Rudolf Steiner
Sir, —May I amend a re-
view of the book, “The Faithful Thinker” (in “The Press,” July 29), essays marking the centenary year of the Austrian (not Australian) thinker, Rudolf Steiner? The impression remained that anthroposophy, initiated by Steiner, is but an offshoot of theosophy. In truth, as early as 1894, Steiner published “The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity,” based entirely on his experience that pure thought led direct to the realm of spirit-reality. In 1902 he accepted leadership of the Theosophical Society, German section, provided that he remained free to speak as he had been doing, out of his own, direct spirit-experience. At that time he felt there exists among Theosophists a life of the spirit where he could more fruitfully sow the seed of a new spiritual world outlook. For an adequate idea of this most comprehensive mind of the twentieth century, see Canon Shepherd’s “A Scientist of the Invisible” and Guenther Wachsmuth’s “The Life, and Work of Rudolf Steiner.”— Yours, etc, GWENDA LOVEGROVE. October 27, 1961.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29657, 30 October 1961, Page 3
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