Anthroposophy Today Edited by Dan Lloyd and Iain Rodger Summer 1986 No 1 Anthroposophy Today is issued twice a year free of charge to members of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain. Contributions should be sent to Dan Lloyd at the address below and must be typed double-spaced, on one side of the paper only, with generous margins (sides, top and bottom). Originals, not photocopies, must be supplied, and un- commissioned material accompanied by a sae. We look forward to hearing from would-be contributors and suggest that it would be helpful first to submit a synopsis so that, if acceptable, a length can be agreed. All material for the Winter 1986 issue must be received by 1 September. Forum: Readers are invited to help make a success of Forum by submitting their views on what they have read, or questions they would like answered, in contributions of not more than 500 words so that the journal can provide a platform for as many readers as possible who wish to join in, or initiate, a debate. Responsibility for the contents of articles attaches only to the writers. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are available to non-members at £5.70 (UK) and £6.50 (overseas) inc p&p. Single issues are half these rates. Advertising: Camera-ready artwork should be supplied. Rates: Quarter page £10, Half page £20, Full page £50. All material for the Winter 1986 issue must be received by 1 September. Cheques should be made payable to Anthroposophy Today. Editorial correspondence Advertising and Subscriptions Dan Lloyd Eileen Lloyd 36 Church Walk, Leatherhead Surrey KT22 8HH Cover design by Christiana Beaven. Illustrations by Bibi Freeman. Published by the Executive Council of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain, Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 6XT. Typesetting by West Farthing Grange, 6 Redcliffe Street, London SW10 9DS. Printed by Whitstable Litho Ltd, Millstrood Road, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3PP. (C) Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain, London 1986. ISSN 0269-3259 Summer 1996 - no. 1 Contents In this first issue of Anthroposophy Today, which is to be published twice a year, the practice of dealing with a theme has been continued, and Rudolf Steiner’s lecture World Downfall and Resurrection provides inspiration for five contributors. World Downfall and Resurrection Rudolf Steiner 5 Illness - a Gift of the Gods Susan Arstall 18 Education as the Key to Change Constance Cook 22 Mahler’s Symphony No 2 ‘Resurrection5 Iain Rodger 26 The Redemption of Feeling Hugh Hetherington 30 The Need for Resurrection Erich Bunzl 34 Rudolf Steiner’s True Mission Steven Roboz 39 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part One Rudi Lissau 46 A New Look at Old Stones John M Wood 50 A Book for Heroes Evelyn Francis Capel 62 On the Brink of Tranquillity David Lorimer 69 Forum 73 Book Reviews 77 This Ever Diverse Pair • Three Streams in the Evolution of Mankind • The Testament of Xanthippus • The Sun • The Year Participated • The Temple Legend • Manor Matter • The Four Ethers • Survival? Body, Mind and Death in the Light of Psychic Experience • New Vistas in Psychology / The W ay of Anthroposophy Poem 45 Anthroposophy Today Edited by Dan Lloyd and Iain Rodger Winter 1986 No 2 Winter no.2Winter1986-Contents Intervals of the Life On Earth Rudolf Steiner 5 Reincarnation: A Question of Reliability Stewart Easton 13 The Tragedy of 20th Century Germany John Lees 25 What is Sense-Free Thinking? Terence Davies 32 Marion Millett, Toymaker Monica Gilhooly Sharon 43 Freedom from Sexuality Iain Rodger 46 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part Two Rudi Lissau 55 A Plague of our Times? Norbert Glas 59 The Foundation Stone Meditation Susan Stern 64 Forum 71 Book Reviews 77 The Origins of Natural Science • About Your Relation to Rudolf Steiner • Aurora • Genesis - The First Book of Revelations • Toward a Phenomenology of the Etheric World • The Karma of Materialism • Soul Economy and Waldorf Education Poems Isis Sophia 70 Orpheus 92 A Christmas Meditation 91 TOiaaiiiBiiwiii Anthroposophy Today Edited by Dan Lloyd and Iain Rodger Summer 1987 No 3 Summer no.Summer19873Contents The Interpretation of Fairy Tales Rudolf Steiner 5 Once, Twice, Thrice Upon a Time William Smirthwaite 28 Christ’s Second Coming Evelyn Capel 33 The Architectural Genius of Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey Charles Lawrie 40 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part Three Rudi Lissau 48 The Gods Above and the Underworld Below John Lees 53 No Man Is an Island John Bowyer 63 Forum 67 Book Reviews 78 The Gospel of St Mark • The Principle of Spiritual Economy • Embryogenesis in Myth and Science • Moses • Spiritual Science as a Foundation for Social Forms • Polarities in the Evolution of Mankind • The Qualities of Time • Fairfield Folk Poems 91 Anthroposophy Today Edited by Dan Lloyd and Iain Rodger Winter 1987 No 4 Winter 1987 - no. 4 Contents The Three Stages of Sleep Rudolf Steiner 5 Tir-na-nog and Man’s Sleeping and Waking Marna Pease 17 Celtic Christian Individualism Allysen Caris 27 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part Four Rudi Lissau 42 The School of Chartres Rene M Querido 48 Skill in Action Crispian Villeneuve 56 Anthroposophy and Politics Marek Majorak 64 How Old Is the Earth? N C Thomas 69 Forum 74 Book Reviews 80 Macrocosm and Microcosm • William Blake - Prophet of Universal Brotherhood • Vision in Action - The Art of Taking and Shaping Initiatives • The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity • Destruction or Transformation of the Earth • Books Received Anthroposophy Today Edited by Dan Lloyd and Iain Rodger Summer 1988 No 5 Sum m er 1988 - no. 5 Contents Hermes and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt Rudolf Steiner 5 Old and New in Hermetic Tradition Andrew W elburn 23 The Renewal of Star Wisdom Margaret Jonas 31 The End of the Century Roma Browne 40 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part Five Rudi Lissau 46 Pure Ethereal Stream Crispian Villeneuve 52 Faith, Knowledge and Belief Terence Davies 60 The Significance of the Grail Story For Our Time Rene M Querido 68 Forum 76 Book Reviews 80 Eurythmie - Else Klink • Old Testament Studies • Lyrics from the Book of Nature • Ariadne’s Awakening • The Golden Age of Chartres • Parsival • Rudolf Steiner - Life, work, path and social activities Poem 30 Anthroposophy Today Edited by Dan Lloyd and Iain Rodger Winter 1988 No 6 Winter no.ContentsWinter19886 The Influence of the Dead on the Life of Man on Earth Rudolf Steiner 5 The Challenge of the Consciousness Soul John Lees 22 Three Childhood Years and True Egohood Friedrich Hiebel 30 Astronomy, Astrology, Astrosophy Robert Powell 40 The Conscious Soul Iain Rodger 56 New Forms from Old Life Anthony Kaye 60 Skill in Action Crispian Villeneuve 68 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part Six Rudi Lissau 75 Rudolf Steiner’s Musical Impulse Elisabeth Gaertner 81 Forum 84 Book Reviews 86 Goethe’s Scientific Consciousness • The Wisdom of Fairy Tales • Rudolf Steiner: Essential Readings • From a Notebook (by Albert Steffen) • Colour: Some Philosophical Problems from Wittgenstein Poems Apple Blossom 74 Whitsun 80 Anthroposophy Today Editorial team for this issue: Susanne Mainzer, Anna Meuss, Eileen Lloyd Summer 1989 No 7 Summer no.Summer19897Contents The Druid Stone 4 Druid Stone Sketch and St John’s Tide Imagination Frank Teichmann 5 Observation in Four Stages Robert Chamberlain and Barrie Christian 25 In Search of Rudolf Steiner Part Seven Rudi Lissau 32 The Reversal of the W ill and the Meeting with the Power of the Logos Georg Kuehlewind 39 Forum 45 Book Reviews 51 Twin Roads to the New Millennium ■ The Twelve Holy Nights and the Spiritual Hierarchies ■ The Karma of Untruthfulness - Vol 1 • Scientists and Visionaries • The Waldorf Song Book • The Living Being ■ Birth; In the Midst of Life; Death Anthroposophy Today Editorial team for this issue: Susanne Mainzer, Anna Meuss, Eileen Lloyd Winter 1989 No 8 Winter 19898no.ContentsWinter Tapestry: ‘The Boy Lives in the Spirit-weaving o f Nature' 4 Moral Insight and Moral Courage Michael Luxford 5 The 33-Year Rhythm Ernst Lehrs 12 Biographical Notes on Time David Auerbach and Ernst August Mueller 18 Ptolemy and the Zodiac Norman Davidson 35 More About The Karma of Untruthfulness Rudi Lissau 41 Forum 47 Book Reviews 50 Kings and Prophets • The Destinies of Individuals and Nations • W hat the Bee Knows • Computers in Education ■ Art Inspired by Rudolf Steiner Anthroposophy Today Editorial team for this issue: Kenneth Bayes, Anna Meuss, Eileen Lloyd Spring 1990 No 9 Spring 1990 no. 9 Contents Frontispiece: Interior of Rudolf Steiner Bau, Salzburg 4 Anthroposophy and Architecture Kenneth Bayes 5 Architecture in Camphill Joan deRis Allen 18 A New Home for Anthroposophy in Salzburg Robert Lord 25 The Modem Movement Andrew Beard 28 Architecture for the Human Being Christopher Day 33 About Architecture Barbara Manteuffel 42 The Gothic Enigma Kenneth Bayes 47 A Confluence of Architects Kenneth Bayes, Tony Cooper and David Sutherland 51 Art and Science - Two Streams from One Source Rudolf Steiner 54 Book Reviews 58 The Philosophy of Freedom • The Ever Changing Garden Colour printing in this issue has been made possible through gift money received from Joan Allen, Kenneth Bayes, Andrew Beard, Camphill Architects, Christopher Day, Susanne Mainzer, Philip Martyn, A nna Meuss and two others. I Anthroposophy Today Editorial team for this issue: Susanne Mainzer, Eileen Lloyd Summer 1990 No 10 Summer no.Contents199010 Frontispiece: ‘Michael’, metal statue by Hermann Gross, Camphill, Aberdeen 4 The Meaning and Value of Curative Education and Curative W ork Karl Koenig 5 Fifty Years of Camphill and Looking Ahead 8 Introduction