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Faust, the Striving Human Being
Spiritual Scientific Explanations of Goethe's Faust
GA 272

No. Lecture Title Book Title Date City
Foreword by Marie Steiner Faust, the Striving Human Being 1931
1. Goethe's “Faust” from the Point of View of Spiritual Science Faust, the Striving Human Being 23 Jan 1910 Strasburg
2. Easter and Whitsuntide I Festivals of the Seasons 4 Apr 1915 Dornach
2. Faust's Struggle for the Christ-imbued Source of Life Faust, the Striving Human Being 4 Apr 1915 Dornach
3. Easter and Whitsuntide II Festivals of the Seasons 11 Apr 1915 Dornach
3. Faust's Penetration into the Spiritual World Faust, the Striving Human Being 11 Apr 1915 Dornach
4. Easter and Whitsuntide III Festivals of the Seasons 22 May 1915 Dornach
4. The Mood of Whitsun: Faust's Initiation with the Spirits of the Earth Faust, the Striving Human Being 22 May 1915 Dornach
5. “Faust”, the Greatest Work of Striving in the World, the Classical Phantasmagoria Faust, the Striving Human Being 30 May 1915 Dornach
6. Faust's Ascension Faust, the Striving Human Being 14 Aug 1915 Dornach
7. Mystical Knowledge and Spiritual Revelation of the Nature Perception of Spirits Faust, the Striving Human Being 15 Aug 1915 Dornach
8. The Realm of Mothers. The Glorious Matter Faust, the Striving Human Being 16 Aug 1915 Dornach
9. Wisdom – Beauty – Goodness Michael – Gabriel – Raphael Faust, the Striving Human Being 19 Aug 1916 Dornach
10. The Historical Significance of “Faust” Faust, the Striving Human Being 20 Aug 1916 Dornach
11. The “Entombment” the Essence of the Lemurs, the Fat and Scrawny Devil Faust, the Striving Human Being 4 Sep 1916 Dornach
12. Goethe's Insights into the Secrets of Human Existence Faust, the Striving Human Being 9 Sep 1916 Dornach
13. Insights into the True Reality Goethe Sought Faust, the Striving Human Being 10 Sep 1916 Dornach
14. Goethe's Search for the Depths of Becoming and the Mysteries of the World in His “Faust” Faust, the Striving Human Being 11 Sep 1916 Dornach