GA 12

The Stages of Higher Knowledge

Die Stufen der höheren Erkenntnis (1905 – 1908)

this short book is a sequel to «Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment». The contents first appeared in 1905 in the magazine Lucifer-Gnosis. Later, it was republished in book form. Major divisions of this book deal with Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition. These three terms have a special significance as indicated by the author and should not be understood as identical with commonly-used words with which they might be confused.

Contents

• The Stages of Higher Knowledge
• Imagination
• Inspiration
• Inspiration and Intuition

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner: The Stages of Higher Knowledge, translated by Lisa Monges and Floyd McKnight, Anthroposophic Press 1967 rsarchive.org

German

• Rudolf Steiner: Die Stufen der höheren Erkenntnis, GA 12 (1993), ISBN 3-7274-0120-6; Tb 641, ISBN 978-3-7274-6410-2 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

Original editions

• Die Stufen der höheren Erkenntnis, in: Lucifer-Gnosis, Nr. 29 - 35, Oktober 1905 - Mai 1908, in Commission bei Max Altmann, Leipzig pdf (1905)
• Die Stufen der höheren Erkenntnis pdf (1908)
• Die Stufen der höheren Erkenntnis pdf (1909)

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