{"product_id":"from-the-history-and-contents-rudolf-steiner-9780880106405","title":"From the History and Contents of the First Section of the Esoteric School: Letters, Documents, and Lectures: 1904-1914 (Cw 264)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetters, Documents, and Lectures (CW 264)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rudolf Steiner has become the pioneer in the very domain where, through his indications, human beings for the first time have been allowed freedom...he had to build a basis and create a spiritual attitude through which--by finding the solid moral support within--one might in this freedom avoid falling prey to temptation and aberration.\" --\u003cb\u003eMarie Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an important text for anyone interested in the development of Rudolf Steiner's teaching and for those wishing to explore the advice and admonitions Steiner provided for his early esoteric students. This collection of letters, circulars, and lectures offer a glimpse of the birth of the anthroposophic movement from the German section of the Theosophical Society of the late nineteenth century. One gains a clear picture of why Steiner could no longer work within the theosophic framework, as well as the events that led to the split between the Theosophical Society under the leadership of Annie Besant and the Esoteric School under Steiner's guidance and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimarily in the form of letters are the specific exercises and advice that Steiner gave to pupils who wished to further their spiritual capacities. Also included are his early lectures and teachings concerning the \"Masters\" and their relationship to human evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the History and Contents of the First Section of the Esoteric School 1904-1914\u003c\/i\u003e includes introductory and concluding remarks by Hella Wiesberger, the original editor of this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman source: \u003ci\u003eZur Geschichte und aus den Inhalten der ersten Abteilung der Esoterischen Schule, \u003c\/i\u003e 1904-1914 (GA 264).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudolf Steiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0880106409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780880106405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steiner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.20d","brand":"Rudolf Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078125678847,"sku":"9780880106405","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_269a76b9-6c74-41ac-a814-2ccdd5432d85.jpg?v=1685473685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-the-history-and-contents-rudolf-steiner-9780880106405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}