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This work of Rudolf Steiner's creation is predominantly a collection of various mystic philosophy from the spiritual minds of the Renaissance (although it mentions and details some prior, Medieval work and a few contemporary figures as well.) From Boehme to Paracelsus, and from... Read Full Overview

There are certain magical formula which operate throughout the centuries of Man's mental history in ever new ways. In Greece one such formula was regarded as an oracle of Apollo. It runs: "Know Thyself." Such sentences seem to conceal within them an unending life. One comes upon... Read Full Overview

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The matter which I am laying before the public in this book formed the content of lectures which I delivered during last winter at the Theosophical Library in Berlin. I had been requested by Grafin and Graf Brockdorff 'to speak upon Mysticism before an audience for whom the matters... Read Full Overview

The matter which I am laying before the public in this book formed the content of lectures which I delivered during last winter at the Theosophical Library in Berlin.

""Mystics of the Renaissance and Their Relation to Modern Thought"" is a book written by Rudolf Steiner that explores the relationship between the mystical thinkers of the Renaissance and modern philosophical thought. Steiner examines the works of several Renaissance mystics,... Read Full Overview

""Mystics of the Renaissance and Their Relation to Modern Thought"" is a book written by Rudolf Steiner, a philosopher, and spiritualist. The book explores the lives and teachings of several mystics from the Renaissance period, including Paracelsus, Valentin Weigel, and Jakob... Read Full Overview

First published in 1911, "Mystics Of The Renaissance And Their Relation To Modern Thought" is a detailed account of Renaissance mysticism with reference to contemporary philosophy and theosophy. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (1861 - 1925) was an Austrian social reformer, philosopher,... Read Full Overview

""Mystics of the Renaissance and Their Relation to Modern Thought"" is a book written by Rudolf Steiner that explores the lives and teachings of several prominent mystics from the Renaissance era, including Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, and Giordano Bruno. Steiner examines the ways... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview