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1917

Articles, Lectures and Correspondence

Date	Lecture Title	Book Title	City	Volume
	Remark	Writings on the History of the Anthroposophical Movement and Society 1902–1925		37
1 Jan	Spiritual Science and Contemporary Epistemology	Collected Essays on Philosophy and Anthroposophy 1904–1923		35
1 Jan	Thirteenth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History II	Dornach	173b
2 Jan	Representations of the Nativity	The History of Art I	Dornach	292
3 Jan	Second Address	Introductions to Christmas Plays Based on Old Folk Traditions	Dornach	274
6 Jan	Fourteenth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History II	Dornach	173b
7 Jan	Fifteenth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History II	Dornach	173b
7 Jan	Third Address	Introductions to Christmas Plays Based on Old Folk Traditions	Dornach	274
8 Jan	Sixteenth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History II	Dornach	173b
13 Jan	Seventeenth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
14 Jan	Eighteeth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
15 Jan	Nineteenth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
17 Jan	Raphael and the Northern Artists	The History of Art I	Dornach	292
20 Jan	Twentieth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
21 Jan	Twenty-first Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
22 Jan	Twenty-second Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
24 Jan	Sculpture in Ancient Greece and the Renaissance	The History of Art I	Dornach	292
27 Jan	Goethe's Intuitions toward the Concrete	The Faust Problem	Dornach	273
28 Jan	Twenty-third Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
30 Jan	Twenty-fourth Lecture	Reflections on Contemporary History III	Dornach	173c
6 Feb	Materialism and Spirituality	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
6 Feb	First Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
6 Feb	Eulogy for Gertrud Motzkus	Our Dead	Berlin	261
13 Feb	The Metamorphoses of the Soul-Forces	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
13 Feb	Second Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
15 Feb	Mind and Matter. Life and Death	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
17 Feb	Fate and the Soul	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
20 Feb	The Human Soul and the Universe I	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
20 Feb	Third Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
25 Feb	Human Beings as Spiritual and Soul Beings. Spiritual Science Considerations with Regard to our Fateful Times	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Stuttgart	71a
27 Feb	Morality as a Germinating Force	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
27 Feb	Fourth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
1 Mar	Soul Immortality, Destiny Forces, and the Human Life Cycle	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
6 Mar	The Human soul and the Universe II	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
6 Mar	Fifth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
13 Mar	Man and the Super-Terrestrial	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
13 Mar	Sixth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
15 Mar	The Human Soul and the Human Body	The Human Soul and the Human Body	Berlin	66
15 Mar	The Human Soul and Body in the Light of Knowledge of Nature and Spirit	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
17 Mar	Riddles of the Soul and Riddles of the Universe	The Human Soul and the Human Body	Berlin	66
17 Mar	Soul Enigma and World Enigma: Research and Contemplation in German Intellectual Life	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
20 Mar	Errors and Truths	Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses	Berlin	175
20 Mar	Seventh Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
22 Mar	Life, Death and the Immortal Soul in the Universe	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
27 Mar	Lecture I	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
27 Mar	Eighth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
31 Mar	The Beyond of the Senses and the Beyond of the Soul	Mind and Matter — Life and Death	Berlin	66
3 Apr	Lecture II	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
3 Apr	Ninth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
10 Apr	Lecture III	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
10 Apr	Tenth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
12 Apr	Lecture IV	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
12 Apr	Eleventh Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
14 Apr	Lecture V	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
14 Apr	Twelfth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
17 Apr	Lecture VI	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
17 Apr	Thirteenth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
19 Apr	Lecture VII	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
19 Apr	Fourteenth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
24 Apr	Lecture VIII	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
24 Apr	Fifteenth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
30 Apr	England's Fault In The War	Writings on the History of the Anthroposophical Movement and Society 1902–1925		37
1 May	Lecture IX	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
1 May	Sixteenth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
8 May	Lecture X	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
8 May	Seventeenth Lecture	Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha	Berlin	175
8 May	The Reason for the Opposition of Max Seiling	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Berlin	251
11 May	Ninth Lecture	The Spiritual Background of World War I	Stuttgart	174b
11 May	Address at the Cremation of Pauline Dieterle	Our Dead	Stuttgart	261
12 May	Immortality of the Soul, Forces of Destiny, and the Human Life Course	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Stuttgart	71a
13 May	Tenth Lecture	The Spiritual Background of World War I	Stuttgart	174b
14 May	The Human Soul and Body in Natural and Spiritual Knowledge	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Stuttgart	71a
15 May	Eleventh Lecture	The Spiritual Background of World War I	Stuttgart	174b
18 May	Immortality of the Soul, Forces of Destiny, and the Human Life Course. Findings of Spiritual Science and their Consideration in Relation to our Fateful Times	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Munich	71a
19 May	Seventh Lecture	Central Europe Between East and West	Munich	174a
20 May	Eighth Lecture	Central Europe Between East and West	Munich	174a
21 May	The Mystery of the Soul and the Mystery of the World. Research and Perception in German Intellectual Life	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Munich	71a
29 May	Lecture I	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
29 May	First Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
29 May	Disciplinary Measures	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Berlin	251
2 Jun	The Threefold Social Order and the Ideals of “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Hamburg	251
3 Jun	The Maturing of Humanity's Will to Truth	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Hamburg	251
4 Jun	Immortality of the Soul, Forces of Destiny, and the Human Life Course. Findings of Spiritual Science and their Consideration in Relation to our Fateful Times	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Hamburg	71a
5 Jun	Lecture II	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
5 Jun	Second Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
5 Jun	The Seriousness of the Task	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Berlin	251
10 Jun	Disciplining Humanity as it Becomes Younger	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Leipzig	251
11 Jun	Immortality of the Soul, Forces of Destiny, and the Human Life Course. Findings of Spiritual Science and their Consideration in Relation to our Fateful Times	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Leipzig	71a
12 Jun	Disciplining Humanity as it Becomes More Aware	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Hanover	251
13 Jun	Immortality of the Soul, Forces of Destiny, and the Human Life Course. Findings of Spiritual Science and their Consideration in Relation to our Fateful Times	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Hanover	71a
16 Jun	Immortality of the Soul, Forces of Destiny, and the Human Life Course. Findings of Spiritual Science and their Consideration in Relation to our Fateful Times	Soul Immortality, Forces of Destiny and the Course of Human Life	Bremen	71a
17 Jun	Disciplining the Disciples of Humanity	The History of the Anthroposophical Society 1913–1922	Bremen	251
19 Jun	Lecture III	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
19 Jun	Third Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
26 Jun	Lecture IV	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
26 Jun	Fourth Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
3 Jul	Lecture V	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
3 Jul	Fifth Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
10 Jul	Lecture VI	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
10 Jul	Sixth Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
17 Jul	Lecture VII	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
17 Jul	Seventh Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
24 Jul	Lecture VIII	Aspects of Human Evolution	Berlin	176
24 Jul	Eighth Lecture	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
31 Jul	Lecture I	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
31 Jul	The Karma of Materialism I	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
7 Aug	Lecture II	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
7 Aug	The Karma of Materialism II	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
14 Aug	Lecture III	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
14 Aug	The Karma of Materialism III	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
21 Aug	Lecture IV	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
21 Aug	The Karma of Materialism IV	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
21 Aug	Eulogies for Herman Joachim, Olga von Sivers and Johanna Arnold	Our Dead	Berlin	261
28 Aug	Lecture V	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
28 Aug	The Karma of Materialism V	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
4 Sep	Lecture VI	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
4 Sep	The Karma of Materialism VI	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
11 Sep	Lecture VII	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
11 Sep	The Karma of Materialism VII	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
18 Sep	Lecture VIII	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
18 Sep	The Karma of Materialism VIII	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
25 Sep	Lecture IX	The Karma of Materialism	Berlin	176
25 Sep	The Karma of Materialism IX	Truths Regarding Humans Development	Berlin	176
29 Sep	The Driving Forces Behind Europe's War	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
29 Sep	First Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
30 Sep	Humanity's Struggle for Morality	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
30 Sep	Second Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
1 Oct	The Search for a Perfect World	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
1 Oct	Third Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
5 Oct	“Disputa” of Raphael — the School of Athens	The History of Art II	Dornach	292
6 Oct	The Elemental Spirits of Birth and Death	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
6 Oct	Fourth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
7 Oct	Changes in Humanity's Spiritual Make-up	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
7 Oct	Fifth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
7 Oct	Eulogy for Heinrich Mitscher and Olga von Sivers	Our Dead	Dornach	261
8 Oct	The New Spirituality	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
8 Oct	Sixth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
12 Oct	Working from Spiritual Reality	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
12 Oct	Seventh Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
13 Oct	Abstraction and Reality	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
13 Oct	Eighth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
14 Oct	The Battle between Michael and ‘The Dragon’	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
14 Oct	Ninth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
15 Oct	Fourth and Fifth Post-Atlantean Epochs, Medieval Art in the Middle, West, and South of Europe	The History of Art II	Dornach	292
18 Oct	The Human Soul in the Realm of the Supersensible and Its Relation to the Body	Freedom, Immortality and Social Life	Basel	72
19 Oct	Anthroposophy Interferes with No Religious Belief	Freedom, Immortality and Social Life	Basel	72
20 Oct	The Influence of the Backward Angels	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
20 Oct	Tenth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
21 Oct	Recognizing the Inner Human Being	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
21 Oct	Eleventh Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
21 Oct	Discussion During the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Johannesbau Association	The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations	Dornach	252
22 Oct	Greek and Early Christian Art, Symbolic Signs, the Mystery of Gold	The History of Art II	Dornach	292
26 Oct	The Spirits of Light and the Spirits of Darkness	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
26 Oct	Twelfth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
27 Oct	The Fallen Spirits' Influence in the World	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
27 Oct	Thirteenth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
28 Oct	Into the Future	The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness	Dornach	177
28 Oct	Fourteenth Lecture	The Spiritual Backgrounds of the Outer World	Dornach	177
29 Oct	The Changes in the Conception of Christ During a Certain Period of Time	The History of Art II	Dornach	292
2 Nov	Faust and the Mothers	The Faust Problem	Dornach	273
3 Nov	Faust and the Problem of Evil	The Faust Problem	Dornach	273
4 Nov	The Helen Legend and the Riddle of Freedom	The Faust Problem	Dornach	273
5 Nov	Anthroposophy and Psychology	Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science	Zurich	73
5 Nov	Findings from the Humanities on Questions Concerning the Human Soul	Extending Natural Science through Anthroposophy	Zurich	73
6 Nov	Lecture I	Behind the Scenes of External Happenings	Zurich	178
6 Nov	Behind the Scenes of External Events I	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Zurich	178
7 Nov	Anthroposophy and the Science of History	Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science	Zurich	73
7 Nov	Findings from the Humanities on the Development of Humanity and Its Cultural Forms	Extending Natural Science through Anthroposophy	Zurich	73
10 Nov	Anthroposophy and Psychoanalysis I	Psychoanalysis in the Light of Anthroposophy	Dornach	178
10 Nov	About Psychoanalysis I	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Dornach	178
11 Nov	Anthroposophy and Psychoanalysis II	Psychoanalysis in the Light of Anthroposophy	Dornach	178
11 Nov	On Psychoanalysis II	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Dornach	178
12 Nov	Anthroposophy and Natural Science	Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science	Zurich	73
12 Nov	Findings from the Humanities on Nature and Man as a Natural Being	Extending Natural Science through Anthroposophy	Zurich	73
13 Nov	Lecture II	Behind the Scenes of External Happenings	Zurich	178
13 Nov	Behind the Scenes of External Events II	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Zurich	178
14 Nov	Anthroposophy and sociology	Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science	Zurich	73
14 Nov	Findings from the Humanities on Law, Morality, and Social Ways of Life	Extending Natural Science through Anthroposophy	Zurich	73
15 Nov	Knowledge of the Supersensible and Riddles of the Human Soul	Geographic Medicine	St. Gallen	178
15 Nov	The Knowledge of the Supernatural and the Mysteries of the Human Soul	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	St. Gallen	178
16 Nov	The Mystery of the Double: Geographic Medicine	Geographic Medicine	St. Gallen	178
16 Nov	The Secret of the Doppelganger: Geographical Medicine	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	St. Gallen	178
18 Nov	Individual Spirit Beings I	The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric	Dornach	178
18 Nov	Lecture I	The Wrong and Right Use of Esoteric Knowledge	Dornach	178
18 Nov	Individual Spiritual Beings and the Unified Foundation of the Universe I	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Dornach	178
19 Nov	Individual Spirit Beings II	The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric	Dornach	178
19 Nov	Lecture II	The Wrong and Right Use of Esoteric Knowledge	Dornach	178
19 Nov	Individual Spiritual Beings and the Unified Foundation of the Universe II	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Dornach	178
23 Nov	Spiritual Scientific Research into the Immortality of the Human Soul and the Essence of Freedom	Freedom, Immortality and Social Life	Basel	72
24 Nov	The Science of the Supersensible and Moral-Social Ideas	Freedom, Immortality and Social Life	Basel	72
25 Nov	Individual Spirit Beings III	The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric	Dornach	178
25 Nov	Lecture III	The Wrong and Right Use of Esoteric Knowledge	Dornach	178
25 Nov	Individual Spiritual Beings and the Unified Foundation of the Universe III	Individual Spirit Beings and Their Work in the Human Soul	Dornach	178
26 Nov	Notes on the Development of Eurythmy	The Origin and Development of Eurythmy 1912–1918	Dornach	277a
28 Nov	The Working of Soul in Man and its Relationship with its Eternal Essence	Freedom, Immortality and Social Life	Bern	72
29 Nov	The Three Realms of the Dead: Life Between Death and a New Birth	The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric	Bern	182
29 Nov	The Three Realms of the Dead: Life Between Death and Rebirth	Death as a Way of Life	Bern	182
30 Nov	Spiritual Scientific Results of the Idea of Freedom and the Social-Moral Life	Freedom, Immortality and Social Life	Bern	72
2 Dec	First Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
2 Dec	Program Poster for a Eurythmy Performance	The Origin and Development of Eurythmy 1912–1918	Dornach	277a
9 Dec	Second Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
10 Dec	Third Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
11 Dec	Fourth Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
15 Dec	Fifth Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
16 Dec	Sixth Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
17 Dec	Seventh Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
22 Dec	Eighth Lecture	Historical Necessity and Freedom	Dornach	179
23 Dec	Et Incarnatus Est	Et Incarnatus Est	Basel	180
23 Dec	First Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Basel	180
24 Dec	Second Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Dornach	180
25 Dec	Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times	On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times	Dornach	180
25 Dec	Third Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Dornach	180
26 Dec	The 33 Year Rhythmical Cycle	On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times	Dornach	180
26 Dec	Fourth Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Dornach	180
29 Dec	Realities Beyond Birth and Death	On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times	Dornach	180
29 Dec	Fifth Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Dornach	180
30 Dec	Sixth Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Dornach	180
30 Dec	Fourth Address	Introductions to Christmas Plays Based on Old Folk Traditions	Dornach	274
31 Dec	The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz	Collected Essays on Philosophy and Anthroposophy 1904–1923		35
31 Dec	Seventh Lecture	Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses	Dornach	180