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1917

Date Lecture Title Book Title City Volume
18 Oct The Human Soul in the Realm of the Supersensible and Its Relation to the Body Basel 72
19 Oct Anthroposophy Interferes with No Religious Belief Basel 72
23 Nov Spiritual Scientific Research into the Immortality of the Human Soul and the Essence of Freedom Basel 72
24 Nov The Science of the Supersensible and Moral-Social Ideas Basel 72
23 Dec Et Incarnatus Est Basel 180
15 Feb The Human Soul and the Human Body The Human Soul and the Human Body Berlin 66
17 Feb Riddles of the Soul and Riddles of the Universe The Human Soul and the Human Body Berlin 66
01 Mar Soul Immortality, Destiny Forces, and the Human Life Cycle Mind and Matter — Life and Death 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 Soul Enigma and World Enigma: Research and Contemplation in German Intellectual Life Mind and Matter — Life and Death Berlin 66
22 Mar Life, Death and the Immortal Soul in the Universe Mind and Matter — Life and Death Berlin 66
31 Mar The Beyond of the Senses and the Beyond of the Soul Mind and Matter — Life and Death Berlin 66
06 Feb Materialism and Spirituality Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
13 Feb The Metamorphoses of the Soul-Forces Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
20 Feb The Human Soul and the Universe I Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
20 Feb The Human Soul and the Universe Berlin 175
27 Feb Morality as a Germinating Force Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
06 Mar The Human soul and the Universe II Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
13 Mar Man and the Super-Terrestrial Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
20 Mar Errors and Truths Cosmic and Human Metamorphoses Berlin 175
27 Mar Lecture I Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha Berlin 175
03 Apr Lecture II 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
12 Apr Lecture IV 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
17 Apr Lecture VI 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
24 Apr Lecture VIII Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha Berlin 175
01 May Lecture IX Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha Berlin 175
08 May Lecture X Building Stones for an Understanding of the Mystery of Golgotha Berlin 175
29 May Lecture I Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
05 Jun Lecture II Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
19 Jun Lecture III Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
26 Jun Lecture IV Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
03 Jul Lecture V Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
10 Jul Lecture VI Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
17 Jul Lecture VII Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
24 Jul Lecture VIII Aspects of Human Evolution Berlin 176
31 Jul Lecture I The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
07 Aug Lecture II The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
14 Aug Lecture III The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
21 Aug Lecture IV The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
28 Aug Lecture V The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
04 Sep Lecture VI The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
11 Sep Lecture VII The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
18 Sep Lecture VIII The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
25 Sep Lecture IX The Karma of Materialism Berlin 176
28 Nov The Working of Soul in Man and its Relationship with its Eternal Essence Bern 72
30 Nov Spiritual Scientific Results of the Idea of Freedom and the Social-Moral 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
01 Jan LectureI XIV The Karma of Untruthfulness I Dornach 173b
06 Jan LectureI XV The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173b
07 Jan LectureI XVI The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173b
08 Jan LectureI XVII The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173b
13 Jan Lecture XVIII The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
14 Jan Lecture XVIX The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
15 Jan Lecture XX The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
20 Jan Lecture XXI The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
21 Jan Lecture XXII The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
22 Jan Lecture XXIII The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
28 Jan Lecture XXIV The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
28 Jan Man's Position in the Cosmic Whole Dornach 173c
30 Jan Lecture XXV The Karma of Untruthfulness II Dornach 173c
29 Sep The Driving Forces Behind Europe's War The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
30 Sep Humanity's Struggle for Morality The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
01 Oct The Search for a Perfect World The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
06 Oct The Elemental Spirits of Birth and Death The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
07 Oct Changes in Humanity's Spiritual Make-up The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
08 Oct The New Spirituality The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
12 Oct Working from Spiritual Reality The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
13 Oct Abstraction and Reality The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
14 Oct The Battle between Michael and ‘The Dragon’ The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
20 Oct The Influence of the Backward Angels The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
21 Oct Recognizing the Inner Human Being The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
26 Oct The Spirits of Light and the Spirits of Darkness The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
27 Oct The Fallen Spirits' Influence in the World The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
28 Oct Into the Future The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness Dornach 177
10 Nov Anthroposophy and Psychoanalysis I Psychoanalysis in the Light of Anthroposophy Dornach 178
11 Nov Anthroposophy and Psychoanalysis II Psychoanalysis in the Light of Anthroposophy Dornach 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
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
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
02 Dec Lecture I Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
09 Dec Lecture II Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
10 Dec Lecture III Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
11 Dec Lecture IV Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
15 Dec Lecture V Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
16 Dec Lecture VI Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
17 Dec Lecture VII Historical Necessity and Freewill Dornach 179
22 Dec Intellectuality and Will – The Necessity of New Cognitive Powers Dornach 179
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
26 Dec The 33 Year Rhythmical Cycle On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times Dornach 180
29 Dec Realities Beyond Birth and Death On the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Times Dornach 180
30 Dec Sixth Lecture Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses Dornach 180
31 Dec Seventh Lecture Mysterious Truths and Christmas Impulses Dornach 180
21 Oct 5th Annual General Meeting of the St. John Building Group Not Yet Available Dornach 250
07 Oct Not Yet Available Dornach 261
27 Jan Goethe's Feeling for the Concrete. Shadowy concepts and Ideas filled with Reality The Problem of Faust Dornach 273
02 Nov Faust and the “Mothers” The Problem of Faust Dornach 273
03 Nov Faust and the Problem of Evil The Problem of Faust Dornach 273
04 Nov The Helena Saga and the Riddle of Freedom The Problem of Faust Dornach 273
03 Jan January 3, 1917 Introductions for Traditional Christmas Plays Dornach 274
07 Jan January 7, 1917 Introductions for Traditional Christmas Plays Dornach 274
30 Dec December 30, 1917 Introductions for Traditional Christmas Plays Dornach 274
02 Jan Representations of the Nativity The History of Art I Dornach 292
17 Jan Raphael and the Northern Artists The History of Art I Dornach 292
24 Jan Sculpture in Ancient Greece and the Renaissance The History of Art I Dornach 292
05 Oct “Disputa” of Raphael — the School of Athens The History of Art II Dornach 292
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
22 Oct Greek and Early Christian Art, Symbolic Signs, the Mystery of Gold The History of Art II Dornach 292
29 Oct The Changes in the Conception of Christ During a Certain Period of Time The History of Art II Dornach 292
10 Jun Difficulties of Self Knowledge. The Development of the Soul and Spirit of Man in the Post-Atlantean Period. The Disciples of Humanity. About the Opposition Not Yet Available Leipzig 250
19 May Seventh Lecture Central Europe Between East and West Munich 174a
20 May Eighth Lecture Central Europe Between East and West Munich 174a
15 Nov Knowledge of the Supersensible and Riddles of the Human Soul Geographic Medicine St. Gallen 178
16 Nov The Mystery of the Double: Geographic Medicine Geographic Medicine St. Gallen 178
11 May Funeral Oration for Pauline Dieterle Not Yet Available Stratford 261
11 May Ninth Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
13 May Tenth Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
15 May Eleventh Lecture The Spiritual Background of Human History Stuttgart 174b
05 Nov Anthroposophy and Psychology Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science Zürich 73
07 Nov Anthroposophy and the Science of History Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science Zürich 73
12 Nov Anthroposophy and Natural Science Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science Zürich 73
14 Nov Anthroposophy and sociology Anthoposophy Has Something to Add to Modern Science Zürich 73
06 Nov Lecture I Behind the Scenes of External Happenings Zürich 178
13 Nov Lecture II Behind the Scenes of External Happenings Zürich 178
21 Oct Document Not Yet Available 252