STEINER, Rudolf.

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Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man. First US edition, published towards the end of Steiner's official involvement in the movement. Once the head of the Theosophical Society's German section, Steiner's interest in Western spirituality distanced him from Blavatsky and Besant. The catalyst for his formal split in 1912 was his refusal to recognize Jiddu Krishnamurti as the Maitreya, after which he founded the Anthroposophical Society."Steiner's Anthroposophical teaching is a remarkable mixture of Rosicrucian, Theosophical, Christian and occult traditions, synthesized in a very individual way. Steiner was a seer, and much of his insight was derived from clairvoyant perception" (Shepard, p. 1613).It was first published in German in 1904. This translation by Elizabeth Douglas Shields, from the third German edition, was published simultaneously in Britain by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.

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