The author explores and comments the fairy tales Little Red Cap (aka Little Red Riding Hood), Mary's Child, Briar Rose and The Handless Maiden. The worldwide popularity of Walt Disney's film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs compelled the author to write about the true meaning of fairy tales. That film destroys for both children and adults the spiritual content of a beautiful tale. Reading these original stores carefully, one discovers that each phrase, even each word, is deliberately chosen to stress the true background of the events related. The examples given in these fairy tales may arouse devotion for the greatness of their content

Once Upon a Fairy Tale 1: Seven Favorite Folk and Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm

Glas, Norbert

Children's Books

Rudolf Steiner College

Insights into Pauline thought and the emergence of conscience. Friedrich Hiebel adds the Grail motif to his consideration of John's Gospel as it sheds light on the Pauline striving for knowledge.Topics include: Pauline Christianity and the Emergence of Conscience; The Event of Damascus; The First and the Last Adam; Divine Sonship as the Birth of the New Man; The Old and the New Covenant; The Way to Freedom; Love in the Act of Free Knowledge; The Second Coming of Christ; The Theory of Knowledge on a Pauline Basis, and the Further Development of Conscience; and The Lance of Longinus: The Grail Motif in St. John's Gospel.

The Epistles of Saint Paul and Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy of Freedom

Religion & Spirituality

Hiebel, Frederick

Christian Books & Bibles

"I have tried in what follows to elaborate certain views which I have arrived at in trying to answer the question referred to above. They are, however, my own views; mine in the light of what thinking, knowledge and experience I am capable of at the time of writing. They are, therefore, by no means authoritative, nor, even for me, final. Above all, they are not 'anthroposophical.' That is to say, I know of no definitive statement on sex in Steiner's work to substantiate them directly, nor would I imply that there is. I have simply taken his conception of Reincarnation and Freedom, insofar as I understand it, and tried to look at this matter of sex in the light of it." (Alan Howard)

Sex in the Light of Reincarnation and Freedom: Body Schema and Body Senses

Self-Help

Howard, Alan

Does children's nutrition influence their mental development? This question is asked frequently today. In most instances the answer, coming as the real result of extensive study, is that nutrition and mental development are definitely interrelated. It happens that the question is often asked only in regard to brain development, yet research clearly shows concrete links between the two poles of spiritual–mental activity and the physical human brain. For a clear understanding of these connections, an approach is needed that, on the one hand, is able to develop a true picture of the human being, and, on the other, is able to see through to the interdependent activities of the human organization and its environment. The method that allows us to forge ahead to real understanding was established by Rudolf Steiner as modern research through Spiritual Science (or Anthroposophy).

Nutrition and Education

Education & Teaching

Schmidt, Gerhard

Schools & Teaching

When students are given fixed and finalized abstractions from the beginning, they do not have to use their own inner forces to overcome the resistance of the world to arrive at truth or to create beauty. The result is that their inner pictures are devoid of life. To arrive at a truth or to create beauty that reflects the order and harmony of the Creator, we must always begin humbly, in ignorance and ugliness. By striving out of ignorance and ugliness toward the true and beautiful, both scientists and artists can bring new, creative forces into the world. Neither memorizing data nor copying a beautiful drawing engages the true imagination of students as it is by drawing a flower from life. It is precisely this lack of an active, striving inner creativity that can result in the frequently overwhelming feelings of anxiety and alienation experienced by so many people today. As a counterbalance, education must―in all areas of knowledge―increasingly focus on the personal creation of what, through its beauty, speaks truth and through its truth radiates beauty. Drawing from the Book of Nature is about both drawing and the natural world of plants and animals. It is a valuable resource for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to develop a capacity for artistic observation of natural phenomena. Dennis Klocek provides a refreshing combination of depth and clarity, offering a wealth of insight into the lives that constitute living nature. The text is supported by easy-to-follow lessons that help the reader bring the kingdoms of nature to life on paper. This book is a resource through which teachers, students, and others can find their own way toward reuniting with beauty and truth.

Drawing from the Book of Nature

Arts & Photography

Dennis Klocek

Themes

The three lectures in this book were given by Eugene Schwartz at the Camp Glenbrook Conference of the Association for a Healing Education, June 14-16, 1988. For all those interested in how we perceive and learn.

Seeing, Hearing, Learning: The Interplay of Eye and Ear in Waldorf Education

Schwartz, Eugène

Adolescence: The Search for Self and Weaving the Social Fabric of the Class

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

in 1947, shortly after I had met Rudolph Steiner's Anthroposophy, friends and Brussels invited me to a performance of Richard Wagner's Parsifal at the Royal Opera. The music drama not only made an indelible impression on me, it also stirred many disturbing questions. Thus my search began, and in a rather short time I had read whatever I could find by Steiner on the subject of the Holy Grail.... Years later I began, tentatively at first, to lecture on the subject of the quest for the Holy Grail.... The Mystery of the Holy Grail: A Modern Path of Initiation contains in essence the contents of lectures developed over the years particularly in Europe and North America. Though they have been revised for publication, the oral flavor of these lectures has been consciously retained. It is hoped that this book may fill a gap in the Grail literature available to readers of English. --- excerpts from book's Introduction

The Mystery of the Holy Grail: A Modern Path of Initiation

Rene Querido

Self-help for adults.Teachers, businessmen and women all agree that handwriting has deteriorated. Much money and time are wasted due to illegible handwriting. The formal way of teaching writing required too much time and repetition. So, there was a swing away from the formal teaching with nothing to replace it. The value of writing was denigrated, and in order to expedite the process, machines (typewriters, computers) were introduced. This removed the necessity for the thorough teaching of handwriting. Writing creates a basis on which students build skills for reading and communication. If Johnny writes, his reading improves. Many students have reverted to printing, expressing a dislike of their writing because it looks ugly.Book I is produced in order to help teachers, students, laymen to work towards beautiful, clear handwriting through form drawing. Book II will utilize these forms in the creation of letters that are pleasing to the eye. Your handwriting is you, improve it!

The "Write" Approach: Form Drawing for Better Handwriting 1

Gladich, Joen

Sassi, Paula A.

Self-help for adults.In Book II, we continue to use form drawing, using the curved and straight lines as in Book I, beginning to add the formations of the letters of the alphabet. Our goals are: 1. to reach the artistic experience of writing2. to lead you towards an experience of painting the letters3. to reduce tension, create a rhythmic flow, and produce writing which is pleasing to the eye.The final product will be as uniquely individual as your finger print.

The "Write" Approach: Form Drawing for Better Handwriting 2

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