Books & Essays

“The Poet and the Dead” by Albert Steffen

Artwork: "Monolith X" by Marion Donehower   At the Section meeting on February 24, 2024, we discussed the topic of Literary Modernism in respect to Threshold Experiences and Soul Loss. A variety of twentieth-century modernist poets and novelists were mentioned....

“Eros and Fable” by Novalis

Loggia di Psiche in the Villa Farnesina, Rome. By Raphael    Dear Friends, In preparation for the 2025 North American Section Conference in San Francisco (May 9-12) I spoke about The Fairytale of Eros and Fable by Novalis. This important fairytale by a poet whom...

The Destiny Groupings Around Rudolf Steiner; Vienna, 1879-1889 / by Emil Bock

Rudolf von Alt; Michaelertor der Hofburg und altes Burgtheater; 1888   Emil Bock presented this lecture to the members of the Anthroposophical Society on September 29, 1953. The lecture was later published in the book Rudolf Steiner by Emil Bock, Verlag Freies...

“Hymns to the Night” / 2025 Conference Texts

Canadian virtuoso, Emmanuel Vukovich   Hymns to the Night The Fairytale of Eros and Fable Celebrating the Mountain / 2025 Edition These are the texts used at the 2025 North American Section Conference in San Francisco. Each text presents a fresh translation of...