A Road to Self-Knowledge
The Threshold of the Spiritual World
The Portal of Initiation
By Rudolf Steiner
These volumes contain the meditations and occult exercises so long desired by the readers of occult literature. The author prefers the name Spiritual Science to Occult Science and opens a road of occultism to all people so that it is no longer hidden or occult, provided the spiritual world is approached with some preparation. Dr. Steiner holds no dogma, and has no interest in keeping a personal control over the student, as do so many so-called occultists. He is anxious for everyone to work free and independently with the same facilities and opportunities as he himself has, and he now gives the world sane and healthy exercises which with patience and perseverance can bring about the results so long desired.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York London
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Translation of Vier Mysteriendramen. The original titles are Die Pforte der Einweihung (1910); Die Prüfung der Seele (1911); Der Hüter der Schwelle (1912); and Der Seelen Erwachen (1913).
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Metadata
| Title: | Four mystery plays | |
| Author: | Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) | Info |
| Translator: | Harry Collison | Info |
| Translator: | Shirley Mark Kerr Gandell | Info |
| Translator: | Robert Theodore Gladstone | |
| Language: | English | |
| Original publication date: | 1920 |
Encoding
This work originally originally appeared in two volumes. The title pages and the tables of contents have been combined. The title-page image has been adjusted to reflect this as well. The order of section titles in the last play has been made consistent with those of the other plays.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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Corrections
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| N.A. | RUDOLPH | RUDOLF | 2 |
| v, 297 | Rudolph | Rudolf | 2 |
| 17, 57 | Tis | ’Tis | 1 |
| 22 | wellspring | well-spring | 1 |
| 47 | Johannes. | Johannes: | 1 |
| 143 | [Not in source] | , | 1 |
| 157 | Althought | Although | 1 |
| 189 | wellnigh | well-nigh | 1 |
| 193 | , | ; | 1 |
| 204 | [Not in source] | : | 1 |
| 237 | taugh | taught | 1 |
| 251 | mens’ | men’s | 2 |
| 5 | the | The | 1 |
| 9 | convarsation | conversation | 1 |
| 58 | Rememberance | Remembrance | 1 |
| 80, 230 | [Not in source] | ) | 1 |
| 97 | ] | . | 1 |
| 122, 159, 169, 190 | [Not in source] | . | 1 |
| 137 | hould | should | 1 |
| 141 | ( | [Deleted] | 1 |
| 158, 163, 208 | to-day | today | 1 |
| 160 | to-morrow’s | tomorrow’s | 1 |
| 166 | Forboding | Foreboding | 1 |
| 177 | Johannes | Johannes’ | 1 |
| 190 | . | [Deleted] | 1 |
| 216 | advntage | advantage | 1 |
| 223 | unkown | unknown | 1 |
| 258 | heirophant | hierophant | 2 |
Abbreviations
Overview of abbreviations used.
| Abbreviation | Expansion |
|---|---|
| M.A. | Master of Arts |