Theosophy:
An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of
the World and the Destination of Man,
Theosophie. Einfuerung in uebersinnliche Welterkenntnis und Menschenbestimmung.
Rudolf Steiner
(Written 1904; GA 9 / Bn 9 / CW 9)
Rudolf Steiner's book,
Theosophy, An Introduction to Supersensible Knowledge of the World
and the Destination of Man
(published in German as,
Theosophie. Einfuerung in uebersinnliche Welterkenntnis
und Menschenbestimmung),
is a brief but comprehensive “study of man” as well as a
consideration of man's connection with worlds with which he is connected
in one way or another. It includes both obvious and subtle aspects of
that complicated entity known as the human being. This book first
appeared in 1904 and has gone through numerous editions in the
original German and in English translation.
The contents of the book are:
THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF MAN
The Corporeal Nature of Man
The Soul Nature of Man
The Spiritual Nature of Man
Body, Soul and Spirit
RE-EMBODIMENT OF THE SPIRIT AND DESTINY
THE THREE WORLDS
The Soul World
The Soul in the Soul World after Death
The Spirit Land
The Spirit in the Spirit Land after Death
The Physical World and Its Connection with
the Soul and Spiritland
Thought Forms and the Human Aura
THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE
Known Publications:
- Theosophie. Einfuerung in uebersinnliche Welterkenntnis
und Menschenbestimmung,
German language editions: 1904, 1908, 1910, 1910, 1910, 1914, 1915,
1916, 1918, 1918, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1920,
1920, 1920, 1920, 1920, 1922, 1922, 1922,
1922, 1922, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1948, 1955,
1961, 1973, 1978, 1987
ISBN
3-7274-0090-0,
- Theosophy,
Kegan Paul Co., London, 1910, 212 pp., translated from
the 3rd German edition of 1910 by E. D. S.
- Theosophy,
Rand McNally, Chicago and New York, 1910, 224 pp. plus notes,
translated from the 3rd German edition of 1910 by E. D. S.
- Theosophy,
Kegan Paul Co, London, 1922, 144 pp., translated from
the 18th German edition of 1920
- Theosophy,
Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1922, 1929, 1942,
translated from the 19th German edition of 1922
- Theosophy,
Anthroposophic Press, New York, 1923, 133 pp.,
translated from the 18th German edition of 1920
- Theosophy,
Anthroposophic Press, New York, 1932, 133 pp., translated
from the 18th German edition of 1920
- Theosophy,
Anthroposophic Press, New York, 1946, 273 pp., translated
from the 19th German edition of 1922 by H. Monges
- Theosophy,
Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1954, translated from the
German by M. Cotterell
- Theosophy,
Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1965, 151 pp., translated
from the 28th German edition of 1961 by M. Cotterell and
A. P. Shepherd
- Theosophy,
Rudolf Steiner Press, London, 1970, 151 pp., translated
from the 28th German edition of 1961 by M. Cotterell and
A. P. Shepherd
- Theosophy,
Anthroposophic Press, New York, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1985,
195 pp., translated from the 19th German edition of 1922 by
H. Monges and G. Church
ISBN
0-91014-265-3, Cloth;
0-88010-179-2, Paper;
0-88010-270-5, Cloth.
- Theosophy
(bi-lingual edition), Rudolf Steiner Press, London,
1975, translated from the 19th German edition of 1922 by
M. Cotterell and A. P. Shepherd
- Theosophy,
Anthroposophic Press, New York, 1994 translated from the German
by Catherine E. Creeger
ISBN
0-88010-373-6,
- Reprinted by Kessinger Publications.
GA 9 / Bn 9 / CW 9 ... Selections ...
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Theosophy begins by describing the threefold nature of the human
being: the body, or sense-world; the soul, or inner world; and the
spirit, or universal world of cosmic archetypes. A profound discussion
of reincarnation and karma follows, concluding with a description of
the soul's journey through regions of the supersensible world after
death. The book closes with an outline of the path to higher knowledge.
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This edition is a translation of the German text (28th edition of 1961)
entitled,
Theosophie. Einfuerung in uebersinnliche Welterkenntnis
und Menschenbestimmung
in the Complete Centenary Edition of the works of Rudolf Steiner
(Vol. 9 in the Bibliographical Survey, 1961),
by M. Cotterell and A. P. Shepherd. It is presented here
with the kind permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung,
Dornach, Switzerland.
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