Supersensible Knowledge : Anthroposophy as a Demand of the Age

13 lectures in Berlin and Cologne, Oct. 11, 1906-Apr. 26, 1907 (CW 55) Human life is full of mysteries. Why do we suffer? What is evil? What becomes of us after death? What is our origin? Without answers to such questions, our life can seem to lack purpose and meaning.

Materialistic science today cannot answer these questions satisfactorily, but Spiritual Science does. In this collection of thirteen lectures, Steiner focuses the light of higher states of consciousness on these pressing concerns of the soul.

The resulting suprasensory knowledge gives one's soul the surety and confidence that comes with true knowledge. This volume is a translation of Die Erkenntnis des UEbersinnlichen in unserer Zeit und deren Bedeutung fur das heutige Leben (GA 55). LECTURES: 1. The Significance of Supersensible Knowledge2. Blood Is a Very Special Fluid3. The Origin of Suffering4. The Origin of Evil5. Illness and Death6. Education in the Light of Spiritual Science7. Education and Spiritual Science8. Insanity in the Light of Spiritual Science9. Wisdom and Health10. Stages in Man's Development in the Light of Spiritual Science11.

Who are the Rosicrucians?12. Richard Wagner and Mysticism13. The Bible and Wisdom