Contributions by Owen Barfield
Translated by Daisy Aldan, John Fentress Gardner, Isabel Grieve, Brigitte Knaack, Ernst Lehrs, Ruth Pusch and Hans Pusch
- Publisher
Mercury Press - Published
1st December 2006 - ISBN 9781957569185
- Language English
- Pages 120 pp.
- Size 8.5" x 11"
A Compilation of Six Different Translations
Rudolf Steiner’s German verses are presented side by side with six translations along with paraphrased text by Owen Barfield, each representing a facet of the original.
Reflecting the passage of the sun between the spring and fall equinoxes—Easter to Michaelmas and back again—Rudolf Steiner's Calendar of the Soul is composed of corresponding verses that reveal the polarity of the earth’s rhythm of breathing out and breathing in.
The light of the Soul Calendar’s true language—our soul's language—shines through these translations of Steiner's 52 mantric verses, enabling those who contemplate them to imbue their own soul’s language with their wisdom.
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 1861–1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe’s scientific writings. Steiner termed his spiritual philosophy anthroposophy, meaning “wisdom of the human being.” As an exceptionally developed seer, he based his work on direct knowledge and perception of spiritual dimensions. He initiated a modern, universal “spiritual science” that is accessible to anyone willing to exercise clear and unbiased thinking. From his spiritual investigations, Steiner provided suggestions for the renewal of numerous activities, including education (general and for special needs), agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy, Christianity, and the arts. There are currently thousands of schools, clinics, farms, and initiatives in other fields that involve practical work based on the principles Steiner developed. His many published works feature his research into the spiritual nature of human beings, the evolution of the world and humanity, and methods for personal development. He wrote some thirty books and delivered more than six thousand lectures throughout much of Europe. In 1924, Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches around the world.