Rudolf Steiner Archive 

Calendar of the Soul

Northern Hemisphere

Week 5

Within the light that out of spirit depths
Weaves germinating power into space
And manifests the gods' creative work:
Within its shine, the soul's true being
Is widened into worldwide life
And resurrected
From narrow selfhood's inner power.

Southern Hemisphere

Week 31

The light from spirit depths
Strives to ray outwards, sun-imbued;
Transformed to forceful will of life
It shines into the senses' dullness
To bring to birth the powers
Whereby creative forces, soul-impelled,
Shall ripen into human deeds.

—Translation by Ruth and Hans Pusch

See GA 40 for full calendar and German text.

History of the Middle Ages
GA 51

These eight lectures are among Steiner' papers and presentations of thirty-four addresses from the years 1901–1905, including those from Steiner's teaching at the Berlin “Worker's Training School,” as well as reports on his work in the “Giordano Bruno Movement” in 1902. The main sections of the volume include lectures on the following topics:

  • World and Life Views from the Earliest Times to the Present
  • History of the Middle Ages to the Great Inventions and Discoveries (this volume)
  • Schiller and Our Times.

All of these lectures were given at Berlin from October 18 through December 20, 1904. They were translated from notes, unrevisd by Rudolf Steiner, by an unknown translator.

Lecture I: Celts, Teutons, and Slavs October 18, 1904
Lecture II: Persians, Franks, and Goths October 25, 1904
Lecture III: The Impact of the Huns on the Germans November 01, 1904
Lecture IV: Arabic Influence in Europe November 08, 1904
Lecture V: Charlemagne and the Church November 15, 1904
Lecture VI: Culture of the Middle Ages December 06, 1904
Lecture VII: France and Germany December 13, 1904
Lecture VIII: From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance December 20, 1904

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