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Following the death of the Austrian philosopher and spiritual
scientist Rudolf Steiner in 1925, Ita Wegman - one of his closest
esoteric pupils - began to publish regular letters to the members
of the Anthroposophical Society. In Steiner's tradition, these
letters were appended with 'leading thoughts' (or guiding
principles). Esoteric Studies collects many of these 'letters to
friends', together with various articles, reports and addresses by
Ita Wegman on subjects such as the Christmas Foundation Conference,
the Goetheanum building and the festival of Michaelmas. Featuring
an informative foreword by Crispian Villeneuve and a commemorative
study by George Adams, this book provides a fine introduction to
the work of Ita Wegman, as well as a rousing call for courage and
wakefulness in the spirit of the Archangel Michael!
This unique collection presents Ita Wegman's principal writings and
lectures on the Mysteries - both the Mysteries of the ancient world
to which she felt personally connected, and the spiritual science
of anthroposophy, which she saw as the contemporary form of Mystery
wisdom. The volume begins with Ita Wegman's firsthand account of
Rudolf Steiner's final days and hours on earth - written
immediately after his death in 1925 - followed by several of her
powerful letters 'To All Members' and their related 'Leading
Thoughts'. Various longer studies are featured, including her
lecture 'A Fragment from the History of the Mysteries' - delivered
at the opening of the second Goetheanum in 1928 - articles on
Ephesus and the Colchian Mysteries, and personal impressions of
Columba's Iona, the island of Staffa (with its initiatory Fingal's
Cave), and Palestine, the land where Christ once walked the earth.
These writings - several composed specifically for an English
readership - bring us closer to the inner being of Ita Wegman,
offering insight into her knowledge, vision and understanding of
anthroposophy. Her stimulating ideas throw light on the
transformation of the ancient Mysteries to anthroposophical
knowledge and activity today.
Written in 1925 (CW 27) In this classic introductory work on
spiritual medicine, Rudolf Steiner worked in a unique literary
collaboration with the physician Ita Wegman. Their aim was to
revitalize the art of healing through spiritual knowledge--yet in
so doing they did not underrate or dismiss modern allopathic
medicine; rather, they illumined ordinary medicine beyond its
materialistic outlook to a fuller realization of the human
condition. As Ita Wegman wrote in her preface: "The aim was not to
underestimate scientific medicine in an amateurish way; it was
given full recognition. But it was important to add to existing
knowledge the insights that can come from true perception of the
spirit, enabling us to understand the processes of illness and
healing." Today this new extension of practical medicine--generally
called "anthroposophical medicine"--is used and valued by many
physicians in numerous clinics around the world. Contents: Foreword
by Dr. Michael Evans 1. Understanding the True Nature of Man as a
Basis of Medical Practice 2. Why Do People Fall Ill? 3. The
Phenomena of Life 4. On the Nature of the Sentient Organism 5.
Plant, Animal, Man 6. Blood and Nerve 7. The Nature of Medicinal
Actions 8. Activities in the Human Organism--Diabetes Mellitus 9.
The Role of Protein in the Human Body and Proteinuria 10. The Role
of Fat in the Human Organism and Deceptive Local Symptom Complexes
11. The Configuration of the Human Body and Gout 12. Development
and Separating-off Processes of the Human Organism 13. On the
Nature of Illness and Healing 14. The Therapeutic Way of Thinking
15. The Method of Treatment 16. Perceiving Medicinal Qualities 17.
Perceiving the Nature of Substances as a Basis of Pharmacognosy 18.
Eurythmy Therapy 19. Characteristic Illnesses 20. Typical Medicines
This volume is a translation from the German of Grundlegendes fur
eine Erweiterung der Heilkunst nach geisteswissenschaflichen
Erkenntnissen (GA 27).
1925. This volume discusses an extension of the art of healing
through spiritual knowledge. The authors had no thought of
underrating the scientific medicine of their time. Their aim was to
supplement the science already in existence by the illumination
that can flow, from a true knowledge of the spirit, toward a living
grasp of the processes of illness and of healing. Their purpose was
to bring into new life, not the instinctive habit of the soul which
still existed in the mysteries of ancient time, but a method of
research corresponding to the fully evolved consciousness of modern
man, which can be lifted into spiritual regions.
Ita Wegman, born in 1876 to a Dutch family living in Indonesia,
first met Rudolf Steiner in Berlin in 1902 when she was 26 years
old. She studied medicine at the University of Zurich and in 1917,
following Steiner's indications, developed a treatment for cancer
using mistletoe. In 1921 she founded the first anthroposophical
medical clinic, in Arlesheim, Switzerland, followed in 1922 by the
Sonnenhof home for children with special needs. Karl Koenig first
met Wegman in 1927, and she quickly recognized his great potential,
as well as his weaknesses. She invited him to work at the Arlesheim
clinic as her assistant, and encouraged and advised him in his
medical work. This book includes the complete correspondence
between Koenig and Wegman.
This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.
1925. This volume discusses an extension of the art of healing
through spiritual knowledge. The authors had no thought of
underrating the scientific medicine of their time. Their aim was to
supplement the science already in existence by the illumination
that can flow, from a true knowledge of the spirit, toward a living
grasp of the processes of illness and of healing. Their purpose was
to bring into new life, not the instinctive habit of the soul which
still existed in the mysteries of ancient time, but a method of
research corresponding to the fully evolved consciousness of modern
man, which can be lifted into spiritual regions.
1925. This volume discusses an extension of the art of healing
through spiritual knowledge. The authors had no thought of
underrating the scientific medicine of their time. Their aim was to
supplement the science already in existence by the illumination
that can flow, from a true knowledge of the spirit, toward a living
grasp of the processes of illness and of healing. Their purpose was
to bring into new life, not the instinctive habit of the soul which
still existed in the mysteries of ancient time, but a method of
research corresponding to the fully evolved consciousness of modern
man, which can be lifted into spiritual regions.
This volume discusses an extension of the art of healing through
spiritual knowledge. The authors had no thought of underrating the
scientific medicine of their time. Their aim was to supplement the
science already in existence by the illumination that can flow,
from a true knowledge of the spirit, toward a living grasp of the
processes of illness and of healing. Their purpose was to bring
into new life, not the instinctive habit of the soul which still
existed in the mysteries of ancient time, but a method of research
corresponding to the fully evolved consciousness of modern man,
which can be lifted into spiritual regions.
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