The first truly popular biography of the influential twentieth-century mystic and educator who-while widely known for founding the Waldorf schools and other educational and humanitarian movements-remains a mystery to many who benefit from his ideas.
A founding member of the rock group Blondie, Lachman was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006..
His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he has appeared in several radio and television documentaries.
He writes for several journals in the US and UK and lectures on his Work in the US and Europe.
About the Author: Gary Lachman is the author of many books on consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Rudolf Steiner: An Introduction to His Life and Work , A Secret History of Consciousness , and Politics and the Occult .
Rudolf Steiner is a full-bodied portrait of one of the most original philosophical and spiritual luminaries of the last two centuries, and gives those interested in the history of ideas the opportunity to discover one of the most underappreciated figures of the twentieth century.
Finally, the book illustrates how Steiner\'s methods are put into practice today, and relates Steiner\'s insights into cosmology to the Work of current thinkers.
He also traces Steiner\'s beginnings as a young intellectual in the ferment of fin de si?cle culture, to his rise as a thought leader within the influential occult movement of Theosophy, to the founding of his own metaphysical teaching called Anthroposophy.
In particular, Lachman considers the spread of Steiner\'s most popular projects, which include Waldorf schools-one of the leading forms of alternative education-and Biodynamic farming-a popular precursor to organic farming.
Along with telling Steiner\'s story and placing Steiner in his historical context, Lachman\'s book presents Steiner\'s key ideas in a readable, accessible manner.
Gary Lachman\'s Rudolf Steiner provides this missing introduction.
No popular biography, written by a sympathetic but critical outsider, has been available.
Works on Steiner are often dense and "insider" in tone, further deterring the curious.
Steiner\'s own writings and lectures fill several bookcases, intimidating those who would like to know more.
While his accomplishments are felt all over the world, few people understand this unusual figure.
Indeed, Steiner-as an architect, artist, teacher, and agriculturalist-ranks among the most creative and prolific figures of the early twentieth century, pioneering Work in alternative education, holistic health, and environmental research.
People everywhere have heard of Waldorf schools, Biodynamic farming, Camphill Villages, and other innovations of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925).
The first truly popular biography of the influential twentieth-century mystic and educator who-while widely known for founding the Waldorf schools and other educational and humanitarian movements-remains a mystery to many who benefit from his ideas
