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1915

Date Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
01 Jan Artistic and Moral Experience Colour Dornach 291
10 Apr The Dornach Building as a Home for Spiritual Science Architecture, Sculpture and Painting of the First Goetheanum Basel 288
16 Feb Addresses from Receitations V Not Yet Available Stuttgart 281
03 Oct Addresses from Receitations VI Not Yet Available Dornach 281
26 Nov Addresses from Receitations VII Not Yet Available Stuttgart 281
01 Jan Participants Notes on Apollo Course unknown date Not Yet Available N/A 278
18 Aug The Appolonian Element I Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
19 Aug The Appolonian Element II Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
20 Aug The Appolonian Element III Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
21 Aug The Appolonian Element IV Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
23 Aug The Appolonian Element V Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
23 Aug The Appolonian Element VI:The Macrocosmic Dance Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
24 Aug The Appolonian Element VII: The Zodiac Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
25 Aug The Appolonian Element VIII: Compostion of the Basic Elements Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
26 Aug The Appolonian Element V IX: Light and Dark Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
27 Aug The Appolonian Element V X: Performance in Three Stages Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
28 Aug The Appolonian Element XI: Tempo and Pauses Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
30 Aug The Appolonian Element XII: Mercury Prelude Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
31 Aug The Appolonian Element XIII Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
01 Sep The Appolonian Element XIV: Foot Placement Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
02 Sep The Appolonian Element XV: Rhymes Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
06 Sep The Appolonian Element XVI Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
07 Sep The Appolonian Element XVII: Geometric Forms Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
10 Sep The Appolonian Element XVIII: TIAIT Not Yet Available Dornach 277a
01 Jan Moral Experience of the Worlds of Colour and Tone Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom Dornach 275
02 Jan Working with Sculptural Architecture I Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom Dornach 275
03 Jan Future Jupiter and Its Beings Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom Dornach 275
04 Jan Working with Sculptural Architecture II Art as Seen in the Light of Mystery Wisdom Dornach 275
04 Jan Pythic, Prophetic and Spiritual-Scientific Clairvoyanc Dornach 275
26 Dec December 26, 1915 Introductions for Traditional Christmas Plays Dornach 274
04 Apr Easter and Whitsuntide I Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 272
04 Apr Faust's Struggle for the Christ-imbued Source of Life Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
11 Apr Easter and Whitsuntide II Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 272
11 Apr Faust's Penetration into the Spiritual World Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
22 May Easter and Whitsuntide III Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 272
22 May The Mood of Whitsun: Faust's Initiation with the Spirits of the Earth Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
14 Aug Faust's Ascension Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
15 Aug Mystical Knowledge and Spiritual Revelation of the Nature Perception of Spirits Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
16 Aug The Realm of Mothers. The Glorious Matter Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
30 May “Faust”, the Greatest Work of Striving in the World, the Classical Phantasmagoria Faust, the Aspiring Human: A Spiritual-Scientific Explanation of Goethe's “Faust” Dornach 272
10 Jan Eulogy Commmemorating the Death of Lina Grosheintz-Rohrer (died Jan. 8 1915) Not Yet Available Basel 261
31 Jan Eulogy Commmemorating the Death of Sibyl Colazza Not Yet Available Winterthur 261
05 Feb Eulogy Commmemorating the Death of Fritz Mitscher Not Yet Available Basel 261
15 Aug In Memorial for Richard Kramer Not Yet Available Dornach 261
25 Sep Memorial Words for Gertrud Noss Not Yet Available Dornach 261
22 Nov Eulogy Commmemorating the Death of Sophie Stinde (died Nov. 17 1915) Not Yet Available Tübingen 261
30 Nov Memorial Words for Sophie Stinde Not Yet Available Münchenstein 261
14 Dec Memorial Words for Anna Riebensahm Not Yet Available Berlin 261
10 Oct Lecture I The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
11 Oct Lecture II The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
16 Oct Lecture III The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
17 Oct Lecture IV The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
18 Oct Lecture V The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
19 Oct Lecture VI The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
22 Oct Lecture VII The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
23 Oct Lecture VIII The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
24 Oct Lecture IX The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
25 Oct Lecture X The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century Dornach 254
31 Oct Lecture I Significant Facts Pertaining to the Spiritual Life of the Middle of the 19th Century Dornach 254
01 Nov Lecture II Significant Facts Pertaining to the Spiritual Life of the Middle of the 19th Century Dornach 254
07 Nov Lecture III Significant Facts Pertaining to the Spiritual Life of the Middle of the 19th Century Dornach 254
10 Sep Requirements of Our Life together in the Anthroposophical Society Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
11 Sep The Anthroposophical Society as a Living Being Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
12 Sep Swedenborg: An Example of Difficulties in Entering the Spiritual World Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
13 Sep Methods and Rational of Freudian Psychoanalysis Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
14 Sep Sexuality and Modern Clairvoyance, Freudian Psychoanalysis and Swedenborg as a Seer Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
15 Sep The Concept of Love as it Relates to Mysticism Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
16 Sep The Philosophy of Psychoanalysis as Illuminated by an Anthroposophical Understanding of the Human Being Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
21 Aug The Goesch-Sprengel Situation - Address I Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
22 Aug The Goesch-Sprengel Situation - Address II Community Life, Inner Development, Sexuality and the Spiritual Teacher Dornach 253
27 Dec Discussion During the Third Annual General Assembly of the Johannesbau Association The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations Dornach 252
31 Dec Handwritten Corrections in the Draft of the Statutes for the Dornach Colony Association The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations Dornach 252
19 Oct The Case of Tschirschky, Strauss, Wernicke and Blasberg The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922 Dornach 251
23 Mar Third Lecture Central Europe Between East and West Munich 174a
29 Nov Fourth Lecture Central Europe Between East and West Munich 174a
13 Feb Second Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
14 Feb Third Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
22 Nov Fourth Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
23 Nov Fifth Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
24 Nov Sixth Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
19 Dec A Christmas Thought and the Secret of the Ego Berlin 165
19 Dec The Golden Legend and a German Christmas Play Berlin 165
26 Dec Lecture One The Ancient Christmas Plays and a Forgotten Spiritual Current in Humanity Dornach 165
27 Dec The Representative of Life Dornach 165
27 Dec Lecture Two The Ancient Christmas Plays and a Forgotten Spiritual Current in Humanity Dornach 165
28 Dec Lecture Three The Ancient Christmas Plays and a Forgotten Spiritual Current in Humanity Dornach 165
28 Dec The Problem of Jesus & Christ in Earlier Times Bern 165
31 Dec The Year's Course as a Symbol for the Great Cosmic Year Dornach 165
31 Dec The Year as a Symbol of the Great Cosmic Year Dornach 165
31 Dec Meditations on the New Year: The Year as a Symbol of the Great Cosmic Year Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 165
17 Sep The Value of Thinking I The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
18 Sep The Value of Thinking II The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
19 Sep The Value of Thinking III The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
20 Sep The Value of Thinking IV The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
26 Sep The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science I The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
27 Sep The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science II The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
02 Oct The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science III The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
03 Oct The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science IV The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
04 Oct The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science V The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
09 Oct The Relationship Between Spiritual Science and Natural Science VI The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
20 Aug Episodic Observation On Space, Time, Movement The Value of Thinking for Satisfying our Quest for Knowledge Dornach 164
23 Aug Probability and Chance, Fritz Mauthner's Studies of Improbability Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
27 Aug Consciousness in Sleeping and Waking States Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
28 Aug Necessity and Chance in Historical Events Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
29 Aug Necessity as Past Subjectivity Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
30 Aug Necessity and Past, Chance and Present Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
04 Sep Imaginative Cognition Leaves Insights of Natural Science Behind Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
05 Sep The Physical Body Binds Us to the Physical World, the Etheric Body to the Cosmos Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
06 Sep Death, Physical Body and Etheric Body Chance, Necessity and Providence Dornach 163
23 May Whitsuntide in the Course of the Year Dornach 162
24 May Second Lecture Artistic and Existential Questions in the Light of Spiritual Science Dornach 162
29 May Third Lecture Artistic and Existential Questions in the Light of Spiritual Science Dornach 162
30 May Intervals of the Life on Earth Dornach 162
03 Jun Heaven and Earth will pass away but my words will not pass away Dornach 162
17 Jul Sixth Lecture Artistic and Existential Questions in the Light of Spiritual Science Dornach 162
18 Jul The Lost Union of Speaking and Thinking Dornach 162
24 Jul Tree of Life I The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Dornach 162
25 Jul Tree of Life II The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Dornach 162
31 Jul The Power of Thought The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Dornach 162
01 Aug Harmonizing Thinking, Feeling and Willing The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Dornach 162
07 Aug Tree of Knowledge I The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Dornach 162
08 Aug Tree of Knowledge II The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Dornach 162
09 Jan The Fourfold Nature of the “I” Dornach 161
10 Jan Perception of the Nature of Thought Dornach 161
30 Jan Brunetto Latini Dornach 161
02 Feb Life between Birth and Death as a Mirror of Life between Death and a New Birth Dornach 161
05 Feb Lecture I The Problem of Death Dornach 161
06 Feb Lecture II The Problem of Death Dornach 161
07 Feb Lecture III The Problem of Death Dornach 161
27 Mar Lecture I Meditation and Concentration: Three Kinds of Clairvoyance Dornach 161
27 Mar Meditation and Concentration Dornach 161
28 Mar Wilhelm Jordan as the Renewer of the Nibelungenlied Dornach 161
02 Apr The Baldor Myth and the Good Friday Mystery I Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 161
03 Apr The Baldor Myth and the Good Friday Mystery II Festivals of the Seasons Dornach 161
01 May Lecture II Meditation and Concentration: Three Kinds of Clairvoyance Dornach 161
02 May Lecture III Meditation and Concentration: Three Kinds of Clairvoyance Dornach 161
31 Jan The Four Platonic Virtues and Their Relation with the Human Members The Mystery of Death Zürich 159
31 Jan The Great Virtues Zürich 159
19 Feb The Path of the Human Being through the Gate of Death - A Transformation of Life The Mystery of Death Hanover 159
21 Feb Spiritual Science and the Mystery of Death The Mystery of Death Bremen 159
07 Mar The Intimate Element of the Central European Culture and the Central European Striving The Mystery of Death Leipzig 159
13 Mar The Intervention of the Christ Impulse in the Historical Events The Mystery of Death Nuremberg 159
13 Mar Spiritual Science, a Necessity for the Present Time Nuremberg 159
14 Mar Moral Impulses and Their Results The Mystery of Death Nuremberg 159
07 May Effects of the Christ-Impulse Upon the Historical Course of Human Evolution Vienna 159
07 May Cosmic Effects on the Human Members During Sleep The Mystery of Death Vienna 159
09 May The War, an Illness Process The Mystery of Death Vienna 159
09 May The Subconscious Forces Vienna 159
13 May The Relation of the Human Being to the Realms of Nature and the Hierarchies The Mystery of Death Prague 159
15 May Central Europe between East and West The Mystery of Death Prague 159
18 May Christ's Relationship to Lucifer and Ahriman The Mystery of Death Linz 159
18 May Christ In Relation To Lucifer and Ahriman Linz 159
13 Jun Spiritual Science as an Attitude The Mystery of Death Elberfeld 159
13 Jun The Etheric Body as a Reflexion of the Universe Elberfeld 159
15 Jun Common Ground above Us; Christ in Us The Mystery of Death Düsseldorf 159
15 Jun Preparing for the Sixth Epoch Düsseldorf 159
17 Jun Post-mortal Experiences of the Human Being The Mystery of Death Düsseldorf 159
19 Jun Overcoming Death through Knowledge The Mystery of Death Cologne 159
17 Jan Lecture IV The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
19 Jan Lecture V The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
26 Jan Lecture VI The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
22 Feb Lecture VII The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
02 Mar Lecture VIII The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
02 Mar The Three Decisions on the Path of Imaginative Cognition Esoteric Development Berlin 157
09 Mar Lecture IX The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
16 Mar Lecture X The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
20 Apr Lecture XI The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
20 Apr The Etheric Being in the Physical Human Being Berlin 157
10 Jun Lecture XII The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
22 Jun Lecture XIII The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
06 Jul Lecture XIV The Destinies of Individuals and of Nations Berlin 157
16 Nov Spiritual Life in the Physical World and Life Between Death and Rebirth The Forming of Destiny and Life after Death Berlin 157a
18 Nov On the forming of Destiny The Forming of Destiny and Life after Death Berlin 157a
20 Nov The Subconscious Strata of the Soul-Life and the Life of the Spirit After Premature Death The Forming of Destiny and Life after Death Berlin 157a
07 Dec The Connection Between the Spiritual and the Physical Worlds The Forming of Destiny and Life after Death Berlin 157a
14 Dec Concerning the Subconscious Soul Impulses The Forming of Destiny and Life after Death Berlin 157a
19 Dec The Golden Legend and a German Christmas Play Berlin 157a
19 Dec A Christmas Thought and the Secret of the Ego Berlin 157a
19 Dec The Golden Legend and a German Christmas Play Festivals of the Seasons Berlin 157a
21 Dec Lecture on the Poem of Olaf Åsteson The Forming of Destiny and Life after Death Berlin 157a
15 Feb Why are the People of Schiller and Fichte called “Barbarians”? The Human Soul, Fate and Death Stuttgart 70a
16 Feb What is Immortal about the Human Being? The Human Soul, Fate and Death Stuttgart 70a
18 Feb The Rejuvenating Power of the German National Soul The Human Soul, Fate and Death Hanover 70a
20 Feb The Rejuvenating Power of the German National Soul The Human Soul, Fate and Death Bremen 70a
06 Mar The Rejuvenating Power of the German National Soul The Human Soul, Fate and Death Leipzig 70a
11 Mar Why do you Call the People of Schiller and Fichte “Barbarians”? The Human Soul, Fate and Death Nuremberg 70a
12 Mar What is Immortal about the Human Being? The Human Soul, Fate and Death Nuremberg 70a
20 Mar Roots and Blossoms of German Intellectual Life The Human Soul, Fate and Death Munich 70a
21 Mar What is Immortal about the Human Being? The Human Soul, Fate and Death Munich 70a
09 Apr The Essence of Spiritual Science and the Knowledge of the Transcendental World The Human Soul, Fate and Death Basel 70a
06 May The Value of Extrasensory Knowledge for the Human Soul The Human Soul, Fate and Death Vienna 70a
08 May The Destiny of Man in the Light of the Knowledge of Spiritual Worlds The Human Soul, Fate and Death Vienna 70a
14 May Supernatural Knowledge and Its Invigorating Soul Power in Our Fateful Time The Human Soul, Fate and Death Prague 70a
17 May The Supernatural Cognition and Its Strengthening Soul Power in Our Fateful Time The Human Soul, Fate and Death Linz 70a
16 Jun The Fundamental Power of the German Spirit in the Light of Spiritual Science The Human Soul, Fate and Death Düsseldorf 70a
18 Jun The Rejuvenating Powers of the German National Soul in the Light of Spiritual Science The Human Soul, Fate and Death Cologne 70a
14 Jun Why do you call the people of Schiller and Fichte a “Barbarians”? The Human Soul, Fate and Death Elberfeld 70a
25 Nov The World View Of German Idealism. A Consideration Regarding Our Fateful Times Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Stuttgart 70b
26 Nov The World View Of German Idealism. A Consideration Regarding Our Fateful Times Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Stuttgart 70b
28 Nov The World View Of German Idealism. A Consideration Regarding Our Fateful Times Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Munich 70b
29 Nov The Eternal Forces of the Human Soul in the Light of Spiritual Science Ways to a Knowledge of the Eternal Forces of the Human Soul Munich 70b
02 Dec Goethe and the World View of German Idealism From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
03 Dec The Eternal Forces of the Human Soul From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
09 Dec Images of Austrian Intellectual Life in the Nineteenth Century From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
10 Dec The Human Soul and the Human Spirit From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
16 Dec The Spirit of Fichte Present in our Midst Berlin 65
16 Dec Fichte's Spirit Among Us From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
14 Jan The Germanic Soul and the German Mind From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
15 Jan Intuitive Insight in the Happy and Serious Hours of Life From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
25 Feb The Supporting Power of the German Spirit From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
26 Feb What is Mortal in Man? From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
04 Mar The Rejuvenating Powers of the German National Soul From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
12 Mar What is Immortal About the Human Being? From a Fateful Time Nuremberg 64
28 Nov The Setting of Thoughts as a Result of German Idealism From a Fateful Time Munich 64
22 Apr The World View of German Idealism From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
16 Apr Sleep and Death from the Point of View of Spiritual Science From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
23 Apr Self-knowledge and Knowledge of the World from the Point of View of Spiritual Science From a Fateful Time Berlin 64
29 Aug Introduction to a Eurhythmy Performance Dornach 40

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Year Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
1906 Lecture I The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone Cologne 283
1906 The Occult Basis of Music The Occult Basis of Music Cologne 283
1921 Address on Eurhythmie Not Yet Available Dornach 277c
1910 Esoteric Lesson From the Contents of Esoteric Classes II: 1910–1912 Kassel 266-II
1919 Old and New Opponents III Anthroposophy and its Opponents Dornach 255b
1920 Religious Opponents VII Anthroposophy and its Opponents Basel 255b
1922 Man's Relation to the World of Stars Man and the World of Stars Dornach 219
1914 Second Lecture Central Europe Between East and West Stuttgart 174a
1916 The Influence of the Dead on the Life of Man on Earth The Influence of the Dead on the Life of Man on Earth Zürich 168
1912 Lecture III Between Death and Rebirth Berlin 141
1911 Towards the Sixth Epoch Faith, Love and Hope Nuremberg 130
1905 Parzival and Lohengrin The Occult Truths of Old Myths and Legends Cologne 92
1910 The Human Soul and the Animal Soul Not Yet Available Kassel 69d
1905 The Kernel of Wisdom in Religions The Essence of Christianity Düsseldorf 68a
1915 The Eternal Forces of the Human Soul From Central European Intellectual Life Berlin 65
1907 Illusory Illness Illusory Illness and the Feverish Pursuit of Health Munich 56
1898 Public Prosecutor and Poet Collected Essays on Literature 1884-1902 32
1898 “Die Befreiten” Collected Essays on Drama 1889–1900 29
1898 “The Trial Candidate” Collected Essays on Drama 1889–1900 29