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Lazarus, Come Forth!: Meditations of a Christian Esotericist on the Mysteries of the Raising of Lazarus, the Ten Commandments, the Three Kingdoms & the Breath of Life
7 lectures, Torquay, UK, August 12-20, 1924 (CW 311)
These seven intimate, aphoristic talks were presented to a small group on Steiner's final visit to England. Because they were given to "pioneers" dedicated to opening a new Waldorf school, these talks are often considered one of the best introductions to Waldorf education.
Steiner shows the necessity for teachers to work on themselves first, in order to transform their own inherent gifts. He explains the need to use humor to keep their teaching lively and imaginative. Above all, he stresses the tremendous importance of doing everything in the knowledge that children are citizens of both the spiritual and the earthly worlds. And, throughout these lectures, he continually returns to the practical value of Waldorf education.
These talks are filled with practical illustrations and revolve around certain themes--the need for observation in teachers; the dangers of stressing the intellect too early; children's need for teaching that is concrete and pictorial; the education of children's souls through wonder and reverence; the importance of first presenting the "whole," then the parts, to the children's imagination.
Here is one of the best introductions to Waldorf education, straight from the man who started it all.
This volume is a translation of Die Kunst des Erziehens aus dem Erfassen der Menschenwesenheit, volume 311 of the Complete Centenary Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner, published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland.
These seven intimate, aphoristic talks were presented to a small group on Steiner's final visit to England. Because they were given to "pioneers" dedicated to opening a new Waldorf school, these talks are often considered one of the best introductions to Waldorf education.
Steiner shows the necessity for teachers to work on themselves first, in order to transform their own inherent gifts. He explains the need to use humor to keep their teaching lively and imaginative. Above all, he stresses the tremendous importance of doing everything in the knowledge that children are citizens of both the spiritual and the earthly worlds. And, throughout these lectures, he continually returns to the practical value of Waldorf education.
These talks are filled with practical illustrations and revolve around certain themes--the need for observation in teachers; the dangers of stressing the intellect too early; children's need for teaching that is concrete and pictorial; the education of children's souls through wonder and reverence; the importance of first presenting the "whole," then the parts, to the children's imagination.
Here is one of the best introductions to Waldorf education, straight from the man who started it all.
This volume is a translation of Die Kunst des Erziehens aus dem Erfassen der Menschenwesenheit, volume 311 of the Complete Centenary Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner, published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach, Switzerland.
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First published January 1, 1985
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Valentin Tomberg
31 books46 followersValentin Arnoldevitch Tomberg was an Estonian-Russian Christian mystic, scholar, and hermetic magician.
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June 11, 2014
Profound, indescribably profound. Meditations on the Tarot is closely related to this and that book turned my life inside-out.
This book is like a very deep extension or supplement to MotT, written in its aftermath. The author is clearly gravely concerned for the fate of the Church after Vatican II and his unmitigated criticism of Vatican II both shocked and ultimately helped me, as well another important section on dogma as a lodestar, clearly related to the crisis the author saw in the world and in the Church.
But the book is so much more than this. I have an extensive review of it at my website, with an archive of many more articles regarding the author. Link: http://corjesusacratissimum.org/tag/v....
This book is like a very deep extension or supplement to MotT, written in its aftermath. The author is clearly gravely concerned for the fate of the Church after Vatican II and his unmitigated criticism of Vatican II both shocked and ultimately helped me, as well another important section on dogma as a lodestar, clearly related to the crisis the author saw in the world and in the Church.
But the book is so much more than this. I have an extensive review of it at my website, with an archive of many more articles regarding the author. Link: http://corjesusacratissimum.org/tag/v....
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