by Michael Howard
ISBN: 978-1-935136-08-8
Michael Howard reminds us that polarization is ubiquitous in our time.  In the realm of language, this polarization comes to expression through synonyms and antonyms. But the world is not as black-and-white as it appears.  Fortunately, language is rich in words that bridge and mediate between polar extremes. However, these words are not as prominent in our speaking and thinking as synonyms and antonyms, and for this reason, we do not apply them in our practical affairs as fully as we might. By its very title this booklet proposes 'Mesonym' as the name for ‘words in the middle, words that mediate’. A thesaurus of Mesonyms would be a resource for becoming more conscious of this dimension of language, and perhaps open us to less polarized ways of thinking and acting. This booklet offers examples that clarify the nature and practical value of Mesonyms. In itself it is a modest introduction to a larger enterprise but the hope is that it may inspire others to develop it further.                 
(40 pp)                                                                                                                                                                             

Two lectures by Rudolf Steiner
Berlin, December 26, 1908, February 3, 1913
Revised translation by Ruth Pusch
ISBN: 978-0-929979-05-2
Fairy tales aid the moral development of the young and “combine the richest spiritual wisdom with the simplest manner of expression,” said Rudolf Steiner. “When we relate fairy tales we should certainly know more than we are able to say, indeed, a great deal more.” The ideas of spiritual science provide this deeper understanding for anyone who wishes to find it.

(50 pp) #099

by Rudolf Steiner (GA 40)
Translated by Ruth and Hans Pusch
ISBN: 978-0-936132-69-3
These verses embody in their sounds and structure the cosmic influences on the human being of the planetary movements playing the instrument of the fixed stars. They were given to eurythmists in order to bring the twelve cosmic consonants and seven cosmic vowels into movement on earth. They also offer tremendous riches to anyone seeking to have an individual connection with the world of spirit through sound and movement.

(46 pp) #063

Notes on a lecture by Rudolf Steiner
Berlin, October 28, 1909 (GA 271)
ISBN: 978-0-929979-26-7
This lecture, spoken like a poetic story, refers to concrete spiritual beings who are active through an artist’s true creativity.

(21 pp) #115

A verse sequence
by Christian Morgenstern
Translated by Theodore Van Vliet
ISBN: 978-0-929979-74-8
Morgenstern is a poet who plumbs hidden dimensions in nature and humanity, and in the world of things created by man, with gentle humor and healing earnestness.
These are his last and most mature poems before his encounter with anthroposophy. Their rare poetic insight can now be shared with readers in the English language. This bi-lingual edition, faithfully and sensitively fashioned into English by Theodore Van Vliet, can become a companion on one’s own path of development. The power in any one of his verses demonstrates why Steiner urged those who share his worldview, “Read Christian Morgenstern!”
(24 pp) #163

by Karl Julius Schröer
ISBN: 978-0-929979-81-6
Goethe’s creative spirit is examined in connection with his attitude to love. The young Rudolf Steiner said of this book: “The honor of showing that love was not merely one attribute of Goethe’s being among many others, but rather the very foundation of his entire poetry and thought, that it was his religion, and that all his creations can only be correctly understood when considered from this point of view. This honor belongs to this book of Schröer’s.”
(119 pp) #168

from The Fellowship Community
An anthology of poems written by members and co-workers of the Fellowship Community.

(80 pp)

by Novalis
Translated by William Lindeman
Includes:
The Sense for Heaven
ISBN: 978-0-936132-85-3
by William Lindeman
An expanded edition of an earlier Mercury Press publication, The Sense for Heaven seeks to show how we must look within ourselves to find the eternal world. It includes the complete Spiritual Songs (in German and English); The Fairy Tale of Hyacinth and Rose Blossom; and an essay on the Maria figure in the world view of Novalis. It seeks to show how we must look within ourselves to find the eternal world.

(86 pp with illustrations) #051

A Biographical Study
by Friedrich Goebel
ISBN: 978-0-929979-76-2
Inspired portraits of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John present biographical information on these authors of the four New Testament Gospels.
(55 pp) #177

by Rudolf Steiner
ISBN: 978-0-929979-71-7
This compilation of translations of Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul by Brigitte Knaack whose own new translationis included. Rudolf Steiner’s German verses are presented side by side with six different translations and one paraphrase, each representing one facet from the many faceted original. Mirroring the passage of the sun between the equinoxes, from Easter to Michaelmas and back, The Calendar of the Soul is composed of corresponding verses, revealing the polarity of the earth’s rhythm of breathing out and breathing in. May the light of the Soul Calendar’s true language, which is neither German nor English, but the language of the soul, shine through the translations of these 52 mantrams and enable those who contemplate them to carry them across into the individual language
of their own souls.

(Spiral bound, 81/2 x11, 110 pp)
#160

by Lydia Wieder
ISBN: 978-0-929979-19-9
These English renderings of verse by Rudolf Steiner developed out of the speech, eurythmy and musical work of the “Eurythmy and Elocution Studio” in New York City. These poems are especially beautiful in the English language.

(45 pp) #111

Two lectures by Rudolf Steiner
Dornach, October 11 – 16, 1921 (GA 339)
ISBN: 978-0-936132-57-0
Steiner discusses perception of the spiritual
world; the force of memory and its transformation; evolution of human language;
language as a reflection of the life of higher beings; the influence of Lucifer and Ahriman on language and thought.

(45 pp) #060

A lecture by Rudolf Steiner
Dornach, Sept.18, 1921
ISBN:978-0-936132-55-6
The divine spiritual mystery of one’s being is brought to expression through the larynx and speech organs in the physical body’s resounding of vowels and consonants,
formations of the Zodiac, and the music of the spheres.

(15 pp) #047

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by Christian Morgenstern
ISBN: 978-0-929979-43-4
This volume of poetry was dedicated to Rudolf Steiner by one of his intimate students, the renowned German poet, Christian Morgenstern. Poems include the well known: “Washing of the Feet” plus other inspirational and guiding works. Translating into English was done by R.H. Bruce. The German poems are also included in this volume.

(102 pp) #132

A bi-lingual edition with the English translation
by Lexie Ahrens from the German text by Joachim Schultz. This poem was originally composed in Latin during 1655 by D. Johannes Tamayo Salazar.

Letters about Marie Steiner and her Work with Actors on the Stage of the Goetheanum in the 1930s
by Hans Pusch
ISBN: 978-0-929979-72-4
This book, translated and edited by the late Ruth Pusch, is a goldmine of knowledge about the artistic and dramatic work in Dornach and the social-political climate in Europe between 1924 and 1939. There are also detailed descriptions of the Society problems in that time. It includes the pictures and biographies of all the early actors and actresses.

(300 pp, 56 photographs/sketches) #158

A contemplation on a fairy tale
by Rudolf Geiger
Translated by Ruth Pusch
ISBN: 978-0-929979-11-3
Where would a person learn how to tell a fairy tale in a way that does not simply present a meaning, but awakens meaning in the child’s very heart? This contemplation reveals, in profound depth, a rare view of the storyteller’s art. Any parent or teacher of young children will benefit immensely from traveling along with this master storyteller.

(28 pp) #105

A contemplation on a fairy tale
by Rudolf Geiger
translated by Ruth Pusch
ISBN: 978-0-929979-10-6
We encourage readers to spend time with this book and then to actually tell the tale to a child (hungrily awaiting such a blessing). Following Rudolf Geiger’s indications about this fairy tale and the subtle art of story-telling will be a rewarding experience for both teller and listener.

(26 pp) #106