Riddles of the Soul: (Cw 21) (Mercury Press) - Softcover

Steiner, Rudolf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1957569484 ISBN 13: 9781957569482

Publisher: Mercury Press (Canada), 2025

Synopsis

Riddles of the Soul is the first complete English edition of one of the major books by Rudolf Steiner, Von Seelenrätseln. Dr. Steiner said of the first essay that it is written not with a pen, but with "soul-spades that want to rip away the planks that board up the world, i.e., that want to clear away the limits to knowledge set by natural science, but want to do so with inner work of the soul." In the second essay Steiner does battle with Max Dessoir, a typical foe of the spirit. He describes for the first time how the three soul-forces (thinking, feeling, and willing) relate to the three systems of the body (nerve-sense, rhythmic, and metabolic-limb). This unique work is an exploration of inner and outer frontiers and how bridges between them are built.

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About the Author

Rudolf 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. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercury Press (Canada)
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1957569484
• ISBN 13: 9781957569482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166