science as a Treasure for Life	Berlin	63
25 Apr	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Berlin	266-III
26 Apr	Robert Hamerling: Poet and Thinker	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Berlin	154
05 May	Awakening Spiritual Thoughts	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Basel	154
08 May	How is the Soul to Find its True Nature?	Not Yet Available	Kassel	69d
09 May	How Does One Gain Understanding of the Spiritual World I	How the Spiritual World Interpenetrates the Physical	Karlsruhe	261
09 May	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Kassel	266-III
10 May	How Does One Gain Understanding of the Spiritual World II	How the Spiritual World Interpenetrates the Physical	Karlsruhe	261
10 May	Commemoration of Christian Morgenstern	Not Yet Available	Karlsruhe	261
12 May	Understanding the Spiritual World II	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Berlin	154
25 May	The Presence of the Dead in our Life	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Paris	154
26 May	The Blessing of the Dead	The Presence of the Dead on the Spiritual Path	Paris	154
27 May	Progress in the Knowledge of Christ	Not Yet Available	Paris	152
01 Jun	The Four Sacrifices of Christ	The Four Sacrifices of Christ	Basel	152
03 Jun	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Basel	266-III
07 Jun	Number 14	Not Yet Available	Dornach	277a
07 Jun	The Acanthus Leaf	Ways to a New Style in Architecture	Dornach	286
17 Jun	The House of Speech	Ways to a New Style in Architecture	Dornach	286
25 Jun	Memorial for Gräffin von Brockdorf	Not Yet Available	Berlin	261
28 Jun	Number 15	Not Yet Available	Dornach	277a
28 Jun	The New Conception of Architecture	Ways to a New Style in Architecture	Dornach	286
05 Jul	True Aesthetic Laws of Form	Ways to a New Style in Architecture	Dornach	286
12 Jul	Lecture I	Christ and the Human Soul	Norrköping	155
12 Jul	Christ and the Human Soul I	How the Spiritual World Interpenetrates the Physical	Norrköping	155
13 Jul	Anthroposophy and Christianity	Anthroposophy and Christianity	Norrköping	155
14 Jul	Lecture II	Christ and the Human Soul	Norrköping	155
14 Jul	Christ and the Human Soul II	How the Spiritual World Interpenetrates the Physical	Norrköping	155
14 Jul	Esoteric Lesson	From the Contents of Esoteric Classes III: 1913–1914	Norrköping	266-III
15 Jul	Lecture III	Christ and the Human Soul	Norrköping	155
15 Jul	Christ and the Human Soul III	How the Spiritual World Interpenetrates the Physical	Norrköping	155
16 Jul	Lecture IV	Christ and the Human Soul	Norrköping	155
16 Jul	Christ and the Human Soul IV	How the Spiritual World Interpenetrates the Physical	Norrköping	155
26 Jul	The Creative World of Colour	Ways to a New Style in Architecture	Dornach	286
26 Jul	The Creative World of Colour	Colour	Dornach	291
13 Aug	Address following the Outbreak of World War I	Not Yet Available	Dornach	252
01 Sep	Lecture I	The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations	Berlin	157
01 Sep		Not Yet Available	Berlin	261
13 Sep	Middle Europe Between East and West I	Not Yet Available	Munich	174a
19 Sep	Lecture on the Eve of the Laying of the Foundation Stone for the John-Building	Not Yet Available	Dornach	252
20 Sep	Christian Morgenstern. Commemorating the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Building in Dornach. Spiritual Science and the Modern Spiritual Life	Not Yet Available	Dornach	250
20 Sep	Lecture on the Anniversary of the Laying of the Foundation Stone	Not Yet Available		252
30 Sep	Consideration of Current Events and Their Causes. The European Folksouls. The War as a Teacher	Not Yet Available	Stuttgart	174b
03 Oct	The Human Being and his Relationship to the World	Occult Reading and Occult Hearing	Dornach	156
04 Oct	Identification with the Signs and Spiritual Realities of the Imaginative World	Occult Reading and Occult Hearing	Dornach	156
05 Oct	Inner Experiences and `Moods' of Soul as the Vowels and Consonants of the Spiritual World	Occult Reading and Occult Hearing	Dornach	156
06 Oct	Inner Mobility of Thought	Occult Reading and Occult Hearing	Dornach	156
07 Oct	Time of Expectancy	Not Yet Available	Dornach	156
07 Oct	On the Nature of Eurythmy	Not Yet Available	Dornach	277a
10 Oct	Eulogy at the Grave of Theo Faiss (died Oct. 7)	Not Yet Available	Dornach	261
12 Oct	Lecture V	The Building at Dornach	Dornach	287
18 Oct	Lecture I	The Building at Dornach	Dornach	287
19 Oct	Lecture II	The Building at Dornach	Dornach	287
24 Oct	Lecture III	The Building at Dornach	Dornach	287
25 Oct	Lecture IV	The Building at Dornach	Dornach	287
29 Oct	Goethe's Attitude in Our Fateful Days and the German Culture	Not Yet Available	Berlin	64
31 Oct	Lecture II	The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations	Berlin	157
03 Nov	The "Barbarians" of Schiller and Fichte	Not Yet Available	Hamburg	70a
05 Nov	The "Barbarians" of Schiller and Fichte	Not Yet Available	Berlin	64
09 Nov	Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Finnish Nation	Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Finnish Nation	Dornach	158
14 Nov	The Essence of National Epics with Special Reference to the Kalevala I	Not Yet Available	Dornach	158
15 Nov	The Essence of National Epics with Special Reference to the Kalevala II	Not Yet Available	Dornach	158
20 Nov	Lecture I	The Balance in the World and Man, Lucifer and Ahriman	Dornach	158
21 Nov	Lecture II	The Balance in the World and Man, Lucifer and Ahriman	Dornach	158
22 Nov	Lecture III	The Balance in the World and Man, Lucifer and Ahriman	Dornach	158
26 Nov	The Soul of Man in Life and Death. Spiritual-Scientific Considerations	The Human Soul in Life and Death	Berlin	64
27 Nov	The Soul of a People Considered in the Light of Spiritual Science	The Soul of a People Considered in the Light of Spiritual Science	Berlin	64
28 Nov	Lecture III	The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations	Berlin	157
01 Dec	The "Barbarians" of Schiller and Fichte	Not Yet Available	Munich	70a
02 Dec	The Soul of Man, Destiny and Death	Not Yet Available	Munich	70a
03 Dec	Middle Europe Between East and West II	Not Yet Available	Stuttgart	174a
12 Dec	How to Get One's Being into the World of Ideas I	Not Yet Available	Dornach	156
13 Dec	How to Get One's Being into the World of Ideas II	Not Yet Available	Dornach	156
19 Dec	How to Get One's Being into the World of Ideas III	Not Yet Available	Dornach	156
20 Dec	How to Get One's Being into the World of Ideas IV	Not Yet Available	Dornach	156
25 Dec	Update on Alice Spregel	Not Yet Available		253
26 Dec	A Christmas Lecture	Festivals of the Seasons	Dornach	156
27 Dec	The Birth of Christ Within Us	The Festivals and Their Meaning I: Christmas	Basel	156
27 Dec	Words at the Grave of Albert Faiss	Not Yet Available	Dornach	261
28 Dec	Technology and Art	Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom	Dornach	275
29 Dec	Impulses of Transformation for Man's Artistic Evolution I	Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom	Dornach	275
30 Dec	Impulses of Transformation for Man's Artistic Evolution II	Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom	Dornach	275
31 Dec	New Year's Eve Celebration Address	Not Yet Available	Dornach	158
31 Dec	Opening Words to the 2nd General Meeting of the John-Building Assembly	Not Yet Available		252
31 Dec	Cosmic New Year: the Dream Song of Olaf Asteson	Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom	Dornach	275

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Year	Lecture Title	Book Title	City	Volume
1903	Theosophy and the Scientific Spirit of Today	Not Yet Available	Weimar	68a
1908	Lecture VII	The Influence of Spiritual Beings on Man	Berlin	102
1915	Lecture XI	The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations	Berlin	157
1915	The Etheric Being in the Physical Human Being	The Etheric Being in the Physical Human Being	Berlin	157
1918	The Questions of Free Will and Immortality	The Eternal human Soul	Berlin	67
1920	The Symbolism of the Building at Dornach I	Not Yet Available	Dornach	288
1920	Spiritual Science and Modern Education	The Renewal of Education	Basel	301
1923	The Inner Experience of the Activity of Thinking	The Spiritual Development of Man	Dornach	84
1923	Lecture VI	The Child's Changing Consciousness and Waldorf Education	Dornach	306
1924	Lecture II	Easter as a Chapter in the Mystery Wisdom of Man	Dornach	233a
1924	Lecture II	The Festival of Easter	Dornach	233a
1924	Lecture II	The Easter Festival in the Evolution of the Mysteries	Dornach	233a
1924	Lecture II	The Easter Festival in relation to the Mysteries	Dornach	233a
1924	Introduction to a Eurythmy Performance	Not Yet Available	Dornach	277a