{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-threshold-cw-147-9780880101950","title":"Secrets of the Threshold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 lectures in Munich, August 24-31, 1913 (CW 147)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRudolf Steiner gave these lectures just after the first performance of his mystery drama \u003ci\u003eThe Souls' Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e in Munich. He offers details of one's experience of spiritual development and crossing the threshold of the spiritual world. Steiner explains that humanity stands today at this threshold, and that the keys to crossing it include self-knowledge, self-control, and a clear recognition of the activities of Lucifer and Ahriman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese lectures contain some of Steiner's most profound insights into the path to higher knowledge. He gave the lectures twice each day, mornings and evenings, in the \"Princes' Hall\" of the Café Luitpold in Munich. Performances of \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian of the Threshold: Soul Events in Dramatic Scenes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Souls' Awakening: Soul and Spirit Events in Dramatic Scenes\u003c\/i\u003e at the Volkstheaters, also given twice. The drama receiving its first performance was named in the program announcements as \"The Awakening of Maria and Thomasius (or The Other Side of the Threshold).\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fifth mystery drama had been planned for summer 1914, and a lecture course titled \"Occult Hearing and Occult Reading\" would have been given August 18 to 27, but the beginning of World War I prevented further festivals in Munich.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Threshold\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation from German of \u003ci\u003eDie Geheimnisse der Schwelle\u003c\/i\u003e (GA 147). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteiner, Rudolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (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.","brand":"Anthroposophic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623517323538,"sku":"9780880101950","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f22509a6-a33c-41db-88c6-2cc8d329eac1.jpg?v=1761040879","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/secrets-of-the-threshold-cw-147-9780880101950","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}