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Rudolf Steiner's Foundational Books
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Rudolf SteinerRudolf Steiner saw several of his written works as fundamental to the recovery of human dignity, freedom, and wisdom. Below are those considered his “Foundational Books.” They contain the essence of Rudolf Steiner's explanations of the philosophy and practice of Anthroposophy, or spiritual science.

Rudolf Steiner gave considerable attention to his written works, which he considered sufficient for a complete undeerstanding of his spiritual scientific approach to inner development and social renewal. For a partial list of his written works, click here
Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path
Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path
A Philosophy of Freedom
Rudolf Steiner, Gertrude Reif Hughes, Michael Lipson, Ph.D.

This is not abstract philosophy; it is a warm, heart-oriented guide to the practice and experience of “living thinking.” Readers will not find abstract philosophy here, but a step-by-step account of how a person may come to experience living, intuitive thinking — “the conscious experience of a purely spiritual content.”
An Outline of Esoteric Science
An Outline of Esoteric Science
Rudolf Steiner, Clopper Almon, Catherine E. Creeger

In this essential work of spiritual science, we see how the creation and evolution of humanity is embedded in the heart of the vast, invisible web of interacting cosmic beings, through whom the alchemical processes of cosmic evolution continue to unfold.
How to Know Higher Worlds
How to Know Higher Worlds
A Modern Path of Initiation
Rudolf Steiner, Arthur Zajonc, Christopher Bamford

Steiner carefully and precisely leads the reader from the cultivation of the fundamental soul attitudes of reverence and inner tranquility to the development of inner life through the stages of preparation, illumination, and initiation.
Theosophy
Theosophy
An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosmos
Rudolf Steiner, Catherine E. Creeger, Michael Holdrege

A key work for anyone looking for a solid founda­tion in spiritual reality. Steiner presents a compre­hensive understanding of human nature — from the physical body and the soul to our central spirit being.
Christianity as Mystical Fact
Christianity as Mystical Fact
And the Mysteries of Antiquity
Rudolf Steiner, Christopher Bamford, Andrew Welburn, Michael Debus

This is a foundational work—in Stiener’s own development, in that of Western esotericism, and for our understanding of the Christ event. Readers will find the evolutionary development from the ancient Mysteries through the great Greek philosophers to the events portrayed in the Gospels.
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