Koenig, pursuing his "imaginative zoology" shows how a closer understanding of these and other animals, offers an insight into human nature itself.

Penguins, Seals, Dolphins, Salmon and Eels: Sketches for an Imaginative Zoology

König, Karl

Science & Math

Floris Books

This is a detailed study of the human psyche, of pain, emotions, moods, the senses, consciousness and dreams. Konig makes a fascinating exploration into the mysteries and complexities of the human soul.

The Human Soul

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Brothers and Sisters: The Order Of Birth In The Family

The nature of the human 'soul' is difficult to describe or quantify, but it is nonetheless something which we know exists in the depths of our being. In this classic work, Karl König considers the different characteristics of the soul. He looks at pain, anxiety, fear, shame and anger, and he distinguishes four stages of consciousness: normal day-consciousness, dreaming, sleeping and deep sleep. This book is a fascinating exploration into the mysteries and complexities of the soul, and a detailed study of the human psyche, of emotions, moods, the senses, consciousness and dreams. Written in the early 1960s, it is as refreshing today as when first published.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Karl König: My Task is an inspiring introduction to König's remarkable life and work. This book combines König's autobiographical fragment and an essay by Peter Selg with two selected reminiscences written by König's colleagues Anke Weihs and Hans-Heinrich Engel. Born in 1902 into a Jewish family, Karl König grew up in Vienna in the last years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied medicine and during this time came across the work of Rudolf Steiner. Soon after graduating he worked with Ita Wegman in Switzerland, where he also met his wife, Tilla. He was a pioneer in the early days of Pilgramshain, a home for children with special needs in Silesia, Germany. However, in 1936 under political pressure he left Germany for Austria. Here he had a large medical practice as well as being the focus of a group of young people interested in Steiner's work. Following the annexation of Austria by the Nazis, König and many of the young people around him came to Britain as refugees. The ideal of working together as a community was put into practice with the founding of Camphill in 1939. König was the driving force behind the expansion of the Camphill movement across the British Isles, into Europe, South Africa and North America. He died in 1966.

Karl König: My Task: Autobiography and Biographies (Karl König Archive, 1)

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

This book follows Karl König's spiritual journey from his early years to the end of his life. Through the words of his diaries, in which his battles with health and his impatient temperament are recorded with merciless honesty, we can follow his inner path that led to profound insights into the nature of children with special needs. His personal wrestlings and innate spirituality laid the foundation for his work in the Camphill Schools and Villages. Includes facsimile reproductions of some of König's original diary pages.

Karl Konig's Path into Anthroposophy: Reflections from his Diaries (Karl Konig Archive, 2)

Selg, Peter

Religion & Spirituality

Ita Wegman, born in 1876 to a Dutch family living in Indonesia, first met Rudolf Steiner in Berlin in 1902 when she was 26 years old. She studied medicine at the University of Zurich and in 1917, following Steiner's indications, developed a treatment for cancer using mistletoe. In 1921 she founded the first anthroposophical medical clinic, in Arlesheim, Switzerland, followed in 1922 by the Sonnenhof home for children with special needs. Karl König first met Wegman in 1927, and she quickly recognized his great potential, as well as his weaknesses. She invited him to work at the Arlesheim clinic as her assistant, and encouraged and advised him in his medical work. This book includes the complete correspondence between König and Wegman.

Ita Wegman and Karl König: Letters and Documents (Karl König Archive, 3)

Wegman, Ita

Professionals & Academics

Karl König, the founder of Camphill, was a prolific lecturer and writer on a wide range of subjects from anthroposophy and Christology through social questions and curative education to science and history. In this remarkable collection of Karl König's letters and essays, König considers and discusses the fundamentals of special needs education. He shows that there are three core aspects to a successful holistic education and healing approach: firstly, a positive social environment, which in the context of Camphill is achieved through small family units of carers and children; secondly, that carers' work is based on an insightful understanding of the nature and potential of each individual child and disability; and thirdly that medical treatment is imbued with courage to keep believing that the impossible is possible.

The Child with Special Needs: Letters and Essays on Curative Education (Karl Konig Archive, 4)

In these lectures König explores the human being and social life, the individual and community, from an imaginative and often radical perspective. These explorations range majestically from masks and archetypal images, the threefold constitution in man and woman, the karma of vocation, and the fundamental social law, to the place of work, religion and culture within the threefold social organism, and karma and reincarnation. These lectures arose from Karl König's experiences in building up Camphill Communities with extraordinary people with special needs. They are important both for the work in Camphill, as well as more broadly in the field of social therapy and beyond. This is a revised and expanded edition of the Village Conference Lectures of Karl König, previously published as In Need of Special Understanding.

Seeds for Social Renewal: The Camphill Village Conferences (Karl König Archive, 5)

Karl König meditated intensely on the fifty-two weekly verses of Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul. During his time in internment on the Isle of Man, he made these fifty-two naïve, artistic sketches to accompany each verse. This is a wonderful way to experience an important spiritual tool.

An Inner Journey Through the Year: Soul Images and The Calendar of the Soul (Karl König Archive, 6)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

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Penguins, Seals, Dolphins, Salmon and Eels: Sketches for an Imaginative Zoology

The Human Soul

Brothers and Sisters: The Order Of Birth In The Family

The Human Soul

Karl König: My Task: Autobiography and Biographies (Karl König Archive, 1)

Karl Konig's Path into Anthroposophy: Reflections from his Diaries (Karl Konig Archive, 2)

Ita Wegman and Karl König: Letters and Documents (Karl König Archive, 3)

The Child with Special Needs: Letters and Essays on Curative Education (Karl Konig Archive, 4)

Seeds for Social Renewal: The Camphill Village Conferences (Karl König Archive, 5)

An Inner Journey Through the Year: Soul Images and The Calendar of the Soul (Karl König Archive, 6)