Start Now!: A Book of Soul and Spiritual Exercises
RUDOLF STEINER (1861–1925) became a respected and well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar. He developed his earlier philosophical principles into an approach to methodical research of psychological and spiritual phenomena that has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, philosophy, religion, education, science, agriculture, and the arts. He founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which has branches throughout the world.Rudolf Steiner(Feb. 27, 1861-Mar. 30, 1925) was born in Kraljevic, Austria, where he grew up the son of a railroad station chief. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a respected and well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his earlier philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy, or spiritual science, for his philosophy, spiritual research, and its results. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in holistic medicine and therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs (including the Camphill Village movement), threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.Christopher Bamfordis Editor in Chief for SteinerBooks and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he has lectured, taught, and written widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He is the author ofThe Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity(1990) andAn Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West(2003). He has also translated and edited numerous books, includingCeltic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness (1982);Homage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science;andThe Noble Traveller: The Life and Writings of O. V. de L. Milosz(all published by Lindisfarne Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay by Mr. Bamford in its anthologyBest Spiritual Writing 2000.