The Meaning of the Goetheanum Windows: Rudolf Steiner's story of the Spiritual Quest carved into nine stained glass windows - Softcover

Anderson, Adrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0994160232 ISBN 13: 9780994160232

Publisher: Threshold Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

The building known as the Goetheanum, near Basel, is the world centre for the Rudolf Steiner movement. It has nine huge stained glass windows, in which fascinating scenes have been carved, about the meaning of life and the path to spirituality.

In these windows, Rudolf Steiner provided visual guidance to the spiritual mysteries of underlying human existence, which speak more powerfully than words.

This book is a handy guide to understanding these scenes, for travellers and for students of Rudolf Steiner's teachings.

The most informed and insightful commentary written on these windows.

Beautiful graphics, showing the windows in their original colours and original triple-arched shape, which has a powerful artistic impact on the viewer.

These nine scenes are presented here in clear images, based on the coloured drawings used by the artist in charge in the 1920s.

Written by world-leading authority on Steiner's teachings, Dr. Adrian Anderson, who presents documents published by the Steiner Archives, and artworks from ancient cultures which provide keys to understanding the messages of these windows.

95 pages in nearly A4 size, with 22 coloured pages.

About this title

About the Author

Adrian Anderson, Ph.D., is an Australian-born author and lecturer in spirituality, including the ideas of Rudolf Steiner. He is the author of 14 books. His Doctoral Thesis is a pioneering assessment of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual philosophy, for the academic reader. His introductory Rudolf Steiner Handbook is acclaimed for its clarity, immense learning and spiritual insights. He is an accredited Translator and has knowledge of many languages including Attic and Hellenistic Greek, old Icelandic and modern and medieval German, and an extensive background of research into a wide variety of subjects. These include the spiritual path, New Testament studies, Celtic spirituality, the Grecian Mysteries, spiritual ecology, German mysticism, astrology and astronomy, and ancient sacred sites.

Edition details

• Publisher: Threshold Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0994160232
• ISBN 13: 9780994160232
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100