The GA Work Library | Rudolf Steiner Study Guides
Rudolf Steiner - Gesamtausgabe - Study Guides
The GA Work Library is Thalira's study-guide companion to Rudolf Steiner's collected works (the Gesamtausgabe). Each guide introduces one volume, its place in Steiner's development, its themes and structure, and the glossary terms drawn from it, with links to the full text at the Rudolf Steiner Archive. 257 study guides, covering every volume our glossary draws upon. Companion to the Anthroposophical Glossary and the Study Paths.
Written Works and Early Foundations (GA 1-99)
GA 1 Goethean Science8 glossary terms
GA 2 A Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World-Conception5 glossary terms
GA 3 Truth and Knowledge1 glossary terms
GA 4 The Philosophy of Freedom14 glossary terms
GA 5 Friedrich Nietzsche, Fighter for Freedom1 glossary terms
GA 6 Goethe's World-Conception3 glossary terms
GA 7 Mysticism at the Dawn of the Modern Age1 glossary terms
GA 9 Theosophy12 glossary terms
GA 10 How to Know Higher Worlds6 glossary terms
GA 11 Cosmic Memory3 glossary terms
GA 12 The Stages of Higher Knowledge1 glossary terms
GA 13 Occult Science: An Outline6 glossary terms
GA 15 The Spiritual Guidance of the Individual and Humanity1 glossary terms
GA 16 Road to Self-Knowledge1 glossary terms
GA 17 The Threshold of the Spiritual World2 glossary terms
GA 18 The Riddles of Philosophy2 glossary terms
GA 20 The Riddle of Man2 glossary terms
GA 21 The Riddles of the Soul2 glossary terms
GA 23 Towards Social Renewal2 glossary terms
GA 26 Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts6 glossary terms
GA 27 Extending Practical Medicine5 glossary terms
GA 28 The Course of My Life3 glossary terms
GA 51 Schiller1 glossary terms
GA 52 Spiritual Teachings Concerning the Soul2 glossary terms
GA 53 Tolstoy1 glossary terms
GA 054 World Mysteries and Theosophy4 glossary terms
GA 55 The Occult Significance of Blood3 glossary terms
GA 056 Knowledge of Soul and Spirit2 glossary terms
GA 57 Madonna1 glossary terms
GA 58 Metamorphoses of the Soul-Life, Volume 19 glossary terms
GA 59 Metamorphoses of the Soul, Volume Two5 glossary terms
GA 61 Human History in the Light of Spiritual Investigation3 glossary terms
GA 62 Results of Spiritual Research2 glossary terms
GA 63 Spiritual Science as a Treasure for Life2 glossary terms
GA 64 From a Fateful Time2 glossary terms
GA 65 From Central European Intellectual Life1 glossary terms
GA 066 Riddles of Soul and Body1 glossary terms
GA 67 The Eternal in the Human Soul: Immortality and Freedom1 glossary terms
GA 69 Truths and Errors of Spiritual Research2 glossary terms
GA 71 The Supersensible Human Being1 glossary terms
GA 74 The Redemption of Thinking2 glossary terms
GA 083 The Tension Between East and West1 glossary terms
GA 87 Ancient Mysteries and Christianity4 glossary terms
GA 88 On the Astral World and Devachan1 glossary terms
GA 089 Logoi/First Logos/Second Logos4 glossary terms
GA 91 involution3 glossary terms
GA 92 The Occult Truths of Old Myths and Legends3 glossary terms
GA 93 The Temple Legend9 glossary terms
GA 96 Original Impulses for the Science of the Spirit3 glossary terms
GA 97 The Christian Mystery2 glossary terms
The Lecture Cycles: Christ, Cosmos and Karma (GA 100-199)
GA 101 Myths and Legends, Occult Signs and Symbols4 glossary terms
GA 102 The Influence of Spiritual Beings upon Man2 glossary terms
GA 103 The Gospel of St John8 glossary terms
GA 104 The Apocalypse of St. John17 glossary terms
GA 104a Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse5 glossary terms
GA 105 Universe, Earth and Man2 glossary terms
GA 106 Egyptian Myths and Mysteries3 glossary terms
GA 107 The Being of Man and His Future Evolution5 glossary terms
GA 109 The Principle of Spiritual Economy13 glossary terms
GA 112 The Gospel of St John in Relation to the Other Gospels3 glossary terms
GA 113 The East in the Light of the West3 glossary terms
GA 114 The Gospel of St. Luke7 glossary terms
GA 115 Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit3 glossary terms
GA 118 The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric2 glossary terms
GA 119 Macrocosm and Microcosm1 glossary terms
GA 120 Manifestations of Karma7 glossary terms
GA 121 The Mission of the Folk-Souls6 glossary terms
GA 122 Genesis: Secrets of the Bible Story of Creation3 glossary terms
GA 123 The Gospel of St. Matthew5 glossary terms
GA 124 Background to the Gospel of St. Mark3 glossary terms
GA 125 Paths and Goals of the Spiritual Human Being1 glossary terms
GA 126 Occult History3 glossary terms
GA 127 The Mission of the New Spirit Revelation1 glossary terms
GA 128 An Occult Physiology4 glossary terms
GA 129 Persephone2 glossary terms
GA 131 From Jesus to Christ8 glossary terms
GA 132 Evolution in the Aspect of Realities2 glossary terms
GA 133 Earthly and Cosmic Man2 glossary terms
GA 134 The World of the Senses and the World of the Spirit4 glossary terms
GA 135 Reincarnation and Karma1 glossary terms
GA 137 Man in the Light of Occultism, Theosophy and Philosophy1 glossary terms
GA 138 Initiation, Eternity and the Passing Moment2 glossary terms
GA 139 The Gospel of St Mark4 glossary terms
GA 140 Occult Investigation into Life Between Death and Rebirth16 glossary terms
GA 141 Between Death and Rebirth2 glossary terms
GA 142 The Bhagavad Gita and the Epistles of Paul1 glossary terms
GA 143 Love and its Meaning in the World4 glossary terms
GA 144 Sun at Midnight1 glossary terms
GA 145 The Effects of Esoteric Development3 glossary terms
GA 146 The Bhagavad Gita and the Epistles of Paul3 glossary terms
GA 147 Secrets of the Threshold2 glossary terms
GA 148 The Fifth Gospel: From the Akashic Record3 glossary terms
GA 151 Human and Cosmic Thought20 glossary terms
GA 152 Approaches to the Mystery of Golgotha1 glossary terms
GA 154 How Does One Attain Knowledge of the Spiritual World?2 glossary terms
GA 155 Interest4 glossary terms
GA 156 Occult Reading and Occult Hearing1 glossary terms
GA 157 Menschenschicksale und Völkerschicksale1 glossary terms
GA 158 The Connection of Man with the Elemental World1 glossary terms
GA 159 The Mystery of Death3 glossary terms
GA 161 Paths of Spiritual Knowledge and the Renewal of the Artistic World-Conception4 glossary terms
GA 162 Tree of Life1 glossary terms
GA 163 Chance, Providence and Necessity1 glossary terms
GA 164 The Value of Thinking2 glossary terms
GA 166 Necessity and Freedom in the Events of History and Life1 glossary terms
GA 167 Things in Past and Present in the Spirit of Man4 glossary terms
GA 168 The Living and the Dead3 glossary terms
GA 169 Toward Imagination2 glossary terms
GA 170 Riddle of Humanity17 glossary terms
GA 171 Inner Impulses of Evolution5 glossary terms
GA 172 The Karma of Vocation1 glossary terms
GA 173 The Karma of Untruthfulness, Volume One5 glossary terms
GA 174 The Karma of Untruthfulness, Volume Two3 glossary terms
GA 175 Mithras2 glossary terms
GA 176 Aspects of Human Evolution / The Karma of Materialism3 glossary terms
GA 177 The Fall of the Spirits of Darkness2 glossary terms
GA 178 Secret Brotherhoods and the Mystery of the Human Double1 glossary terms
GA 180 Ancient Myths and Their Meaning12 glossary terms
GA 181 Earthly Death and Cosmic Life1 glossary terms
GA 182 The Work of the Angels in Man's Astral Body5 glossary terms
GA 183 The Science of Human Development1 glossary terms
GA 184 Three Streams in Human Evolution3 glossary terms
GA 185 From Symptom to Reality in Modern History7 glossary terms
GA 186 The Challenge of the Times4 glossary terms
GA 187 How Can Mankind Find the Christ Again?1 glossary terms
GA 188 St. John of the Cross1 glossary terms
GA 189 The Social Question as a Question of Consciousness12 glossary terms
GA 190 Past and Future Impulses in Society1 glossary terms
GA 191 The Influences of Lucifer and Ahriman1 glossary terms
GA 193 The Inner Impulses of Social Evolution1 glossary terms
GA 194 The Mission of the Archangel Michael2 glossary terms
GA 195 The Cosmic New Year4 glossary terms
GA 196 Imperialism1 glossary terms
GA 198 Healing Factors for the Social Organism3 glossary terms
GA 199 Spiritual Science as a Foundation for Social Forms2 glossary terms
The Later Courses: Science, Art and Education (GA 200-299)
GA 202 The Bridge Between Universal Spirituality and the Physical Constitution of Man6 glossary terms
GA 203 Apollonius2 glossary terms
GA 204 Materialism and the Task of Anthroposophy3 glossary terms
GA 205 The Human Being as a Physical and Spiritual Entity1 glossary terms
GA 207 Cosmosophy, Volume I1 glossary terms
GA 208 Cosmosophy, Volume II2 glossary terms
GA 209 Epiphany2 glossary terms
GA 210 Old and New Methods of Initiation2 glossary terms
GA 211 The Sun Mystery4 glossary terms
GA 212 The Human Soul in Relation to World Evolution1 glossary terms
GA 213 Human Questions and Cosmic Answers3 glossary terms
GA 214 The Mystery of the Trinity6 glossary terms
GA 215 Philosophy, Cosmology and Religion1 glossary terms
GA 217 The Younger Generation3 glossary terms
GA 218 Planetary Spheres and Their Influence3 glossary terms
GA 219 Man and the World of Stars1 glossary terms
GA 220 Fall and Redemption (Living Knowledge of Nature)3 glossary terms
GA 221 Earthly Knowledge and Heavenly Wisdom1 glossary terms
GA 222 The Driving Force of Spiritual Powers in World History2 glossary terms
GA 223 The Cycle of the Year as Breathing-Process of the Earth7 glossary terms
GA 224 The Festivals and Their Meaning: Whitsun4 glossary terms
GA 225 Three Perspectives of Anthroposophy: Cultural Phenomena Studied in the Light of the Science of the Spirit3 glossary terms
GA 226 Man's Being, His Destiny and World-Evolution2 glossary terms
GA 227 The Evolution of Consciousness2 glossary terms
GA 228 The Spiritual Individualities of Our Planetary System2 glossary terms
GA 229 The Four Seasons and the Archangels8 glossary terms
GA 230 Man as Symphony of the Creative Word21 glossary terms
GA 232 Mystery Centres3 glossary terms
GA 233 World History in the Light of Anthroposophy5 glossary terms
GA 234 Anthroposophy: An Introduction1 glossary terms
GA 235 Karmic Relationships I5 glossary terms
GA 236 Karmic Relationships, Volume II3 glossary terms
GA 237 Karmic Relationships, Volume III4 glossary terms
GA 238 Karmic Relationships, Volume IV3 glossary terms
GA 240 Karmic Relationships, Volume VI3 glossary terms
GA 243 True and False Paths in Spiritual Investigation5 glossary terms
GA 245 Guidance in Esoteric Training1 glossary terms
GA 254 The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century2 glossary terms
GA 257 Awakening to Community2 glossary terms
GA 258 The Anthroposophic Movement1 glossary terms
GA 260 The Christmas Conference4 glossary terms
GA 264 Masters of Wisdom1 glossary terms
GA 265 Misraim2 glossary terms
GA 271 Art and Knowledge of Art4 glossary terms
GA 273 The Problem of Faust20 glossary terms
GA 275 Art in the Light of Mystery Wisdom3 glossary terms
GA 276 The Arts and Their Mission3 glossary terms
GA 277 Eurythmy: The Revelation of the Speaking Soul16 glossary terms
GA 278 Eurythmy as Visible Singing2 glossary terms
GA 279 Eurythmy as Visible Speech4 glossary terms
GA 280 Methodology and Nature of Speech Formation8 glossary terms
GA 281 Poetry and the Art of Speech2 glossary terms
GA 283 The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone9 glossary terms
GA 286 Architecture as a Synthesis of the Arts6 glossary terms
GA 288 Representative of Humanity1 glossary terms
GA 291 The Nature of Colours / Colour7 glossary terms
GA 292 The History of Art20 glossary terms
GA 293 The Foundations of Human Experience16 glossary terms
GA 294 Practical Course for Teachers4 glossary terms
GA 295 Discussions with Teachers1 glossary terms
GA 296 Education as a Social Problem2 glossary terms
GA 297 The Spirit of the Waldorf School1 glossary terms
GA 299 The Genius of Language1 glossary terms
Education, Medicine, Agriculture and the Priesthood (GA 300+)
GA 301 The Renewal of Education1 glossary terms
GA 302 Education for Adolescents5 glossary terms
GA 303 Soul Economy: Body, Soul and Spirit in Waldorf Education2 glossary terms
GA 307 A Modern Art of Education3 glossary terms
GA 311 The Kingdom of Childhood1 glossary terms
GA 312 Spiritual Science and Medicine1 glossary terms
GA 313 Anthroposophical Spiritual Science and Medical Therapy2 glossary terms
GA 314 Fundamentals of Anthroposophical Medicine2 glossary terms
GA 315 Eurythmy Therapy1 glossary terms
GA 316 Course for Young Doctors3 glossary terms
GA 317 Curative Education Course3 glossary terms
GA 318 Pastoral Medicine1 glossary terms
GA 320 The Light Course (First Scientific Course)1 glossary terms
GA 321 Second Scientific Lecture-Course: Warmth Course3 glossary terms
GA 322 The Boundaries of Natural Science1 glossary terms
GA 323 Copernicus/Copernican2 glossary terms
GA 324 Anthroposophy and Science1 glossary terms
GA 326 The Origins of Natural Science3 glossary terms
GA 327 Agriculture Course2 glossary terms
GA 328 The Social Question2 glossary terms
GA 331 Work Councils and Socialization1 glossary terms
GA 332a The Social Future1 glossary terms
GA 339 The Art of Lecturing1 glossary terms
GA 340 World Economy5 glossary terms
GA 342 Lectures and Courses on Christian Religious Work I2 glossary terms
GA 343 Vorträge und Kurse über christlich-religiöses Wirken II2 glossary terms
GA 344 The Founding of the Christian Community1 glossary terms
GA 348 Health and Illness, Volume I1 glossary terms
GA 350 Learning to See in the Spiritual World4 glossary terms
GA 351 Nine Lectures on Bees1 glossary terms
GA 352 A Spiritual Scientific View of Nature and Man3 glossary terms
GA 353 Star Wisdom, Moon Religion, Sun Religion2 glossary terms
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