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1916

Date Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
01 Jan On the Duty of Clear, Sound Thinking Dornach 165
01 Jan Meditations on the New Year: On the Duty of Clear, Sound Thinking Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 165
02 Jan Perceiving and Remembering Dornach 165
02 Jan Meditations on the New Year: Perceiving and Remembering Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 165
06 Jan Lecture One Transformations of the Human Element of Sensation and Thought from the Fourth to the Fifth Cultural Epoch Dornach 165
07 Jan Lecture Two Transformations of the Human Element of Sensation and Thought from the Fourth to the Fifth Cultural Epoch Dornach 165
08 Jan Ways of Knowing the Eternal Powers of the Human Soul Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Bern 70b
09 Jan The Universal Human: The Unification of Humanity Through the Christ Impulse The Universal Human Bern 165
10 Jan Ways of Knowing the Eternal Powers of the Human Soul Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Zürich 70b
11 Jan The Mission of Spiritual Science and of Its Building at Dornach Liestal 35
12 Jan The Supersensible Being of Man Reincarnation and Immortality Basel 70b
12 Jan How Can Research into the Supersensible Essence of Man be Brought About? Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Basel 70b
14 Jan The Harmony Between Spiritual and Natural Science and Misconceptions about the Former. The Building Dedicated to it in Dornach Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Basel 70b
14 Jan Misunderstandings in Spiritual Research and the Dedication of the Building in Dornach Architecture, Sculpture and Painting of the First Goetheanum Basel 288
15 Jan Lecture One The Conceptual World and Its Relationship to Reality Dornach 165
15 Jan Introductory Words to a Eurythmy Performance Not Yet Available Dornach 277
16 Jan Lecture Two The Conceptual World and Its Relationship to Reality Dornach 165
25 Jan Lecture I Necessity and Freedom Berlin 166
27 Jan Lecture II Necessity and Freedom Berlin 166
30 Jan Lecture III Necessity and Freedom Berlin 166
01 Feb Lecture IV Necessity and Freedom Berlin 166
03 Feb Faust's World Wandering and His Rebirth in German Intellectual Life From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
04 Feb A Healthy Emotional Life and Spiritual Research From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
08 Feb Lecture V Necessity and Freedom Berlin 166
10 Feb Austrian Personalities in the Fields of Poetry and Science From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
11 Feb How Are the Eternal Powers of the Human Soul Investigated? From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
13 Feb Examination of Anthroposophic Literature Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
15 Feb The World View Of German Idealism. A Consideration Regarding Our Fateful Times Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Hamburg 70b
16 Feb Relationships Between the Living and the Dead Hamburg 168
18 Feb The Elements of the Human Being in Life Between Death and Rebirth The Connection Between the Living and the Dead Kassel 168
19 Feb The World View Of German Idealism. A Consideration Regarding Our Fateful Times Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Kassel 70b
21 Feb The Forgotten Pursuit of Spiritual Science Within the Development of German Thought Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Leipzig 70b
22 Feb The Ego-consciousness of the So-called Dead Leipzig 168
25 Feb A Forgotten Quest for Spiritual Science Within the Development of German Thought From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
26 Feb Why is Spiritual Investigation Misunderstood? Berlin 65
26 Feb Why is Spiritual Research Misunderstood? From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
29 Feb The Forgotten Pursuit of Spiritual Science Within the Development of German Thought Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Hanover 70b
02 Mar The Forgotten Pursuit of Spiritual Science Within the Development of German Thought Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Bremen 70b
07 Mar Deeper Secrets of Man's Soul-Spiritual Nature Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
12 Mar Seventh Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
13 Mar The Forgotten Pursuit of Spiritual Science Within the Development of German Thought Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Stuttgart 70b
14 Mar How Are the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Investigated? Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Stuttgart 70b
15 Mar Eighth Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
17 Mar A Forgotten Pursuit of Spiritual Science Within the Development of German Thought Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Munich 70b
18 Mar Central Europe between East and West Munich 174a
19 Mar A Healthy Emotional Life and Spiritual Research Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Munich 70b
20 Mar The Weaving and Living Activity of the Human Etheric Bodies Munich 174a
23 Mar Nietzsche's Psychological Life and Richard Wagner From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
24 Mar The Question of Immortality and Spiritual Research From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
28 Mar Shedding Light on the Deeper Impulses of History. Blavatsky Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
04 Apr Secrets of Freemasonry Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
11 Apr Comenius and the Temple of PanSophia Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
13 Apr The Development of the German Soul From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
15 Apr Body, Soul and Spirit in Their Development through Birth and Death and Their Place in the Universe From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
18 Apr Death and Resurrection Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
25 Apr Man's Four Members Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
02 May Thomas More and His Utopia Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
09 May Celtic Symbols and Cult, Jesuit State in Paraguay Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
16 May The Value of Truth Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
23 May Fragments from the Jewish Haggada Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
30 May Luciferic Dangers from the East Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man Berlin 167
06 Jun The Immortality of the I Toward Imagination Berlin 169
06 Jun Whitsun: A Symbol of the Immortality of the Ego The Festivals and Their Meaning III : Ascension and Pentecost Berlin 169
13 Jun Blood and Nerves Toward Imagination Berlin 169
20 Jun The Twelve Human Senses Toward Imagination Berlin 169
27 Jun The Human Organism Through the Incarnations Toward Imagination Berlin 169
04 Jul Balance in Life Toward Imagination Berlin 169
11 Jul The Feeling For Truth Toward Imagination Berlin 169
18 Jul Toward Imagination Toward Imagination Berlin 169
29 Jul Lecture I The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
30 Jul Lecture II The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
31 Jul Lecture III The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
05 Aug Lecture IV The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
06 Aug Lecture V The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
07 Aug Lecture VI The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
07 Aug Human Knowledge and Its Significance for Man and the Cosmos Dornach 170
12 Aug Lecture VII The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
13 Aug Lecture VIII The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
15 Aug Lecture IX The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
15 Aug The Sense-Organs and Aesthetic Experience Dornach 170
19 Aug Wisdom – Beauty – Goodness Michael – Gabriel – Raphael Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
20 Aug The Historical Significance of “Faust” Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
21 Aug Lecture X The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
26 Aug Lecture I Memory and Habit Dornach 170
26 Aug Lecture XI The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
27 Aug Lecture II Memory and Habit Dornach 170
27 Aug Lecture XII The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
28 Aug Lecture III Memory and Habit Dornach 170
28 Aug Lecture XIII The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
02 Sep Lecture XIV The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
03 Sep Lecture XV The Riddle of Humanity Dornach 170
04 Sep The “Entombment” the Essence of the Lemurs, the Fat and Scrawny Devil Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
09 Sep Goethe's Insights into the Secrets of Human Existence Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
10 Sep Insights into the True Reality Goethe Sought Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
11 Sep Goethe's Search for the Depths of Becoming and the Mysteries of the World in His “Faust” Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
16 Sep Lecture I Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
17 Sep Lecture II Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
18 Sep Lecture III Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
20 Sep Architectural Forms Considered as the Thoughts of Culture and World-Perception Dornach 288
23 Sep Lecture IV Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
24 Sep Lecture V Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
24 Sep Document Not Yet Available 252
25 Sep Lecture VI Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
30 Sep Seventh Lecture Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century Dornach 171
30 Sep The Problem of Faust The Problem of Faust Dornach 273
01 Oct Lecture VII Inner Impulses of Evolution Dornach 171
02 Oct The Templars Dornach 171
07 Oct Western and Eastern Culture, H. P. Blavatsky Impulses of Utility, Evil, Birth, Death, Happiness Dornach 171
08 Oct Cimabue, Giotto, and Other Italian Masters The History of Art I Dornach 292
09 Oct The Mystery of the Human Being Reincarnation and Immortality Zürich
10 Oct How Can the Destitution of Soul in Modern Times Be Overcome? Zürich 168
14 Oct Eleventh Lecture Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century Dornach 171
15 Oct Utilitarianism and Sacramentalism Impulses of Utility, Evil, Birth, Death, Happiness Dornach 171
16 Oct Human Life in the Light of Spiritual Science Liestal 35
21 Oct Thirteenth Lecture Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century Dornach 171
24 Oct The Problem of Destiny Zürich 168
26 Oct The Great Lie of Contemporary Civilization The Connection Between the Living and the Dead St. Gallen 168
28 Oct Fourteenth Lecture Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century Dornach 171
29 Oct Fifteenth Lecture Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century Dornach 171
29 Oct Memorial Words for Joseph Ludwig and Jacques de Jaager Not Yet Available Dornach 261
30 Oct Sixteenth lecture Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century Dornach 171
31 Oct Memorial Words at the Cremation of Jacques de Jaager Not Yet Available Basel 261
01 Nov Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael The History of Art I Dornach 292
04 Nov Lecture I The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
05 Nov Lecture II The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
05 Nov The Karma of the Individual and the Collective Life of Our Time Dornach 172
06 Nov Lecture III The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
06 Nov The Cyclic Movement of Sleeping and Waking Dornach 172
08 Nov Dürer and Holbein The History of Art I Dornach 292
09 Nov On the Connection of the Living and the Dead Bern 168
12 Nov Lecture IV The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
12 Nov Insertion of Early Human Destiny into Extraterrestial Relationships Dornach 172
13 Nov Lecture V The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
13 Nov Factors of Karma Dornach 172
15 Nov Mid-European and Southern Art The History of Art I Dornach 292
17 Nov Memorial Words for Sophie Stinde at the Anniversary of Her Death Not Yet Available Dornach 261
18 Nov Lecture VI The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
18 Nov Matter Incidental to the Question of Destiny Dornach 172
19 Nov Lecture VII The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
19 Nov Hereditary Impulses and Impulses from Previous Earth Lives Dornach 172
25 Nov Lecture VIII The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
26 Nov Lecture IX The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
26 Nov The Relation of Man to the Hierarchies Dornach 172
27 Nov Lecture X The Karma of Vocation Dornach 172
28 Nov Rembrandt The History of Art I Dornach 292
03 Dec The Influence of the Dead on the Life of Man on Earth Zürich 168
04 Dec Lecture I The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
09 Dec Lecture II The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
10 Dec Lecture III The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
10 Dec The Romantic Walpurgis-Night The Problem of Faust Dornach 273
11 Dec Lecture IV The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
13 Dec Dutch and Flemish Painting The History of Art I Dornach 292
16 Dec Lecture V The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
17 Dec Lecture VI The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
18 Dec Lecture VII The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173a
18 Dec Lecture VIII The Karma of Untruthfulness I Basel 173a
21 Dec Christmas at a Time of Grievous Destiny The Festivals and Their Meaning I: Christmas Basel
24 Dec Lecture IX The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b
25 Dec LectureI X The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b
26 Dec LectureI XI The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b
30 Dec LectureI XII The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b
31 Dec LectureI XIII The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b

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