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Karl Koenig, the founder of Camphill, was a prolific lecturer and
writer on a wide range of subjects from anthroposophy and
Christology through social questions and curative education to
science and history. The Karl Koenig Archive are working on a
programme of publishing these works over the coming years. This is
the fourth book to be published in the series. In this remarkable
collection of Karl Koenig's letters and essays, Koenig considers
and discusses the fundamentals of special needs education. He shows
that there are three core aspects to a successful holistic
education and healing approach: firstly, a positive social
environment, which in the context of Camphill is achieved through
small family units of carers and children; secondly, that carers'
work is based on an insightful understanding of the nature and
potential of each individual child and disability; and thirdly that
medical treatment is imbued with courage to keep believing that the
impossible is possible.
'The task is to create a form of social life by which the soil, the
plants, the animals are in harmony with each other.' -- Karl Koenig
Karl Koenig was deeply concerned for the relationship between the
earth and humanity, and how landscape, plants and animals
contribute to that relationship. This book presents sixteen
lectures and essays by Koenig, which explore the connection between
biodynamics, domestic animals, elemental beings and many other
aspects of farming and agriculture, all the time looking for how
harmony and balance can be achieved in relation to the needs of
human beings. This includes a revised edition of material
previously published in Earth and Man.
There is renewed interest among art photographers in a number of
historic printing techniques because of the remarkable effects they
produce. The reader will discover how to create beautifully tinted
mono- and polychromatic gum and oil images using the author's
version of this 19th century technique. Step-by-step illustrated
instructions with directions for further experimentation provide a
perfect source for learning this new, yet old, printing technique.
Gumoil printing involves contact-printing a positive transparency
onto gum-coated paper. Oil paint is then applied and rubbed into
nongummed areas of the print. With bleach etching, mono- and
polychromatic variations are possible. A chapter on digital
printing combines the new and the historic, making this technique
even more accessible for the art photographer.
Includes a new chapter on digital printing techniques Step by step
instructions for using this techniqueEight page insert containing
10 beautiful color images
Fleeing from Nazi Europe in the late 1930s, Austrian-born Karl
Koenig and his colleagues founded the first Camphill community, for
children with special needs, outside Aberdeen in the north of
Scotland. The seven essays by Koenig in this book explain the
principles behind what would grow to become a worldwide movement.
The insights in this book reveal the inner motivations that drove
Koenig and his team to persevere with their social project, and
help modern-day readers to understand how they succeeded in
building a network that now numbers over one hundred communities in
twenty countries around the world. Includes extensive diary
excerpts, documents and photographs from the Karl Koenig Archive.
Through his work as a physician, Karl Koenig explored the
relationship between the rhythm of the seasons, the Christian
festivals, thinking in particular about their effect on human
beings and communities. This fascinating collection of Koenig's
essays, lectures and notes looks at the cycle of the year and the
different aspects of all the Christian festivals, from Easter to
the Twelve Holy Days of Christmas. Koenig discusses the idea that
human beings can derive inner strength from festival celebrations
through an active social life and participation in community, and
also that a strong, healthy community life relies on the
celebration of festivals.
Karl Koenig's plays for the festivals of the year are arguably his
most original creations. Written to be performed in Camphill
communities, they show a deep understanding of the Christian
festivals. With one exception, all fourteen plays were written
during the early years of the Camphill movement, and Koenig's hope
was that their performance would help bring communities together.
Not only is their content entertaining and informative, but the act
of performing provides great benefits as social therapy. Since
then, the plays have been translated into many languages and
performed in Camphill and other communities around the world. This
is the first time that the original texts of all the plays have
been published together. They are presented with an introduction
and commentary by series editor Richard Steel, alongside
fascinating performance photographs.
The concept of a "directing object" is based on extensive clinical
observations linked to a combination of ego psychology and object
relations theory in the tradition of Otto Kernberg and Anne Marie
and Joseph Sandler. People with a phobic disposition are those who
were not, during childhood, permitted to learn by trial and error
and thus gain confidence in their actions. They did not learn to
direct their own actions and did not develop confidence in their
capability to act successfully. In their inner world, they did not
establish an internal directing object. Thus, they now need an
external directing object, who watches over them. This has
considerable influence on interpersonal relationships and on work.
Phobic persons can work without difficulty when there is a external
directing object, but they will not be able to work without such a
companion. In therapy, they use their therapist as a directing
object, which can create the illusion that the phobic patient is
already much better.
There is renewed interest among art photographers in a number of
historic printing techniques because of the remarkable effects they
produce. The reader will discover how to create beautifully tinted
mono- and polychromatic gum and oil images using the author's
version of this 19th century technique. Step-by-step illustrated
instructions with directions for further experimentation provide a
perfect source for learning this new, yet old, printing
technique.Gumoil printing involves contact-printing a positive
transparency onto gum-coated paper. Oil paint is then applied and
rubbed into nongummed areas of the print. With bleach etching,
mono- and polychromatic variations are possible. A chapter on
digital printing combines the new and the historic, making this
technique even more accessible for the art photographer.
This book follows Karl Koenig's spiritual journey from his early
years to the end of his life. Through the words of his diaries, in
which his battles with health and his impatient temperament are
recorded with merciless honesty, we can follow his inner path that
led to profound insights into the nature of children with special
needs. His personal wrestlings and innate spirituality laid the
foundation for his work in the Camphill Schools and Villages.
Includes facsimile reproductions of some of Koenig's original diary
pages. About the Karl Koenig Archive: Karl Koenig, the founder of
Camphill, was a prolific lecturer and writer on a wide range of
subjects from anthroposophy and Christology through social
questions and curative education to science and history. The Karl
Koenig Archive are working on a programme of publishing these works
over the coming years.
Koenig often gave lectures based around Christian festivals, and
the selection in this book were first presented at Easter time. The
central theme here is the development of conscience and memory,
which raises questions about individual freedom and spirituality,
particularly in the context of community building. Running
alongside the main theme, Koenig discusses subjects close to his
heart including the search for the Grail, Parsifal and St Paul,
bringing them together in surprising and challenging ways.
The concept of a "directing object" is based on extensive clinical
observations linked to a combination of ego psychology and object
relations theory in the tradition of Otto Kernberg and Anne Marie
and Joseph Sandler. People with a phobic disposition are those who
were not, during childhood, permitted to learn by trial and error
and thus gain confidence in their actions. They did not learn to
direct their own actions and did not develop confidence in their
capability to act successfully. In their inner world, they did not
establish an internal directing object. Thus, they now need an
external directing object, who watches over them. This has
considerable influence on interpersonal relationships and on work.
Phobic persons can work without difficulty when there is a external
directing object, but they will not be able to work without such a
companion. In therapy, they use their therapist as a directing
object, which can create the illusion that the phobic patient is
already much better.
Food quality is an important issue for our modern world. There is
an increasing awareness that empty calories and mass-produced food
don't offer the quality nutrition that people need, and that
smaller amounts of better-quality food could help combat the
epidemic of obesity sweeping the western world. Karl Koenig
recognised the significance of human nutrition nearly one hundred
years ago. In the 1920s he started lecturing on the subject as part
of a programme of social help in deprived city areas, and in 1936
gave a course for physicians and educators. This book contains two
essays and sixteen lectures ranging from the significance of
nutrition in early childhood and during illness, and descriptions
of the digestive process and the inner organs from a spiritual
point of view, to his ideas about the future development of
nourishment. Koenig's work is introduced by three contemporary
researchers into nutritional practice, and finishes with Koenig's
appreciation of the only mealtime grace given by Rudolf Steiner.
The late nineteenth-century was an era of contrasts. On the one
hand, philosophical materialism was increasing its influence over
science. On the other, there was a growing social awareness and
quest for spiritual values. Karl Koenig explores the personal
stories of twenty-nine pioneers whose work and experiences helped
shape that era. They include artists and writers, social reformers,
philosophers and political activists, and scientists. He considers
how they responded as individuals to the challenges of the changing
world around them. His insights and conclusions are relevant for us
today, as we face our own time of change and upheaval. The
biographies include Helen Keller (1880 1968), Samuel Hahnemann
(1755 1843), Sigmund Freud (1856 1939), Lou Salome (1861 1937),
Gustav Mahler (1860 1911), Charles Darwin (1809 1882) and Adolf von
Hildebrand (1847 1921).
Karl Koenig meditated intensely on the 52 weekly verses of Rudolf
Steiner's Calendar of the Soul. He often encouraged his colleagues
to find inner strength from the verses, and wrote this book as a
guide for them, drawing out the patterns through the course of the
year. There are also some lecture notes and additional essays. This
book will be a useful and inspiring guide for anyone who wants to
fully understand and experience Steiner's Calendar. There is also a
separate complementary book, An Inner Journey Through the Year,
which contains Koenig's 52 colour sketches based on the Calendar of
the Soul.
'There can be no doubt that special traits of character and mental
make-up are found in children and adults who belong to the
different ranks in the order of birth.' In this classic work, Karl
Koenig attempts to explain the various characteristics of first-,
second- and third-born people, without losing sight of the
tremendous individuality of the human being. Just as our
environment shapes our language, social behaviour and mannerisms,
so our place in the family also determines how we encounter life.
This book is a fascinating handbook for parents, teachers and
carers. Over the years it has become a definitive reference on the
subject of child development. This newest edition in the Karl
Koenig Archive series includes a new introduction by series editor
Richard Steel; an extended introduction by Karl Koenig; two new
essays: 'The Two Sisters', and 'Brother and Sister' ; some of Karl
Koenig's lecture notes and transcriptions, and an essay by A.
Limbrunner about the significance of Koenig's work on family order
for today.
Karl Konig, the founder of the Camphill Movement, was very aware of
the need for change in the social order he saw around him. In this
revealing collection of imaginative thought and ideas, he shows,
however, that true social change must begin in individuals. He goes
on to say that renewal is something all human beings can practise
themselves, in the midst of their everyday life.
Alongside his work with the Camphill movement, Karl Koenig was a
prolific writer of stories, poems and meditative verses. This book
contains: -- A selection of his creative work -- Verses for
specific occasions -- Twenty-four poems -- Four stories for
children -- Ten other short stories, including 'Also a Christmas
Story' An extensive introductory essay explores the cultural
environments in which Koenig was writing -- including Vienna in the
early twentieth century, and the challenging times leading up to
the Second World War -- and discusses the creative development of
his literary work.
Karl Koenig, the founder of the Camphill movement, had great
compassion and empathy for people on the margins of society. He
also felt the same brotherly feelings towards the animal world.
This remarkable book offers a closer understanding of some specific
mammals, fish and birds and, along the way, great insight into
human nature as well. Koenig considers the mythological and
historical background, and unique characteristics, of elephants,
bears, horses, cats and dogs; penguins, seals, dolphins, salmon and
eels; and swans and stork, sparrows and doves. Together, the lively
sketches form a visionary zoology. First published in English as
three separate volumes.
Kaspar Hauser was a young man who appeared on the streets of
Nuremberg in Germany in the early nineteenth century. His innocence
and mysterious background captured the hearts of many at the time.
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of Kaspar Hauser's birth. This
timely book draws together Karl Koenig's thoughts on the enigma of
Kaspar Hauser, as well as exploring Koenig's deep connection to the
young man. The book includes Koenig's essay 'The Story of Kaspar
Hauser', as well as essays from Peter Selg on 'Koenig, Wegman and
Kaspar Hauser' and Richard Steel on how Koenig spoke of Kaspar
Hauser in his diaries, notes and letters.
In these lectures Koenig explores the human being and social life,
the individual and community, from an imaginative and often radical
perspective. These explorations range majestically from masks and
archetypal images, the threefold constitution in man and woman, the
karma of vocation, and the fundamental social law, to the place of
work, religion and culture within the threefold social organism,
and karma and reincarnation. These lectures arose from Karl
Koenig's experiences in building up Camphill Communities with
extraordinary people with special needs. They are important both
for the work in Camphill, as well as more broadly in the field of
social therapy and beyond. This is a revised and expanded edition
of the Village Conference Lectures of Karl Koenig, previously
published as In Need of Special Understanding.
Karl Koenig meditated intensely on the 52 weekly verses of Rudolf
Steiner's Calendar of the Soul. During his time in internment on
the Isle of Man, he made these 52 naive, artistic sketches to
accompany each verse. This is a wonderful way to experience an
important spiritual tool. There is also a separate book by Karl
Koenig, The Calendar of the Soul, which is a complementary text
commentary on Steiner's Calendar.
Karl Koenig: My Task is an inspiring introduction to Koenig's
remarkable life and work. This book combines Koenig's
autobiographical fragment and an essay by Peter Selg with two
selected reminiscences written by Koenig's colleagues Anke Weihs
and Hans-Heinrich Engel. Born in 1902 into a Jewish family, Karl
Koenig grew up in Vienna in the last years of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire. He studied medicine and during this time came across the
work of Rudolf Steiner. Soon after graduating he worked with Ita
Wegman in Switzerland, where he also met his wife, Tilla. He was a
pioneer in the early days of Pilgramshain, a home for children with
special needs in Silesia, Germany. However, in 1936 under political
pressure he left Germany for Austria. Here he had a large medical
practice as well as being the focus of a group of young people
interested in Steiner's work. Following the annexation of Austria
by the Nazis, Koenig and many of the young people around him came
to Britain as refugees. The ideal of working together as a
community was put into practice with the founding of Camphill in
1939. Koenig was the driving force behind the expansion of the
Camphill movement across the British Isles, into Europe, South
Africa and North America. He died in 1966.
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.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer
Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags
von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv
Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche
Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext
betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor
1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen
Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.
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