Prayers for Parents and Children E-Book

Rudolf Steiner

• Herausgeber: Rudolf Steiner Press
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

This collection of special prayers is a wonderful companion for parents and carers seeking to help children on their journey through childhood. There are verses for every occasion: for the mother to speak as the incarnating soul prepares to be born; for the baby after its birth; for very young and older children; as well as prayers for morning and evening, and graces to be spoken at the table. The context for the prayers is provided by Rudolf Steiner's lecture at the end of the book, which gives an insight into the larger cosmic relationships that individuals are immersed in before birth, during life, and after death.

Leseprobe

RUDOLF STEINER (1861–1925) called his spiritual philosophy ‘anthroposophy’, meaning ‘wisdom of the human being’. As a highly developed seer, he based his work on direct knowledge and perception of spiritual dimensions. He initiated a modern and universal ‘science of spirit’, accessible to anyone willing to exercise clear and unprejudiced thinking.

From his spiritual investigations Steiner provided suggestions for the renewal of many activities, including education (both general and special), agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy, religion and the arts. Today there are thousands of schools, clinics, farms and other organizations involved in practical work based on his principles. His many published works feature his research into the spiritual nature of the human being, the evolution of the world and humanity, and methods of personal development. Steiner wrote some 30 books and delivered over 6000 lectures across Europe. In 1924 he founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world.

PRAYERS FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN

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‘Life between Birth and Death as a Mirror of Life between Death and a New Birth’(lecture of 2 February 1915, Dornach)

RUDOLF STEINER

RUDOLF STEINER PRESS

Prayers translated by Eileen V. Hersey, revised by Christian von Arnim. Lecture translated by Christian von Arnim

Rudolf Steiner Press Hillside House, The Square Forest Row, RH18 5ES

www.rudolfsteinerpress.com

First English edition 1943, Rudolf Steiner Publishing Company, London Second edition, enlarged 1968, Rudolf Steiner Press Third edition, enlarged 1983; reprinted 1988 Fourth edition 1995 Reprinted 2000, 2004, 2012

The prayers, originally published in German, are selected from Wahrspruchworte (volume 40 in the Rudolf Steiner Gesamtausgabe or Collected Works); and the lecture, originally entitled ‘Das Leben zwischen der Geburt und dem Tode als Spiegelung des Lebens zwischen Tod und neuer Geburt’, is from Wege der geistigen Erkenntnis und der Erneuerung Künstlerischer Weltanschauung (volume 161)—both published by Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach. This authorised translation is published by kind permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach

This revised translation © Rudolf Steiner Press 1995

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978 1 85584 439 1

Cover by Andrew Morgan, art by Anne Stockton Typeset by DP Photosetting, Aylesbury, Bucks.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Light and Warmth ...

Before Birth

After Birth

Prayer for very small children

Prayer for little children who themselves already pray

Prayer for children over nine years old

Round me many beings live ...

The plants are alive ...

Written in the visitors’ book of the Rietmann family. St Gallen, 19 December 1912

Morning Prayer

Evening Prayer

Both prayers for children of the H. family, Tübingen, 2 June 1919

The light of the sun ... 1919

The plant seeds quicken ...

Given at The Hague, November 1923. The last three lines were added by Marie Steiner

Grace at mealtimes

The plant roots quicken ...

Given at Dornach, Christmas 1922, for Miss Cross, The Priory School, King's Langley

The sun illumines...

The three last lines were added by Marie Steiner

The sun gives light...1919

For a younger child

With my own eyes...

The sun sends forth ...

The sun sends forth ...

The sun stands high above ...

From a notebook, Ilkley, 12 August 1923

The eye of man is glad...

Written on a photograph, 2 May 1914

I look into the world of stars...

For a boy of nine years, 9 August 1920

As the sun in the sky ...

Prague, 5 April 1924

Morning verse for the four lower classes

Written for the Waldorf School, Stuttgart

Morning verse for the higher classes

Written for the Waldorf School, Stuttgart

Prayer at the Evening Bell

For eight year old P.G. 1913.

Lecture, Dornach, 2 February 1915

Life between Birth and Death as a Mirror of Life between Death and a New Birth.