Books & Essays

The Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities / by Christiane Haid

History of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science by Christiane Haid, Ph.D. (Goetheanum; Dornach, Switzerland)   Dr. Haid is the present leader of the Section at the Goetheanum. Her biography is discussed in this...

“The Origin of Fairytales” by Almut Bockemühl

Artwork: "The Three Feathers" by Marion Donehower     “The Fairytale is Mightier Than Philosophy"?   "Once upon a time there was a king who had three sons, two of whom were clever and intelligent, but the third one did not talk very much. He was slow...

“The Crowning Conclusion of the Karma Studies” by Friedrich Hiebel

"Persona" / photo by Bruce Donehower   "The Mystery of Plato & Aristotle" " . . .the importance of the friendship . . . cannot be overestimated . . . "   -- Christoph Lindenberg, from Rudolf Steiner, Eine Biographie, vol. 1, chapter 3 Easter, 2024 Dear...

“Toward A Poetics of Wholeness” by Clifford Venho

  Clifford Venho is a poet, eurythmist, and translator. He currently works as managing editor at SteinerBooks and teaches literature at the School for Eurythmy in Spring Valley, NY. Cliff is a member of the collegium of the Section for the Literary Arts and...