From the History and Contents of the First Section of the Esoteric School, 1904-1914

by Steiner, Rudolf; Wood, John; Wiesberger, Hella; Bamford, Christopeher

• ISBN13: 9780880106405
• ISBN10: 0880106409
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-30
• Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Pr

Summary

The letters in the first part of this volume record that Rudolf Steiner was asked to give esoteric instruction immediately upon his appointment as General Secretary of the German Section of the Esoteric School of Theosophy in 1902. Soon afterward, he was appointed Arch-Warden in Germany and the Austrian Empire, with "full authority to call meetings of the school, to organize groups and appoint wardens, and to do all that was necessary for the welfare of the school."

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Translator's Foreword	p. xix
Introduction to the German Edition	p. xxiii
The Founding of the First Section of the Esoteric School: 1904-1914
Further Introductory Remarks by Hella Wiesberger: Concerning the Structure of the Esoteric School, the Rules, the Lesson Material, and the Method of Instruction in the Esoteric School	p. 3
Letters to Esoteric Pupils, with Exercises	p. 21
The General Rules of the School	p. 107
Individually-Given Exercises	p. 131
From the Teachings about the Masters of Wisdom and of the Harmony of Sensations and Feelings	p. 169
Supplement by Hella Wiesberger: The Masters of Wisdom and of the Harmony of Sensations and Feelings in the Work of Rudolf Steiner	p. 207
The History of the Separation of the Esoteric School into an Eastern and a Western School in 1907
Foreword	p. 231
Three Letters: The So-called "Leadbeater Case"	p. 243
Eleven Letters and an Article Regarding the Choice of Annie Besant To Be the President of the Theosophical Society, which Led to the Separation from the Esoteric School	p. 253
From Esoteric Lessons on Eastern and Western Occultism	p. 283
The Relationship Between the Movement, the Esoteric School, and the Society
Preliminary Remarks	p. 305
Notes on Seven Lectures and Addresses	p. 315
Concluding Remarks	p. 387
Appendices
Preliminary Remarks by the German Editors of the Second Edition	p. 401
Exegesis to Light on the Path	p. 403
Rudolf Steiner's Explanations of The Voice of the Silence	p. 413
Excerpt from the German translation of H. P. Blavatsky's The Voice of the Silence	p. 421
Notes from H. P. Blavatsky's "ES Instructions No. III"	p. 424
Bibliographical Notes	p. 425
Chronological List of Letters, Documents, and Lectures	p. 445
Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works	p. 451
Significant Events in the Life of Rudolf Steiner	p. 465
Index	p. 481
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