A Road to Self Knowledge

Rudolf Steiner's classic self-help book, ‘A Road to Self Knowledge’ was first released in 1918. Austrian social reformer, philosopher, architect, esotericist, and economist Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (1861–1955). At the end of the nineteenth century, when he first rose to fame for his literary criticism, he also published "The Philosophy of Freedom" and other philosophical writings. This book's goal is to assist readers in solving problems in their daily lives by demonstrating the best solutions for solving typical issues and providing practical and insightful life advice based on spiritualism. Included in its contents are sections titled "In which the Attempt is made to obtain a True Idea of the Physical Body," "In which the Attempt is made to form a True Conception of the Elemental or Etheric Body," "In which the Attempt is made to form an Idea of Clairvoyant Cognition of the Elemental World," "In which the Attempt is made to form a Conception of the Guardian of the Threshold," etc. This and other vintage books are getting harder to find and more expensive. This volume is being republished right now in a cost-effective, contemporary, high-quality edition that includes all of the original text and artwork.

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Release date

Ebook: 22 April 2026