I shall never forget the extraordinary impression made upon me by this man when he entered the room. As I looked at that thin, powerful face, at the black mysterious eyes flashing light as if from unfathomable depths, it was borne in upon me that for the first time in my life I was face …
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Friends have felt that it would be well if I myself should write something about my own life
In public discussions of the anthroposophy for which I stand there have been mingled for some time past statements and judgments about the course which my life has taken. From what has been said in this connection conclusions have been drawn with regard to the origin of the variations so called which some persons believe …
F.W. Zeylmans van Emmichoven – The tendency toward criticism
The tendency toward criticism is one of the most characteristic traits of our age. It is so highly developed that it is taken for granted that a person naturally possesses critical inclinations. Indeed, people are proud of this and believe that it shows great independence and inner freedom. In the soul, however, such a tendency …
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F.W. Zeylmans van Emmichoven on Rudolf Steiner
Anyone who undertakes to describe the life of Rudolf Steiner in our time faces a difficult task. They must write about someone who left behind a work so multifaceted and so profoundly meaningful that it seems to take centuries to understand, process, and fully develop everything he gave. One can hardly imagine a mind capable …
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Undefined but burning questions about life and the world and the soul
The decision as to whether I should be sent to the Gymnasium or the Realschule was arrived at by my father, on the basis of his intention to give me the right preparation for a “position” on the railway. This purpose of his finally took definite form in the decision that I should be a …
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