We present here a paraphrased summary of two lectures by Dr. Rudolf Steiner about Goethe’s Fairy Tale. Steiner has gone beyond Carlyle’s recommendation and attempted an interpretation of the symbols and characters brought forward from Goethe’s imagination. Steiner was the editor of Goethe’s scientific work and thus has an unparalleled understanding of the inner thoughts of Goethe. We can find through Steiner’s decoding of Goethe’s symbols, the flavor of Rosicrucian-Alchemical ideas for which Steiner himself was well known through his philosophy of Anthroposophy.

Ethers are not only the building blocks of space and time, but also of consciousness and the beings and forces that work together to create the confluence of Earthly and cosmic forces that are found in and around each human.

Waldorf teacher-trainer and master teacher, Douglas Gabriel introduces teachers and parents to Rudolf Steiner’s Waldorf School curriculum in an all-encompassing curriculum book that can be used for the first grade and beyond. Spirit of Childhood presents an overview of the curriculum from different disciplines such as history, mythology, child development, and religion. Download your free copy here.