A Road to Self-KnowledgeThe Threshold of the Spiritual WorldThe Portal of InitiationByRudolfSteinerThese volumes contain the meditations and occult exercises so long desired by the readers of occult literature. The author prefers the name Spiritual Science to Occult Science and opens a road of occultism to all people so that it is no longer hidden or occult, provided the spiritual world is approached with some preparation. Dr. Steiner holds no dogma, and has no interest in keeping a personal control over the student, as do so many so-called occultists. He is anxious for everyone to work free and independently with the same facilities and opportunities as he himself has, and he now gives the world sane and healthy exercises which with patience and perseverance can bring about the results so long desired.G. P. Putnam’s SonsNew York LondonTable of ContentsINTRODUCTIONiiiCONTENTSviiTHE PORTAL OF INITIATION1BEINGS AND PERSONS REPRESENTED3THE PORTAL OF INITIATION7Prelude71.Scene 1142.Scene 2483.Scene 3564.Scene 4675.Scene 5796.Scene 6887.Scene 794Interlude1068.Scene 81119.Scene 912010.Scene 1012511.Scene 11132THE SOUL’S PROBATION141SUMMARY OF THE SCENES142PERSONS, FORMS, AND FEATURES143THE SOUL’S PROBATION1471.Scene 11472.Scene 21593.Scene 31694.Scene 41765.Scene 51846.Scene 61997.Scene 72078.Scene 82199.Scene 923110.Scene 1024311.Scene 1124812.Scene 1225313.Scene 13257THE GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD1SUMMARY OF THE SCENES2PERSONS, APPARITIONS, AND EVENTS3THE GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD91.Scene 192.Scene 2313.Scene 3434.Scene 4575.Scene 5656.Scene 6747.Scene 7888.Scene 8999.Scene 911310.Scene 10120THE SOUL’S AWAKENING135SUMMARY OF THE SCENES136PERSONS, FIGURES, AND EVENTS141THE SOUL’S AWAKENING1471.Scene 11472.Scene 21603.Scene 31824.Scene 41985.Scene 52156.Scene 62257.Scene 72378.Scene 82439.Scene 925410.Scene 1026111.Scene 1126712.Scene 1227113.Scene 1327714.Scene 1428315.Scene 15289ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of theProject Gutenberg Licenseincluded with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.Translation ofVier Mysteriendramen. The original titles areDie Pforte der Einweihung(1910);Die Prüfung der Seele(1911);Der Hüter der Schwelle(1912); andDer Seelen Erwachen(1913).Scans of this work are available from the Internet Archive. Volume I (copy1), and Volume II (copy1,2).An alternative HTML version is available from theRudolf Steiner Archive.MetadataTitle:Four mystery playsAuthor:Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925)InfoTranslator:Harry CollisonInfoTranslator:Shirley Mark Kerr GandellInfoTranslator:Robert Theodore GladstoneLanguage:EnglishOriginal publication date:1920EncodingThis work originally originally appeared in two volumes. The title pages and the tables of contents have been combined. The title-page image has been adjusted to reflect this as well. The order of section titles in the last play has been made consistent with those of the other plays.Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.Revision History2019-03-27 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrectionEdit distanceN.A.RUDOLPHRUDOLF2v,297RudolphRudolf217,57Tis’Tis122wellspringwell-spring147Johannes.Johannes:1143[Not in source],1157AlthoughtAlthough1189wellnighwell-nigh1193,;1204[Not in source]:1237taughtaught1251mens’men’s25theThe19convarsationconversation158RememberanceRemembrance180,230[Not in source])197].1122,159,169,190[Not in source].1137houldshould1141([Deleted]1158,163,208to-daytoday1160to-morrow’stomorrow’s1166ForbodingForeboding1177JohannesJohannes’1190.[Deleted]1216advntageadvantage1223unkownunknown1258heirophanthierophant2AbbreviationsOverview of abbreviations used.AbbreviationExpansionM.A.Master of Arts
A Road to Self-KnowledgeThe Threshold of the Spiritual WorldThe Portal of InitiationByRudolfSteinerThese volumes contain the meditations and occult exercises so long desired by the readers of occult literature. The author prefers the name Spiritual Science to Occult Science and opens a road of occultism to all people so that it is no longer hidden or occult, provided the spiritual world is approached with some preparation. Dr. Steiner holds no dogma, and has no interest in keeping a personal control over the student, as do so many so-called occultists. He is anxious for everyone to work free and independently with the same facilities and opportunities as he himself has, and he now gives the world sane and healthy exercises which with patience and perseverance can bring about the results so long desired.G. P. Putnam’s SonsNew York London
A Road to Self-KnowledgeThe Threshold of the Spiritual WorldThe Portal of InitiationByRudolfSteinerThese volumes contain the meditations and occult exercises so long desired by the readers of occult literature. The author prefers the name Spiritual Science to Occult Science and opens a road of occultism to all people so that it is no longer hidden or occult, provided the spiritual world is approached with some preparation. Dr. Steiner holds no dogma, and has no interest in keeping a personal control over the student, as do so many so-called occultists. He is anxious for everyone to work free and independently with the same facilities and opportunities as he himself has, and he now gives the world sane and healthy exercises which with patience and perseverance can bring about the results so long desired.G. P. Putnam’s SonsNew York London
A Road to Self-Knowledge
The Threshold of the Spiritual World
The Portal of Initiation
ByRudolfSteiner
These volumes contain the meditations and occult exercises so long desired by the readers of occult literature. The author prefers the name Spiritual Science to Occult Science and opens a road of occultism to all people so that it is no longer hidden or occult, provided the spiritual world is approached with some preparation. Dr. Steiner holds no dogma, and has no interest in keeping a personal control over the student, as do so many so-called occultists. He is anxious for everyone to work free and independently with the same facilities and opportunities as he himself has, and he now gives the world sane and healthy exercises which with patience and perseverance can bring about the results so long desired.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York London
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONiiiCONTENTSviiTHE PORTAL OF INITIATION1BEINGS AND PERSONS REPRESENTED3THE PORTAL OF INITIATION7Prelude71.Scene 1142.Scene 2483.Scene 3564.Scene 4675.Scene 5796.Scene 6887.Scene 794Interlude1068.Scene 81119.Scene 912010.Scene 1012511.Scene 11132THE SOUL’S PROBATION141SUMMARY OF THE SCENES142PERSONS, FORMS, AND FEATURES143THE SOUL’S PROBATION1471.Scene 11472.Scene 21593.Scene 31694.Scene 41765.Scene 51846.Scene 61997.Scene 72078.Scene 82199.Scene 923110.Scene 1024311.Scene 1124812.Scene 1225313.Scene 13257THE GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD1SUMMARY OF THE SCENES2PERSONS, APPARITIONS, AND EVENTS3THE GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD91.Scene 192.Scene 2313.Scene 3434.Scene 4575.Scene 5656.Scene 6747.Scene 7888.Scene 8999.Scene 911310.Scene 10120THE SOUL’S AWAKENING135SUMMARY OF THE SCENES136PERSONS, FIGURES, AND EVENTS141THE SOUL’S AWAKENING1471.Scene 11472.Scene 21603.Scene 31824.Scene 41985.Scene 52156.Scene 62257.Scene 72378.Scene 82439.Scene 925410.Scene 1026111.Scene 1126712.Scene 1227113.Scene 1327714.Scene 1428315.Scene 15289
ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of theProject Gutenberg Licenseincluded with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.Translation ofVier Mysteriendramen. The original titles areDie Pforte der Einweihung(1910);Die Prüfung der Seele(1911);Der Hüter der Schwelle(1912); andDer Seelen Erwachen(1913).Scans of this work are available from the Internet Archive. Volume I (copy1), and Volume II (copy1,2).An alternative HTML version is available from theRudolf Steiner Archive.MetadataTitle:Four mystery playsAuthor:Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925)InfoTranslator:Harry CollisonInfoTranslator:Shirley Mark Kerr GandellInfoTranslator:Robert Theodore GladstoneLanguage:EnglishOriginal publication date:1920EncodingThis work originally originally appeared in two volumes. The title pages and the tables of contents have been combined. The title-page image has been adjusted to reflect this as well. The order of section titles in the last play has been made consistent with those of the other plays.Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.Revision History2019-03-27 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrectionEdit distanceN.A.RUDOLPHRUDOLF2v,297RudolphRudolf217,57Tis’Tis122wellspringwell-spring147Johannes.Johannes:1143[Not in source],1157AlthoughtAlthough1189wellnighwell-nigh1193,;1204[Not in source]:1237taughtaught1251mens’men’s25theThe19convarsationconversation158RememberanceRemembrance180,230[Not in source])197].1122,159,169,190[Not in source].1137houldshould1141([Deleted]1158,163,208to-daytoday1160to-morrow’stomorrow’s1166ForbodingForeboding1177JohannesJohannes’1190.[Deleted]1216advntageadvantage1223unkownunknown1258heirophanthierophant2AbbreviationsOverview of abbreviations used.AbbreviationExpansionM.A.Master of Arts
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of theProject Gutenberg Licenseincluded with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.
This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.
Translation ofVier Mysteriendramen. The original titles areDie Pforte der Einweihung(1910);Die Prüfung der Seele(1911);Der Hüter der Schwelle(1912); andDer Seelen Erwachen(1913).
Scans of this work are available from the Internet Archive. Volume I (copy1), and Volume II (copy1,2).
An alternative HTML version is available from theRudolf Steiner Archive.
This work originally originally appeared in two volumes. The title pages and the tables of contents have been combined. The title-page image has been adjusted to reflect this as well. The order of section titles in the last play has been made consistent with those of the other plays.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
This Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.
The following corrections have been applied to the text:
Overview of abbreviations used.